Unlocking leadership potential
The most effective leaders never stop learning. Executive coaching provides the time, space and challenge to think differently, lead more effectively and maximise your impact.
At Longshaw Consulting Group, we have been coaching leaders since 2002. Our coaches combine more than two decades of executive coaching experience with first-hand corporate leadership and HR experience, giving us a deep understanding of the realities and pressures of leading people and organisations. Having worked as managers, HR leaders and trusted business partners ourselves, we understand the challenges our clients face because we have experienced many of them firsthand.
Our coaching is built on partnership, trust and curiosity. We create a confidential space where leaders can think clearly, explore opportunities, challenge assumptions and discover their own solutions. We don’t provide off-the-shelf answers, we ask the questions that unlock insight, build confidence and enable lasting change.
One of our greatest strengths is our coaching toolkit. Drawing on executive coaching, psychology, leadership development, psychometrics and practical management experience, we adapt our approach to the individual, helping each leader develop greater self-awareness, strengthen relationships, navigate complexity and achieve their personal and organisational goals.
Whether supporting first-time managers, senior leaders or executive teams, our coaching helps people lead with greater confidence, authenticity and impact.
How We Work
Our coaching philosophy
Every coaching relationship begins with the individual. Together, we establish clear coaching objectives and build a coaching partnership based on trust, openness and accountability.
Pure coaching
Thoughtful questioning, deep listening
For some leaders, the most powerful approach is a pure coaching programme, using thoughtful questioning, deep listening and reflection to unlock their own thinking, identify solutions and maximise their potential.
Blended coaching
The Longshaw Coaching Toolkit
For others, the journey is enhanced by our toolkit. The toolkit is a carefully curated collection of practical models, frameworks, exercises and techniques built over more than 25 years of leadership development, training and executive coaching, introduced at exactly the right moment to deepen understanding and accelerate change.
We never use tools for the sake of it. Once we understand the coaching objectives, we work collaboratively with the coachee to decide whether a pure or blended approach will deliver the greatest value, combining the power of coaching with practical development only where it genuinely supports the coachee’s goals.
The result is a coaching experience that not only unlocks insight but also equips leaders with practical strategies, confidence and sustainable habits that continue long after the coaching has finished.
Our framework
The RIPPLE™ Coaching Model
At Longshaw Consulting Group, we have developed our own practical coaching framework called RIPPLE™. It is a simple yet powerful approach to problem-solving, personal development and performance coaching, helping individuals move from where they are today to where they want to be.
Like all effective coaching models, RIPPLE™ provides a clear structure for thinking, reflection and action. Rather than giving advice, it enables people to gain clarity, generate their own solutions and take ownership of meaningful change.
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R
Reality
Explore the current situation, challenge or opportunity, building a clear understanding of what is happening now.
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I
Ideal
Create a compelling picture of the desired future and define what success would look like.
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P
Prevent
Identify the barriers, obstacles, beliefs or behaviours that may be getting in the way.
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PL
Plan
Develop practical actions, priorities and commitments that will move towards the ideal outcome.
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E
Evaluate
Review progress, measure success, celebrate achievements and identify learning to sustain momentum.
The strength of the RIPPLE™ model lies in its simplicity. It creates focused, purposeful conversations that empower people to think differently, solve problems more effectively and leave with clear actions they are committed to taking. Whether used in executive coaching, leadership development or team coaching, RIPPLE™ helps transform insight into meaningful, sustainable results.
What we bring
The Longshaw Coaching Toolkit
Our coaching toolkit has evolved over more than 25 years of developing leaders, managers and teams. Depending on the coaching objectives, it may include practical tools and frameworks relating to:
Leadership and management
Communication and influencing
Coaching skills
Difficult conversations
Delegation and empowerment
Performance management
Emotional intelligence
Building trust
Resilience and wellbeing
Managing change
Team dynamics
Insights Discovery®
Motivational Maps®
Personal strengths and development
Career development
Psychological safety
Neuroinclusive leadership
Why Us
What makes our executive coaching different?
More than 20 years of executive coaching
Supporting leaders across the private, public and not-for-profit sectors since 2002.
Corporate experience that builds credibility
Our coaches have held leadership, management and HR roles themselves, bringing practical commercial understanding to every coaching conversation.
A tailored coaching toolkit
We combine coaching, leadership development, psychology and psychometric tools to meet the unique needs of every individual.
A partnership built on trust
We create a confidential, supportive and appropriately challenging environment where leaders can think openly and grow with confidence.
Focused on sustainable change
Our coaching develops self-awareness, confidence and practical strategies that create lasting improvements in leadership effectiveness.
The outcomes
What leaders gain
Through executive coaching, leaders typically:
Increase self-awareness and leadership confidence.
Build resilience and emotional intelligence.
Navigate difficult conversations with confidence.
Lead teams more effectively and develop others.
Achieve meaningful personal and professional goals.
Strengthen their leadership presence and personal impact.
Improve communication, influencing and relationship management.
Think more strategically and make better decisions.
Manage change with clarity and confidence.
What we cover
Coaching areas
Our executive coaching supports leaders with:
Leadership confidence and effectiveness
Strategic thinking and decision-making
Executive presence and influencing
Stakeholder management
Resilience and wellbeing
Transition into new leadership roles
Managing teams and performance
Difficult conversations and conflict
Career development and progression
Leading organisational change
In Short
Executive coaching at a glance
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20+ Years
Executive coaching experience since 2002.
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Corporate Leadership Experience
Coaches with practical management and HR backgrounds.
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Tailored Coaching
Every coaching journey is designed around the individual and their goals.
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Evidence-Based Toolkit
Drawing on coaching, psychology, leadership development and psychometric tools.
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Trusted Partnership
Confidential, supportive and appropriately challenging.
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Sustainable Results
Helping leaders unlock their potential and maximise their impact.
I then decided I wanted to take this further and went about setting up a programme throughout the year (6 sessions in total) to push my ability to manage better, professionally and set clearer personal boundaries.
Each session was with purpose and focus yet carried out in a way that just flowed, with the correct working tools, ways to address and action situations I had previously faced.
Madeline’s positive, insightful attitude shines through and I couldn’t recommend her highly enough.
Any group session or individual, would benefit working with Madeline, bringing another dimension to them personally and to their careers.”