Career development programmes to retain your high potential talent
I work with organisations to design career development that keeps talented leaders engaged, growing, and committed – not looking elsewhere
Your best people aren't leaving because they hate their jobs
They’re leaving because they can’t see where they’re going. Talented leaders need more than annual reviews – they need genuine investment in their development, clarity about progression, and the confidence to navigate their path forward.
When organisations make career development intentional, their best people stay engaged, stay growing, and stay committed. When it’s left to chance, those same people start looking elsewhere.
An ICF-accredited executive coach and co-author of The Core Career Dials.
I’ve coached hundreds of aspiring, emerging and established leaders on career development.
I see it all the time – talented people start looking elsewhere when they can’t see a clear path forward in their organisation. For me, career development often isn’t about helping people leave – it’s about helping them see how to grow and stay. I’ve helped leaders gain clarity on and secure their next move, navigate complex transitions, build confidence for bigger roles, and find renewed purpose in work they’d started to question.
Career development designed for your organisation and its unique set of challenges
I partner with organisations to retain their best people by helping them see and navigate their career path forward – whether that’s promotion, lateral moves, skill development, or renewed purpose in their current role. Through group programmes, individual coaching for key talent, or manager training – we’ll design an approach that fits your culture and goals. That might look like:
Group programmes for cohorts of high potential leaders
1:1 coaching for key talent navigating transitions or promotions
Manager training to promote meaningful career conversations that retain people
What clients say
"
The impact of coaching with Sarah has been profound. Her guidance has enabled me to develop a more strategic mindset, provide insights on executive behaviours and expectations, and enhance my overall performance. Sarah’s coaching has more than met my expectations by providing me with actionable insights and practical tools that I can apply in my daily work environment. One of the most significant changes I have noticed in myself is a heightened sense of self-awareness and a more focussed approach to my career short and longer term.
AB, Technical Director
"
Wow! Just Wow! If you want to be able to genuinely say that, then I can wholly recommend Sarah for coaching. Sarah did a great job of listening, reassuring and helping hold the mirror up to me to encourage the beginning of the journey, I felt safe throughout, and able to be honest and speak freely. It was like opening a floodgate, revealing clarity I hadn’t felt for a very long time. Accompanying this with Sarah’s curious and problem solving coaching style, with the aim of releasing my own full potential was refreshing.
GP, Head of Manufacturing Engineering
"
Sarah has a way of holding space that feels safe, yet powerful. Every session has been a reminder that I’m capable of more than I ever imagined. Working with Sarah has been a truly transformative experience—she didn’t just guide me, she empowered me.
The Core Career Dials Book
This book introduces the Core Career Dials framework – a practical approach to career development that helps people move from stuck to strategic. And it helps managers have constructive career development conversations too.
If you’d like to discuss a bulk order of the book for your organisation please email me – otherwise you can purchase the book wherever you buy books or from Amazon.