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Get to know Nicola Ellwood
Here you’ll find the contents of my mind.
My musings, the things I spend time thinking about, the subjects I really care about and my insight into the possibilities of unlocking our potential.
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What CEOs and senior leaders really talk about in executive coaching sessions
What do CEOs and executive leaders actually talk about in coaching sessions? Discover the real leadership challenges senior leaders bring to executive coaching.
What’s happening in the world of executive coaching – January 2026
2026 – the year didn’t start – it launched! Pure ‘lift off’ energy and a schedule full of executive coaching for leaders and teams who are doing the real work to lead at their best. Just brilliant, I hope yours has started brilliantly too. What my clients have been talking about People often ask me what we talk about in coaching. Every client is different with their own focus. whatever their focus is, it’s my job to help them set “best” as their default. I want to unlock t
What’s happening – October edition
S upporting leaders, teams and future talent to lead at their very best Autumn is going to be as vibrant as the colourful leaves fluttering from the trees—a season filled with purposeful work. Across our projects, the focus has been the same—helping leaders and teams to connect with what it means to lead at their very best, consistently. Refreshing coaching culture with Voyage Education Partnership I’m kicking off the coaching refresh for Voyage Education Partnership. Voyage
The Be Your Best Executive Offsite
It happened! The inaugural Be Your Best Executive Offsite, part of the Being Our Best community, was a huge success. On 23rd September, 11 senior executives joined me at the inspiring Møller Institute at Churchill College, University of Cambridge, for a day of deep exploration into what it truly means to lead and live as your best. Together, we explored: What each leader is leading towards What that vision looks like at its very best Who they are at their best and how to show
Up there with the most memorable...
Friday was up there with one of the most memorable days of my career …and one of my proudest! Pride for this brilliant bunch of 17...
#Proud
Lovely to receive this invitation and recognition - I’m a Fellow of the Association for Coaching. 🎉 So much study. So many coaching...
What are the deep values-based drivers behind your leadership style?
What are the deep drivers behind your leadership style? What is really important to you - so much so that it shapes your identity, how...
Don't get in your own way
What do you want? See it Hear it Feel it Smell it Taste it ... and Do it. Don’t be the person who gets in your own way. You have it all...
A strategy for being happy?
I was watching Fearne Cotton on BBC breakfast last week as she promoted her ‘Happy’ festival. She was asked by the presenter, of all the...
Are we the right fit?
Becoming your best means taking steps towards getting better. Take that first step and let’s have a conversation to see if we’re right for each other.
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