Starting Stronger

Improve your Impact from Day 1

Starting Stronger in a new role

This is arguably one of the most important transitions we make in our careers. When you are stepping up into a bigger role, a more senior position or with a bigger team or higher expectations, it is vital to ensure you have a great impact from day 1.

Taking on a new leadership position is both exhilarating and challenging. While you may be eager to make your mark, research shows that 34% of leaders find their transition overwhelming or very stressful, with at least 5% contemplating resignation.

Developing new leadership habits takes time and persistence. Working with a transition coach provides an external perspective to help you:

Be honest about what you want to change and defining your new brand

Create a structured learning plan

Align with business priorities

Identify and achieve quick wins

Avoid common transition pitfalls

As one client shares: "Working with Kirsti as my transition coach has been transformative. Her insightful perspective on key challenges has been invaluable in helping me reinterpret them as opportunities for growth."

Ready to start stronger in your new role? Book a complimentary 30-minute consultation to discuss how we can set you up for long-term success.

Common Leadership Transition Challenges

  • Jumping in too quickly can create unnecessary chaos and disrupt key relationships when you make changes without understanding the full context.

  • Assuming past success will continue often leads to underperformance as the skills that secured your promotion may not be the same ones needed in your new position.

  • Failing to adapt your leadership approach to fit different teams and situations can make you appear dogmatic and inflexible, limiting your effectiveness across varying circumstances.

  • Micromanaging your team not only reflects a lack of confidence in their abilities but also stifles initiative and creativity, ultimately damaging morale and hindering growth.

Setting Yourself Up for Success

  • Personal Leadership Style requires honest reflection about what behaviours to stop, start, or continue, recognising that past successful approaches may need refinement in your new context.

  • Personal Values & Boundaries serve as your compass during challenging times, helping you establish clear parameters from day one that align with your core principles.

  • Brand Image focuses on how you want to be perceived after your first 6-12 months, carefully balancing your strengths while being mindful of potential pitfalls (like appearing opinionated rather than knowledgeable).

  • Supportive Alliances extend beyond your immediate team to include strategic relationships with peers and mentors who can accelerate your understanding of organisational dynamics and provide valuable perspectives as you navigate your new role.

Ready to Begin?

  • Kirsti coached me during a pivotal point in my career. She has an incredible way of empowering you and whilst she claims to not give you the answers, you come away from every single session with real clarity and confidence. If I could keep Kirsti in my pocket with me at all times, I would! She was instrumental in making me believe in my potential, and it's that belief that has in turn enabled me to realise ambitions I never thought I could. I'd recommend Kirsti to anyone. And thank you Kirsti, for everything.

    Managing Partner
    Top 5 Media Agency

  • Working with Kirsti as my career coach has been a transformative experience. What sets Kirsti apart is her exceptional ability to seamlessly balance the roles of coach and mentor, providing both guidance and empowerment. Her insightful perspective on key challenges has been invaluable in helping me reinterpret them as opportunities for growth and improvement. Kirsti possesses a deep understanding of theoretical models, yet she goes beyond that by helping me explore various angles and consider the most effective strategies to achieve my desired outcomes. Her dedication to my personal and professional development has been unwavering, and I am immensely grateful for the positive impact she has had on my journey.

    CEO
    Agency Group

  • A successful friend in the industry recommended I speak to Kirsti. He told me, "She is both straight talking and immensely compassionate". After an initial consultation, we agreed to work together weekly and after 4 months I feel her coaching and advice has been invaluable. Kirsti was able to balance coaching me to help my self-awareness and confidence with mentoring advice too. This meant I had all the tools I needed to be able to deal with any difficult situation that came up.

    Creative Director
    FMCG Advertiser

  • Kirsti is a real empath who has an amazing ability to understand the challenges of people around her. I had the pleasure of working with Kirsti shortly after I returned to work after my 2nd child. I was a bit lost, totally overwhelmed and felt like I needed to be everything to everyone but Kirsti really to help create confidence, focus and rational, clear direction throughout the fog of trying to juggle it all.

    Director
    Independent Agency

  • Kirsti’s approach is refreshingly direct, empathetic, and insightful. These sessions have been instrumental in quietening my inner critic. During a recent session, Kirsti helped me in uncovering a situation in my past that was influencing both my inner critic and reaction to specific situations. This has had a transformational change to me not only in my professional life but in my personal life too. What sets my experience with Kirsti apart from other business coaching is her holistic approach, considering me as a whole person. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for coaching. Thanks, Kirsti, for all the support.

    COO
    Agency Group

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