Karen Hague Coaching I Executive & Life Coach London

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COACHING FOR
A MORE AUTHENTIC LIFE

“The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.”

Carl Jung

ABOUT

COACHING FOR LIVING AND WORKING MORE AUTHENTICALLY

I’m Karen, a qualified Executive and Life Coach, and I work with people who want to create long-term change in order to live happier, more authentic lives by creating the life they want, finding the work they want, and being who they want to be.

I also work with companies who want to provide support to their leaders in becoming more authentic by increasing clarity and confidence, removing challenges and blockers, and becoming less stressed, and more focused, empowering and empathetic.

I believe happiness comes from living an authentic life; getting honest about what we really want and putting the work in to create a life that reflects this, and being brave enough to be our whole self in life and at work. This, in my experience, is essential in order to thrive in life or business.

I have worked at all levels in business up to Board level, and experienced the change from being a stressed out dictatorial manager driven only by deadlines and targets, to becoming an empowering leader driven much more by empathy and authenticity (and still delivering on targets and business goals).

I work with individuals and organisations to create and support this kind of change, and I know first hand the positive change that can be created in all areas via coaching through support, accountability, and the introduction of new beliefs, practices, habits, and ways of working.

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Executive and leadership

EXECUTIVE AND LEADERSHIP COACHING

I work with managers, leaders and executives in organisations that get the value of coaching.

Having worked in corporate environments for 23 years at all levels up to Executive and Board, I understand the challenges that occur every day, and believe wholeheartedly in the power of coaching to build on strengths, overcome weaknesses, better manage stress, improve performance, and increase satisfaction and happiness levels.

I work with leaders and executives one on one for three, six or ten session-programmes, depending on the objective.

I also work with companies on a retained basis, spending either one day per week, bi-weekly, or monthly, again depending on the objectives and the group of individuals selected for coaching.

Alongside this, I design and deliver facilitated team sessions based on organisational culture, company values, stress management and burnout prevention. I can conduct coaching sessions either weekly or bi-weekly, and either virtually, or face-to-face if preferred and based in London.

I can support executives, leaders, and managers with:

Leading and thriving through change

Improving team, stakeholder, peer relationships

Being more decisive in challenging situations

Stress management and burnout

prevention

Empowering teams, building healthy cultures, improving team dynamics

Being bolder in communications

Working smarter: time management, organisation

and prioritisation

Removing blockers, limiting beliefs for improved confidence and performance

I offer a 60-minute meeting to discuss your objectives for coaching within your organisation. During this we can discuss programme options and potential ways of working that meet the needs of your company culture and the individuals that are going to be coached.

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“To improve is to change. To be perfect is to change often."

Winston Churchill

EXECUTIVE AND LEADERSHIP COACHING PROGRAMMES

ONE ON ONE COACHING

MONTHLY RETAINED SERVICE

Coaching sessions with an individual
Three, six or ten session packages available
Programme objectives agreed with key stakeholder
Contracting session with each coachee to establish ways of working and assess starting point
Sessions take place virtually weekly
Review meeting halfway and at programme end to measure success
Tools, frameworks and strategies provided throughout
Contact with me in between sessions for extra support if needed

Coaching sessions with individuals/teams/organisation wide
Book coaching for day per week, bi-weekly or one day per month
Four sessions per day
Introduction meeting during which measurable objectives are agreed
Sessions take place virtually or face-to-face
Review meeting halfway and at programme end to measure success
Tools, frameworks and strategies provided throughout

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LIFE COACHING

I work with people who want to be more authentic in their lives and work.

Together we can work out what you really want, what you want to spend your life doing, who you you really are and want to be, and create a plan for getting there.

Some areas of speciality include:

~ Who am I?

Getting back to who you are, defining your values and principles what this means for you

~ What do I want?

You know you're not happy, but you're not sure what you want instead

~ How do I get there?

You know what you want, but right now it seems like an unachievable dream

~ I don't have time

You have an idea of what you want but your daily responsibilites take over

~ I'm miserable at work

You've been in a career for ages and you're not sure how to make the change

~ I'm too scared to start on my own

You know you want to start your own business, but the fear is strong, and you're not sure how

~ I want to be healthier

You've spent years wanting to feel better/look differently/be fitter but you haven't managed to do it

~ I'm scared

You want something different but the fear has held you back

How it works:

~ Starting assessment

of where you are now and where you want to be (no expectation to know this already)

~ Agreement

of coaching programme goals

~ Discover

what you want to achieve, and get creative strategies to reach your potential

~ Clarity

via an outside perspective

~ Uncover

beliefs, blockers and limitations

~ Accountability

through me bringing you back to what you want to achieve, and what you said you would do in each session

~ Honesty

each coaching session is a safe space where you can speak openly without any form of judgement, be actively listened to, and receive open and authentic feedback when you want it

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I offer a 60-minute discovery call free of charge, during which you can find out more about me and how we can work together. We will cover what brings you to coaching, and I can answer any questions you may have about the coaching process and working with me.

BOOK A FREE DISCOVERY CALL

“It’s your road, and yours alone. Others may walk it

with you, but no one can walk it for you. ”

Rumi

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LIFE COACHING PROGRAMME

Ten 60-minute live virtual coaching

sessions with me

Assessment of where you are now, and what change you would like to create. Agreement of clear objectives for coaching programme

Post-session actions / reading / work to complete in between sessions

Articles, frameworks, videos and

other information to review as part

of your individual transformation

WhatsApp support from me in between

coaching sessions

Creation of your individual tailored

change plan following completion of

our three-month programme

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MY STORY

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MY STORY

I am a recovering perfectionist who spent many years striving to meet my own ‘unrelenting standards’ in my work and personal life. I climbed the corporate ladder for more than two decades, experiencing chronic stress and anxiety, and at the end of 2020 I had a burnout, which brought me to my physical and emotional knees. Since then, I have rebuilt my life to where I am today, living the much calmer life that I have, deep down, always wanted to live.

Since my burnout I have gone through a process of change in every area of my life. This has led me to leave my corporate career and set up my own businesses, and I’m now living and working around the world (currently based in my hometown of London for a year, after a year living in between Thailand and Bali). I’ve also moved to a much healthier and calmer lifestyle based on better nutrition and a foundation of yoga, meditation and self-care. It’s a continuous journey that I’m thankful for every day.

Fundamental life change and transition can seem impossible, frightening and stressful. I love to work with people to support them through this, so that they can create the life they want, and show up for the important people in their life in the best way.

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HAPPY CLIENTS

Karen is a great listener and gave me lots of space to formulate my own conclusions. Karen asked me for permission to give me her impression, which I also really appreciated, and she made some insightful comments in the nicest possible way. Speaking with her has helped me to take a step back and look at things from a different perspective, it even helped me in a much larger way in the end because having an objective listener caused me to examine myself much more carefully. I can now see clearly that there are parallels between my frustration with this one issue and other difficulties that I am having in my current situation. What is called 'taking a look in the mirror' is what occurred for me, and I felt that Karen was a kind guide for the process, I never felt judged although some of the conclusions I came to mean I have to make some changes to the way I see and approach things. Karen is a skillful guide.

Marta Maojo, previous client