Karen Hague Coaching I Executive & Life Coach London

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COACHING FOR
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CHANGE

“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old but on

building the new.”

Socrates

ABOUT

COACHING FOR CHANGE

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, being who they want to be, working smarter, and optimising daily performance.

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, more focused, empowering and empathetic.

I climbed the corporate ladder for 23 years with all the benefits and achievement that this brings, however the other side of this was an unhealthy focus on work, and a life governed by stress, anxiety and toxic habits to numb the fact that I wasn't happy.

At the end of 2020 I experienced burnout, which thankfully led me to make changes across all areas of my life, to enable myself to live the life I really wanted to.

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 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 level, 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.

I also 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:

Managing times of planned or

unplanned change or restructure

Team management, building, empowerment

Stakeholder management for improved relationships and results

Interpersonal and

communication skills

Career planning and

personal growth

Time management, organisation

and prioritisation

Stress management and burnout

prevention

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.

BOOK AN INTRODUCTION MEETING

“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
Introduction meeting with key stakeholder during which measurable programme objectives are agreed
Contracting session with each coachee to establish ways of working and assess starting point
Sessions take place virtually weekly
Review meeting halfway through programme and at programme end to review objectives and monitor
Tools, frameworks and strategies provided throughout session, and in follow up
Contact with me in between sessions for extra support if needed

Coaching sessions with individuals / teams / organisation wide
Book coaching for one day per week, bi-weekly or one day per month
Four coaching sessions per day
Introduction meeting during which measurable objectives are agreed
Sessions take place weekly either virtually or face-to-face in central London
Review meeting halfway through programme and at programme end to review objectives and monitor
Tools, frameworks and strategies provided throughout session, and in follow up
Contact with me in between sessions for extra support if needed

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LIFE COACHING

My three month life coaching programme is intended for individuals who want to create long term change in any area of their life. It could be whole life change, or focus on a particular area. Some areas of speciality include:

~ Working out what you want from life and how to create the change needed to get there

~ Step by step plan for what you want to achieve and holding you accountable for achieving it

~ Creating more balance in life, whatever this means for you

~ Working smarter, time management, prioritisation

~ Recognising and confronting destructive habits and beliefs

~ Managing stress at work and preventing or managing burnout

~ Changing jobs, finding a new job, working out what you want from your career

~ Coping during forced change and transition

I will work with you to discover what you want to achieve, support you in finding and designing creative strategies to reach your potential, and hold you accountable throughout.

You are the expert in your life, however often we need an outside perspective and extra support to identify goals and motivations, uncover challenges and blockers, and to create a path towards our chosen vision.

My aim is to help you to create positive change, to listen and encourage, to challenge and be tough when needed to make sure you do what you want to do, and to meet you in every session with authenticity, openness, kindness, and honesty.

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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.

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“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