Business and Leadership Coaching

How do you find a leadership coach who is going to help you make the changes you need to be more successful?

I recommend you check out several potential coaches before deciding.  How a coach and client fit together is important. Who makes the most  sense to you? Who do you click with? Most coaches offer a free phone  consultation. It’s a good chance to interview the coach and ask about  their education, credentials and values.

In particular you should look for:

A proven methodology. I am a CTI-trained coach, and a  member of the ICF. So I invite you to assume that you already have all  the power in you, and what you need is a process that releases it in a  way that is unique and ownable by you.

An approach that fits the way you work. My clients  live and work across the world, so most of our coaching sessions are  conducted on the phone. While some clients prefer to meet with me one on  one, or bring me to their offices, I work almost exclusively over the  phone or Skype. It saves my clients a lot of time and money to work that  way.

Good rapport and trusted confidentiality. You’ll  discover tools and techniques, and sometimes we’ll just talk. More than  anything, I will challenge and encourage you to play a bigger part in  your leadership with an experience that is stimulating and rewarding.

Someone who has seen enough and has enough experience to be of real help. I have worked with large multinational corporate clients, but I have  also coached and mentored more than 100 small and medium sized  businesses. I understand the corporate player and the entrepreneurial  mindset, the strategic politics and the tactical practice.

A free sample session. Coaching is a process where  change happens so it must be experienced to be fully understood. You  can’t tell someone what chocolate tastes like – you have to try it to  know if you like it.

"An inspiration to work with” AM

“It’s been very powerful and a joy to work with you.” DK

“I’ve worked with Morgan for almost a year and work with him every  two weeks. I’m a free thinker and like to be challenged. Morgan works  like an eagle. From whatever distance my thoughts appear he is able to  spot a thread and bring its potential right into his hands through  powerful questions, his progressive thinking, superior strategic mindset  and a gritty desire to make each session our best yet. He has the  street smarts of an entrepreneur and the business acumen of a CEO. I’m  delighted to work with him as part of my team. ” MP

“Morgan saw me through my first real professional coaching, helping  me unpick exactly what my next move should be and gave me the impetus to  make a big change in my professional career. He was brilliant, helping  me understand what I needed to do as well as what would really motivate  me. I would wholeheartedly recommend him.” LB

“I began coaching because I was lost and unsure where I wanted to go  in my career. I had served for eight years as Royal Navy Officer and  followed the well-trodden path of moving into a role in the City, I knew  straight away that this was the wrong decision and after four months I  left the role feeling despondent and lost about where my career was  going. I decided to find a coach who could help me explore my true  strengths and values in order to identify what I wanted to do, not what I  thought I should do. I spoke to numerous coaches but as soon as I spoke  to Morgan I knew that he would be right person for me. Throughout my  coaching Morgan was fantastic- listening to everything that I said,  succinctly summarising the problems identified and then allowing me to  explore what I wanted to do whilst knowing exactly when to provide  direction and guidance. I have now found a new role in the NHS that will  fulfil my values whilst capitalising on my strengths and I am extremely  excited about the opportunity. If you are considering a coach then I  would strongly recommend that you pick up the phone to Morgan.” CF

“It’s given me focus and direction whereas before I was not convinced  of why I was doing this. Amazing how new thinking can change my world!” RT

“I began coaching because I knew there was more to me than I was  showing the world, but I wasn’t sure what that was. Morgan’s coaching  with me helped me to understand that, but more importantly, it also  helped me to ‘own’ it, and to start taking action in my life to support  what it was I was discovering about myself. Morgan was generous and  playful, but also knew when and how to challenge me to think  differently, bigger and better. My life looks very different (in a  wonderful way) than it did when I started coaching. If you’re ready to  start knowing and doing different, then this is for you!” MCH

“Morgan is a highly effective coach. His listening and evaluation  skills are exceptional. He is one of the few people that I’ve met that  can speak fluently about corporate life and entrepreneurial challenges  and a life with meaning and parenting and humour. Remarkable! I can  recommend Morgan as a coach, a mentor and a lifelong learner. ” RFF

“I came to coaching at a time when I wanted to add more power and  clarity to my life, both personally and professionally. Over the last  year I can definitely say that I have achieved both with your support.  With humour, insight and patiently holding the space you have brought  out the cheeky, swash- buckling, deep feeling man I am and continue to  choose to become. When I have lost sight of my direction you were there  unfailingly to make me realise that I had closed my eyes to what was  possible and all I had to do was open them again and continue along the  path I know to be right. Without fear you delved into the deep emotion I  was afraid to step into to clear the space for more growth,  understanding and insight for which I am eternally grateful. What  attracted me to you over other coaches was that there was something  about you that scared me a little- just enough to reach out and call and  know that I was going to be challenged on the things I would otherwise  want to dodge. I was right to follow my instinct on that. You have done a  wonderful service to me and the people in my life by holding the vision  of my best self and reminding me of how potent and powerful that vision  is when I give it air to breath, a voice to speak and a body to action  my magnificence in the world. Thank you.” DB

“It’s so useful to have a space where I can remove myself from the  day to day of the office and think about the bigger picture and it  really has helped shape future plans.” MJ

“Thank you so much for making it so easy to tell my story.” AI

“Our sessions brought up lots of issues around safety, trust, love,  connection and permission. It seems amazing that the body holds so much  pain and longing within it unexpressed yet present and powerful. I  thought you held the space wonderfully, challenged and supported, delved  deep enough and held me where I needed to be to explore, experience and  understand. Thank you for all that. Thank you for agreeing to coach  me.” DB

“I am finding peace in my life that I have never experienced. It’s like I’m floating on air.” RFF

“It’s the third coach I’ve had and I’ve been very happy. For me, he is the best coach.” KVD

“Bored, tired, wondering what to do next? Need some inspiration in  your life? I highly recommend spending a few hours of your life talking  to Morgan Holt.” MA

“An original who crosses boundaries between disciplines. Always expect to be surprised by Morgan. Pleasantly.” RW

“We got to the answer just when we said we would need it. This couldn’t have come at a better time.” NW

“Having a life coach rocks!” MA

“It’s been so creative, fun and challenging to be coached by you.  I’ve felt my strength and courage grow when you’ve always been so  attentive – listening to my unspoken motivations and dreams, and pushing  me towards them. Thanks to you, I’m gathering huge amounts of  momentum.” MU

“Great to work with. Lots of integrity.” SP

“You’ve had a massive influence on me, just getting everything balanced.” AS

“Morgan is undoubtedly a fantastic coach. Someone who can think ‘out  of the box’ and understand any leaps that you’re trying to make in your  life. I’m taking a career break to reassess where I’m going and his  expertise, support, enthusiasm and undoubted encouragement has made me  move leaps and bounds in the right direction with conviction and belief.  If you’re thinking of trying something new in your career, not sure  how/when to make the break then I think his style of ‘coaching towards  an unconventional life’ would really suit you so I hope you’ll take him  up on it.” TK

“Coaching is the most positive form of counselling ever! And I never  thought I’d say that. Give it a try if you feel stuck, restricted,  stressed by any part of your life. I’ve been talking to Morgan Holt, I  think you should too.” MA

“I would be delighted to recommend you as I would be doing people a favour!” GH

“You really embody the co-active model in a powerful and dynamic way. I love it.” DB

What do you learn from your personal time-line?
Think about the key turning points in your career and personal life. How  did these moments shape your values, your attitudes, your behaviour?  Identify the consequences, both positive and negative. What does this  knowledge point you towards in terms of reclaiming or growing neglected  parts of yourself?

Have your most positive personal strengths become blocked?
List your most positive strengths, values, qualities. Describe how each  has been blocked or stunted in their expression in daily life. It  happens to everyone. For each one, describe the steps you could take to  commit to living them at their fullest, to enlarge these capacities in  you, to reduce the gaps in your leadership.

How can you grow past your cover story?
All of us tend to develop a ‘cover story’ about our lives, beneath which  is the real story, including our emotional blind spots, fears and  pockets of dysfunctional behaviour. These can become hidden drivers of  our lives. Take some time to honestly identify your vulnerabilities. How  can you grow through them?