Why Clarity Comes Before Confidence (and Confidence Before Action)
There is a moment in the growth of many organisations when a leader begins to feel that everything important depends on them. Every significant decision lands on their desk. Clients ask to speak to them personally. Team members seek their reassurance before taking action. Their diary becomes increasingly full, yet progress often feels frustratingly slow. […]
The Hidden Cost of Being the Person Everyone Depends On
There is a moment in the growth of many organisations when a leader begins to feel that everything important depends on them. Every significant decision lands on their desk. Clients ask to speak to them personally. Team members seek their reassurance before taking action. Their diary becomes increasingly full, yet progress often feels frustratingly slow. […]
Growth Doesn’t Create Leadership Problems. It Reveals Them
There is a widely held assumption that organisational growth inevitably creates leadership problems. As businesses expand, communication becomes more difficult, decision-making slows, leaders become increasingly stretched and teams begin to lose clarity. The conclusion often seems obvious: growth has introduced a new level of complexity that the organisation is struggling to manage. My experience has […]
What Should Business Coaching Cost? A Personal Reflection
One of the most honest questions I am asked — and one I have wrestled with myself — is this: What is a fair price for business coaching? It sounds straightforward. In reality, it is one of the more difficult questions many coaches face. For a long time, I found this surprisingly hard to resolve. […]
When a Good Business Needs Better Structure
One of the most common situations I encounter as a business coach is not a failing business, but a good one that has reached a plateau. The owner has been trading for years. Clients are loyal. The team is capable. Revenue is steady. From the outside, things look fine. But inside, the owner often feels […]
Why Momentum Matters for Business Owners
In business, momentum is everything. Not hype. Not busyness. Momentum. Many owners work incredibly hard yet still feel as if the business is stuck in the same place. The problem is rarely effort. More often, it is the absence of momentum. Momentum is what turns ideas into income. It moves a business from thinking to […]
Final Month Reflections: What Actually Changes in a Business Support Programme?
We’re in the final month of the South Lewisham Business Support Programme. And this is usually where things become real. At the start of any programme, there’s energy. Optimism. Big ideas. People feel ready. Motivated. Open. But by the final month, motivation isn’t the question anymore. Structure is. Over the past few months, I’ve worked […]
I didn’t arrive at Systems Business Coaching® by chance
I arrived there through lived experience, deep observation — and a conscious dare to do things differently. At the centre of that path sits the foresight, courage and clarity of Beverlee Rasmussen — the creator of Systems Business Coaching®. Her work gave structure and language to something many business owners feel but struggle to articulate: […]
When Selling Feels Hard: Lessons from Coaching, Clarity and Courage
If you’ve ever found yourself avoiding sales calls, second-guessing your marketing posts, or wondering why promoting your own work feels harder than doing it — this one’s for you. In this month’s newsletter, I share reflections from my own business journey and from coaching Emma Meheux, a marketing strategist who turned self-doubt into success — […]
Building Capacity, Strengthening Communities: Delivering the South Lewisham Business Support Programme
The recent commissioning of BigohCoaching and DCS Training to deliver the South Lewisham Business Support Programme is an important step for our organisations, and for the businesses and communities across Bellingham, Downham and Grove Park. While the programme carries clear targets—supporting fifteen businesses, helping ten introduce new products or services, and safeguarding fifteen jobs—its purpose […]