EXECUTIVE COACHING
COACHING FOR EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONALS AND LEADERS
When the tide shifts
You’re used to resolving complex issues at work, drawing on experience and adapting your approach to different situations. But what happens when circumstances change and your tried and tested ways no longer quite fit?
I offer coaching to help you explore significant decisions and life’s uncertainties, question familiar assumptions and consider possibilities you may not have recognised before so you can shape your future direction.
Working with individuals and organisations, I offer coaching programmes to suit you, both online or in person.
Drawing on over 30 years’ experience in strategy, major programme delivery and transformation across the automotive and financial services sectors, I understand the demands of complex working environments, as well as what it means to shape your own next chapters.
Rachel Cowley I Founder, Spring Tide Coaching
“When thinking harder isn’t enough…
…coaching to untangle what matters now and shape what comes next.”
What might bring you to coaching?
Are you navigating change or uncertainty about what lies ahead?
Restructuring, new technologies such as AI, shifting industry demands or changing responsibilities may be reshaping the world around you.
You may be questioning what this means for your role, your future and how best to respond.
Are you facing a decision that really matters to you?
An exciting opportunity that brings new considerations, a change in direction you're contemplating, or unexpected circumstances that leave you facing choices you hadn't planned for.
The options may be clear, but what feels right for you may not be.
Is what has worked for you in the past still right for you now?
Perhaps you're preparing for or adjusting to a new or expanded role, with changing relationships and expectations.
Work that once energised you may feel less rewarding, or familiar approaches are having less impact, prompting you to question what you want or need to do differently.
Are you questioning what you want next?
Perhaps a question about your role or career is prompting a wider reassessment of how you want to spend your time, balance changing family responsibilities and focus on what matters to you now.
Or you may be looking towards retirement or another significant transition, considering what you want from the next chapter of your life.
You may want to make a decision you feel ready to act on, find a more effective or rewarding way of working, or gain a clearer sense of what you want from your next chapter.
Coaching can help you look beyond the immediate concern, explore what really matters to you, recognise what may no longer be working and why, and weigh up the possibilities and trade-offs involved.
Working together, we can consider where your energy is best spent and develop a stronger sense of the direction you want to take.
How to work with me
Coaching is a partnership. Our conversations offer you space to step back, look at things from different perspectives and test your thinking, with curiosity, reflection and thoughtful challenge.
You bring your own experience and a willingness to engage, reflect and question familiar assumptions. Together, we'll agree what you would like to achieve, while allowing room for new insights and priorities to emerge as our conversations progress.
My coaching programmes offer a series of one-to-one conversations, giving us time to explore what matters, untangle complex questions and consider how to put new insights into practice. We can discuss the options and what would best suit your circumstances.
For individuals
One-to-one executive coaching tailored to what you want to explore or work through.
A complimentary, 30 minute Exploration Call, with no obligation is a good place to start. This gives us the opportunity to discuss what has brought you to coaching, what you would like to achieve, the programmes available and whether working together feels right.
For organisations
One-to-one executive coaching for experienced professionals and leaders, commissioned and funded by their organisation.
Coaching can be tailored to meet individual and organisational needs, with clear expectations around confidentiality from the outset.
About me
Hello, I’m Rachel, founder of Spring Tide® Coaching.
Before becoming a coach, I spent over 30 years in technical and leadership roles across the automotive and financial services sectors.
My career has spanned strategy, major programme delivery, organisational change and transformation, in complex environments where competing priorities had to be balanced, difficult decisions made, changes delivered and challenging timescales met.
I stepped away from corporate roles to take a fresh perspective and consider what I wanted from my next working chapter. I was looking for the chance to create something of my own, stay curious and find a better balance. After exploring different avenues, I found that coaching would allow me to draw on my skills and experience, build on aspects of my previous roles that I had enjoyed, and support others as they explore their own decisions and direction.
With a master’s degree in engineering, I bring an analytical and practical perspective to coaching, alongside curiosity, thoughtful challenge and a calm, grounded approach.
I am currently completing the Professional Certificate in Executive Coaching at Henley Business School, with completion due at the end of 2026. I am also a founding member of the Executive Coaching Alliance (ECA), established with peers from my Henley programme.
Beyond work, rowing and time outdoors are important parts of my life. Rowing has brought new experiences and lasting connections, both on the water and through roles supporting my club.
What clients say
“I came to Rachel after ending my previous career in adult social care and looking to the future feeling a little lost.
Rachel was so patient and non-judgemental as she supported me to work through my priorities and what was next.
She supported me to identify what was important and to see my next steps clearly, leading to setting up my illustration business and I cannot recommend her highly enough.”
— VW, Founder, Creative Industries
What next?
If you would like to explore whether coaching and working together feels right for you, you can book an Exploration Call.
Get in touch
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