Isobel McConnan, Executive Coach

Isobel is an experienced senior coach and ‘thinking partner’ supporting individuals and groups in their work to create a kinder, more equitable and sustainable world. 

Over more than 30 years, she has worked with leaders from across different sectors, backgrounds and cultures, enabling them to discover and connect with what brings them alive, what they most care about and how they can show up at their best in the world. Her clients include leaders and practitioners in public sector, including the NHS, and purpose-led organisations working for change, as well as private individuals. 

Change can be exciting and disorienting in equal measure. Isobel’s clients value her calm, warm presence and the space they create together to explore what matters and tap into the potential within with courage and self-compassion. Working in partnership, her approach blends practices that ground us in the present moment, with creativity and experimentation, inviting the intelligence of the body and heart as well as the mind in the conversation. 

Clients have worked with her at moments of significant transition – developing confidence, presence and personal authority in their leadership; navigating changes in role and purpose; building resourcefulness and wellbeing; and developing relational and communication skills in a variety of contexts. Isobel has experienced the vulnerability of unexpected change in her own life, and so brings empathy and understanding to the journeys of others, while appreciating the uniqueness of every individual story.

“Embracing change and the unknown takes courage, and I’m inspired to witness those I work with move forward with fresh awareness and renewed energy in service of what they care about.”

Qualifications

• Isobel is a Senior Coach Practitioner (EMCC accredited).
• She holds an Advanced Diploma in Transformational Coaching through Catalyst 14.
• She has a Diploma in Organisational Gestalt (Metanoia Institute).