Leadership Development & Executive Coaching
Leadership & Executive Coaching in South Yorkshire
Rise 25 provides personalised leadership, executive and career coaching for women, new managers and experienced leaders in Rotherham and across South Yorkshire.
Founded by Nicola Childs, an ILM Level 7 qualified Executive and Senior Coach and Mentor and Chartered Fellow of the CIPD (FCIPD), Rise 25 brings more than 25 years of experience in HR, People Development and leadership to every coaching relationship.
Whether you’re stepping into leadership for the first time, preparing for your next career move, navigating change or looking to increase your impact as a senior leader, coaching gives you the space to step back, think differently and focus on what you want to achieve.
You don’t have to figure it all out on your own.
How can I help you?
Leadership Coaching for Women
Women can face particular challenges as they progress through their careers and into leadership.
You may be stepping into your first management role, preparing for promotion, finding your voice in a senior environment, returning from maternity leave, navigating a difficult workplace relationship or simply wondering what your next step should be.
Nicola provides 1:1 leadership coaching for women at different stages of their leadership journey, helping you build confidence, develop your leadership presence, navigate challenges and have greater impact.
Coaching is tailored around you – your circumstances, your strengths, your goals and the changes you want to make.
Executive & Leadership Coaching
Leadership can be rewarding, but it can also be challenging.
As your responsibilities grow, so do the expectations placed on you. You may be managing change, leading a team through uncertainty, influencing senior stakeholders, dealing with difficult conversations or trying to balance competing priorities.
Executive and leadership coaching provides a confidential space to step back from the day-to-day, explore what’s really going on and consider how you want to move forward.
Coaching can help you:
- Develop greater self-awareness
- Build confidence in your leadership
- Strengthen your leadership presence
- Improve communication and influence
- Navigate difficult conversations
- Manage change
- Develop your strategic impact
- Prepare for your next leadership role
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Coaching for New & Aspiring Managers
Moving from being an expert or specialist to managing people can be a significant transition.
You may suddenly find yourself managing former colleagues, having difficult conversations, giving feedback or making decisions that affect others.
I support new and aspiring managers to develop the confidence, self-awareness and practical leadership skills they need to make that transition successfully.
Coaching gives you somewhere to talk through the situations you’re facing, explore different approaches and develop your own leadership style.
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Leadership Development
Sometimes an organisation needs more than individual coaching.
I provide bespoke leadership development for organisations, HR and People professionals and emerging leaders.
Programmes can be tailored around your organisation’s strategic goals, values and development needs.
I also mentor HR, Learning & Development and People professionals who want to become more strategic, increase their influence and have greater impact with stakeholders.
HR Essentials Training for Line Managers
Give your line managers the HR knowledge and confidence they need to manage people effectively and handle common workplace situations.
Our HR Essentials training for line managers covers practical areas including employment law and legislation, performance management, absence, difficult conversations, equality and diversity, recruitment, disciplinary and grievance procedures. Sessions are tailored to your organisation, policies and managers, helping them understand their responsibilities, manage people fairly and confidently, and know when to involve HR.
Delivered face-to-face, virtually or as a blended programme, HR Essentials training is available for organisations across Rotherham, Sheffield, Doncaster, Barnsley and South Yorkshire, as well as further afield.
Find out more about HR Essentials training for line managers
Why Work With Nicola Childs?
I bring more than 25 years of experience in HR and People Development, giving me a practical understanding of people, organisations and the realities of leadership.
I’m an ILM Level 7 qualified Executive and Senior Level Coach and Mentor and a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD.
I’ve experienced leadership, career progression, organisational change and the challenges of balancing work and life myself.
I’ve also experienced being coached. At a point in my own career, I worked with an executive coach to help me gain clarity and confidence about what I wanted next. That experience helped shape my belief in the value of having dedicated space to step back, challenge your thinking and focus on what really matters. That’s one of the reasons my coaching style is both supportive and challenging.
I won’t tell you what to do. I’ll listen, ask questions, challenge your thinking and help you find the answers that work for you.
A Coaching Approach That's About You
There is no one-size-fits-all approach to coaching.
Your sessions are tailored around your circumstances, your goals, your strengths and the challenges you’re facing.
Sometimes you’ll need space to think. Sometimes you’ll need a challenge. Sometimes you’ll need to work through a difficult situation and decide what to do next.
Whatever brings you to coaching, the aim is the same: to help you move forward with greater clarity, confidence and impact.
Leadership Coaching in Rotherham & South Yorkshire
Rise 25 provides face-to-face coaching for clients in Rotherham, Sheffield, Doncaster, Barnsley and across South Yorkshire.
I also provide remote 1:1 coaching for clients further afield or for those who prefer to work virtually.
Whether you’re looking for a leadership coach in Rotherham, executive coaching in South Yorkshire or online coaching, sessions are tailored around what you want to achieve.
What Can Coaching Help With?
You might be considering coaching because you:
- Are stepping into your first leadership role
- Want to prepare for promotion
- Need to build confidence
- Want greater leadership presence
- Are struggling to have your voice heard
- Need help navigating a difficult relationship
- Are facing challenging conversations
- Want to set clearer boundaries
- Are managing organisational change
- Want to increase your strategic impact
- Are returning to work after a career break
- Are considering your next career move
You don’t necessarily need to have a single problem to solve. Sometimes you simply know you’re capable of more and want to work out what that looks like.
"I can’t thank Nicola enough!"
Questions About Leadership & Executive Coaching
What is leadership coaching?
Leadership coaching provides a confidential space to explore your leadership challenges, develop self-awareness, build confidence and identify practical ways to become a more effective leader.
Who can benefit from leadership coaching?
Coaching can support people at different stages of their leadership journey, from aspiring and new managers through to experienced and senior leaders.
Do you offer women’s leadership coaching?
Yes. Women’s leadership coaching is a key area of my work. I support women with confidence, career progression, leadership presence, difficult conversations, boundaries and the challenges that can come with progressing into more senior roles.
Do you provide coaching in Rotherham?
Yes. I provide face-to-face coaching in Rotherham and across South Yorkshire, including Sheffield, Doncaster and Barnsley. Remote coaching is also available.
What qualifications does Nicola Childs have?
I am an ILM Level 7 qualified Executive and Senior Level Coach and Mentor and a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD (FCIPD), with more than 25 years’ experience in HR and People Development.
Ready to Take Your Next Step?
You don’t have to navigate your next leadership challenge alone.
If you’re considering coaching and would like to explore whether Rise 25 could be the right fit for you, get in touch for an informal conversation.