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Executive coaching

Executive coaching

A space to think and feel with clarity when leading begins to weigh heavily.

Leading does not have to be a lonely road. I accompany individuals who lead and hold responsibility to pause, expand perspective, and gain clarity to decide and move forward.

Committed individuals in moments of pressure, change, or growth.

I work primarily with people who lead, make decisions, and hold responsibility over teams or results: CEOs, executives, founders, board members, department heads, and business owners.

Leaders who have stepped into a new role, are navigating a tough decision, a crisis, or a transition. Or who have been holding a lot for too long.

And who seek to:

Pause, think, reflect, and decide. Lead with broader perspective. Turn pressure into action. Reconnect with their strengths and deploy them with intention.

You do not need to arrive with a perfectly crafted goal.

Often the process begins simply by understanding what is happening.

Three ways to start depending on your current needs

01

Clarity Session

To align a specific decision, conversation, or situation.

  • 1 individual session
  • 75-90 minutes
  • Online or in-person, subject to availability
  • No ongoing commitment

Ideal when you need to pause, pressure-test a specific situation, and leave with clear next steps.

Book a conversation
03

Ongoing Executive Sounding Board

A stable space for reflection and sounding board for CEOs, founders, and executives.

  • 1-2 sessions per month
  • Recommended min. 6 months
  • Flexible agenda based on the moment
  • No specific crisis required

Designed for leaders who want a dedicated space to review decisions, team dynamics, pressure, and personal evolution.

Tell me your situation

Practical process information: In-person sessions in Barcelona or online. Private or company-sponsored. Available in Spanish, Catalan, or English. Terms are defined in the initial conversation.

A serious and human workspace.

I do not view coaching as a quick fix, a motivational speech, or a space just to feel better for an hour.

To me, coaching is a serious and rigorous workspace, yet deeply human. A place where you do not need all the answers or the constant confidence expected of leaders.

A space to pause, be listened to without judgment, table doubts, contradictions, fears, or what is hard to voice elsewhere, and gain perspective on what weighs, blocks, or disorients.

It is also thinking with someone outside your immediate circle, with no turf to defend, who helps you see the situation with healthy distance.

Accompanying does not only mean pushing forward. Sometimes it means holding, listening, and giving space. Other times, asking, confronting, or lovingly shaking when needed.

I do not work from pre-packaged recipes, inflated promises, or rigid frameworks. I care about understanding context, reading the moment, and helping you see yourself and your reality with clarity.

Not to stay in reflection, but so that understanding turns into decisions, resources, and momentum.

Read my manifesto: Coaching without noise
What exactly is an executive coaching process?

From current state to desired state. You set the destination.

Executive coaching is a future-oriented professional engagement. It starts from where you are today and works toward where you want to be: what you want to achieve, change, decide, or develop.

The coach does not tell you what to do or supply pre-made answers. Through questioning, active listening, structure, and challenge, they help you expand perspective, identify resources, explore alternatives, and convert reflection into action.

How does coaching differ from other modalities?

Unlike mentoring (where someone shares recommendations) or consulting (where an expert assesses and proposes solutions), in coaching the answers and decisions remain yours.

Therapy can also work with future goals, but may delve into past emotional patterns when necessary. Coaching focuses primarily on what you want to be different and how to move forward from here.

Four entry points for a coaching engagement.

01

Leadership loneliness

When you are surrounded by people, but have very few you can truly confide in. A confidential space to express doubts, test decisions without filters, and stop carrying burdens alone.

Explore this space
02

Complex decisions

When there is no flawless choice, yet a decision must be made. We untangle complexity, expand perspective, and evaluate the human, team, and commercial implications of each choice.

Test a complex decision
03

Self-demand and internal pressure

When the drive that propelled your career starts wearing you down. We address feelings of never doing enough, difficulty delegating, fear of disappointing, and balancing ambition with healthy boundaries.

Address the pressure
04

Major transitions

When your existing leadership approach is no longer sufficient for the next growth stage. New roles, scale-up challenges, crises, or shifting from hands-on execution to leading through others.

Navigate this transition
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When the challenge is not knowing more, but relating differently to your team.

In some processes, the focus is tied directly to executive leadership:

Delegating without disengaging. Giving clear feedback. Leading uncomfortable conversations. Communicating tough decisions. Exercising authority without micromanaging. Resolving conflict constructively. Adapting communication to diverse profiles.

We work on real-life scenarios, concrete conversations, and observable behaviors you can implement immediately in your daily leadership.

I want to develop my leadership

From conversation to a fresh way of looking and acting.

You set the goal. I provide presence, structure, perspective, and challenge. You bring honesty and commitment to change.

  1. Starting point

    We begin with an exploratory conversation to define what needs attention and what success looks like.

  2. The space

    We lay out decisions, bottlenecks, patterns, and conversations that daily busyness crowds out.

  3. Perspective

    We broaden sight, test assumptions, and examine your own role in the dynamic.

  4. Action

    Between sessions you test, decide, communicate, and act. Real progress happens outside the session.

  5. Adjustment

    We review what has shifted and refine the path forward as needed.

Tools support the conversation; they do not dictate it.

The core framework is executive coaching. Depending on your goals, I integrate elements of NLP, organizational systemic perspective, DISC, and Driving Forces.

When beneficial, engagements can include TTI Talent Insights (DISC & 12 Driving Forces) to explore behavioral styles, communication preferences, decision-making tendencies, and motivators.

The tool serves as a starting point to observe patterns, formulate questions, and build a development roadmap.

What are you holding right now that requires a different approach?

An initial exploratory, confidential, and non-binding conversation.