Think with Jude

Get promotion ready – for senior professionals

1-2-1 coaching programme

Address what’s holding you back and  increase the impact you need to get promoted with my Get Promotion Ready programme.

I trained as a coach when I was at Deloitte in 2011 and have over 900+ hours logged with 200+ people. I’m accredited through the European Mentoring and Coaching Council and hold a MSc in Organisational Behaviour from Birkbeck University.

I love to help leaders become promotion-ready by acting on feedback, enhancing leadership presence, and seizing new career opportunities.

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Testimonials

"I made partner!"

I can honestly say, that your help on the panels and how to come across, had a significant impact. Impact has always been a problem for me, but apparently no more, as it didn’t come out as a feedback point at all.

Financial Services Audit Director

now Big 4 Parter

"Helped me reflect"

I tend to come out with my best material when I am talking ‘ad-lib’ And you really tapped into this in terms of helping me identify several areas of focus as I look to go back through the Partner process later this year.

Financial Advisory Director

now Big 4 Partner

"A great listener "

[Jude] is both challenging when she needs to be and empathetic when required. She appears to have dealt with most situations before and always seems to have useful insights into workplace dynamics, team leadership skills, and rapport-building.

Real Estate Advisory Senior Manager

now Big 4 Director

"Lets me talk, listens and doesn’t interrupt"

The sessions are challenging, but ensure that I think about the reason for behaviours, and why I feel certain areas to be difficult. I have seen significant developments in how I approach these situations since working with Jude.

Financial Advisory Senior Manager

now Big 4 Director

You're ambitious and you’ve worked hard to get to where you are now

You’ve endured the long hours, tight deadlines and challenging market conditions.

You’re consistently achieving above expectations performance ratings.

You’re practically doing the job already and you’re the main point of contact for your clients.

You know you can make a huge difference to your clients and the firm.

But you’ve hit a road block

You’re limited by the perceived authority of your current title.

You went for promotion and didn’t get it or you were told you weren’t ready to try.

You see your peers passing you by and you don’t know why.

You feel hurt, angry and maybe embarrassed.

Imagine next time, sailing through the promotion process, being able to communicate the value you bring to the business with compelling clarity and having a team that is cheering you on.

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Let’s be honest, there’s feedback you’ve been hearing for years that you haven’t addressed and now it’s holding you back

It might not feel like it right now, but this is the wake up call you need.

The Get Promotion Ready programme will help you to face your obstacles head on and successfully meet the challenges of a more senior role.

As an internal coach at Deloitte, I supported senior managers and directors deferred from promotion, and this program incorporates the most effective strategies that led to their success.

Here's how we'll work together to get there.

Six 1-2-1 Coaching Sessions held over 3 months online.

Session 1: 90 mins
  • Set your goals for the programme as well as promotion
  • Agree expectations of each other
  • Learn how to manage your team in a coach-like way
Sessions 2-5: 60 mins
  • Check-in on actions since last time
  • Celebrate successes
  • Decide what you want to think about
  • Choose actions to work on
  • Reflect on how you’re coaching your team
Session 6: 60 mins
  • Reflect on the coaching programme
  • What did you learn that you want to take with you
  • What’s still unfinished and how will we resolve that
  • Celebrate successes
  • Decide how do we want to stay in touch
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Testimonials

"Positive self promotion"

I now speak positively (without caveats or pre-judging what others might think) about my successes, find opportunities to let key stakeholders know the progress I’ve made, make time in my diary even if short bursts to work on my business case

Risk Advisory Senior Manager

now Big 4 Director

"Worthwhile and useful"

[Jude] struck a perfect balance between being friendly/approachable but also focused on using the time effectively and recognising we had goals to address. I think there was a benefit for me in terms of having time and space (and help) to focus on and articulate some of my career development challenges and goals.

Tax Director

now Big 4 Partner

" Immeasurably assisted me"

The sessions gave me the “tools” to be able to assess and consider my behaviour and interactions outside of the sessions. In the sessions, the probing questioning was a good method to tease out my understanding of the issue and attempt to unpick the behaviours that are being exhibited and that I would like to change.

Corporate Finance Assistant Director

now Partner, Global Risk Mitigation Firm

"Would definitely do it again"

You were direct, responsive and challenged me. I liked this, there were a few sessions when it got quite “stretched” ie 4th session in and it was clear I wasn’t in the right frame of mind, you were very direct and told me how you felt which was good (even talked about cancelling the session). We then got back on track. This was great, rather than just “going through the motions”

Financial Advisory Director

now Big 4 Partner

You'll know you're ready to work with me when you:

  • Need accountability – You thrive with external support to stay committed and take action.
  • Are open to feedback – You’re willing to reflect, challenge your perspectives, and try new approaches.
  • Recognise patterns holding you back – You notice recurring obstacles in your work, leadership, or personal growth and want to break through them.
  • Want greater confidence – You’re looking to improve decision-making, communication, or leadership presence.
  • Want to lead more effectively – You’re ready to manage teams with more empathy, motivation, and impact. 
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What’s the investment?

For those investing in their own development the Get Promotion Ready programme starts at £1,500 and can be paid in 3 monthly installments in advance.

If you’re an organisation interested in providing 1-2-1 support for your senior professionals, get in touch to discuss a tailored programme.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can you guarantee I’ll get promoted?

No. There are so many variables that go into a promotion that neither of us can control. What I can guarantee is that if you put the work in and are willing to explore any resistance that might arise then you will leave the programme having made clear steps towards YOUR definition of career success.

You say this is a new programme, have you coached people facing these challenges before?

Yes. When I worked in Learning and Development for Audit and Risk Advisory at Deloitte I was the learning advisor on the Director promotion panels. I also ran a programme for Senior Managers and Directors who were deferred from promotion to help them successfully pass reassessment.

The testimonials on this page are from people I coached while at Deloitte.

What happens in a coaching session?

You probably have a lot of people giving you advice and telling you what they think you should do. Coaching is different, instead of telling you what I think you should do I help you work it out for yourself. Each session is decided by you and follows a consistent structure:

Beginning: We check in, celebrate wins, and establish the question for the session

Middle I ask you thought-provoking questions to explore your question and help you find solutions that will work for you. You’ll be doing most of the talking and I won’t tell you what to do because what works for me is probably not going to work for you.

Ending: Reflect on your insights from the session and actions you want to take away.

The Bounce Back and Thrive programme differs from other coaching offerings because you will be aware of how I coach so you can use the same techniques with your teams.

You can find out more in this blog post.

How much time will this take me?

In total you’ll spend six and half hours in coaching sessions with me and then it’s up to you how much time you want to put into putting your insights into action.

I believe the most successful changes come from changing your mindset and approach to things you’re already doing so if you find your actions from sessions are taking more than 3 hours a week to implement, let’s talk about that.

Can I contact you between sessions?

Yes, you’ll be able to email me between sessions if you need additional support and I’m always happy to have a quick 5 minute conversation when you need it.

I’ve got another question

I know this is a big investment and you need to be sure so please send me as many questions as you have or we can set up a call. Get in touch.