Coaching and facilitation for people who want to do good work with good people.
Hi, I’m Dan. I coach leaders one to one and I help teams work out how they want to work together. It’s honest, practical and (I hope) quite enjoyable.
Executive Coaching
Coaching isn’t complicated. It’s time set aside just for you, with someone who’s on your side, listens properly and isn’t afraid to ask the awkward question.
Everything we do is built around you and what you want to get out of it. No off-the-shelf programme, and no models or frameworks for the sake of it. We’ll have real conversations, and I’ll back you and challenge you in whatever mix works best for you. One thing I’ll say up front: you get out of coaching what you put in.
I’m an ILM Level 7 qualified executive coach and an associate member of the EMCC. I’ve also trained to coach neurodivergent individuals and as a mediator, so I’m comfortable when things get a bit messy.
People I often work with
Leaders stepping up to a bigger role, or into their first one
Senior leaders dealing with the tricky stuff: a restructure, a difficult team dynamic, culture and behaviour issues
Anyone feeling the weight of imposter syndrome
People moving into a new organisation or sector
Neurodivergent leaders, who deserve a coach who gets it
Facilitation
Away days, team resets, leadership sessions, culture work. I design and run sessions that get people talking properly, which is harder than it sounds and a lot more useful than another round of slides.
I like to keep things interactive and inclusive, so everyone gets a say, not just the loudest voices. I mix and match the tools depending on the group, including Appreciative Inquiry, team user manuals, team coaching (action learning) and LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®.
The aim is always the same.
People leave understanding each other better, clearer on what they’re there to do, and with something practical to take back to work on Monday.
Recent examples
A new leadership team at Cambridge Judge Business School. Discovery work, workshops and coaching to build trust and psychological safety. They came out with a team charter, shared values and the behaviours they want to role-model.
A joint away day for two Church of England teams. 18 people from different functions, some new and some long-standing. We used Appreciative Inquiry, team user manuals and LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® to build shared understanding and a sense of purpose.
A culture reset at Bunzl Retail Supplies. Ongoing since November 2024, working with the senior leadership team and over 250 colleagues through workshops and coaching.
About me
I started Engagement Consultancy in 2019, after more than 20 years working in higher education, business and charities.
Along the way I’ve been in sales leadership, led the volunteering strategy at Oxfam GB (over 31,000 volunteers), run the global alumni programme at the University of Birmingham (300,000+ alumni), and most recently stepped in as interim Director of Alumni and External Engagement at Cambridge Judge Business School, leading a team of 20+ through change.
So I’ve been on the receiving end of restructures, tricky team dynamics and uncertainty. I know what it’s like, and that’s what I bring to my coaching and facilitation.
I’ve worked with Cambridge Judge, Imperial College London, UCL School of Management, the University of Birmingham and the NatWest Accelerator programme at the University of Warwick, among others.
