Coaching female executives on their leadership journeys

Female leaders often come to Praesta without a clear understanding of their challenges. They frequently misidentify their struggles, sometimes labelling them as imposter syndrome or confidence issues, when the root cause might be different.

Common questions are around the issue of influence and voice, the battle with self-confidence and self-doubt, and the need for excessive hard work and personal involvement to reach leadership positions. Louise emphasises the need to transition from being an expert who does everything personally to someone who can delegate effectively and maintain a strategic perspective.

Group coaching programmes for women create lasting professional networks, offering ongoing career support and development, forging deep connections that often extend well beyond the initial coaching sessions.

If female leaders mentor high-potential women in their organisation, they can share their experience and knowledge, empowering the younger women as well as developing their own leadership skills.

Praesta has expertise in coaching female executives, rooted in their market experience, gender leadership initiatives, diverse leadership team, and practical strategies to tackle stereotypes and unconscious bias.

Over the years Praesta’s coaching approach to female leadership has evolved, focusing on identifying and managing unconscious bias, supporting women as role models, and challenging resistance to female authority in leadership.

Lousie Sheppard shares her love of supporting women in leadership, blending personal experience, academic research, and practical coaching to address the unique challenges women face in professional growth.

Louise explores the challenges for women in executive roles, highlighting the need for confidence, courage, and representation—especially in male-dominated sectors like finance and professional services.