Leadership Coaching & Development | Empowered Space
Leadership Coaching & Development The best leaders don't get there alone. We develop confident, people-first leaders through one-to-one coaching, group workshops and tailored leadership programmes.
Suzanne Penny coaching a senior leader
Expert training and coaching
Virtual or in-person delivery
Onsite or offsite
20+ years in HR and people development
Senior leader in a reflective coaching conversation
Why coaching, why now

Most leaders are promoted for what they did - not prepared for what comes next.

Stepping up the ladder usually means more responsibility, more expectation and more eyes on you. Yet at the very moment the stakes get higher, honest feedback gets rarer and the number of people you can speak to openly gets smaller.

Coaching changes that. It's a confidential space to step back, think clearly and work through the real challenges - so you can make better decisions, lead your team well, and protect your own energy in the process.

Do you know any top athletes who don't have a coach? The best performers in any field rarely get there alone.
58% of managers say they've never received any management training - and over a quarter felt unready to lead when they first started managing others.CareerBuilder
Leadership Coaching

Coaching built around you - not a template.

Bespoke · Up to 6 months · Virtual or in-person

Every leader arrives with something different - a transition, a team challenge, a decision they keep circling. So coaching with Suzanne starts with you, not a fixed curriculum. Sessions create the space to reflect, refocus and move forward with real momentum.

  • A confidential space to talk through your real challenges, openly and without judgement
  • Clarity on your next steps, so you can move forward with confidence
  • The chance to take ownership, get unstuck, and stop circling the same problems
  • Greater self-awareness and emotional intelligence as a leader
  • Renewed motivation, focus and energy - for you and the team you lead
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One-to-one leadership coaching session with Suzanne Penny
Leadership Workshops

Practical workshops that bring leaders together.

Group sessions · Virtual or across the UK · Tailored to your organisation

Interactive, expert-led leadership workshops delivered virtually or across the UK. Practical, engaging and tailored to equip leaders with the confidence and skills to thrive.

Popular workshops include
  • Leading through change and building resilience
  • Leading difficult conversations
  • Leader as coach - coaching skills to empower employees
  • Building high-performing teams
  • Personality profiling for leadership teams
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Our Signature Programme

The Empowered Leader Programme.

For organisations investing in their future leaders, Empowered Leader combines group learning, coaching and practical application to help leaders grow in confidence, capability and impact.

Ideal for
  • New and aspiring leaders
  • Recently promoted managers
  • High-potential talent
  • Leadership development cohorts
Who it's for

Expert support that meets you at the right moment.

Leaders often invest in coaching at a turning point - a new role, a growing team, or a challenge that needs an outside perspective. You might recognise yourself in one of these.

New leaders

We support leaders as they transition into leadership through one-to-one coaching and our Empowered Leader modular group workshop delivered virtually or in-person.

Senior leaders and executives

Carrying significant responsibility and wanting a trusted space to reflect, talk things through and take action.

First 90 days coaching

Preparing leaders and executives to thrive in their new role and hit the ground running faster.

Leaders navigating change

Steering a team through restructure, redundancies and growth, and supporting self in order to best support the team.

Looking to develop a whole team or run a group programme rather than coach one leader? That's our Team Development offer - take a look, or mention it on your call and Suzanne will point you the right way.
Everything DiSC personality profiling model
Personality Profiling

Self-awareness, backed by trusted tools.

Great leadership starts with understanding yourself - and the people around you. Where it adds value, coaching and workshops are supported by two of the most respected profiling tools available: Insights Discovery and Everything DiSC. Both give leaders a clear, practical language for their own style, and how to flex it to work better with others.

A colour-based model that helps leaders understand their own preferences and communication style, and adapt their approach to build stronger working relationships.

A widely-used framework for understanding behavioural style, helping teams communicate better, manage conflict and work together with more confidence.

"Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don't want to." Sir Richard Branson
Suzanne Penny, leadership coach and founder of Empowered Space
Meet your coach

You'll be working with Suzanne - personally.

When you coach with Empowered Space, you're not handed to a junior associate or slotted into a production line. You work directly with Suzanne and her hand-selected team, drawing on 20 years across leadership, recruitment and development - and having navigated significant career and leadership change herself.

That's the difference. The big firms sell scale; Suzanne offers something they can't - a senior, human, genuinely invested coach who challenges your thinking, holds the space, and stays in your corner. An ILM Level 7 Executive Coach and qualified Team Coach, with the warmth to match the credentials.

What leaders say

Trusted by leaders and the people who develop them.

From senior leaders to the HR and people teams who bring Suzanne in - here's what working together looks like in their words.
★★★★★ Working with you has been life affirming. Not only am I more confident to lead my team, I'm taking much greater care of myself - and my team feels more supported. My manager said I've grown a foot taller in confidence!
Claire Service Manager
★★★★★ Suzanne has supported the team here, including the leadership team. A great delivery style - semi-structured and focused, but able to deal with the bigger questions as they arise. A definite sense of progress being made.
Matthew Blaken Director, David James
★★★★★ After just one coaching session, I already feel more confident to communicate with my team and adapt my leadership style!
Mike Senior Director
Ready to talk?

Let's talk about where you want to grow.

Every leader's situation is different. Book a relaxed, no-obligation discovery call with Suzanne to talk through what's on your plate and whether coaching is the right fit - no hard sell, just an honest conversation.