Sadia Ghazanfar

Executive Coach - Bristol

I am an accredited executive coach (PCC with the International Coach Federation), and a certified mental fitness coach with experience in coaching leaders, senior managers and high-potential individuals (1000+ coaching hours).

I specialise in working with women who are experiencing imposter syndrome when taking on new responsibilities, transitioning to a new role or stepping up in the workplace. I help them to maximise strengths, increase self-confidence and embody personal leadership.

As a strategic thinking partner, I draw on my experience of living and working cross-culturally and working in business operations, leadership and HR roles. This combined with my coaching credentials means I bring a deep understanding of the unique challenges that women face in the workplace and practical solutions to overcome internal barriers.

Diverse teams foster creativity, drive innovation, and reflect the world in which we operate. My mission is to help organisations develop a diverse talent pipeline by increasing the number of women in leadership positions, and keep them there. For the last 5 years, I have coached women across the world (UK, Europe, USA, Middle East & APAC) in a variety of industries including professional services, STEM, real estate, media, telecommunication and academia. Clients include Ford Motors, BorgWarner, Amazon, Booking.com and Lululemon.

Typical coaching topics include:
Leadership style, creating a compelling vision, creating a personal brand, enhancing decision-making, improving emotional intelligence, developing emotional regulation, confidence building, influencing skills, presenting, resilience and inner game.

My coaching style
I am skilled at building trust and creating psychological safety quickly. My clients regularly share how my listening skills and empathic nature help them shift perspective and open up to new possibilities. I work collaboratively and creatively with the ‘whole person’ (their thoughts, feelings, behaviours) leading to better self-understanding, awareness of inner reactions (saboteurs), greater clarity of the situation and a practical, generative way forward. My coaching style is described as empowering, thought-provoking and mind-body-centred.

Outcomes as a result of coaching:
• Increased self-awareness and self-belief
• Higher retention, nurturing the talent pipeline and developing future leaders
• Authentic and courageous leadership

How coaching has made a difference to my clients:
• Designing a new role within the company that supported her future career aspirations and aligned with the company’s goals
• Recognising that she didn’t need to do everything herself led my client to delegate and empower others, focusing on her zone of genius and reducing her stress levels
• Becoming aware of the imposter voice within and developing a personalised strategy to unhook from the voice helped her take action authentically and sustainably, which in turn led to increased performance and resilience

Book a 30-minute call for me to better understand your challenges and see how we can work together.