Support package Three

Reflective one-to-one leadership support for CEOs and other senior leaders navigating complex decisions with humanity and integrity

What Jonny brings to this

· Uses his natural conversational, reflective style

· Acts as a peer rather than a coach

· Uses one of his most important assets: “I’ve done the job and I understand the weight”

· He supports existing CEOs, new CEOs, COOs, and other executive and school leaders in real dilemmas

What he can do

1. Sense-Making Conversations
Helping leaders untangle difficult issues, identify what’s really going on, and see problems through a human lens.

2. Values-Calibrated Decision Making
Exploring “What’s the right thing to do here?” rather than “What’s the safe/expected thing?”
Rooted in his work on courageous leadership, culture, people, and accountability.

3. Independent Perspective & Challenge
A trusted but honest outsider who can:

• ask the question no-one inside the trust can ask

• hold up a mirror

• challenge assumptions without judgement

4. Practical Problem-Solving
Applied leadership support:

· restructures

· governance tensions

· culture problems

· dealing with Ofsted pressure

· communicating with stakeholders

· handling difficult conversations

5. Leadership Through Narrative
Using stories, case studies and reflective experience to help the leader build their own leadership identity.

All this can be delivered through

· Monthly or fortnightly 1:1 session

· Ad hoc crisis/problem-solving calls

· Structured but human conversations

· No formal coaching frameworks, no GROW model, no templates
Just: “Let’s talk through the real thing you’re facing.”