Still delivering. But running on empty.
High performance doesn’t have to come at the cost of your health, your relationships or yourself.
I work with corporate leaders, managers and high-performing teams who are quietly heading toward the burnout cliff – and want to catch it before it catches them.
Is this for you?
If you’re a corporate leader, manager or high-performer and any of this feels familiar:
You’re still delivering – but ending most days feeling more drained than satisfied
You know something needs to change – but keep waiting for things to calm down before doing anything about it
You can’t remember the last time you felt fully rested – even after a weekend
You feel the pressure of carrying not just your own workload – but everyone else’s emotions on top of it
You’ve started noticing the physical signals – the headaches, the tension, the racing heart – and keep explaining them away
You want to keep performing at a high level – but not at the cost of your health, your relationships or yourself
If you recognised yourself in more than two of these – that’s worth a conversation.
About me
I spent 20 years in marketing in large organisations like Novartis, Merck and Nutricia – delivering under high pressure, leading across cultures, juggling work and family.
From the outside, everything looked fine.
Inside, my sparkle was gone.
In 2022, sitting at a conference after giving my own lecture, halfway through the next talk on burnout, I had a quiet, uncomfortable realisation – it was about me.
I caught it in time. Not everyone does.
That experience is not my backstory. It is my expertise.
Today I help corporate leaders and managers catch burnout before it catches them – so they can keep performing without paying the price with their health, their relationships or their team results.
Ways we can work together
Two ways to work with me – depending on whether you’re looking for personal support or want to bring this work to your team.
Workshop – Avoiding the Burnout Cliff
A strategic leadership workshop for corporate leaders, managers and high-performing teams.
Not a wellness programme. A practical, evidence-based session with real tools your leaders can use immediately.
Your team will leave with:
- A clear picture of where they are on the burnout spectrum
- Awareness of the internal patterns driving overwork
- A personal early warning system to catch burnout before it becomes a crisis
- Concrete tools to lead and perform differently – for good
Available as a 60-90 minute taster session, half-day or full-day workshop.
Suitable for leadership team offsites, manager development programmes and company away-days.
The earlier you catch it – the less it costs you.
1:1 Coaching – Personalised Leadership & Burnout Prevention
For corporate leaders, managers and high-performers who are still delivering – but sensing that something needs to change before it becomes a crisis.
We work together over 4-6 months to:
- Catch the early signals of burnout before they become a problem
- Identify the internal patterns driving the overload
- Reconnect with your strengths and lead from clarity instead of pressure
- Build sustainable high performance – for yourself and the people you lead
Using research-based tools including Gallup CliftonStrengths, Positive Intelligence and Mental Toughness MTQ.
Not sure where to start? Book a free 30-minute Healthy Performance Call and let’s find out together.
The PEACE framework
For Sustainable Leadership Performance
Most leadership development focuses on behaviour.
Do more of this. Less of that. Communicate differently.
Prioritise better.
Good advice. But it rarely touches what’s actually driving the pattern underneath.
The PEACE Framework is my approach to sustainable high performance – built from 20 years of corporate experience, my own burnout, and the research-based tools I use with my clients.
It works because it addresses the root – not just the symptoms.
P PAUSE
Create space to slow down and respond with clarity – rather than react from survival mode.
Most leaders are so busy executing that they never step back far enough to see what’s actually happening. Pause is not a luxury. It is the foundation of everything else.
E ENERGY
Restore mental and emotional energy deliberately. Understand what drains you – and what restores you.
Not all tiredness is the same. Physical exhaustion and emotional depletion require different recovery. Most high-performers have never mapped their energy – they just keep spending it.
A AWARENESS
Build awareness of internal triggers, saboteurs, strengths and early burnout signals.
Awareness is the difference between reacting and responding. Between patterns that run you – and patterns you can see, name and change.
C CLEAR PURPOSE
Reconnect with your values and strengths to lead with intention rather than obligation.
When purpose disappears, only pressure remains. Clear Purpose is about returning to what the work is actually for – and leading from that place instead of from fear or habit.
E ELEVATE
Build sustainable high performance – for yourself and for the team you lead.
Elevate is where the work becomes structural. Not just feeling better – but leading differently. Building a way of working that performs at the highest level without the hidden cost.
IN MY WORK I USE RESEARCH BASED TOOLS INCLUDING:
What becomes possible
This is not about working less or caring less. It is about leading and performing in a way that is sustainable – for the long term.
Here is what my clients experience:
“High performance is possible without burning out. The earlier you catch it – the less it costs you.”
What Clients & Audiences say
After the Keynote
From Coaching Clients
From the blog
Practical insights on burnout prevention, sustainable leadership and performing at your best – without paying the price.
The manager squeeze: why middle managers are most at risk of burnout – and least supported
The Burnout Cliff: Why High-Performers Never See It Coming
The 12 Stages of Burnout
Free resources
Free resources to catch burnout before it catches you
The 8 Signs Your Leadership Style Is Heading for Burnout
Free tool for leaders and high-achievers
Burnout in high-performers rarely looks like breakdown. It looks like functioning – at a cost. This guide covers the 8 signs that something is quietly off, why they are so easy to miss, and four practical first steps to start shifting the pattern.
Burnout
Self-Assessment
Free tool for leaders and high-achievers
A structured self-assessment that goes beyond “are you stressed” – into the five dimensions where burnout actually shows up in high performers. Gives you an honest picture of where you are right now – not where you think you are.
Your Energy
Audit
Free tool for leaders and high-achievers
We talk a lot about time management. Almost never about energy management. And yet they are not the same thing. This two-part tool helps you map what drains you and what restores you – in real time and across the four areas that matter most. Most leaders are surprised by what they find.
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If you’ve read this far – something resonated.
Maybe it’s for you. Maybe it’s for someone on your team.
Either way – it’s worth a conversation.