Leadership & Executive Advisory

A thinking partner for the leader: executive and founder coaching, clearer decisions and stronger leadership conversations.

Discuss executive coaching or advisory

Leadership can be demanding even when the business is doing well. You may be stepping into a larger role, navigating a difficult decision or looking for a confidential space to examine how you lead. ctfi offers executive and founder coaching alongside practical leadership advisory.

Coaching gives you room to reflect, question assumptions and develop your own judgment. Advisory brings an independent perspective and recommendations to a defined business issue. We agree which kind of support you need, and when it is useful to combine them.

You work directly with Nigel Dixon-Fyle. Support can be focused on a current leadership challenge or structured around a development goal, with the scope, cadence, confidentiality arrangements and responsibilities agreed at the outset. It can complement your existing coaching, management or advisory relationships.

Questions leaders bring to this work

How do I adapt my leadership as my role or organisation grows?
Where could a thinking partner help me make a difficult decision more clearly?
How can I handle challenging conversations and align the people I lead?

How we can work together

Executive and founder coaching

Reflect on leadership habits, assumptions and priorities in one-to-one conversations. Set practical development goals, test new approaches and review what you learn in your own working context.

Decision and transition support

Work through a consequential choice, a new leadership role or a change in responsibilities. Examine trade-offs and clarify the decisions and conversations that need your attention.

Leadership alignment and communication

Build a shared understanding of priorities, accountability and constructive challenge. Support leaders in making their reasoning clear and having more useful conversations with their teams.

What you should expect

A clear leadership or development focus, with agreed goals
Practical actions and reflection points grounded in your working context
A more explicit understanding of the choices, conversations and habits you want to develop

Frequently asked questions

Does Leadership & Executive Advisory include coaching?: Yes. Executive and founder coaching is an explicit part of this offering. It can be a standalone engagement or combined with advisory support around a defined leadership or business challenge.
What is the difference between coaching and advisory?: Coaching helps you examine your thinking and develop your own judgment through reflection and constructive challenge. Advisory provides independent analysis or recommendations on a defined issue. We agree the balance rather than treating them as interchangeable.
How are sessions and confidentiality arranged?: The initial conversation establishes your goals and whether the support is a good fit. Cadence, session format, confidentiality, any sponsor reporting and engagement terms are agreed before work begins; no fixed package is assumed.
Is coaching a form of therapy or a guaranteed outcome?: No. This is professional leadership development, not therapy or clinical care. Progress depends on the goals, working relationship and your application of the work; ctfi does not guarantee personal or commercial results.

Where this often applies

Sector and organisation context that frequently raises these questions.

The approach behind it

We agree the help you need, examine your context and plan practical next steps. Critical thinking supports every service; the ctfi Prioritized Value Model helps clarify priorities where appropriate. See how we work with you.