My name’s Mike.
I’m a leader in tech, a mentor and a coach. My purpose is to help people to make a contribution to the world as their best possible selves.
I believe in legacy – not something you inherit, but something you shape. It starts with knowing your purpose, living your values, and making choices that feel like your own. I offer coaching sessions through Simian Coaching to grow myself through growing others, while on my journey to be an internationally accredited coach.
How I can help
One-to-one Coaching
Career clarity, leadership growth, personal development, or finding your “why” – free and pro-bono options are available as I progress towards PCC accreditation, please get in touch to find out more.
Mentoring
I offer free tech-focused mentoring through ADPList and Reed Women in Tech. For any other tech-focused mentoring, particularly in organisations, there are ways that we can work together through my role as a tech leader – please get in touch to find out more.
Blogs
The masks we wear, and what I learned on the dance floor
Last week, I was forced to dance. I say forced, the audience was “invited”, at a conference, in one of those revitalising after-lunch good vibes kind of ways. It was some 80s song, and there wasn’t a single person that I could see in the room (mercifully apart from my colleague next to me) who…
Can AI Be a Coach? Only If You Know What You’re Doing
While AI can support goal setting and reflection, especially if you’re already trained to coach yourself well, it’s not a substitute for human connection. The kind that notices what’s left unsaid. That sits with uncertainty. That lets the conversation lead somewhere unplanned.
Write me an instruction manual to do it badly
This is one of my favourite coaching tools that I’ve rarely seen used. I often help people (direct reports, mentees, clients, leaders) with breaking habits they’re stuck with – usually revolving around organisation or bad planning but this method works with other unhelpful patterns too. If they’re at the beginning of the process and need…
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