One-On-One Executive Coaching

Transform the way you lead

Discover how your actions, influences, and environment shape your leadership effectiveness — and learn to shift those elements to transform how you lead.

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What is one-on-one leadership and executive coaching outside the box?

Leadership can be a challenging, often isolating journey. One-on-one executive and leadership coaching gives you a trusted, experienced partner to help you navigate the complexities of your role. 

In our personalised 1:1 sessions, you’ll have a safe and confidential space to step outside the daily pressures and uncover what’s truly standing in the way of your success.

This is a space for reflection, growth, and actionable change, all tailored to your leadership style and goals.

An opportunity for you to explore deeply the issues that may be holding you back — whether they’re external influences, self-limiting beliefs, or behavioural or thought patterns — and to gain the tools and the confidence to become a better leader.

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The benefits of one-on-one executive and leadership coaching

The power of one-on-one executive coaching lies in our ability to adapt each session to your specific needs, goals, and leadership style. Here’s what you can expect:

A safe space for growth
Our 1:1 coaching sessions offer a confidential, non-judgmental space where you can engage in thought-provoking conversations to uncover what you need to shift to be more successful. You can be open and vulnerable, knowing your journey remains confidential.
Tailored development
Unlike general training programs, 1-1 coaching adapts to who you are as a leader — your unique challenges, strengths, learning style, and goals. Whether you’re a visual thinker or a goal-oriented strategist, the process is customised to you.
Systemic lens
We focus on the entire ecosystem in which you operate — your team, stakeholders, the culture of your organisation, and the wider market sector. You'll uncover how different factors influence your success and how you can shift to realise your goals.
Sustained behavioural change
Coaching goes beyond quick fixes. It’s about creating long-lasting change by addressing not just what you do, but who you are as a leader.
A confidence boost
By gaining deeper insights into yourself and refining your leadership skills, you'll build the confidence to navigate challenges, lead with clarity, and inspire those around you.
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Coaching for CEOs, c-suite leaders and senior managers

This coaching is for you if you need a trusted partner invested in your success and you’re:

  • Striving to raise the bar on your leadership and need support to build your confidence.
  • Navigating the high demands of your new leadership role and need a trusted partner for guidance.
  • Facing challenging objectives and need a structured approach to overcome your challenges and achieve your goals.
  • Lonely at the top and looking for a confidential and safe space for emotional support and transformational conversations.
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Testimonials

Lucia helps Marley Spoon in many ways - one of them is improving cross-functional collaboration among product, engineering and domain experts on digital products. We lean on her to coach teams to align on better ways of working and spend time on the highest value problems. Lucia is an ace facilitator and supported the executive team during offsites.
Nasreen AbdulJaleelCPTO, Germany
Nasreen AbdulJaleel
Lucia is warm and friendly and at the same time goal-focused and sharp. She asks great and insightful questions that really help you to think. She was brilliant at finding out what has been stopping me and what has been getting in the way... and actually how I have been getting in my own way! Lucia's coaching helped me to move my business forward, and also reminded me to focus on the successes I had achieved.
Barbara FrodshamExecutive Coach, United Kingdom
Barbara Frodsham
Lucia is a present and passionate coach who clarifies the objectives of the coaching session very well. Her warmth shines through and she has a graceful power which really enhances the coaching session. Throughout our sessions together I have been able to explore where I want to go with my business in a supported and positive environment and I always felt like she kept me on track and in a productive place.
Sam AllenLife Coach, Switzerland
Sam Allen
In our individual sessions I was able to dive into 3 big topics I was struggling with in my job. Lucia was able to, despite the fact that everything was digital, give me an immediate sense of psychological safety which ensured that I was able to dig deep into why I was struggling. She did not give any answers but she guided my towards coming up with the answers myself. That is, to me, a big strength and the reason why I would recommend working with her.
Joyce BlommaertFounder, Netherlands
Joyce Blommaert
Lucia is an excellent coach! She masterfully opened the space in each session for me to explore and express the jumbled thoughts in my brain! Lucia helped me to clarify my next steps and to renew my motivation for writing my book and to grow my business. She listened deeply and reflected back to me what I said, asking me to dive even deeper into what was important to me.
Janelle AndersonAuthor & Life Coach, United States
Janelle Anderson
Lucia guided me in my personal growth. She is a very strong coach that created radical ownership for my own topics and thus supported me in going deep and still making real world changes in how I live my day-to-day life. Thank you!
Jan-Philipp MartiniMind Trainer, Germany
Jan-Philipp Martini
I loved my coaching sessions with Lucia, she is always positive, open and supportive. She really helps you to zoom in and focus on what you want. She uses metaphors in a very clever way to help you think differently or to help make complicated topics easy to explain. Great questions, warm personality, listens well: all these things make it a pleasure to be coached by her.
Thierry LambourgHR Director, France
Thierry Lambourg
Lucia has helped me to discover things about myself that I couldn't have realised otherwise. Certain things I thought about myself or my environment felt like they had been 'unlocked', or barriers removed to help me gain confidence in myself as a leader. She has also helped me to come up with structures to remind myself of the things I have learned during our time together, which have really stuck with me. I can't recommend Lucia highly enough!
Helena QuinnPrincipal Policy Adviser, United Kingdom
Helena Quinn
Lucia is a phenomenal coach and helped me find more calm and peace as I tackled the never-ending to-do list of starting a company. She is brilliant and kind, and I would highly recommend working with her if there's an area of your life that you'd like to take to the next level.
Gregory BenediktCFO & Co-founder, Texas (USA)
Gregory Benedikt
Lucia played an important role in my journey as a non-profit leader. She helped me gain increased awareness and shifted my perspective on challenges that I faced in my work. Through her coaching, I uncovered strengths within myself and that I hadn't known existed! I learned to be both kind to myself and firm in the priorities I set for my life and work. I would highly recommend Lucia as a coach!
Brandy JemczuraExecutive Director, USA
Brandy Jemczura

The process: a holistic 1-1 coaching partnership for effective leadership

Our 1-1 executive coaching partnership begins with deeply understanding your current challenges, goals, and leadership style. From there, we:

Explore what’s holding you back

We start with the person in the room — you. Often, the issues you present aren’t the real roadblocks. We’ll look beyond the surface to uncover the thought patterns, behaviours, and self-limiting beliefs that may be holding you back.

Bring the outside into the room

We listen to the voices and influences of your external environment — stakeholders, team dynamics, and organisational culture. We explore how these influences impact your leadership and how to shift them to achieve your goals.

Ongoing support to reflect and adjust

Together, we break down complex challenges into manageable pieces. I don’t offer ready-made solutions. Instead, I guide you in discovering how you can shift your approach, thinking, and behaviour to achieve the results you’re aiming for.

Through regular sessions, you have ongoing support, allowing you to reflect, adjust, and continue growing as you face new challenges.

Key focus areas for lasting growth

While the work we do together is tailored to your unique needs, here are some key areas we might explore:

  • Strategic decision-making: Gain the tools to navigate complex, high-pressure situations and improve strategic thinking.
  • Personal leadership growth: Strengthen your self-awareness, confidence, and emotional intelligence to understand and shift how you show up as a leader.
  • Work-life balance: Find balance and sustainability in the way you lead, avoiding burnout, and leading with greater energy and focus.
  • Greater confidence: Identify and overcome any internal narratives (self-doubt, imposter syndrome, and other limiting beliefs) that may be holding you back.
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Why Coaching Outside the Box?

Ciao, I’m Lucia! I’m an ICF Master Certified Coach with over 20 years of experience guiding leaders across diverse industries and almost 20 countries. I’m also a Certified Enterprise & Team Coach in the Agile space, and the co-author of the award-winning book The Human Behind the Coach. 

My one-on-one executive and leadership coaching who you are being as a leader, not just what you are doing. I also love to coach through a systemic lens, bringing the outside into the room. This means we don’t just focus on you, but also on the external influences shaping your leadership.

In every session, my goal is to challenge you, offer new perspectives, and help you see how you might be getting in your way. Together, we’ll break through the barriers standing between you and the leader you aspire to be.

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raquel silva

Coaching Instructor - ICF Professional Certified Coach

I am an Agile Practitioner who cares passionately about helping deliver value to clients through simplicity using transparent processes. I have several years of experience as an Agile Coach in the Finance and Retail industries.

My primary mission is to contribute to make the workplace a more human place where people enjoy being, trust each other and work better together. I coach leadership teams to improve skills, conflict navigation and goal setting.  

I am a Professional Coach (ICF-PCC), Scrum Alliance Certified Team Coach (CTC), Scrum Alliance Path to CSP Educator for the Scrum Master and Product Owner tracks, Certified Agile Leadership (CAL) Educator, Organisation and Relationship Systems Coaching (ORSC) practitioner and also an active member of the Agile and Coaching Communities. 

You can learn more about me on my personal website.

Maria Chietera

Coaching Instructor - ICF Professional Certified Coach

Hello, I’m Maria, an ICF Professional Certified Coach, Trainer, Facilitator, and Mindfulness Teacher. My superpower is empathetic joy, and I genuinely thrive when contributing to others’ well-being and success.

With a Master’s in Computer Science, specializing in Artificial Intelligence, and expertise as a Senior Agile Coach, I’ve supported organizations through transformations, acquisitions, and rapid growth in the AI and e-commerce industries.

Beyond the technical realm, I’m a Registered Yoga Teacher and Mindfulness Meditation Teacher. My true passion lies in providing holistic support to individuals and teams, enabling self-fulfillment and sustainable change.

I am Italian and have had the privilege of calling Barcelona and Berlin home. Currently, I am based in London.

I co-founded The Mindful Facilitator Certification Program.