Emma Snipp
Executive Coach
Helping senior leaders who don’t fit corporate norms and risk being sidelined or overlooked to navigate egos and politics, command respect, protect their reputation and secure their income • Ex-MRICS
Hello and welcome.
You may have found your way here with clear questions, or simply a sense that something is ready to shift.
Perhaps you already have a specific challenge in mind, or perhaps it is more of an instinct that things are working, but not quite as well, easily, or comfortably as they could be.
Either way, you are in the right place.
I help senior leaders who don’t fit corporate norms navigate egos and politics so they can command respect, protect their reputation and secure their income.
They move from being overlooked to leading key conversations, handling difficult, high-ego stakeholders without backing down.
Rebuilding confidence and making clear, decisive moves on whether to step up, stay, or leave.
Despite what the old boys’ club sell, senior leaders don’t need to be male, pale and stale to succeed.
I help them see they can be themselves and be respected, influential and well paid.
What they need is clear thinking, strong positioning, confident communication and the ability to hold their ground.
I specialise in supporting leaders who feel frustrated and trapped to find the courage and clarity they need to decisively make tough decisions with conviction.
This allows them to regain their sense of self, momentum and ultimately their freedom at work, home and in their relationships..
Oftentimes there's a decision that needs to made, but before making it, they really need to know what the decision REALLY is.
We explore these decisions, and provide space to understand the fallout of them without causing irreparable damage with your family, friends and career.
And if after all that, you want to make a change, then we figure out how to do that too.
What We’d Do Together.
What Can I Offer You?
You do not need to arrive with a clearly defined problem. Most of the leaders I work with are already operating at a senior level are highly capable, trusted, and experienced but are navigating challenges that are harder to articulate than they are to feel.
Often it is not one issue, but a lived experience: increasing complexity, difficult relationships, unspoken politics, and the quiet pressure of holding everything together while still being expected to perform at a high level.
My work is to help you make sense of what is really happening both within your environment, your decisions, and your internal responses, so you can operate with greater clarity, authority, and ease, without losing your sense of self in the process.
This typically involves working on:
navigating complex personalities, power dynamics, and organisational politics
strengthening presence and influence in senior environments without becoming performative
making clear, grounded decisions under pressure and ambiguity
reducing overthinking, self-doubt, and the tendency to carry more than is yours to hold
managing career progression, transition, or visibility at executive level
leading in a way that is effective, authentic, and recognisably you
This is not about becoming a different kind of leader, shifting yourself into the “usual” kind you see in grey corporate spaces.
But about removing the internal and external friction that limits your impact, so your capability is seen more clearly, felt more fully, and experienced by others in the way it was always meant to be.
Book a Consultation Call.
This is a free, confidential one-to-one conversation to explore what is currently going on for you and whether working together feels like the right fit.