Promotion Ready

Promotion Ready.

Ready for the next step in your finance career, but it hasn’t happened yet? Promotion Ready is six weeks of 1:1 promotion coaching to build the mindset, presence and plan to step up, where you are now or somewhere new.

 

£850 for the complete programme, including six individual coaching sessions, practical exercises between sessions and a personalised career action plan.

Promotion Coaching.

Built for finance professionals ready to step up.

You are good at the job. The numbers are right and the deadlines are met. But promotion takes more than technical ability and that is where many strong finance people get stuck. This programme is for you if you are:

  • A Financial Controller, Head of Finance or FD aiming for the next role
  • Ready for promotion but keep being passed over
  • Planning a move to a bigger role at another company

We start with the role you want and finish with your plan to get it.

How my promotion coaching works.

6 Weeks, One Focus a Week.

Each week tackles one part of your progression, tailored to your goals and circumstances, so you build momentum without overloading a busy diary.

1:1 With a Serving CFO.

Six weekly, 60 minute video sessions with me, a serving CFO. We combine coaching with practical guidance, applying my experience to your challenges and next career move.

An Exercise Every Week.

You leave each session with one practical exercise to apply at work, building towards a personalised career action plan.

What we cover in six weeks.

✔ Week 1, Clarity: define the role you want, why you want it and what it will take.

✔ Week 2, Identity: start thinking and acting like the leader in the next role.

✔ Week 3, Beliefs: find and loosen the doubts that hold you back.

✔ Week 4, Visibility: build the relationships and profile that get you considered.

✔ Week 5, Your value story: explain your impact in the terms boards and hiring managers listen to.

✔ Week 6, The step up: prepare for the promotion conversation or interview and leave with your plan.

 

Your next role won’t wait.

Promotions rarely go to the person who waits until they feel ready. They go to the person who is already seen as ready. Many finance professionals are judged on their technical work for years, then suddenly need to show leadership, influence and commercial judgement to step up. Promotion coaching closes that gap, with a clear focus each week and someone who has made the climb. By the end of the six weeks, you will:

✔ Know which role you’re going for and what it takes to get it

✔ Show up with the presence of someone already in the role

✔ Have a clear plan for the promotion conversation or interview

 

Stop waiting to be noticed. Start acting like the obvious choice.

The mindset shifts behind my clients’ results.

From self-doubt to confident leadership.
One client went from second guessing every decision to leading meetings with authority and clarity.

From setback to promotion
Another client bounced back from a career setback and secured a promotion within 3 months.

From overlooked to first choice.
Another client had been passed over for the FD role twice and went on to secure a bigger role at another company within 4 months.

The change starts with what you believe, and then shows in how others see you.

What I valued most was being able to talk through real situations with someone who understood finance roles. Simon could challenge my thinking and share practical experience that related directly to my situation. He asked questions that made me think properly about my own approach.

I knew I wanted to become a CFO, but I didn’t know how to bridge the gap between where I was and where I wanted to be. After the six sessions I knew what I needed to develop and a practical plan that fitted around my job. For the first time, I had specific actions I actually followed through on, rather than a career goal I kept putting off.

I had been aiming for a Finance Director role for two years but wasn’t sure what was holding me back. Working with Simon helped me identify the gaps and start demonstrating that I could operate at that level. Within three months, I had secured my first FD position.

In senior meetings, I used to focus on explaining the numbers and leave the wider discussion to others. Simon helped me recognise that my judgement mattered as much as my technical knowledge. I now come prepared with a clear view, make recommendations and challenge when I need to.

Book your free call.

It’s time to step up.

In a free 15 minute call, we will talk through where you are, the role you want and whether promotion coaching is the right fit. If it is, we will agree your start date.

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