Sue Stockdale

Engaging. Exploring. Enriching.

Coach : Speaker : Author : Podcaster
My mantra is “we all can achieve more than we imagine is possible – but often the only person stopping you… is you”

My mantra is “we all can achieve more than we imagine possible – but often the only person stopping you… is you”.

What gets in the way of leaders being effective?

Many leaders today find it difficult to lead. Instead they struggle to cope with endless meetings, whilst trying to stay on top of the never-ending demands made on them. So there is little time left to think.

Yet when leaders have time to think and reflect, they get inspired and develop new ideas and possibilities.

They feel energised to take action. And in turn, they engage and motivate others.

As a coach, I create the space for leaders to think, so they can be more effective, inspire others, and transform how they lead.

Transformation is a process of reinvention by transforming how you think, not what you know – and then having the courage to get out of your own way and discover what you are capable of.

Change modifies behaviours.

Transformation modifies values and beliefs.

You know you have transformed when you no longer want to do what you used to do, or behave how you used to behave.

Watch my TEDx talk to find out more.

EXPLORE: A Life of Adventure is a compelling memoir that explains why stepping out your comfort zone is key to living a fulfilling life.

I recount the story of my adventures from challenging beginnings to exploring some of the world’s most extreme environments including the North Pole, Antarctica and Greenland.

“Recommended summer reading for CEOs”
CEO Today magazine

Services

Coaching

Do you want to develop as a leader? Working with an executive coach will give you time to reflect, gain clarity and explore the issues that may be holding you back from being at your best.

Speaking

Looking for a motivational speaker for your conference or meeting? That’s where I can help.

Writing

Author of several books including EXPLORE: A Life of Adventure, Risk and Secrets of Successful Women Entrepreneurs, I’ve written articles for The Guardian, Inc. Huffington Post, The Scotsman, Coaching Perspectives magazine, and many more publications.

Podcasting

Do you want to communicate your message and connect a wider audience? Podcasts are a great way to build a stronger level of engagement and trust, and I can host and produce a series for your business.

Testimonials

My Clients

Sue's coaching helped me to transition from a hands-on Manager to a Senior Executive. She supported me in finding my own answers to different challenges I was facing, building my professional confidence, widening my perspective and teaching me how to create positive ripple effects. Having coaching sessions with Sue was a turning point in my career; I highly recommend her.

Shoko Doherty, Celtic English academyCEO

We have received great feedback, especially from the more remote sites who rarely have the opportunity to hear international speakers, about how exciting it was for them to participate in an event with such a high-quality speaker, via technology. Your advice was very tangible and certainly resonated with the audience.

Sarah Lang, Infrastructure New ZealandProject Director

“The combination of the story of your North Pole expedition and your advice around risk worked really well and it was very inspirational. Thank you very much for tying it in to our theme and business so well”.

Sue Clayton, CBRE Executive Director

"Risk: All that Matters is an insightful and comprehensive guide that explores and explains the many concepts that influence our choices and decision-making. The book illustrates many interesting parallels that we can resonate with normal life. Once started, very difficult to put down and the "100 ideas" at the end provides a really enjoyable sting in the tail."

Andy Halliday, England / Great Britain Men’s HockeyTeam Manager

Sue was a top notch podcast host - organized, communicative, puts her guests at ease, and well-prepared with great questions! We had a great time on the podcast and would recommend to anyone.

Amelia Lin, HoneycombCo-Founder and CEO

Sue is so much more than a wonderful coach supervisor …. she is a great coach, leader and inspiration, I have recommended her to all I know and will continue to do so! In working with Sue, you are getting quality (bundles of it), grounded knowledge, experience and wisdom, clarity of thought, integrity and honesty - who wouldn’t want to work with that? Her approach is non-judgemental, professional, enthusiastic and with an incredibly calm energy.

Nicky ChambersExecutive, career and personal coach

Sue delivered a truly inspiring and insightful talk to a global audience at our virtual agile meetup, via zoom. I was delighted when Sue agreed to speak and was thoroughly impressed with her professionalism throughout. She took time beforehand to understand the audience and very quickly identified some highly relevant and impatful learnings, using stories of her adventures as a backdrop.

Stephen McAinsh, Lean agile EdinburghOrganiser