Individual Leadership Coaching and Mentoring | Linke Leadership

Individual Leadership

Grow as a leader. Lead with more impact.

Whether you’re stepping into your first senior role, navigating a career transition, or leading at the top and looking for a thinking partner, this work is about you. Practical, direct, and grounded in real leadership experience.

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30+

Years of executive leadership experience behind every session

CEO

15 years as Chief Executive across multiple sectors

Real

Stories and frameworks from the field, not the textbook

Services

What we work on together

These are the six areas where I work with individual leaders. Most engagements draw on more than one of them.

1:1 Executive Coaching

Core Offering

A structured coaching relationship focused on your specific challenges, goals, and leadership context. Sessions are candid, practical, and built around what you’re actually dealing with, not a generic framework applied uniformly to everyone.

Retainer basis 3, 6 or 12 months

Leadership Mentoring

Core Offering

Less structured than coaching, more conversational. Drawing on my own experience across multiple CEO and GM roles, I work as a thinking partner for leaders who want honest perspective from someone who has been in the room they’re trying to get into.

Ongoing retainer Ad hoc sessions

Career Transition Support

For leaders moving into a new sector, stepping up to executive level for the first time, or navigating an unexpected career shift. Covers positioning, narrative, confidence, and the practical mechanics of a successful transition.

Short engagement Project basis

Leadership Mastery Program

Signature Program

A structured program for leaders ready to make a significant step forward. Combines curated frameworks, practical application, and regular 1:1 sessions. Designed for leaders who want more than advice — they want a system for growing.

Program format 12 weeks+

Group and Cohort Programs

For organisations wanting to develop a cohort of leaders together. Structured group sessions combining leadership frameworks, peer discussion, and individual reflection. Effective for building a common language and lifting capability across a team simultaneously.

Workshop series Organisational

Emerging Leaders Program

Specifically designed for high-potential professionals moving from individual contributor to leader for the first time. Covers the mindset shift, the practical skills, and the common early mistakes that are far less painful to learn about before you make them.

Program format Group or 1:1

Who This Is For

Leaders at different stages

Individual leadership work is relevant across a wide range of career stages and contexts. These are the most common.

Aspiring Executives

Experienced leaders ready to move into their first executive role and wanting to close the gap between where they are and where they want to be.

New to the C-Suite

Recently appointed CEOs, GMs, and directors navigating the unique challenges of leading at the top for the first time without a playbook.

Experienced Executives

Senior leaders who want a trusted, confidential thinking partner outside their organisation for a difficult decision, transition, or challenge.

Leaders in For-Purpose Orgs

Leaders in NFP, disability, community, and government-adjacent sectors facing the specific pressures of mission-driven leadership with constrained resources.

Leaders in Career Transition

Professionals moving sector, stepping back in to leadership after a break, or navigating an unexpected change in their career trajectory.

Emerging Leaders

High-potential professionals who have been identified for leadership but have not yet had the development to match the expectation placed on them.

How We Work Together

Engagement formats

Most engagements fall into one of these three models. All are tailored to your situation — the format is a starting point, not a constraint.

Ongoing Retainer

Regular Partnership

A sustained coaching or mentoring relationship, typically monthly or fortnightly sessions. Best for leaders who want consistent support over a meaningful period.

3, 6, or 12-month arrangements
Fixed session cadence
Between-session support available
Suited to executive coaching and mentoring

Project Basis

Defined Outcome

A focused engagement with a clear starting point and goal. Best for career transitions, specific challenges, or preparation for a major step.

Agreed scope and timeline upfront
Typically 4 to 10 sessions
Clear outcome markers
Suited to transition support and prep

Workshop / Program

Group Development

Structured programs for cohorts or leadership teams. Delivered as a series of facilitated sessions with content, reflection, and application built in.

Half-day to multi-session formats
Can be combined with 1:1 components
Customised to sector and context
Suited to emerging leaders and cohorts

The Leadership Mastery Program

This is Linke Leadership’s signature individual program. Over 12 weeks or more, it combines structured frameworks, practical leadership application, and regular 1:1 sessions into a coherent development pathway.

It is not a course. It is a guided experience built around the leader in front of me.

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Grounded in real experience

Every framework used has been applied in practice across 30 years of executive leadership.

Built around your context

No off-the-shelf modules. The program adapts to the challenges you are actually facing.

Practical, not academic

The focus is always on what you do differently on Monday morning, not theory for its own sake.

Candid and direct

You will get an honest perspective, not just validation. That is the point of having an external thinking partner.

From Leaders I Have Worked With

What others say

“Michael’s guidance has been pivotal in my leadership development, providing me with the skills and confidence to excel.”

Max

“Linke Leadership helped me unlock my potential and lead with authenticity and impact.”

Susie

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Start with a free 30-minute call. No pitch. Just a conversation about where you are and whether I can help.

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