IK-INSIGHTS
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Clarity for leaders. Structure for growth. Space to think differently.
Redefine success on your terms.
Hello, I'm Kay.
I’m Kay Henderson, a CPCC & ICF accredited coach with 30 years’ experience in leadership, sales, and culture at IBM and Microsoft. I work with leaders, teams, and organisations to create clarity, structure, and confidence - helping them scale, navigate change, and thrive in complex environments.
Why work with me:
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Executive and leadership coaching
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Advisory & fractional leadership
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Midlife and career transition support
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Practical, human, commercially grounded approach
Kay supported me through a complex transition with exceptional patience and professionalism. She asked the right questions, created space for reflection, and helped me gain the clarity and confidence to make decisive career choices. I would highly recommend her to senior leaders seeking a strategic, experienced coach.
Laura
Talent Director
My Approach
I combine coaching and advisory because leaders rarely need just one or the other.
My work creates space to think - and then helps translate that thinking into grounded, practical action. I listen deeply, challenge thoughtfully and stay focused on what will make the biggest difference, both professionally and personally.
Clients often come to me feeling capable but stretched, successful but unsettled. Together, we work on clarity, confidence and resilience - not as abstract concepts, but as lived experiences in how you lead, decide and show up every day.
My 1:1 coaching clients come from corporate, public sector, academia, the arts and entrepreneurial environments. What they share is a desire to reconnect with what matters and to lead - or live - in a way that feels more intentional and sustainable. Beyond the midlife sandwich.
The Perfect Coach for Executives
Coaching Services
Kay supported me through a complex transition with exceptional patience and professionalism. She asked the right questions, created space for reflection, and helped me gain the clarity and confidence to make decisive career choices. I would highly recommend her to senior leaders seeking a strategic, experienced coach.
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Laura Jane
Talent Director
Kay has been a catalyst for growth. She consistently challenged my thinking, helped me uncover blind spots, and supported me to push beyond my comfort zone. Her coaching has positively impacted both my professional and personal life - I have genuinely thrived as a result.
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Jack Venables
Bronze Commander
Achieve Your Goals
Where Clients most often seek my support:
Career confidence, satisfaction and progression
Navigating complexity, change and uncertainty
Mid-career transition and reinvention
Difficult people dynamics and leadership presence
Leadership resilience and burnout recovery
Rediscovering purpose, energy and direction
A confidential conversation to create clarity, talk through your current challenges, and explore the next right step with practical, grounded support.