Open Water Lagoon

The demands of global business, the current economic down turn and its resulting intensified competition, all make the role of the leaders in business, pivotal in their ultimate success. The rules have changed, the goalposts have moved and the need for ‘out-of-the-box’ thinking, creativity and collaborative working (amongst others) has become a necessity rather than a luxury for survival and success.

The successful and effective organisations of the 21st century will be those whose leaders not only motivate, but also inspire trust and empower teams around meaningful pursuits. Leaner, flatter and more fluid organisations mean that you have to optimise your personal resources. One to One Executive Coaching for the leaders in your business generates change at a personal level and creates a positive ripple effect transforming the behaviours throughout the organisation (download Research into the benefits of Executive Coaching).

The Open Water Lagoon is our fully bespoke end-to-end executive coaching service. We supply and match certified master coaches from our highly experienced ‘pool’. With years of experience all our master coaches meet exacting criteria, combining relevant academic and coaching qualifications with a deep understanding of Leadership and Emotional Intelligence. Whether you are a multinational requiring an aligned global team of coaches or a small business going through the trials and challenges of start-up, we can provide you with the right coach at the right time.

We aim to inspire all our clients to step beyond their previously perceived limits
and swim out into the ‘open waters’ of their own possibilities.

What do we offer?

The most highly qualified and well vetted master coaches. All meet exacting criteria, combining relevant academic and coaching qualifications with many years experience in Leadership and Organisational Development.

A commitment to matching the right people with the right people. Our matching process involves the use of critical matching criteria ensuring the most effective pairing of client and coach.

Where applicable we use the best-validated individual profiling instruments.

Our coaching is:

Dynamic: responding to the client’s immediate and evolving needs and insights.
Structured: defining goals and vision, offering the client direction and progress.
Customised: to each individual’s outcomes and progress.
Focused: on actions and outcomes, accelerating professional development
Adaptable: to changing requirements

Our Clients

‘The true voyage of discovery lies not in seeking new landscapes,
but in having new eyes.’
-Marcel Proust-

The Open Water Lagoon works with executives, board members and senior managers from large global corporations as well as small organisations.

We can provide coaching at an individual level, a team level and at a global/organisational strategic level. From this broad and diverse experience we understand the business environment and know what 'best' looks like.

As an organization we are members of the International Coach Federation and we adhere to the international Code of Conduct and Ethics for coaches as described by the ICF. All our coaches are qualified to the highest possible level in relation to the client needs they are being matched to. In a field where integrity and courage are essential, they have a proven track record. Our coaches undertake their own on-going self-development and supervision.