Emergent Coaching
& Mentoring
Coaching and mentoring for people WORKING IT OUT
Coaching is great for identifying goals and improving performance, but it is often delivered by someone who has not experienced your world. Mentoring offers real-world experience from someone who has lived it, and crucially felt the joys and the pain of being in business.
About Emergent Coaching & Mentoring
Get the support you need
Emergent offers specialist Coaching & Mentoring services to leaders across all industries. I offer a unique and personalised service that utilises my training in the school of Psychosynthesis. This differs from standard coaching models as it facilitates working at depth with clients, often through challenging periods. I have plenty of real world experience from emergency departments to my years as a CEO and founder. You will find compassion, support, challenge and unique perspectives on the problems and opportunities facing you by working with me.
I combine coaching with mentoring so you benefit from everything I got right and what I got wrong in my career and experience. Pure coaching limits the coach to asking powerful questions to help the coachee uncover there own solutions. Both are powerful but skilfully combined they are synergistic. I believe this method is very powerful.
My training as a psychosynthesis coach is an important aspect of my practice as it offers a means to support my clients at depth and consider their psychospiritual needs along with their business and personal goals. Often our work may be around aligning your personal growth with your professional life. All too often this balance is neglected which can lead to burn out or too much focus in one area of a client’s life. Finding balance is key.
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Specialist coaching and mentoring areas
Start ups / SME's / Scale Ups
I have been working in technology start ups for 12 years and love the energy, drive and all hands to the pump mentality. With a partner I built a professional services business serving health technology clients and en route I can safely say we have seen it all. As a coach and mentor I can help you navigate your way and benefit from what we got right and learn from what we got wrong. My experience is relevant across industries and I can walk alongside you through thick and thin. Please get in touch for a catch up to see if I am a good fit for you and what you are trying to achieve.
We can work on any pain points you may have whether they are business related, personal or more commonly a mix of the both.
Founder / CEO’s stepping back
Letting go of the business you have established to a senior leadership team is a famously difficult thing to do. Even so I underestimated this process and have learnt much en route. It can be a lonely and confusing process and I enjoy working with people through this challenge. Often it can involve a rapid transition from being the person that performs many roles in a startup to a CEO and then on to shareholder/NED when you hire a specialist team. I offer my services to you as a business leader and entrepreneur who has grown and learnt through this process.
Burn out
Burn out is increasingly common in all professions but a particular problem for leaders, entrepreneurs and those working in fast markets. It is key to get support if you are at risk or are already burnt out and I have personal experience and understand how hard it can be. Early intervention is key if you are seeing the signs.
In a coaching relationship we can:
- Foster self awareness and reflection. Uncover practical strategies. Set goals and accountability.
In a mentoring relationship, you can be:
- Supported emotionally. Normalise the situation. Get perspective. Learn proven strategies.
Synergies: While distinct, coaching and mentoring are highly effective when used together. A mentor can offer a broad, long-term perspective and emotional support, while a coach can provide the structured, actionable plan to address immediate challenges.
Neurodiversity
Some studies suggest that 40% or entrepreneurs are dyslexic and it is safe to say that many founders / early state leaders have an unusual character profile.
The “Neurodiverse Advantage/Disadvantage”: The reasons behind this higher proportion often relate to the unique strengths and challenges associated with neurodiversity. Many neurodiverse entrepreneurs report that their conditions, such as ADHD or dyslexia, bring valuable traits to business ownership
The Neurodiverse Advantage
- Creativity and innovative thinking
- Hyperfocus and attention to detail
- Problem-solving and lateral thinking
- Resilience and perseverance
The Neurodiverse Disadvantage
- Executive function challenges
- Sensory and social overwhelm
- Difficulties with traditional communication
- Discrimination and stigma
I have experience of the diagnostic process which has helped me identify advantages and disadvantages in my life and work. Character traits associated with neurodiversity can be a gift in some environments and cause problems in others.
It is critical for you to harness your skills and deploy them in a constructive way whilst acknowledging your differences and taking care of yourself.
A structured way to work with adversity
Goals
We start with the Goal. Where is it that we are headed and what would be different if we arrived at this point?
This foundational step is about clearly defining what success looks like for you, we may focus on many in our work together but an over arching goal will carry us through. We move beyond vague aspirations to establish an destination and it is this clarity of purpose that fuels motivation and provides the crucial benchmark against which all future actions will be measured. A well-defined goal is the engine of change.
Reality
Next, we work through the Reality of the situation in which you find yourself.
Opportunities
The third stage is about exploring Options or Opportunities.
With a clear goal and an honest assessment of your reality, we can use emergent thinking to explore ways forward. This is where the blend of coaching and mentoring comes into its own and the relationship we have developed pays dividend. We will look for new ways of thinking to generate new ways of perceiving the problem including those you haven’t considered yet. We challenge assumptions, push past perceived limitations, and explore diverse strategies. By rigorously evaluating the pros and cons of each opportunity, we collaboratively refine the possibilities. This is where innovation happens, ensuring you select the most viable and pathways that align with your strengths and move you directly towards your desired goal.
The Will
Finally, we focus on the Will or Way Forward. Vision without action is merely a dream.
This crucial phase is dedicated to transforming your chosen options into a concrete, executable action plan. We detail the specific steps you will take, when you will take them, and what support you will need. We address potential barriers and solidify your commitment to the plan, ensuring you have the motivation and accountability required for sustained progress. The Way Forward establishes clear metrics for success and sets up a robust system of follow-through, ensuring the insights gained translate into tangible, real-world results that support you in building resolve towards achieving your ultimate goal.
Testimonials
Positive Reviews From Our Clients
Broadcast Journalist
I have worked in depth with Lyndon as a peer coach, and his insight and quick mind have greatly supported my professional growth and helped me make the best decisions for myself. He brings together the wisdom of his business experience with the Psychosynthesis approach, offering a truly holistic perspective that resonates deeply with me. I cannot recommend Lyndon highly enough — the best proof being that we continue our peer coaching sessions to this day.
Founder – Brain Based Coaching
I highly recommend Lyndon for business coaching. As a clinician by background and now founder of a behavioral health tech startup, my sessions with Lyndon have been an invaluable space to bring any questions about my business to a trusted, experienced pair of eyes. Lyndon creates a very warm and empathic dynamic, where all thoughts and dilemmas are welcome. His vast experience and expertise are evident and very reassuring. I left sessions with more clarity on my goals and, crucially, how to tackle obstacles getting in my way. What is unique about Lyndon is that his own experiences as both a clinician in the NHS and in entrepreneurship mean he understands first hand the critical challenge facing clinical entrepreneurs: the paramount need to prioritise user safety and duty of care alongside building a viable business. This is a rare combination of expertise. I am very lucky to have crossed paths with Lyndon and look forward to staying in touch for more wisdom as my business plans unfold
Director, Product Management of AI & Machine Learning commercial software at IQVIA
Lyndon was always the gold standard of relationship management with senior stakeholders in the hospitals or project leads (typically CIO and CCIO, as well as regional project executives). Diligent and detail focused, Lyndon always ensured his work was aligned to the overall goals of the project, and the steps needed to get there.
He also knew when others had more expertise, and was an expert communicator in working with myself and others to fill the gaps. Never one to shy away from the difficult question, this skill is invaluable.
He was a pleasure to work with, balancing professionalism with humanity, and it showed with how many of his colleagues viewed him as a close friend
Head of Multinational Trade, AIG
I had the opportunity to work with Lyndon through his coaching, and I can confidently say it was a transformative experience. He brings a rare combination of deep insight, strategic clarity, and grounded presence to his work. Lyndon doesn’t offer surface-level advice—he gets to the heart of challenges and helps uncover the real work that needs to be done, both personally and professionally.
His ability to hold space, ask the right questions, and challenge with compassion makes him an effective coach.
Professor of Enhanced Innovation
Lyndon has a charming manner and an impressive grasp of the facts which allows him to be authoritative and to have a ready answer to the many questions that we and our stakeholders put to him. He demonstrates a commitment to patient-centeredness which is commendable and it has been a pleasure to have worked with him here in Wales.
VP of Business Development at BlueSkeye AI with expertise in AI and healthcare
Working with Lyndon is a great pleasure. He brings robust medical and pragmatic insights to the deployment of digital technology in healthcare and adds enormous value, both commercial and social, to the programmes of work in which he is involved.
CEO and founder of world’s largest personal health records company
Lyndon comes up with ideas I could not have foreseen. I noticed even the bad ones were really useful to shake the team into finding better solutions, faster. So I always listen when he talks.
He also has a positive view of people, assuming the best intentions in a way that becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Finally, he is an excellent judge of people. I have several colleagues who we hired because Lyndon called me and said “hire this person”. They are some of our best hires. He specialises in uncovering great people, treated badly, hidden from hiring by their modest nature.
Consultant Anaesthetist & Clinical Entrepreneur
I’m a senior NHS consultant with many years experience of leadership and service redesign. Yet none of this helped me navigate the governance path for spread and adoption of a digital innovation I had developed within our Trust. Having previously found coaching a valuable tool to personal development I approached Lyndon through the NHSE CE Programme. Lyndon has acted as a mentor and coach to me over the last 6 months. He has a natural ability to guide others and through personal reflection and development helped me overcome what at times felt like insurmountable obstacles. I would highly recommend Lyndon as a coach and mentor.
Rare and Specialty Medicine, Sciensus
Lyndon works with great integrity and has a broad knowledge of all aspects of digital health care and its implications for users, providers, commissioners and the health system as a whole. He is well respected by his clients and has the ability to think out of the box and come up with novel solutions. A real team player and asset to any company.
Support for the Next Generation & Creatives (Pro Bono)
I offer an afternoon a week for aspiring or first time entrepreneurs that people can book into via calendly. I also offer free 6 week coaching and mentoring to promising clients to pay forward others’ generosity down the years.
Please see my LinkedIn profile for experience: LINKEDIN