For senior leaders
The board has asked for a different version of you.
Your team has drifted from following to waiting. A decision is in front of you, and you are too close to it to think it through.
Executive Coaching →You've been told something needs to change. Or you're the one saying it.
The hard part is knowing what, exactly. We start there, with evidence from you and the people around you, and work on what it shows. Then we check the change has held.
Gary McRae · Founder & Principal Coach
Singapore
At a crossroads
Something about the next move doesn't sit right.
You have been good at this for years. The hesitation may be a signal, or it may be noise. You need to find out which before you choose.
Career Coaching →For organisations
The budget went out. The behaviour never arrived.
A leader in transition. An executive who keeps getting the same presence feedback. A bench of unknown readiness. A restructure the leadership has not caught up with. We diagnose before we prescribe. Private sector, government, non-profit.
Organisations →
You have tried the obvious moves. Something is still in the way.
The strategy is sound. The team is capable. We read the situation from outside, where patterns invisible from inside become visible. That is where useful change starts.
Many leadership challenges are identity problems wearing skills clothing.
Method
Diagnostic before
prescriptive.
Everything here starts with evidence. We prescribe nothing until the evidence holds up.
Diagnose
We find out what is actually happening, with evidence from the people involved. We test the problem as first described before anyone prescribes a fix.
Reframe
We name what the evidence shows and agree what to work on. A strategy problem can turn out to be about identity, a team problem about how decisions get made.
Build
We choose the format the evidence calls for and set specific, accountable commitments. The change happens in the boardroom, the operating committee, the conversation with the team.
Embed
We fold the change into how leaders work day to day, then check it has held. Change only sticks when it fits how leaders see their own role, so we work on that as well.
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The Evidence
Randomised trials back coaching.
We still measure whether it worked for you.
A 2023 meta-analysis pooled 37 randomised controlled trials covering 2,528 participants. The average coached leader outperformed roughly seven in ten comparable leaders who received no coaching. For sponsoring buyers, the live question is how to design an engagement that produces evidence the board can read.
37
randomised controlled trials in the 2023 meta-analysis, the gold standard of evidence.
Academy of Management Learning and Education
30yrs
of published research underpin the Leadership Circle Profile 360° assessment.
The Leadership Circle
2,528
leaders across 39 study samples in the randomised-trial evidence base for coaching.
de Haan and Nilsson, 2023
What clients have said.
What really sets Gary apart is the depth of his questions. They are thoughtful, insightful, and often lead me to explore broader perspectives I wouldn't have reached on my own.
Kexin Yong, VP · JP Morgan · Singapore
Through our sessions, I received practical, actionable insight that enabled me to run more effective meetings and present with far more confidence.
Karla Macquiling · Baker McKenzie · Philippines
My session with Gary was really helpful. I gained more clarity on my priorities with clear action steps, and felt genuinely heard throughout.
Madara · SaaS Leader · United Kingdom
Reading.
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Executive Coaching ROI: What the Evidence Shows
The 7x figure is a 2009 industry survey. What the randomised trials show.
Pricing & fit · 7 min read8 Jun 2026
Career Coaching Cost in Singapore: What the Price Reflects
What career coaching costs in Singapore, and why the range is so wide. The pricing conversation before the sales conversation.
Thirty minutes. The actual situation. No pitch.
Bring the unedited version of what you are dealing with. You leave with a diagnosis you can use, whether or not we work together.