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Mark takes on a small number of coaching clients at any one time, and he is selective about who he works with. His coaching is one specific conversation about how to deal in facts, differentiate between what you can and can't control, and do what it takes to get the job done. It is for leaders who want that conversation and are ready to act on it.
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Sometimes we choose our challenges. Sometimes the challenge chooses us. What we decide to do about them, that’s what counts. When a leader is navigating uncertainty they didn’t plan for, the question is never really about the challenge itself. It is always about what they decide to do next.

That question is at the heart of Mark’s executive coaching. He works one-to-one with a small number of CEOs, senior executives, and leaders in high-performance sport, using his Unbreakable Framework as a working decision-making tool on what they are facing right now: the market shift they didn’t see coming, the restructure they didn’t ask for, the team that has stopped pulling together. Every conversation comes back to three decisions:

  1. Do they step into the arena as competitors or sit back as spectators?

  2. Do they deal in facts as realists or rely on hope as optimists?

  3. Do they work together as collaborators or go it alone as soloists?

Tried & Tested

Mark has tested the framework twice himself, first when he lost his sight at 22, then lying in a spinal unit after breaking his back at 34. He had to decide whether he actually believed what he had spent a decade teaching. He did. He confronted the facts, kept hope alive, and has since catalysed over $150 million in neurotech projects. Over the last 25 years he has delivered the framework to senior leaders worldwide. Now, through his Professional Doctorate in Elite Performance at Dublin City University, he is testing it against Self-Determination Theory and Hope Theory to understand why, when the challenge chooses them, some people sit on the sidelines while others step into the arena.

Closeup of Mark speaking at an event, wearing facial microphone

CEOs who hear Mark speak tell him the same thing: he gets them focused on the facts, clear on what they can and can’t control, and confident to redefine what’s possible. Coaching applies that to a leader’s own decisions, as they happen, over time. Without waiting for certainty that isn’t coming, leaders establish exactly how to:

  1. Deal in facts

  2. Differentiate between what they can and can't control

  3. Do what it takes to get the job done

“At a time of relentless uncertainty, Mark is perfectly placed to provide insights into turning challenges into opportunities. Through his coaching he helps us focus on how to deal in facts, anchor ourselves with a sense of control and chart a path towards a better future.”

MD, Avolon

Is Coaching the Right Fit For You?

Mark takes on a small number of coaching clients at any one time, and he is selective about who he works with. His coaching is one specific conversation about how to deal in facts, differentiate between what you can and can’t control, and do what it takes to get the job done. It is for leaders who want that conversation and are ready to act on it.

 

Every coaching relationship starts with a call. Both sides use it to decide whether working together is right. If it is, Mark will explain how the coaching works from there. If it isn’t, he will say so. To request a call, fill in the contact form by following the link below:

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