New managers
You were promoted in the last year. Yesterday you were a colleague, and today you run the meeting. You want to give feedback, set priorities and hold people to them without losing the relationships you had.
Leadership coaching for new managers and founders
Ruth Kestle
Go from stuck to clear in twelve weeks, with one coach who works only with you.
- 20 minfree intro call
- 12 weeksweekly sessions
- Videoor in person
Who it is for
For people who have a team and no manual.
Most people are promoted for doing the work well, then asked to lead without any training. These are the three groups I work with most.
Founders with a first team
You have done every job yourself and now you have people. Hiring, delegating and deciding what only you should do are new skills, and the cost of getting them wrong is high.
Specialists moving into lead roles
You are the strongest person in your field and you have been asked to lead it. You want to keep your craft, grow a team around it and stop being the bottleneck.
How it works
Four steps, and the first one is free.
There is nothing to prepare. Come with the problem you are living with today.
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Intro call
Twenty minutes, free. You tell me what is stuck. I tell you honestly whether coaching can help and which option fits.
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The 12-week programme
We agree three goals in plain words and how you will know each one has moved. Everything we do for twelve weeks serves those goals.
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Weekly sessions
Fifty minutes, once a week. You bring a real situation, we work it through, and you leave with one action to try before the next session.
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Review
In week twelve we look at what changed against the three goals, what did not, and what you will keep doing without me.
Programmes and prices
Choose how much support you need.
Sample prices in Canadian dollars, taxes extra. Every option starts with the free intro call.
Single session
$180 one session
For one decision or one difficult conversation.
- 60 minutes by video or in person
- One topic that you bring
- Written summary and next step within a day
12-week programme
$1,950 for twelve weeks
For a real change in how you lead.
- Twelve weekly 50-minute sessions
- Messages between sessions on weekdays
- Written plan in week 4, review in week 12
Team package
$5,400 for up to four people
For a company promoting several people at once.
- Twelve weeks of one-to-one sessions for each manager
- Two shared sessions for the whole group
- Short report for the person who sponsors the work
About Ruth
Twelve years of managing teams, then ten of coaching them.
I started in operations at a logistics company, moved into software, and was promoted to lead a team of eight with no training. It was the hardest year of my working life, and it is the reason I coach.
Since 2016 I have worked one-to-one with new managers and founders. I do not teach a system. I listen, ask direct questions, say what I notice, and help you decide what to do on Monday.
- 2016 began coaching
- About 140 clients so far
- Solo practice you always work with me
Results
What clients say after twelve weeks.
In my first month I was doing my team’s work and mine. By week four I had stopped, and nobody missed it.
I hired two people and put off every hard conversation with them. Ruth helped me plan the first one. It took ten minutes and went fine.
I wanted a pep talk and got something more useful: a list of three things to stop doing. I still use it.
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Questions
Things people ask before they book.
Something missing? Ask on the intro call, or write to hello@kestle.example.
Where and when do the sessions happen?
By video, or in person in the city centre if you live nearby. Sessions are on weekday mornings and early evenings. We fix a regular slot in week one so you can plan around it.
Is what I say kept private?
Yes. I do not share anything you tell me with your employer, your team or anyone else. In the team package, the report for your sponsor covers themes and progress that you have approved, never what you said.
Will you give advice or only ask questions?
Both. I ask questions when you already know more than you think, and I give a direct opinion when you ask for one or when I think you are avoiding something. You decide what to do with it.
What if I miss a session?
Tell me at least 24 hours ahead and we move it within the same week. Late changes happen, and I will still try to find another time. The programme runs for twelve weeks of sessions, not twelve calendar weeks.
What if it is not working?
Say so at any point. After the first three sessions you can stop and I will refund the remaining sessions in full. I would rather end early than keep you in a programme that does not help.
Book a free intro call
Twenty minutes. No cost, no obligation.
Tell me what is stuck and when you are free. I reply within one working day with two or three times to choose from.
Thank you.
Your request is in. Ruth will write to you within one working day with a few times to choose from.
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