What if being yourself is
how you lead best?
This is where you reconnect with that.
Lead as yourself
You’re capable. You’ve navigated complexity, delivered results and carried responsibility—often more than anyone sees.
And you know that when you show up as yourself at work, things shift.
You think more clearly.
You speak with more ease.
You make better decisions when it matters.
That way of being hasn’t disappeared.
It’s still there — at times just harder to access.
This isn’t about becoming a new or improved version of you.
It’s about coming back to who you are.
You’ve had moments of this already
You’ve had moments when you said what needed to be said and everything settled.
Moments when you stood your ground - assured, clear, decisive.
Moments when working with others felt energising rather than draining.
Perhaps you’ve also had moments where meetings go round in circles and what really matters never quite gets said.
You want more of that - reliably and consistently.
You know what it feels like when you lead as yourself.
You want to return to that way of being — more often, with more ease, and without the noise.
How you get there
Through honest, grounded conversations.
A space where you can hear yourself think.
Where the real issues can be named without judgement, politics or pressure.
Where complexity and tension are welcome — and met with curiosity, clarity and a touch of humour. Often this is the space people haven’t had — where conversations stop circling, and something real can finally be said.
A space that helps you see more clearly, so your next steps become easier to take.
This is the work:
creating the conditions where you can be yourself — with more ease, and greater trust in how you lead.
"I discovered a part of myself I never knew I had."
(Former client)
That's what this space is for.
For you. Your team. Or both.
You & Me
One-to-one conversations that help you lead in a way that feels true to who you are.
This is where you can talk openly and uncensored about your reality - the decisions, the dynamics, the politics and the pressure. We look at what’s unfolding, what genuinely needs your attention. This is especially helpful when you’re overthinking a conversation or decision, or avoiding them altogether. Together we make sense of what matters, so you choose your next steps.
The outcome?
Clearer thinking.
More ease in how you work.
A way of leading that feels more grounded and more you.
Me & Your Team
Facilitated conversations that help your team work better together.
We look at how people relate — what strengthens trust, what creates friction and what needs attention.
We surface what’s going unsaid, name what matters and work with the real dynamics in the room, so the team can move forward with more clarity and cohesion. This is often where teams are polite but stuck and progress depends on the right conversation finally happening.
The result is practical and visible:
clearer discussions, better decisions and renewed momentum.
You, Me & Team
Work that strengthens how you and your team work together.
We explore how your presence shapes the team’s experience — and what needs attention in the way you collaborate.
This creates the conditions for clearer communication, stronger collaboration and shared ownership of the work.
It can take time.
But it lasts.
I help people reconnect with who they are — so they can lead as themselves and work in ways that feel meaningful.
I’m Susan Ní Chríodáin and this thread runs through everything I do: facilitation, coaching, writing, speaking and podcasting.
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A moment to choose
Perhaps you’re sensing that what once worked no longer feels quite right.
Or maybe you’ve noticed you’re further away than you’d like from who you are at your best.
Standing at a crossroads is an opportunity to choose —
to pay attention to what’s happening,
to notice what matters to you now,
and to consider the direction you want to take.
It’s time to choose — to listen, to reorient and to head in a direction that feels like yours.
Where you begin
You need space to work out your next step.
We can create that space.
When it’s time to lead in a way that feels more like you, you begin here.
