Pat Joseph

Leadership Development and Executive coach, facilitator, trainer, Action Learning Set Facilitator and Coach supervisor.

I believe that real change is possible — and that the people best placed to make it happen are already more resourceful than they know.

My work as an executive coach and coach supervisor is rooted in that conviction. I partner with individuals, teams and organisations to create the conditions to ‘risk positive change’ the kind of movement that comes when people gain fresh insight, reconnect with their agency, and begin to see what's genuinely possible.

I work systemically, which means I'm always curious about the wider context shaping the people I work with — the structures, histories, relationships and inequalities that show up in every workplace, whether or not they're named. Raising awareness of systemic inequalities, and their impact on individuals and teams, is a thread that runs through everything I do.

Over the years I've worked with leaders at every level across the voluntary, statutory and private sectors — from small business owners to corporate executives — as well as with teams navigating complexity and change. Whatever the setting, I offer a resourceful space: somewhere to surface concerns, widen perspective and build a clearer sense of what to do next.

My practice draws on Transactional Analysis (organisational field), systemic constellations and coaching supervision. I bring rigour, warmth, and a genuine commitment to the effectiveness of your work and the people who make it happen.

I am an EMCC Accredited Executive Coach (Senior Practitioner) and Accredited Coach Supervisor. My qualifications include an ILM Level 7 Diploma in Executive Coaching, Action Learning Set Facilitator Accreditation, and accreditation as a Get on the Mat (Systemic Constellations) facilitator. I have also completed four years of advanced training in Transactional Analysis within the Organisational Field.

How would you describe yourself or your work in a few words?
Committed to having courageous conversations in the coaching space which ‘risks positive change’.

Recent clients
Guildhall Ignite, Oxford Cultural Leaders, Clore Social Leadership, Integrity Coaching.

What do you like to do for fun?
Reading, walking, theatre and socialising (even more so when it includes food).

If you had a day where you could do absolutely anything, what would you do?
Read a book on the beach in St Lucia with a cold Piton beer.