PERFORMANCE PARTNER
I WORK WITH THE BUSINESS FROM THE INSIDE TO HELP THEM IMPROVE LEADERSHIP, CULTURE AND PERFORMANCE.
The Performance Partner
Every business grows through its people. As a business grows, so does the pressure, complexity, and challenges.
That’s where I come in.
I work closely with the team, but remain independent to ensure I can bring perspective and challenge without bias.” I help leaders and teams develop the skills, behaviours, and mindset needed to perform, adapt, and grow together.
The kinds of challenges I help with:
- Leaders who are skilled at the job but need to step up as the business grows
- Communication breakdowns between directors, managers, and teams
- Tension, conflict, or just a lack of connection in the workplace
- Managers struggling with confidence, feedback, and leading people
- Teams under pressure, stress, overwhelm, or poor planning
- A culture that looks good on paper but isn’t really lived day-to-day
- Founders who want their people to perform at a higher level, but don’t know how to get them there
Who I’ve worked with
I’ve worked with companies like Onyx Health, a fast-growing marketing agency in Newcastle. When I came in, they were scaling quickly, moving from 15 to 35 staff. That growth created natural challenges: leadership stretched thin, communication issues, managers unsure of how to step up, and staff under pressure.
Together, we worked on:
Developing leadership skills at every level
Building emotional intelligence and self-awareness across the team
Coaching account managers on confidence, communication, and handling feedback
Creating a stronger connection and culture across the business
The result? Leaders grew, people performed at a higher level, and the culture became stronger through a period of change and growth.
I’ve also worked with Red Hat, a global open-source software company, and multiple organisations in Digital marketing, Construction, and Software development.
“David has had a huge impact on the Onyx Health team, providing group and one-to-one coaching sessions that have improved our social awareness and perspective of how to get the best out of each other. More recently the leadership team have been working with David during a period of transition and have gained confidence and direction on how to become a better leader.
David is a fantastic coach and has a unique ability to get real value out of every session. Personally, I have a lot to thank David for, he has taught me to realise what I am capable of as a leader, worked with me to define my own leadership style and made me more self-aware so that I continually look after myself, benefitting others in the process”.
Trevor Pill – Managing Director of Onyx Health
HOW I CAN SUPPORT YOU?
I do an immersion into your organisation to understand your and your team’s needs, challenges and what impact you expect successful results will have on the business as a whole, your ROI.
I look at the core areas that impact performance: Vision, Leadership, Team and Culture.
I focus on your team, looking at what development and coaching needs are required. This can be delivered both as a group and on a personal 1-2-1 basis.
I look at the performance of everyone engaged at a leadership level, including you, the business MD, the CEO, or the Founder. It’s important that we elevate performance across the board, and that starts with you.
Results are the key to this. So we set out the strategy and create suitable metrics across the process to evaluate performance changes.
Coaching will be at the heart of this process and the real growth lies when your core people learn how to become coaches themselves.
The investment is subject to your requirements, team size and delivery. All of which will be tailored to your organisation. There is no one size fits all approach.
I am truly passionate about creating a positive impact within your company and supporting you to achieve the business and often personal outcomes you want.
“LEADERSHIP IS AN ACTION NOT A POSITION”
David Wilkinson
