SPEAKER · EXECUTIVE COACH · AUTHOR OF BURNOUT BE GONE
Keep your people performing through change, without burning them out.
Keynotes, workshops and coaching for leaders, HR teams and high achievers navigating rapid growth, changing markets and new technology.
Does this sound familiar?
“We’re changing faster than we can support.”
Growth, shifting markets and new technology, AI included, keep adding demands. Resources and support aren’t keeping up.
“The people we rely on are stretched.”
Your most dependable people are carrying the change. The warning signs look like competence until they don’t.
“We can’t lose anyone else.”
Wellness apps and one-off webinars haven’t moved the numbers. You need performance and retention, not another perk.
FOR ORGANIZATIONS
Change keeps coming. The people you rely on can’t keep absorbing it alone.
Rapid growth, changing markets and new technology all land on people. I help leaders and HR teams support their people through change and keep them performing.
- Keynotes for kick-offs, offsites and conferences
- Workshops for leadership teams
- The Pressure Check™ for your team
FOR YOU
Know who you are at your best, and step into what’s next with confidence.
Promoted, restructured, pivoting or rebuilding after burnout. One-to-one coaching for high achievers who want to perform at their best.
- Career assessments and identity coaching
- Confidence and perfectionism under pressure
- Rebuilding confidence and capacity after burnout
ORGANIZATIONS I’VE WORKED WITH
KEYNOTES AND WORKSHOPS
Sessions people remember, and act on
Interactive, research-informed keynotes and workshops that help leaders and teams sustain performance under pressure. Real stories, practical tools and at least one thing to do differently on Monday.
For conferences, leadership forums, kick-offs and offsites, in person or virtual.
Nicola’s presentation felt so relevant that I joked she must have been following me around for the past few years. Her understanding of the challenges that come with executive leadership is exceptional. She provides practical, actionable guidance on how to maintain peak performance throughout a demanding career.
Myja Miller, CFO, COO, Acumen Capital Partners
What I found particularly useful were the practical tools she shared, especially the SIT-UPP framework. She had this natural ability to take a heavy topic and make it relatable.
Matt Sims, Founder of Ever-So-Lean · Lean Agile Conference, Cork
I know what change costs high achievers.
I’ve been a computer science professor, a software tester, an entrepreneur and a coach. I pushed myself too hard, worried constantly about failing, and eventually burned out. I know first-hand what pressure costs high achievers, and what helps.
Today I’m an executive coach (MSc, PCC), speaker and author of Burnout Be Gone. My research-informed SIT-UPP™ framework gives leaders practical tools to sustain performance under pressure.
Free resources
Team Pressure Check™
Six questions, two minutes. Find out if your team is Wobbling, Stretched or Sustainable. Take the check
The New Peak Podcast
Honest conversations about performing under pressure, and what it really costs. Listen now
Nicola’s Nudges
New episodes and practical tools, once a month. Sign up at the bottom of any page.
Pressure is high and something needs to change?
Start with a short conversation about what’s happening and what would help.