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Our Executive Transition Acceleratorâ„¢ is the only strategic advisory and coaching program designed for senior technical leaders in STEM facing career-defining moments of change.
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After 25 years working exclusively with senior technical leaders, we see the same patterns repeating across technical industries.
You're facing one of these situations.
You're preparing for the role you know you're ready for.
After years of consistent delivery, the VP or Director role is the logical next step. But the feedback is frustratingly vague: "develop your executive presence," "think more strategically," "build broader influence." You've been told "you're almost there" for 18 months with no clarity on what "there" actually means.
You're navigating your first few months in an executive role
You've been in this role for years. The work itself is fine - you're good at it. But something feels misaligned. You're solving the same problems repeatedly. The work feels routine. You know something needs to shift. You need to find your next challenge.
You know it's time to move, but don't know where or how
You've tried to make it work. You've given it time. But something fundamental isn't aligned. The question isn't "should I stay or go?" anymore. The question is: "Where do I go next?"
You're dissatisfied but not ready to leave
You've been in this role for years. The work itself is fine - you're good at it. But something feels misaligned. You're solving the same problems repeatedly. The work feels routine. You know something needs to shift. You need to find your next challenge.
What Happens If It's Left Unresolved?
The promotion timeline extends indefinitely. Colleagues with less technical depth advance because they've demonstrated higher levels of authority and influence. Your salary sticks - £75K-£150K / year below your current potential.
One significant misstep in Board communication might undermine your credibility for years. Lack of executive presence means regional MDs work around you instead of with you. Your confidence dips during a crucial period when you’re establishing yourself in your role.
Your strategic capabilities atrophy because you're not using them at full capacity. You stay too long in a role that's no longer developing you - and realize you should have initiated change years earlier. But you feel you’ve left it too late.
You make a reactive move to the first opportunity that appears - and regret it within six months. Your confidence continues declining, making it harder to position yourself competitively when new, exciting opportunities emerge.
While you navigate this through trial and error, your window for career-defining moves narrows.
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Why Technical Leaders Need A Different Approach
You know there’s a gap to close between where you are today and where you want to be tomorrow. But you don’t know how to close that gap.
At this critical juncture in your career, you find there’s little meaningful support to help you. You don’t know where to turn for answers.
The leadership development on offer focuses more on preparing for mid-level roles. Or it’s designed to meet the needs of the organisation - not yours. Or, it doesn’t exist at all.
It’s hard to admit you don’t know what to do next. Sharing your real concerns might not show you in a positive light. You need guidance, advice and support you can trust and guaranteed confidentiality.
And you want results quickly. You’ve waited long enough and you can’t risk making the wrong decision. That's why we created the Executive Transition Accelerator™.
With 24+ years of proven results across FTSE 100 engineering firms, multinational energy companies, and global manufacturers, Heather Campbell has worked with 3000+ leaders who have been in your exact shoes - experiencing career-defining moments.
Results From Leaders Like You
Heather has supported a number of executive leaders in improving the impact of their leadership teams and how they deliver their business strategies. I have seen the leader and the teams grow significantly following these interventions
Rosemary McGinnis, Chief People Officer, Weir Group
By helping me to understand the nature of confidence and the root causes of lack of confidence in specific situations, Heather’s guidance and support have been instrumental to me being able to advance to the next stage in my career. I can see this both in tangible career terms as well as through feedback from friends and colleagues who have observed and commented on a visible change in my demeanour and behaviour.
Paul Mukherjee, CTO, Department of Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Because of the great experience I had working with Heather and the effectiveness of that work, I have sponsored some of my most senior colleagues to work with her strategically, over long durations, to fabulous effect.
Shane Tickell, Health Tech CEO, Temple Black
Which Situation Matches Yours?
Preparing for next-level role →
The feedback is vague, but the pattern is clear: the promotion is still eluding you.
First 90 days in your executive role →
You have a critical window to establish authority while key stakeholders and direct reports decide if you’re up to the job.
Dissatisfied but not ready to leave →
There has to be something more - you're tired of coming up against the same barriers repeatedly, and you feel caught on a high-pressure hamster wheel.
Ready to move but unsure where/how →
You know it's time to leave, but you need strategic clarity on what comes next
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Discover the exact approach that has guided 3,000+ senior technical leaders and executives through their most critical career-defining moments, and why traditional leadership development fails people with your analytical background.
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I'm Heather
For 24 years, we've specialised exclusively in guiding senior technical leaders through career-defining transitions.
Our Executive Transition Acceleratorâ„¢ is limited to just 18 leaders per year, ensuring the deep, personalised strategic advisory that transformation at this level requires, because your next 6-12 months might determine your next 5-10 years.
After 25 years working exclusively with senior technical leaders, we see the same patterns repeating across technical industries.
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