Helping organisations build better leaders
Do you want to develop new skills in your people?
Scaffold Coaching supports technically brilliant professionals to grow into confident, capable, compassionate leaders.
Our training and coaching is specifically designed for organisations that tend to promote on technical excellence before formal leadership development. Often found in the consulting, construction, engineering, education, local government, manufacturing and the creative industries.
That’s where we come in. We help people become more effective, fulfilled leaders – through leadership coaching and practical training that’s designed to build confidence, clarity and capability.
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Net Promoter Score of 73.
Best in class delivery across 240+ participants 2024/2025.
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30,000 hours of leadership training delivered.
Together, John & Rachael have spent the last 10 years developing leaders across multiple sectors .
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Two heads instead of one.
You get two expert trainers and facilitators – bringing diverse perspectives and greater care.
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Specially developed for technical experts.
In consulting, construction, engineering, education, and creative industries.
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Personalised service, every step of the way.
You work directly with us. Bespoke support, flexible access, and you only pay for what you need.
Building better leaders, together
Our Building Better Leaders programme consistently delivers results, with a Net Promoter Score of 73 across 240+ participants. Clients report:
55% increase in leadership confidence
51% improvement in understanding good leadership
55% better time management
35% stronger communication
Why choose Scaffold?
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Tune into our Building Better Leaders podcast and LinkedIn newsletter. Thorough these free resources we provide practical insights including coaching tips, leadership tools, and fresh perspectives to support your leadership journey.
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With over 50 years combined corporate experience, we understand the demands, pressures and politics of modern leadership – and how to navigate them.
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Our work is grounded in coaching psychology and behavioural science. Rachael holds a Master’s in Coaching Psychology, which we apply in practical ways to support real behavioural change and high performance.
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As a small consultancy, we work closely with you to understand your culture, people and context – designing bespoke programmes that truly fit.
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You get two expert trainers, facilitators and coaches – bringing diverse perspectives, more dynamic discussion, and a balanced female/male facilitation team.
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Our Building Better Leaders programme has an average Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 73, based on 240 submissions – well above industry benchmarks.
We also offer pre and post programme evaluations, giving you real data on progress on the impact.
New for 2026: Introducing Aspiring Futures
Created by Scaffold Coaching, this pre-recorded, on-demand learning experience is designed for early-career talent: graduates, apprentices, and trainees. It focuses on the fundamentals that matter most in the first year of work. Building confidence, communication and cultural awareness.
If you’re interested in hearing more — or would like a free trial to experience the programme for yourself — please get in touch.
Listen to the Building Better Leaders podcast
Our clients
We’re on a mission build better leaders by helping technically brilliant professionals become confident, capable and compassionate leaders that are impossible to forget — for all the right reasons.
We do this by blending coaching psychology with practical in-role application that turns self-understanding into measurable impact.
Scaffold Coaching is a partnership between John, Rachael & our clients. This partnership means you get a personal experience.
Personal means we work directly with you. We get to know you and your business to build bespoke programmes bespoke to your unique needs.
Personal means we are cost-effective. You only pay for the time we spend working with you or for your business.
Personal means you get access to us in-between sessions to ask advice.
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Looking for inspiration on how you can become a better leader? In our LinkedIn newsletter we share podcasts, articles, books, questions and tips to get you thinking differently about leadership.