Lucy
Russell

"Compared to other forms of professional development, coaching has been truly personal – it is about my journey, where I am, and what the next stage is.Lucy challenges me to reflect, and as a result I’m more discerning in my actions as a leader."

WORKING WITH ME

01 — Executive & Leadership Coaching
Tailored support for individuals navigating scale, visibility and complexity - within a system that wasn't designed for you to thrive. Typically 6 or 12 sessions.The system is broken. You're exhausted. And you're still here - still showing up, still trying to lead with integrity in the middle of it.You don't need someone to tell you to breathe through it. You need space to think clearly, get grounded, and figure out how you want to move forward.My coaching is for those who want to create deep, lasting change - for themselves and for the system.

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02 — Session Facilitation
Facilitated group sessions for meetings, events and conferences. One-off or series.Real, disruptive and challenging. Nobody wants to hear the same old story. The system is broken. And it is our responsibility to change that - for ourselves and for the next generation.Key themes include defining success on your own terms, and liberation in leadership.Available in person and virtually, internationally.

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ABOUT ME

Coaching that takes the whole woman seriously

I'm Lucy Russell - double-certified (ICF-PCC and EMCC-Practitioner) executive and leadership coach and group facilitator.A former non-profit CEO, I primarily work with clients navigating complexity at senior level, and with entrepreneurs building something they can genuinely stand behind.My work draws on leadership psychology, emotional intelligence and somatic awareness.Sometimes the most important information isn't in what my client thinks or says, but in what their body is already signalling. I pay attention to both.This sits alongside a deep-rooted belief that the systems many of us are operating in were not designed for us to thrive in.And that is not a reason to shrink. That is the starting point for a different kind of leadership. An authentic leadership that speaks to who you are and what you want.

ICF-PCC · EMCC Practitioner · Based in UAE · Working Globally

HOW I WORK

At senior level, leadership challenges are rarely about capability. They are about clarity, authority and judgement - and often, about what is being carried beneath the surface that hasn't yet been named. My role is to work with all of it, so that the shifts made in a coaching session actually hold when you're back in the room.

01 — Emotional intelligence, applied practically
Not as a concept - but as a lived tool for decision-making, presence and stakeholder dynamics. Understanding what is driving behaviour, including your own, is one of the most commercially useful skills a senior leader can develop.

02 — Leadership identity and authority
Who you are as a leader - not who you have been told to be. Strengthening your presence, your decision-making voice, and your ability to hold authority without over-responsibility.

03 — Body awareness as useful information
Alongside cognitive and emotional intelligence, I draw on somatic awareness where it serves my client. The tightness before a difficult conversation, the chronic over-functioning - these are worth paying attention to, not overriding.

04 — Values-led decisions under pressure
Clarity about what you actually stand for - enacted under real pressure, not written on a wall. This is what creates leadership that is sustainable, credible and genuinely yours.

ON CONNECTION & RESPONSIBILITY

"The river that flows in you also flows in me." — Kabir

I am a white western woman living and working in relative safety and privilege.I say that not as a disclaimer - but because naming where I stand is part of the work I ask everyone around me to do. Including myself.Like many of you, I feel enraged by the state of the world. The kind of rage that comes from witnessing systems cause harm on a scale that often feels impossible to meet.What I have come to believe is that we are not separate. We are all connected - and our liberation is collective. Mine is deeply bound to yours, and to the liberation of other women we will never meet, whose lives are also impacted by broken systems.Rage, metabolised and directed, is one of the most powerful forces for change there is.

"Lucy really took the time to understand the challenges I was facing as a new leader. I found myself being more open to working on areas totally out of my comfort zone. We set goals together and I was shocked of the progress I made. I cannot recommend Lucy enough"

Lucy Russell · Liberation Coaching & Consulting LLC, Sharjah Media City (SHAMS), Sharjah, UAE · Licence No. 2644439.01 · ICF-PCC · EMCC Practitioner & CPPD VolunteerEmail: [email protected] · Connect on LinkedIn