Xenia Wickett – Executive Coaching in London
Executive coach, moderator and facilitator. I help you distinguish signal from noise. I help you identify what moves the needle for you and your business.
Xenia Wickett is an Executive coach, moderator and facilitator. I help you distinguish signal from noise. I help you identify what moves the needle for you and your business. based in London, United Kingdom. They offer Executive Coaching (3 years of experience). Topics include Career Development, Finding Career Purpose, Leadership And Management, Transitioning Careers, and Transitioning To Retirement. Languages: English.
Executive Coaching
3 years of experience
Xenia Wicket: Expert Leadership Coach for Entrepreneurs, Executives, and Mid-Career Leaders (en)
Video transcript
Hello, my name is Xenia Wicket. What is it that I do? I help you distinguish signal from noise. I help you make smarter, more informed decisions and I help you get a new, a different perspective because I believe, firmly believe that another perspective will help you make that better decision, will help you be more informed. Who are my typical clients? I have three categories typically. I work about 40% of the time with entrepreneurs, with people building businesses who have to change constantly because their business is changing all the time. Another 40% are C-suite, senior leaders, executive leaders, board members. who have spent 30 years reaching the top of their career and are now thinking about what next. Does that still simulate them in the same way? And they haven't had to think for 30 years about what else they might do. And about 20% of the time I work with leaders in a mid-career sense who are transitioning to new roles and want to be the best leader that they can be and know that perhaps what got them to where they are isn't what's going to get them to the next stage. Those are my typical clients. Why do they work with me? They work with me for two principal reasons. The first is I've worked in very senior executive roles in the private, public, non-profit, think tanks, academic spheres. And so I know what it is to make leadership decisions, to make critical, timely decisions. I've been there. And I know how lonely that can be and how much you can value having an independent, unbiased, non-judgmental partner. who will support you in making those decisions. The second reason is because I have worked in the private, the public, the non-profit and other sectors, I know what it is to transition and I know what it is to redefine yourself, not just internally redefine yourself, but also redefine yourself for an external audience and how difficult that can be. So if any of this resonates, if you think I can help you, then please do reach out. I'd be happy to chat and see whether we can work effectively together. Thank you. Bye bye.
I specialize in empowering leaders to make decisive, informed choices - and distinguish signal from noise - in highly complex and dynamic contexts. My coaching enhances clarity, fosters informed decision-making, and accelerates progress, enabling better outcomes for leaders and their organisations.
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Video transcript
Hi, my name is Xenia Wicket. If you're watching this video then you're probably looking for an executive coach. What is it that I can help you with? I help my clients distinguish signal from noise in a very complex and dynamic environment in which we live today. I help them identify what's going to move the needle for themselves and for their businesses. Why me? I've worked in very senior positions in the public sector, in the US government, in the White House, in the private sector, for companies like Equinor, the Norwegian energy giant. In the academic field at Harvard University, I ran a research centre focused on international affairs. In the NGO community, I launched a foundation in Switzerland. And in the think tank community, I worked at Chatham House, the British think tank, for seven years, running two of their programs, including the Academy for Leadership. So I work cross-culturally. I work across sectors. That's why you'd come to me. I have been where you are. I have been in places where you have to make big decisions. And now my passion is to help those around me. make smarter decisions for themselves, help them to achieve their potential. If this sounds of interest then please get in touch with me. I would love to work with you. Thank you.
Bio
With over two decades of experience in high-stakes environments from the White House to boardrooms, I specialize in empowering leaders to make decisive, informed choices - and distinguish signal from noise - in highly complex and dynamic contexts. My coaching enhances clarity, fosters informed decision-making, and accelerates progress, enabling better outcomes for leaders and their organizations.
My career includes shaping South Asia policy and establishing Homeland Security post-9/11 for the US Government, directing Harvard’s leading international affairs research centre, overseeing the geopolitical and due diligence functions for Equinor, launching a peacebuilding foundation in Switzerland, and leading Chatham House’s Academy for Leadership. I now run an executive coaching and international advisory business, Wickett Advisory.
Experience
Xenia brings extensive cross-sectoral and cross-cultural experience to any conversation. Prior to launching her own executive coaching and consulting business, Xenia was the Vice President of Political Analysis and Integrity Due Diligence at Equinor (Norway). She has also held positions as Head of the US and Americas Programme and founding Dean of the Academy for Leadership at Chatham House (UK), Executive Director of the PeaceNexus Foundation (Switzerland), which she helped found, and Executive Director for Research at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center (US).
Xenia served with the US government as Director for South Asia on the National Security Council (NSC) and at the State Department as Special Adviser at the Homeland Security Group and as an Officer in the Bureau of Non-Proliferation. Shortly after 9/11, she was detailed to the US Office of the Vice President to help launch the Office of Homeland Security Affairs.
Xenia is a trustee and director of Transparency International UK, a member of the Executive Committee of the Pilgrims, and the faculty at Chatham House’s Leadership Academy. She has spoken, moderated and facilitated high-level discussions at events including Aspen, the FT Weekend Festival, ONS and the Brussels Forum, and has extensive experience with the written media, tv and radio.
Xenia holds a Professional Certificate in Executive Coaching from Henley Business School, a Master’s degree in Public Policy from Harvard’s Kennedy School and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Physiology from Oxford University. She is a qualified coach with the International Coaching Federation (ICF).