Elaine Burroughs - Executive, Leadership & Career Transition Coach.
Bio
As an EMCC-accredited Senior Practitioner, I help leaders and professionals navigate change, rediscover their motivation, and build purposeful careers in today’s unpredictable BANI world. With 30+ years of leadership and coaching experience, I specialize in executive growth, career transitions, and leadership development, empowering clients to embrace uncertainty, develop resilience, and lead with confidence. My coaching is strengths-based and future-focused, helping individuals break through self-doubt, take back agency, and turn challenges into opportunities. Let’s transform uncertainty into momentum and craft a career that’s both impactful and fulfilling.
Elaine BurroughsCertified Coach
Career Coaching with me as your guide will enable you to identify your vocational ‘calling’, understand and capitalise on your strengths, create your personal brand, build networking strategies, develop your resume/CV, write compelling cover letters and prepare & practice for interviews
Experience
Management professional having held management & leadership positions in Engineering, Software, Sales & Marketing, Consulting, IT, and for the past 15 years in International Development/Humanitarian Aid. I can bring a breadth & depth of vision and process to help you unlock the answers to your most challenging dilemmas, flourishing with new found resilience and purpose. From how to deal with and influence difficult people to developing your leadership presence or your next career step. I can help you piece together the opportunities, realities and pathways through utilising the pillars of values, beliefs, goals and emotions.
Qualifications
Qualified ILM7 Senior Practitioner accredited with the EMCC Group Process Consultancy – Theory U - HLA Behavioural Science for Business and Management Success - BVA Academy Certificate in the Fundamentals of Systemic Coaching and Constellations PG Cert Coaching and Mentoring for Leadership in Organisations Conflict Management skills for Women, SkillPath, Southampton Life Coaching, Reading College, Reading Counselling Skills OCN level 2, Open College Network, Reading
Reviews
I would highly recommend Elaine as a career coach. She is professional, polite and uses effective techniques to help with reflective practices. She has helped me learn about myself and my working practices by guiding me through a step by step process that identifies purpose and direction. In the workplace this saves valuable time and helps to maintain customer satisfaction. Thank you Elaine for your friendly and knowledgeable advice.
Retired Metropolitan Police Officer (Looking to develop a second career post retirement)
I had the privilege of being coached by Elaine during a key project, and her support truly elevated my understanding of project management. She has a very practical and methodical way of sharing knowledge, making complex concepts feel approachable and actionable, and she always provided thoughtful feedback focused on growth. I would highly recommend her for any coaching and mentoring role, she's a great asset to any team!
Platform Developer – Large INGO
I am very grateful to Elaine for her empathy and professionalism as she coached me through a pivotal moment of my career last year. I really liked that Elaine was flexible in her approach as I was probing through options and potential pathways. Many coaches insist on following a "recipe"; Elaine met me where I was at. Not only that, but she held a non-judgemental space for me where I could truly reflect on where I wanted to be; and not, as we often do, on where societal expectations might push me to be. Thank you - it is clear to me that coaching is your talent and passion, so I am excited to share this recommendation with our networks.
Business Analyst & Operational Transformation Lead at Save the Children
Elaine has been my coach for the last 18 months. Her compassionate and flexible approach, combined with her knowledge and coaching expertise, have helped me to find strategies and resilience to overcome issues and develop my mindset. Coaching has helped me find clarity and confidence in my decision making. I would highly recommend Elaine for coaching and direction when faced with difficult personal and professional situations.
Head of People & Operations for INGO