Approach & Values
Respecting Context, Culture, and Capacity
Heather Dobbin’s approach to executive coaching and facilitation is guided by presence, structure, and care. Each engagement is shaped by the needs of the individual or team, not a predefined model. Clients come to this work because they are navigating pressure, complexity, or transition. They succeed because the work helps them move through with more clarity and less noise.
The Five Principles
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Simplicity Over Complexity
The most effective work is often the most straightforward. Simple doesn’t mean easy. Repeated actions tailored to your needs create real, sustained change.
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Structure With Space
Each engagement has clear goals and flexible room to meet what emerges. Structure provides safety. Spaciousness allows for real insight.
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Presence Over Performance
Leadership is not just about appearing confident. It is about staying grounded when it matters and cultivating the ability to show up authentically in the manner of your choosing. Coaching builds real presence that does not require pretending.
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Truth Told With Care
Effective coaching is respectfully and caringly challenging. It means offering honest reflection with skill, timing, and respect.
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Depth Over Speed
Quick fixes don’t hold. The goal is not to rush toward transformation but to create the conditions where it becomes sustainable.
What Shapes the Work
Heather’s approach is built on three core foundations:
Embodied leadership
Cross-cultural fluency
Clear structure with adaptive pace
Sessions emphasize depth, but are always grounded in action. This is not a performance-based model, though it does lead to improved performance. It is leadership work that takes into account your role, your context, your nervous system, and your current bandwidth. You are invited to work with your full self—intellect, emotion, physiology, and lived experience. That is where change takes root.
Authentic Leadership
Heather works with clients who are ready to think differently about leadership. Some are facing burnout, some are in transition, some are feeling stuck and aimless, some are simply tired of maintaining a professional mask that no longer fits. Her coaching and facilitation meet people where they are, helping them move forward with clarity, focus, and impact.
She integrates practices from somatic psychology, emotional intelligence, mindfulness and cross-cultural leadership development, while staying oriented toward the practical realities of modern organizational life. Everything is filtered through one question: what will actually help this person or team move forward?
