--- title: AI coaching for CEOs, Chairs and boards source: https://steadman.ai/leadership-coaching published: 2026-11-09 summary: One-to-one and small-group AI coaching for CEOs, Chairs, boards and executive teams, applied to real work and supported between every session. --- # AI coaching for the people at the top One-to-one and small-group coaching for CEOs, Chairs, boards and executive teams. Hands-on, applied to your real work, and supported between every session. [Book a discovery call](mailto:hello@steadman.ai?subject=Leadership%20coaching) ## Coaching is a relationship, not a session One great session isn't enough. Skills fade within weeks unless they're used, so we stay with you between meetings. 1. **Sessions on your real work.** We work on your actual documents, decisions and diary, not exercises. You leave with things done, not notes. 2. **Homework between sessions.** Short, practical tasks so the skill becomes a habit. 3. **Help when you need it.** Email us all week with problems, questions or a "can I trust this?" moment. We reply within one working day. 4. **A visible record of progress.** A running log of what we've worked on, what you can now do, and the time saved. Useful for you, and easy to share with your board. ## Different seats, different jobs A CEO, a Chair and a board each need something different from AI. We start from your role, not the tools. ### CEOs and Managing Directors You need to use AI well yourself and lead an organisation through it. We work on both: your own work first, then how to tell whether your AI programme is creating value or just activity. What changes: - Your own preparation, writing and analysis done better and quicker - A clear view of which numbers AI should move in your business - The questions to ask your team about the absorption gap ### Chairs and non-executive directors Your job is oversight, not operation. We help you understand AI well enough to challenge management with confidence. What changes: - What good looks like, and how to spot a programme that's all pilots - The governance and risk questions that matter now - Hands-on use of AI for board papers, so your judgement is grounded in experience ### Boards A shared starting point matters more than any one member's expertise. We run sessions for the whole board, using your own papers and decisions. What changes: - A common level of fluency across the board - An agreed stance on risk, use and oversight - Our free guide, [In safe hands with AI](https://steadman.ai/in-safe-hands-with-ai) ### Executive teams AI changes how a leadership team works together, not just how each person works. We coach the team as a team. What changes: - A common language and shared standards, including the CEO Check (Checked, Edited and Owned) - Agreement on where AI should create value and who owns it - Team plays for recurring work: reporting, planning, preparation ### Senior leaders across the business CFOs, directors, partners and heads of function who need to lead by example. The same one-to-one approach, extended across a leadership group. What changes: - Personal fluency, quickly - Confidence to set expectations for their own teams ## Ways to work with us 1. **Discovery call (30 mins, free).** We talk about your role and what you want to change. 2. **Coaching engagement.** Regular one-to-one sessions with ongoing support between them. Engagements vary in length. Sessions are usually every two weeks, sometimes weekly. 3. **Board or executive team session.** A half-day or full-day working session for the group, or a series of them, with follow-up. 4. **Ongoing counsel.** For leaders who want us on call as AI moves. See [AI Transformation Advisory](https://steadman.ai/#services). ## What you share stays with us Senior leaders work on sensitive material: board papers, deals, people decisions. We treat everything in confidence and are happy to work under NDA. By default, we work in your own tools and accounts. ## We've coached leaders across sectors Different industries, same underlying challenge: getting value from AI without losing judgement. Strategy consulting · Banking · Venture capital · Communications advisory · News and media · Music and entertainment · Film and documentary · Nightlife and events · Legal and litigation consulting · Healthcare · Consumer goods · Consumer brands and apps · Jewellery · Travel · Restaurants and hospitality · Family offices and holding companies · Charities and trade bodies Trusted by teams at BBC, an international strategy consulting firm, Expedia and Unilever. References available on request. ## Senior people only The people who scope the work deliver it. No juniors, no hand-offs. **David Boyle**, Co-founder, Methods and Transformation. 200+ executive coaching sessions · 8 PROMPT books · 1000s people trained. **Tim Ryan**, Co-founder. 25+ years as a brand strategy expert and marketing leader. **Ginny Lavers**, Transformation Director. 20+ years turning strategy and new technology into lasting change in complex organisations. [Meet the whole team](https://steadman.ai/#team) ## Why wait? Most executives feel the difference in the first session. Book a 30-minute call and we'll tell you honestly whether we can help. [Book a discovery call](mailto:hello@steadman.ai?subject=Leadership%20coaching)