Hi!

Many of us working with technology in business have experienced the frustration, struggle and sacrifice required to be successful - for ourselves, our business and our customers. During my career I have lived with a constant pressure to achieve more - revenue, productivity, value - and meet the increasing needs of my people and clients. I witnessed others go through the same experiences and saw the negative impacts on them and myself. These same pressures are with us today. Firefighting can become the norm, depriving us of the time and space to think how to be our best. The struggle to feel in control can lead to always being on, and then stress builds leading to ill-health and even burnout. I’ve seen people suffer the financial impact of missed targets and their sense of unfulfilled potential. I have seen the corrosive impact on families and other important relationships that can be life-changing.

When I was in these situations I knew I had to change if I was to overcome my challenges and thrive. On each occasion it was not obvious to me what all the actions were. With the pace and pressure to act I found it easy to miss things, to not consider all the aspects and perspectives which in turn created new problems for the future. Over the years I explored many different approaches and ways of getting support. The journey cost me money, time and effort, and regretfully, some missed opportunities.

Ultimately, through my perseverance and persistence, I developed an agile method that I applied successfully in a range of pressured situations and challenges. This guided me through the rest of my corporate career in working out the right considerations, actions, and behaviours to succeed. I used this method with my teams, my colleagues and my clients to great effect and we shared the resulting success.

Now I want to use my method with executives, leaders and managers in the technology industry to quickly overcome their challenges, to remove stress and anxiety, create clarity and certainty on how they can achieve their goals.

Robert Cotton has decades of experience making technology work around the world, delivering many digital transformation and mission-critical programs including SaaS and cloud migrations. He has led international technology and consulting businesses with over 15 years of board experience, turning businesses around and driving growth with a focus on customer success and people development. He is a Fellow of the Association for Coaching and an ILM 7 qualified Executive Coach.