Individual Coaching

My individual coaching gives you the 1:1 time, space and dedicated support you need to make the changes you want. To make career choices that lead to greater fulfilment, effectiveness and authenticity. Delivery can be online, or in person (South Birmingham, UK).

My signature package SHINE puts everything together in one place, the tools, models, time and support you need over 3-6 months. And if a package isn't right for you, or you want to top up once the package has ended, I also offer Pay-as-you-go.

Package - SHINE

We will follow 5 key principles as we work together:

1. Self-discovery - discovering your strengths, values, skills and preferences

2. Holistic you - acknowledging and working with you as a whole person with a life!

3. Individuality - using the right combination of tools and techniques for you

4. Next steps - turning talking into action

5. Energise - finding the energy you need, when you need it

The package consists of tailored support spread out over 3-6 months including:

• A 30 minute discovery call to be booked with no obligation to continue

• Six 1-hour coaching sessions delivered 1:1 and tailored to your needs

• Bespoke combinations of methods, tools and documents to support you in your growth

• An optional DISC personality assessment (to find out more about DISC please click here)

• Email support between sessions

Are you ready to invest in yourself? To get in touch and discuss your requirements, you can contact me, or book a Discovery call today.

Pay-As-You-Go Coaching Sessions

If you prefer 'pay as you go', you have a specific challenge to address, we have worked together before, or you just want to try out coaching before committing further, then contact me for individual sessions offered on a one-off payment basis.

Are you ready to invest in yourself? To get in touch and discuss your requirements, you can contact me, or book a Discovery call today.

Group Coaching

I offer two collaborative group coaching offers.

• Lead Next is a workshop designed for new and aspiring leaders, and those who want to hit reset in their careers.

• My Future Plan is a dedicated two-part group coaching experience for early-career-researchers in both industry and academia.

Please find out more below and get in touch to learn more.

The outcomes

The aim of the workshop is for you to leave with a clearer vision of your career and leadership goals, a better understanding of who you are, and a tangible individual action plan to move you forwards.

The workshop programme

The programme is delivered online and includes several coach-led activities to take you through three key stages.

Stage 1 Snapshot of now and the future – Identification of key career goals, and where you are today

Stage 2 Key drivers and barriers – Discovering your values, motivations and internal barriers to leadership success

Stage 3 Action plan – Taking you from thinking to doing by creating your individual action plan

All participants receive a complimentary workbook which contains templates and information for the workshop and beyond. Participants will also receive a certificate of attendance after the workshop.

Who can attend

The workshop has been designed for those who are aspiring to move into leadership, who are new to leadership, or who have been a leader for a while but feel like they need a reset or refresh. To attend, you need a way to join the online meeting room (computer/tablet and internet), a method for taking notes, and the enthusiasm and openness for self-development.

The workshop for new and aspiring leaders

You want to be the best leader you can be, but can you lead others without leading yourself? This is not training, mentoring or advice on how we think you should be as a leader, it is group coaching for self-discovery and self-awareness so you can move forwards as you.

Timing, group size and costs

The workshop runs for approximately 4 hours online with groups of 6-12 participants in each cohort. The cost per participant is £299 inclusive. This can be self-funded or funded by your employer.

About Us

We are Dawn Murden and Laura Leslie, qualified coaches who specialise in professional career coaching at all levels up to executive. We support individuals, groups and teams to progress in their chosen direction using client-centred coaching, models and techniques that empower people to make the right decisions for them. Alongside our coaching knowledge and expertise, we bring our decades of lived experience in the workplace, including from our leadership and management roles.

Dawn Murden

• Qualified Executive Coach

• Former VP of Customer Success

• Helped grow a SaaS company from $0 to $10M ARR

• Covered leadership and board-level strategy as a journalist

• Overcame burnout and being signed off sick

• Rebuilt a career and life that aligns with my values

• Board Trustee

• Work with mental health charities, including Mind and the NHS

Laura Leslie

• Qualified Careers and Leadership Coach

• Former academic in Eng & Tech (20 years)

• Held operational and strategic leadership roles

• Fellow of the IMechE, CEng, SFHEA

• Professional Review Committee with the IMechE

• Transitioned my career to founder and coach

Signing Up

Options for signing up:

• Sign-up for information and discount codes by filling in this form

• Book a complimentary discovery call with Laura or Dawn

• Book your place via Eventbrite

• Email us if you have any questions using leadnextworkshop@gmail.com

We are looking forward to meeting you!

"MyFuturePlan" - A Leadership Accelerator for Early-Career Researchers

Aims of the MFP Programme

ECRs face enormous challenges in securing contracts, meeting demands and planning out their careers. The MFP programme addresses those challenges by supporting ECRs in developing themselves into the leaders of the future through a group coaching approach that provides:

• Increased self-awareness of personal behaviour preferences

• Increased collaborative capacity – teams and leadership

• An understanding of resilience and emotional intelligence – and how to build and develop them

• Building connections

• Developing an individual action plan for future progression

We work with you to write the programme into your grant applications making the application more attractive to funders, whilst showing your dedication to supporting your ECRs.

Who can attend

The programme is designed for ECRs and leaders in academia and industry e.g. post-docs, industrial researchers, early-career academics, late-stage/mature PhD students, early-career leaders etc.

Set up by Dr Tony Bradshaw, Managing Director of Biosocius Ltd., it was originally aimed at ECRs in the Biotechnology Sector and is now available across other areas in STEM.

So far, MFP has been delivered to 400+ ECRs over 5 years across UK & Ireland.

MFP Workshops

MFP takes place over two dedicated workshops.

1. An online, small group, 90 minute workshop where participants are provided with individual personality profile assessments. Participants build a picture of themselves and their natural preferences for communication, working style and more.

2. An in-person half-day of group coaching discussing personality preferences in teams and leadership, collaborative ability building, emotional intelligence and resilience in the workplace, and the development of their "My Future Plan" set of actions.

Workshops are facilitated by qualified coaches with a background in STEM.

Signing up

Participation of ECRs takes place through two main routes:

1. We help you write the MFP programme into your grant applications making the application more attractive to funders, whilst showing your dedication to supporting your ECRs.

2. Use your existing budgets to place your ECRs on upcoming workshops straight away.

Get in touch to find out more and secure your places now.

Dr Tony Bradshaw

Executive coach and Managing Director of Biosocius Ltd.

Background in biotechnology

Founder of “MyFuturePlan”