Neela turns good leaders into outstanding executives, and talented individuals into strong teams. No two people, and no two teams, are the same – so why would off-the-shelf coaching work the same for everybody? Understanding this, Neela has built a bespoke, creative and human-centric coaching practice, making use of various diagnostic tools and individualised experiential interventions. She works with clients to build their communication skills, presence, self-awareness, team awareness, and sense of purpose, nurturing analytical and emotional intelligence – both essential for leading through complexity.
Neela draws on not only 18 years’ experience as a Business Leadership Coach, but also over 25 years as a senior executive and entrepreneur. Her varied career has taken her from being a director of global communications agency Saatchi & Saatchi to co-founding one of the UK’s first sustainability consultancies, Article 13, of which she is still a non-executive director. As a coach, Neela has worked with venture capital companies, multinationals, and in growth and tech industries worldwide. Previous clients include TSB, eBay, Columbia Threadneedle Investments, Tech Nation and Natwest to name a few.
Sustainability and DE&I are Neela’s abiding passions. She requalified as an environmental lawyer before setting up the Article 13 sustainability agency, and the Women in Leadership programme which she founded has over 3000 alumni to date. Neela can speak English and Malay fluently, as well as basic Spanish.