Cashmere Signature Confidence and Leadership is a structured six-session coaching experience focused on professional confidence, leadership identity and the way you experience yourself in working environments.

You may already be capable, experienced and respected in your role, yet still find yourself questioning your judgement more than you would like.

Perhaps you replay conversations afterwards, become noticeably quieter around certain personalities or rely heavily on reassurance before fully trusting your own decisions.

For some, this shows up in professional environments where they struggle to fully own their voice, contribution or presence.

For others, it becomes more noticeable after stepping into leadership responsibility, where they realise leadership requires a very different set of skills beyond individual performance alone.

Although the situations may look different on the surface, they often return to the same underlying tension – trusting yourself consistently, particularly when expectations feel high.

In some environments, particularly those that are male dominated or where representation is limited, this experience can feel even more noticeable. For some women, and for many women of colour, this can also bring an added pressure to continually demonstrate capability.

That experience made it clear to me that capability alone is not always enough.

Confidence is not just internal. It is influenced by experience and environment, but it can still be developed regardless of those conditions.

This is the foundation of the Cashmere Signature Confidence and Leadership approach.

70% of women say they have felt imposter syndrome at work.

Hays Research, 2024

There are points in a career where something begins to feel slightly out of step. Not wrong, but not fully aligned either.

Professional confidence and visibility

For some, this becomes more noticeable in professional environments where confidence, visibility and self trust begin affecting how they contribute around others.

You may recognise this if:

• you know what you want to say, yet you still talk yourself out of saying it
• you’re articulate and capable in some environments, then noticeably quieter in others
• you become more cautious around people who appear more confident or authoritative
• you replay conversations afterwards, questioning whether you sounded credible, capable or confident enough
• you soften your opinions, over explain or carefully adjust your approach depending on who is in the room
• you feel highly aware of how you are being perceived professionally compared to those around you
• you rely on over preparation because mistakes somehow feel more noticeable when you make them

Over time, this can affect not only your confidence but also your visibility and overall contribution.

Leadership responsibility and identity

For others, this becomes more noticeable after moving from delivering work yourself to leading others.

You may suddenly find yourself responsible for:

• guiding people with different personalities, motivations and working styles
• creating accountability without becoming reactive, controlling or emotionally drained
• leading conversations without feeling the need to constantly prove yourself
• maintaining confidence around stronger personalities or senior peers
• motivating people who may not naturally work to your standards or pace
• balancing authority with trust, direction and approachability
• carrying the pressure of leadership externally while privately questioning yourself internally

Many people discover that being highly capable individually does not automatically make leadership feel natural.

Often, the challenge is not capability itself, but learning how to lead effectively without becoming emotionally controlled by pressure, expectations or self doubt.

• talking yourself out of speaking, you trust your thoughts and contribute with greater confidence and conviction.
• becoming quieter around strong personalities, you express your views more openly and hold your position with greater certainty.
• feeling threatened by capable team members, you become more confident developing strong people around you and leading without needing to dominate.
• relying on control to maintain authority, you create calmer, healthier team dynamics through steadier communication and greater confidence in your leadership approach.
• constantly questioning yourself in professional situations, you develop an inner sense of self trust that allows you to communicate and lead more confidently across different environments.

The proportion of women in senior management positions in UK business has risen to 36%

Grant Thornton, 2025

My approach is influenced not only by coaching, but by my own experience working in environments where I had to find my voice and stand by my judgement.

I worked in male dominated spaces where I was talked over, second guessed or overlooked and often one of the few in the room who looked like me.

Over time, I began recognising how my own responses – hesitation and need for reassurance were also influencing how I experienced those environments.

Taking responsibility for my part in it allowed me to begin making deliberate changes in how I communicated, responded and carried myself professionally over time.

As that changed, the way others responded to me began to change too.

I was interrupted less, felt less pressure to prove myself and became more comfortable contributing, leading conversations and holding my position calmly.

That experience continues to influence how I work with clients today.

I understand how these patterns build, how they show up in everyday situations and what it takes to change them in a way that holds.

Cashmere Signature Confidence and Leadership is delivered over six structured one to one coaching sessions.

Each session stays connected to what is currently happening in your professional life, whether that involves confidence, visibility, leadership responsibility, communication or workplace dynamics.

Together, we work through real situations in a structured and reflective way, helping you to better understand what may be influencing your responses and how to approach similar situations differently over time.

The focus is not simply on talking about situations differently, but gradually responding to them differently in practice.

The intention is to help situations that once caused hesitation, pressure or self doubt begin feeling easier to handle with greater confidence, consistency and self trust over time.

What’s included:

• six structured one-to-one coaching sessions
• reflective exercises and practical development between sessions
• support around professional confidence, communication and leadership situations
• practical tools and coaching approaches where appropriate

58% of women now recognise confidence in themselves as a key strength.

Capgemini, 2025

If aspects of this page are reflecting some of your own experiences, then Cashmere Signature Confidence and Leadership may offer a useful next step.

The starting point is a conversation, an opportunity to talk through where you are and consider whether this approach feels right for you.

Quiet the internal noise. Trust your judgement. Use your voice with confidence.

You are no longer trying to come across a certain way. You are becoming more certain in your own way.