CONFIDENCE FOR FEMALE LEADERS
BUILD YOUR PERSONAL POWER & CONFIDENCE
Executive coaching and group coaching for women in majority male industries
The problem
Adapted from Steve Siebold's 5 Levels of Mental Toughness
When I came across this model by speaker and author Steve Siebold, I immediately saw a pattern that reflected the experiences of gender inequity that my coachees brought to the table again and again.
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These high-achieving women at various stages of their career found that they were usually safest when playing at Level 3​. When they strayed or were perceived to be stepping into Level 4, that's when they got cut down to size.
Therefore the systemic and structural mechanisms that safeguard the status quo (the gender pay gap, the glass ceiling, informal networks and relationships that tend to exclude women, etc.), and also by the daily exposure to bias, microaggressions and sometimes hostility served to undermined their confidence in spite of excelling in their roles and having decades of knowledge and experience to draw upon.​
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Not being acknowledged or respected for their capabilities and achievements keeps these women on the treadmill of Level 3, eternally having to prove themselves, their capabilities and their worth in the workplace, while managing on a daily basis the damage that this did to their confidence and self-esteem.
The solution
Through her experience of coaching women working in majority male industries since 2021, she has developed The Confidence Dynamic Framework™, through which she supports women with building both the two components that Ishwariya recognises as essential to achieving success:
PERSONAL POWER (självkänsla in Swedish) which is the inner component or our self-esteem
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CONFIDENCE (or självförtroende) which we project externally in the workplace or in other areas of our lives​
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Both your inner personal power and your external confidence anchor other vital qualities that you rely on as a woman in leadership: emotional resilience, presence and influence, to name a few.
"My coach helped me finding the answers that were already in me, although we started from a different topic. Thanks to my coach I understood I have a different challenge first to face before jumping on the one I've set up for this call originally." Recipe Developer, HelloFresh UK
Working with Ishoo
Ishwariya Rajamohan FRSA is a former architect and pastry chef, now an accredited executive coach and speaker supporting mid-senior female leaders in majority-male industries with building the confidence to take the next step in their career or business, thus paving the way for gender equity and better representation of women in leadership in our workplaces.
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She set up her practice after training as a coach in 2021. Ishwariya is accredited with the Association for Coaching and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.​​​​​
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Having now supported nearly 200 women in overcoming imposter syndrome and other limitations that set back their career progression when their confidence takes a hit, Ishwariya has developed programmes that serve the needs of women in every stage of their career.
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If you are interested in working with her, you can use the summary below to identify which programme might be right for you:
Starting or seeking your first leadership role: LEADERSHIP LAB
My 6-month group coaching programme for ambitious or aspiring young women leaders who want to develop the skills and acumen to excel in their first leadership roles.
Mid or senior level leader wanting to build her confidence: POWER POSE
My 6-month group coaching programme for highly talented and capable women with a successful track record of achieving success on their projects, but nevertheless they find their careers and ambitions for progression getting capped for whatever reason, and they now want to build the confidence to challenge this status quo once and for all.
Executives/senior leaders on a mission to create impact: DIRECTOR'S CUT
My thinking partnership for high performing women executives and senior leaders who are frustrated at being constantly held back from creating the positive change they want to create within their industries and professions.
What makes coaching such a valuable investment?
Creatives, athletes and world leaders have always worked with coaches to optimise their strengths and mindset, accelerate their path to attaining their goals and to uncover blindspots that would otherwise sabotage their success.
When you similarly put your time, energy, money, focus and attention on your own growth or in the things that take you closer to achieving your goals, three things automatically happen:
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Your value increases within yourself: Nothing anchors inner confidence like taking yourself seriously. This is particularly important for us as women because for most of our lives, we were taught that putting others first was our currency. But that hardly creates the conditions for us to do our best work.
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You value increases in the outside world: When you have skin in the game is like telling the rest of the world that you matter, that your goals matter and that you mean business.
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You start making the big leaps: When you stop doing everything yourself and invest in external support to achieve your goals, that’s when the big change happens. As Einstein said, “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used to create them.”
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Want different result? Stop taking the same actions and keep making the same mistakes.
"I came to the session without a clear idea of what I wanted to work on other than the fact that I wanted to be a better leader. My coach helped me identify a specific area I wanted to improve on and gave me reassurance of the skills I have to improve." Manager, Selina Finance
Contact Ishoo
If you are uncertain about what support might be right for you, you can book a confidential, no-obligation 15-minute call with me.
If you want to discuss coaching or training for your team, then please book a consultation at a time that suits both you and the budget holder/decision maker in your organisation so we can discuss your objectives, your proposed budget and whether a collaboration would be a good fit.​​