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Executive Coaching

Leading with clarity
in complex worlds

Personalised coaching for senior leaders navigating transition, authority, and the deeper dynamics of organisational life.

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14 years working with INSEAD
25+ years global business experience
36 countries worked across
Tavistock trained coach
MBA · EMBA Executive Education
Mike Wort — Executive Coach
Coaching for Leadership Certificate — Tavistock Institute of Human Relations
ICF Coach Formation — Cegos Paris
INSEAD Alumni — Management Acceleration Programme
Group Relations International — Small Group Consultant
About Mike

A coach shaped by
real global experience

I bring more than 25 years of professional experience working in global organisations across marketing and business development, alongside 14 years working alongside INSEAD faculty across MBA, EMBA and Executive Education programmes.

Rooted in a systemic and psychodynamic tradition, I work with senior leaders to surface the below-the-surface dynamics of organisational life — helping them lead with greater authority, resilience and self-awareness.

I am a father of two Anglo-French children, have lived as an expat for more than 25 years across 36 countries, and was the first in my family to go to university, to live abroad and to be in a cross-cultural relationship. This lived experience of crossing boundaries — cultural, social, organisational — is at the heart of my coaching practice.

25+
Years experience
36
Countries
14
Years at INSEAD
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My Approach

Below the surface.
Beyond the obvious.

I offer a contained, confidential space in which senior leaders can explore difficult issues in depth. Drawing from a broad repertoire of models, I favour a predominantly non-directive approach, teaching specific skills when it is helpful to do so.

We explore roles and how they are taken up as an individual — surfacing systemic dynamics within organisations and the wider systems in which leaders operate.

"Creating the conditions for senior leaders to explore difficult issues in depth — with curiosity, rigour, and discretion."

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Psychodynamic foundation
Drawing on Tavistock, Bion and Group Relations traditions to work with what lies beneath the surface of leadership behaviour.
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Systemic awareness
Understanding the organisation as a living system — the roles, boundaries, and dynamics that shape how authority is exercised.
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Non-directive practice
A predominantly non-directive stance that enables the coachee's own insight, agency and capacity for change.
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Cultural fluency
25+ years as an expat across 36 countries brings genuine cross-cultural intelligence to every coaching conversation.
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Reflective practice
Ongoing personal psychotherapy and Group Relations training underpin the quality and depth of my coaching presence.
Services

How I can work with you

Each engagement is personalised. All enquiries are welcomed — I will propose the most appropriate format for your situation.

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1:1 Executive Coaching

Personalised coaching for senior leaders navigating role transitions, leadership challenges, and the psychological demands of executive life. Typically 6–12 sessions.

Individual · Confidential · Senior leaders
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Group & Team Coaching

Facilitated group coaching and team development drawing on Group Relations methodology to surface team dynamics and improve collective performance.

Teams · Leadership groups · Facilitation
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EMBA / MBA Career Coaching

Specialist career coaching for INSEAD EMBA and MBA participants, drawing on 14 years of experience supporting participants through transition and career development.

INSEAD · MBA · EMBA · Career
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Leadership Workshops

Bespoke leadership development workshops for organisations — exploring authority, role, resilience and systemic dynamics in leadership teams.

Organisations · Workshops · Development
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Speaking & Facilitation

Engaging keynotes and facilitated sessions on leadership, cross-cultural effectiveness, systemic dynamics, and the psychology of senior roles.

Speaking · Keynotes · Facilitation
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"Every engagement begins with a confidential exploratory conversation — no obligation."
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Testimonials

What clients say

"

Mike creates a genuinely safe space to explore the deeper challenges of leadership. His understanding of organisational dynamics is exceptional — I came away with insights I couldn't have reached alone.

VP
Senior Vice President
Global FMCG, INSEAD EMBA participant
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Working with Mike during a major role transition gave me the clarity and confidence to step fully into a much larger leadership challenge. His cross-cultural perspective was invaluable.

CD
Country Director
International NGO, Executive Coaching
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Mike's non-directive approach allowed me to surface and work through the real issues — not just the presenting ones. I recommend him without reservation to any senior leader serious about their development.

MD
Managing Director
Professional Services, 1:1 Coaching

Testimonials are anonymised to protect client confidentiality.

INSEAD Connection

14 years working alongside INSEAD faculty across MBA, EMBA and Executive Education programmes — with deep familiarity with the professional and personal challenges that INSEAD participants face.

MBA Programme
EMBA Career Coaching
Executive Education
Fontainebleau
INSEAD Alumni
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Start the conversation

Every coaching relationship begins with an exploratory conversation — confidential, no obligation. I welcome enquiries from senior leaders, organisations, and INSEAD participants.

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Phone
+33 6 79 24 20 76
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Email
mike@mikewortcoaching.com
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Location
Fontainebleau, France · Works internationally
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LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/mikewort

Sessions conducted in English or French · Video or in person