Executive development
CLIMB Ready for C-Suite
Ready for the C-Suite and ready to succeed there?
The offer
What is CLIMB Ready for C-Suite?
Moving into the C-Suite changes what is expected of you.
Your expertise may have earned you the opportunity, but succeeding at executive level requires more. You need to think beyond your function, understand how the organisation creates value and contribute confidently to decisions that affect the whole enterprise.
MatchFit helps senior leaders prepare for that transition and succeed once they are there.
Why now
The step up is bigger than it looks
A successful functional leader knows their area inside out. A successful C-Suite leader has to see beyond it.
Suddenly, the questions are broader. How does the organisation make money? Where is it vulnerable? What needs to change? What does the board need from you? When should you challenge? How do you influence decisions outside your own area?
These shifts can expose gaps that technical experience alone cannot address.
MatchFit gives leaders the space, challenge and support to work through them before those gaps become visible at the wrong moment.
C-Suite readiness means being seen as an enterprise leader before the title arrives.
Designed for
Who is it for?
Future C-Suite leaders
Senior leaders identified as having the potential to step into an executive role.
Leaders preparing for promotion
New C-Suite leaders
Executives who have recently stepped up and need support as they establish themselves at a different level.
Organisations building succession strength
The focus
What do we work on?
There is no standard formula because every leader arrives with different strengths and gaps. Development can focus on areas such as:
Enterprise thinking
Moving beyond functional expertise and understanding the organisation as a whole.
Executive presence
Building the authority, confidence and credibility to contribute when the stakes are high.
Commercial judgement
Connecting your decisions and priorities to business performance, customers, risk and value.
Influence
Developing stronger relationships across the organisation and learning how to challenge constructively.
Self-awareness
Understanding how you show up, what others experience when working with you and which behaviours could limit your impact.
The approach
How does MatchFit support C-Suite development?
We combine focused group sessions, one to one coaching and mentoring from experienced C-Suite leaders.
The development is grounded in the work leaders are doing now. Live business challenges become part of the conversation, giving people the opportunity to test their thinking, examine their behaviour and apply what they learn immediately.
Behavioural insight provides another layer. It helps leaders understand their natural approach, how that may change under pressure and where greater flexibility could make them more effective.
The aim is not to create a different person. It is to help an experienced leader become more intentional about how they think, lead and influence at executive level.
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The workshop transformed the way I communicate with stakeholders. I now prepare with greater purpose, present with more confidence and feel far better equipped to influence decisions and gain Buy-in.
Emma Fells
VP, Client Engagement, HH Global
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The impact has been overwhelmingly positive. It is clear that the performance improvement points have not only been absorbed but truly implemented, with visible and meaningful results for all stakeholders at all levels.
Emma Fells
VP, Client Engagement, HH Global
MEET THE TEAM
Bradley Honnor
Managing Director
Operations Director
Bradley has extensive experience leading business strategy, driving cultural change and supporting sustainable organisational growth.
Emily Courtney
Emily is an experienced CIPD-qualified HR specialist delivering people focused solutions across complex global business environments.
Executive facilitators & coaches
Experts in leadership, psychology, coaching and organisational transformation.
The outcomes
What participants will gain
Get started
For full details about the workshop
Talk to us about the Managing Cognitive Overload for Clearer Thinking Workshop, or download the brochure to share internally.
Workshop brochure · PDF
Contact us
Email: enquiries@matchfitclimb.com
Developing high-performance cultures, leaders and teams.