The moment it shifted

One of those projects meant introducing new AI tools to translation teams spread across Europe and Asia. The technology was complex. The real challenge was people: different working cultures, and a quiet fear of what the change might take away.

I could have pushed them to adapt, or stepped in and solved the problems myself. Instead, I spent weeks asking questions. What is your role now? What are you afraid of losing? How would you want to use these tools? Slowly, they defined it for themselves, and they took ownership of the change.

What stayed with me wasn’t the tool we delivered. It was watching people grow into it.

What I learned about myself

I also noticed a pattern in me. When I care about an outcome, I step in. Most people are happy to let me, and it works. It also quietly takes the growth away from them. I’ve caught myself doing it at home too, with my own son’s college applications.

Learning to step back, and to own growth rather than outcomes, is the shift I now help others make. I know it first-hand: knowing what to do is one thing, and doing it as yourself is another.

Starting over in a new place

In 2025 I left Geneva for Washington, DC, following my husband’s job. Without my role, I felt restless and lost. A coaching program helped me map what gave me energy and what drained it, and the answer was clear: I come alive in contact with people. Coaching gave me the words for what I’d been doing instinctively.

I know what it’s like to arrive somewhere new, leave a career behind and rebuild.

How I coach

Listening, thoughtful questions and constructive challenge. I don’t hand you a framework or tell you what to do. I help you see what you already know, and find your own answers.

Who I work with

Experienced managers and emerging leaders who know what good leadership looks like and want to lead as themselves. I work with leaders of all backgrounds, and I’m particularly committed to supporting women stepping fully into leadership.

I’m fascinated by cultures and by how we adapt who we are from one setting to another. I work in English or French from Washington, DC, and I’m happy to accommodate European time zones.

Background

20 years in digital and project leadership, including 7 years at ROLEX. I’m completing my leadership coaching certification with ACT Leader & Brown University.