Stephen Hardy — Navigate The Curve

Who this is for

The people who find their way to me tend to share something in common.

They are good at what they do. Often very good. But something has shifted. The motivation that once felt automatic has become something they have to manufacture. They are succeeding at something that no longer quite fits who they have become.

They are not looking for someone to fix them. They are looking for a thinking partner who gets their world and asks the right questions.

Senior leaders who stepped into a new role and are not yet showing up as the best version of themselves
People spending more energy managing politics than doing the actual work
Those who know what they need to do but cannot seem to get moving
People where work is bleeding into everything else and the boundary has disappeared
High performers who never quite fitted the standard mould and got results their own way

How I work

Two ways to work together.

Individual coaching

One to one coaching

Forward-focused conversations that help you think more clearly, perform more sustainably, and navigate complexity as yourself. Brief by design. You own the solutions. I help you surface them.

Sessions are sixty minutes via video call. Most clients make meaningful progress within the first three to four sessions.

Find out more

By invitation only

The Authentic Leadership Inner Circle

A small closed group of senior leaders who meet regularly to think out loud together, share what is actually working, and draw on each other's experience. The higher you go, the fewer people you can be genuinely honest with. This group is the exception.

Maximum five members. Quarterly in person sessions. Individual coaching throughout the year.

Available to clients who have completed individual coaching with me. New cohort forming January 2027.

What clients say

In their own words.

It feels like we are paving a path together. The path is made up of individual stepping stones. The stones in the path are made from my individual answers. The path is mine, so I know I can walk it.

Jason Creane, Senior Manager Western Europe, SpaceX

You are not given the answers in these conversations. The answers are your own. And for me that was really important.

Stuart Eades, Head of UK, Varonis

When I have a challenge, I find it much easier now to look forward and be proactive rather than unpacking all the problems. Our work together has helped me get to that place much faster.

Dan Seabrook, GTM Spektr

The beauty in the solution focused mindset coaching is in its simplicity. The power lives within your own mind. Once I uncovered my own priorities, I realised a big part of moving forward is saying no. That was a game changer.

Lisa Schnare, Business Owner and Valueselling Consultant

The biggest thing is that you have shown me that everything that I needed was already within myself. I have changed my entire life based on being focused on the future and where I want to go, not where I have been.

Melissa White, Founder, Kindstay

Our weekly conversation became the most important conversation in the diary.

Conor Quinn, Global Account Manager, Palo Alto Networks

From perseverance to clarity — Jack Slaughter, VP of Sales, Gartner

Read Jack Slaughter’s written testimonial →

About Stephen

I know your world from the inside.

I spent 23 years in enterprise technology sales at Gartner and Salesforce, not as someone who fitted neatly into the system, but as someone who got results his own way, often despite the system rather than because of it.

I left to build something I believed in. A coaching practice grounded in a simple idea: you are the expert on yourself. Not me. I do not have your answers. What I do is help you surface them, the clarity, the resourcefulness, the capability that pressure and noise have been obscuring.

My work is built on solution-focused principles, developed over 40 years of clinical research and practice. I trained directly with Chris Iveson, co-founder of BRIEF London. My session work has been selected by Iveson as a teaching exemplar for advanced practitioners.

Accredited member, UK Association for Solution Focused Practice (UKASFP) Advanced training with Chris Iveson, BRIEF London Diploma in Solution-Focused Hypnotherapy, CNHC and NCH registered Professional indemnity insured

Get in touch

No pitch. No hidden agenda.

Just an honest conversation to see if working together makes sense. Some people know immediately. Some need time to think. Both are fine.

stephen@navigatethecurve.com