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Change can accelerate growth — or derail it. The difference? How you lead through it.

I help CEOs, founders, and leadership teams navigate change with clarity, confidence, and momentum — turning uncertainty into opportunity.

Whether it’s digital transformation, organisational restructuring, recovery from stalled delivery, or adapting to AI-driven shifts, I bring over 20 years’ experience guiding high-growth SMEs and global brands like JPMorgan and Centrica through high-stakes change.

I work as both a strategic advisor and execution partner — combining big-picture thinking with hands-on delivery to ensure change sticks and results last.

What I do:

- Strategic 1:1 advisory for high-impact decisions & blind spots
- Embedded execution partner to unblock delivery & keep pace
- Practical frameworks for cadence, communication, decision-making & delegation

When to call me:

- Digital transformation & organisational change
- Recovery & restructuring
- Interim leadership & capacity gaps
- Leading teams through AI-driven change
- Turning around failed consultancy efforts

How I lead change:

- Clarify the vision and the case for change
- Work backwards from the outcomes that matter
- Align people so everyone knows what’s changing, why, and their role in it
- Build a delivery rhythm the team can sustain
- Support execution with challenge, clarity, and perspective

Why clients choose me:

I’m a grounded operator with academic depth from Oxford Saïd Business School and a straight-talking, results-focused style. My clients value my ability to cut through complexity, create alignment, and get things moving — without adding more noise.

📩 If you’re leading change and the stakes are high, message me to arrange an intro call.

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email: stuart@stellarcoach.co.uk
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Stuart Turner

Most annual plans do not survive the first quarter.

Not because leaders lack ambition or discipline, but because the year is too wide and the focus is too loose. Drift feels harmless in January but expensive by June.

So this year I am starting with a different lens:

What would happen if you did fewer things, faster and better, for the next 90 days?

In the latest edition of The Stellar Edge I unpack why Q1 quietly decides the rest of the year, how to choose what really deserves your attention, and how to build a simple operating rhythm that protects both momentum and capacity.

It is a calm, practical read for CEOs, founders and senior leaders who want more clarity and progress without adding more noise.

If that resonates, the full edition is below.

#changemanagement #leadership

Create Space to Lead | Deliver Change That Sticks | Hands-On Strategic Advisory for CEOs, Founders & Leadership Teams Navigating High-Stakes Change

Most organisations start the year with ambition. New initiatives, new priorities, new language about transformation or acceleration. The intent is gen

Open article: A practical operating system for leaders who want less drift and more delivery in 2026. by Stuart Turner • 6 min read

A practical operating system for leaders who want less drift and more delivery in 2026.

Everyone is talking about AI tools, models and vendors. Far fewer are talking honestly about the people who have to live with them. Most AI programmes do not stall because of bad technology. They stall because the human system around the tech was never prepared to absorb it.

In this edition of The Stellar Edge, I look at AI as a people programme first. I break down the four real transitions that decide whether it delivers or quietly dies on the shelf: skills, trust, accountability and identity. Not in theory, but in terms of what people actually feel, fear and need from leadership when AI starts to reshape their work.

If you are sponsoring any kind of AI initiative this year, this is less about the roadmap and more about the conversations, expectations and conditions you will need to lead.

#change #leadership

Everyone talks about AI in terms of tools, models and integration timelines, but that is rarely where the real difficulty sits. The difficult part is 

Open article: How to lead the human transition so technology delivers by Stuart Turner • 4 min read

How to lead the human transition so technology delivers

A mid-size tech company decided to get serious about cross-functional delivery.

They spent big. New tools, sprint coaches, a transformation lead. The CEO kept saying "We win when teams ship value together."

But the incentives told a different story.

Sales got paid on deals closed. Product on feature count. Engineering on keeping incidents down.

Three parts of the business, paid to pull in different directions.

So Sales chased anything that would close.

Product raced to tick boxes on lists that had nothing to do with value. 

Engineering slowed everything down to protect their numbers.

Everyone looked brilliant on paper. The transformation stalled.

Leadership blamed execution. But the system was doing exactly what it was designed to do.

You can't reward people for A and expect them to deliver B. Pay for output, you get output. Incentivise individual heroics, you get silos.

Change runs on behaviour. Behaviour follows incentives faster than it follows town halls or posters.

The companies that actually make this work do it differently.

They tie incentives to outcomes, not activity. They share rewards across Product, Engineering, and Ops when value gets delivered. They pair bonuses with leading indicators - adoption rates, delivery pace, customer signals. They create real disincentives for local wins that damage the whole.

The question: Are your targets and rewards aligned to the behaviours your strategy needs?

Because if they're not, the system will resist the change you're trying to make.

#changemanagement #leadership #change

What is the biggest incentive mismatch you’ve seen during a transformation?

Most leaders do not struggle with ideas.
They struggle with timing, permission and readiness.

You can have the right strategy, the right technology and the right intent, and still stall if the organisation has not been prepared to absorb the change that follows.

Readiness is not about enthusiasm.

It is about clarity of direction, confidence in decision rights and trust that the ground will not shift again next month.

When those conditions are missing, even good answers create friction. People hesitate, escalate or quietly wait it out. Progress slows, not because people resist change, but because they do not know where they are safe to move.

The real work of leadership is not finding better answers.

It is creating the conditions where answers can actually land and turn into action.

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P.S. I've been busy turning years of lessons into something practical. More soon. 

#change #leadership #changemanagement

Founder of RISE | Connecting Professionals With Top Executive Coaches | Follow for Career & Leadership Insights

I’m Tim Thomas, Founder of RISE – a platform that connects professionals with accredited career coaches. It's designed to help you take control of your career and make meaningful progress, whether you’re looking to move up, pivot, or find your next opportunity.

I know what it’s like to reinvent yourself. After leaving a stable job in headhunting, my first business didn’t survive the market upheaval, but it taught me a crucial lesson: resilience matters, but strategy and support matter more.

Since then, I’ve:
→ Built Wealthy Media into a publishing group reaching 10M+ daily readers
→ Led teams across finance, recruitment, and publishing
→ Been featured in MSN, Yahoo, and The Street
→ Founded RISE to help professionals move forward without losing momentum

Today, RISE supports professionals across industries, including banking, law, and tech, with coaches trusted by organisations like Citi, HSBC, and Barclays.

Here’s how you can get started:
🔹 Follow me for insights on leadership, career transitions, and professional growth
🔹 Subscribe to the RISE Newsletter for weekly strategies that work
🔹 Visit our website to schedule your free career consultation or send me a message

You don’t have to stay in a role that no longer fits.

With the right guidance, you can build a career that reflects who you are now and move forward with purpose.

Tim Thomas

Most people don’t lose the day at work.
They lose it before breakfast.

Here are 10 morning power habits of the super successful, backed by neuroscience.

Not hype.

Just patterns that shape your energy and decision quality.

1. Wake Without the Scroll
→ No phone. No inbox. Let your brain wake up, not react.

2. Make Your Bed
→ Small win. Immediate order. Sets the tone for discipline and progress.

3. Drink Water First, Not Caffeine
→ Hydration first. Energy follows. Don’t confuse fatigue with dehydration.

4. Move Your Body
→ Walk, stretch, breathe — just move. Blood flow boosts brain flow.

5. Practice Stillness
→ Meditation or deep breathing. Start with intention, not interruption.

6. Review Your Goals
→ Remind yourself what matters. Daily clarity equals long-term consistency.

7. Write 3 Priorities
→ Clarity kills chaos. Decide what must move forward today.

8. Eat Something with Protein
→ Fuel for focus — not a sugar spike that crashes.

9. Avoid Reactive Tasks
→ No email, no Slack. Create before you consume.

10. Prime with a Power Thought
→ Visualize the day. Choose how you’ll show up.

Most people don’t struggle with knowing what to do.
They struggle with sustaining it.

And that’s where the right environment matters.

A private community for people who want sharper thinking, calmer execution, and steady momentum, without noise or performative hustle.

If you’re building better habits and raising your own standard, you’ll fit right in.

Spots for the first cohort are open.

📌 Join the RISE Leadership Community — sign up now. (Link in comments)

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Founder of RISE | Connecting Professionals With Top Career Coaches | Follow for Career & Leadership Insights

Work doesn’t have to feel like a grind.
There’s a better way to show up.

Tasks pile up.
Deadlines loom.
Energy drains.

It’s easy to forget why we started in the first place.

What if it could feel... easier? Even enjoyable?

Here are 8 ways to make work actually work for you:

1. Design Your Micro-Breaks
→ Short pauses reset your focus and energy more than grinding through tasks nonstop.

2. Batch Your Hardest Tasks
→ It reduces mental switching and makes progress feel smoother.

3. Talk to Yourself
→ Sounds odd, but verbalizing your thinking clears your mind and makes decisions easier.

4. Change Your Scenery
→ Even once a week, working from a different room can refresh your energy.

5. Pair Work With Learning
→ Turn some tasks into opportunities to learn something new.

6. Choose Your Circle
→ Surround yourself with inspiring people. They’ll challenge you, and make growth inevitable.

7. Reverse Brainstorm
→ Think about how you could fail a task, then flip it into a solution. Problem-solving becomes fun.

8. Celebrate "Almost Done"
→ Recognize progress. Momentum is more motivating than perfection.

Work doesn’t have to drain you — it can energize you.

And the right community makes it even easier.
→ People who challenge you.
→ Hold you accountable.
→ Celebrate progress.

Spots are open for the first cohort.

📌 Sign up today and grow alongside people who get it. (Link in comments)

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Being reliable can feel like power... or a trap.

Capability can outgrow opportunity. Being needed isn’t the same as moving forward. Recalibrating reliability turns effort into leadership.

✅ Read more and learn how to make reliability work for you.

View newsletter: RISE LinkedIn Newsletter

Many of the professionals our coaches work with describe themselves in the same way, often without realising the implications. “I’m the reliable one.”

Open article: The Hidden Cost of Being “The Reliable One” at Work by Tim Thomas • 4 min read

The Hidden Cost of Being “The Reliable One” at Work

Most people think visibility is about being loud or always “on.”
But the problem isn’t effort — it’s where and how you show up.

Being seen isn’t about attention.

It’s about making your work and your decisions noticeable in the right moments.

It’s about showing up so people trust you.
So they rely on you.
So they remember you when it matters most.

Here are 5 ways to increase your visibility as a leader in 2026:

1. Share how you think, not just what you do
→ Senior roles go to people with good judgment. Talk through decisions, trade-offs, and lessons learned — even the messy bits.

2. Make your work visible before it’s finished
→ Waiting until it’s “perfect” keeps you hidden. Let people see what you’re shaping, improving, or questioning in real time.

3. Speak up where it counts
→ Comment in meetings. Ask the hard questions. Put your hand up for the conversations others avoid. Visibility starts in the room.

4. Be known for one or two things
→ You don’t need to be everywhere. Be clear about what you’re good at and reinforce it often — people promote clarity.

5. Build advocates, not attention
→ Senior leaders are discussed when they’re not in the room. Help others succeed, and they’ll say your name when it matters.

Visibility isn’t about being everywhere.

It’s about being noticed in the right moments, remembered for the right things, and trusted to take action.

Ready to be more visible and make an impact in 2026?

📌 Visit our website and schedule your free career consultation today. (Link in bio)

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