Lead with Confidence, Inspire Collaboration, Unlock Potential
Empowering individuals, teams, and coaches to thrive through personalized coaching and team development
About me
Meet Joanna – Leadership Coach & Team Development Expert
I believe leadership is a journey of self-awareness, purposeful action, and meaningful relationships. My coaching approach is grounded in fostering personal growth while enhancing team dynamics through practical tools and deep conversations. By focusing on the whole system—whether it’s an individual leader, a team, or a coaching practice—I help clients unlock potential, navigate challenges, and create lasting impact.
What Sets Me Apart:
- Over 8 years of coaching and leadership experience.
- Accredited coach (ICF), certified team coach and experienced facilitator
- Specialist in coaching supervision and supporting other coaches’ growth.
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I was fortunate to have Joanna as a coach for two stages in my career. I was looking for someone who was honest, direct and providing very practical approach to the challenges to the issues I faced.
She is all this but also fantastic at motivating you to take the right steps to deliver on your goals.
Alastair C.
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Joanna is a formidable professional, very insightful, and it was a real pleasure working with her.
She made a personalised career program for me and I couldn’t be happier with the results: I feel much more confident, positive and aware of my purpose.
Nuna M.
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I was fortunate to meet Joanna when searching for a career coach – from the start she understood exactly what guidance I needed and tailored our sessions accordingly.
Her personalised style of coaching helped me to unearth assumptions that were holding me back in my career.
Zubair M.
Services
1-2-1 Leadership & Executive Coaching
Lead with Impact and Build Meaningful Success
Who It’s For:
- Managers stepping into leadership roles
- New leaders navigating increased responsibilities
- Executives seeking greater strategic influence
- Professionals aiming to align personal development with career growth
What You’ll Gain:
- Increased Self-Awareness: Understand how you show up as a leader and the impact you have on others.
- Emotional Intelligence: Build resilience, navigate change, and manage challenging conversations with empathy and confidence.
- Intentional Leadership Presence: Develop clarity on how to lead with purpose, authenticity, and integrity.
- Strategic Decision-Making: Gain tools for effective problem-solving, conflict resolution, and complex decision-making.
- Systemic Awareness: Recognize patterns in relationships and team dynamics to drive sustainable performance.
- Career Advancement: Align your professional growth with meaningful personal development.
How We’ll Work Together:
Tailored Individual Coaching:
We begin by identifying your unique leadership goals and challenges. Through structured coaching conversations, you’ll explore strengths, uncover blind spots, and develop actionable strategies for growth and success.
Leadership & Career Development:
We integrate personal development and career progression, helping you build clarity around your leadership identity while supporting your long-term aspirations. Expect coaching that balances insight and action to ensure sustainable progress.
Optional Assessments & Tools:
We use powerful coaching frameworks to deepen your leadership awareness, including:
- The Leadership Circle Profile™ (TLC): Explore your leadership impact and uncover development areas to enhance how you lead.
- Positive Intelligence™: Strengthen your mental fitness by shifting limiting beliefs and enhancing emotional resilience.
Practical Leadership Skills:
Sessions focus on actionable leadership skills, such as managing teams, fostering collaboration, and resolving conflicts. Every session is built around insights and practical strategies you can apply immediately in your leadership role.
Coaching Supervision for Coaches
Support for Coaches to Develop and Thrive
Who It’s For:
- Coaches working with individuals, teams, or organizations
- Accredited or developing coaches seeking continuous learning and reflective practice
- Coaches navigating complex client systems or team dynamics
How I Help:
1-2-1 Supervision:
Personalized coaching supervision tailored to your unique coaching journey. Sessions focus on your growth, exploring coaching dynamics, ethical questions, client challenges, and reflective self-development to deepen your coaching mastery.
Group Supervision:
Join a supportive group of peers in a collaborative learning environment. Group supervision encourages shared reflection, peer coaching, and feedback on real coaching challenges. Experience fresh perspectives while building community and expanding your coaching toolkit.
What You Can Expect:
- A Safe Space for Reflective Practice:
Explore your coaching work openly in a supportive, confidential environment designed for learning and growth. - Insight Into Complex Client Challenges:
Gain fresh perspectives on coaching dilemmas, ethical complexities, and stuck client dynamics through reflective conversations and feedback. - Professional Development Aligned with ICF Ethical Standards:
We work within the ICF Core Competencies framework, ensuring ethical practice, continuous learning, and skill development. - Increased Self-Awareness and Resilience:
Enhance your coaching presence, manage personal triggers, and deepen your emotional intelligence through reflective exploration and guided feedback. - Systemic and Relational Perspective:
Apply a systemic lens to coaching, exploring client relationships, team dynamics, and complex systems through supervision models inspired by ORSC methodologies and systems thinking.
Team & Group Coaching
Build Stronger Teams Through Insightful Coaching
Who It’s For:
- Leadership Teams: Seeking better collaboration, shared decision-making, and strategic alignment.
- Cross-Functional Teams: Improving communication, resolving conflict, and enhancing project execution.
- Boards and Senior Leadership Groups: Clarifying roles, fostering trust, and ensuring high-level strategic focus.
- Newly Formed Teams & Systems: Establishing strong foundations, clear roles, and team culture from the start.
Teams Undergoing Change: Navigating restructuring, role changes, or shifts in strategic priorities.
How It Works:
- Customized Team Development Programs:
Every team is unique. I design tailored coaching engagements that address specific team challenges such as trust-building, conflict resolution, and leadership alignment. We work on shared goals, explore team culture, and strengthen collaboration. - Experiential Workshops:
Facilitated team workshops create dynamic, interactive learning experiences. These sessions blend coaching, group exercises, and reflective conversations to help teams practice new behaviors in real time. - Systemic Team Coaching Approach:
Through a systems-focused coaching lens, we explore team dynamics, communication patterns, and relationship structures. Teams develop deeper self-awareness about how they operate collectively and how to improve effectiveness. - Role Clarity & Shared Leadership:
Using team coaching frameworks, we clarify roles, responsibilities, and leadership styles. We ensure every team member understands their unique contribution while promoting shared accountability and decision-making.
5. Trust & Psychological Safety:
We focus on creating an environment where all team members feel heard, valued, and empowered to contribute their best work. Trust and safety are foundational for long-term success.
What You’ll Gain:
- Better Communication: Enhance team conversations, manage conflict effectively, and align on key priorities.
- Stronger Collaboration: Develop team cohesion through mutual respect, shared leadership, and joint problem-solving.
- Defined Roles & Responsibilities: Clarify expectations, ownership, and accountability to avoid role confusion.
- Collective Leadership: Build a shared vision that drives team success and long-term business results.
Lasting Culture Shift: Create a culture of openness, continuous learning, and proactive engagement.
Leadership Circle Profile for Leaders & Teams
Unlock Powerful Insights for Better Leadership
Who It’s For:
- High-Potential Leaders: Seeking deeper self-awareness and stronger leadership presence.
- Leadership Teams: Aligning leadership styles to create a cohesive, high-performing team.
- Emerging Leaders & Executives: Preparing for greater responsibility by identifying development priorities.
- Organizations Developing Talent: Committed to building a pipeline of emotionally intelligent, capable leaders.
What You Get:
- Comprehensive Leadership Assessments:
- The Leadership Circle Profile™ (LCP): A globally recognized 360-degree leadership assessment measuring both leadership competencies and underlying beliefs. It highlights how internal thinking patterns impact leadership effectiveness, offering a roadmap for meaningful growth.
- Insightful Leadership Reports:
- Individual Reports: Explore personal leadership strengths, reactive tendencies, challenges, and blind spots.
- Team Reports: Uncover how leadership styles combine, highlighting collective strengths and areas needing development.
- In-Depth Debrief & Feedback:
- Receive a personalized debrief interpreting the assessment results, uncovering core insights, and setting clear development goals.
- Personalized Coaching Sessions:
- 1-2-1 Coaching: Focus on personal growth, address leadership gaps, and develop new leadership skills.
- Team Coaching: Build team alignment by exploring leadership dynamics, fostering collective vision, and enhancing collaboration.
- Sustainable Development Plans:
- Create a customized leadership development plan grounded in real-time organizational needs. Ongoing coaching ensures consistent progress toward individual and team success.
How It Works:
- Assessment Setup: We start with a clear briefing on the LCP process, ensuring all participants understand the goals and logistics.
- Assessment Completion: Leaders and teams complete the confidential online assessment.
- Results & Debrief: Participants receive a comprehensive, data-driven report, followed by an expert-guided debrief session for deeper understanding.
- Development Plan & Coaching: Based on assessment results, we create actionable development plans supported by individual or team coaching sessions.
Why It Works:
- Clear Insights:
Gain a deeper understanding of leadership effectiveness, highlighting hidden growth opportunities often missed in day-to-day feedback. - Holistic Development:
Address both leadership competencies and the internal beliefs driving behavior, ensuring sustainable personal and professional growth. - Team Alignment:
Develop a shared leadership language that fosters trust, accountability, and strategic focus. - Lasting Impact:
Drive transformational change through meaningful, data-backed coaching and leadership development, aligned with personal goals and business strategy.
Coaching for Clients with ADHD (Coming 2025)
Supporting Leaders with ADHD to Succeed
What to Expect:
- Personalized coaching to build executive function, time management, and productivity skills.
- Strength-based coaching focused on maximizing potential while managing challenges.
Joanna Hunek | Leadership Coach | Team Development Partner | Coaching Supervisor
Helping Leaders, Teams, and Coaches Grow Through Real Conversations
I’m a straight-talking, warm, and down-to-earth coach who believes that real change comes from honest conversations, practical action, and a good dose of humor along the way. As a certified Leadership Coach (PCC) and experienced Team Development Specialist, I work with leaders, teams, and coaches ready to grow, face challenges, and create meaningful results.
My approach is practical, reflective, and supportive—but also direct when needed. Whether coaching individuals, supporting leadership teams, or supervising coaches, I show up with warmth, curiosity, and a commitment to helping people unlock potential through conversations that matter.
Born in Poland and living in the UK for almost two decades, I’m a wife, mum of two, and full of high energy thanks to my ADHD-powered optimism. You’ll find me running, cycling, or chasing my kids—sometimes all at once!
What It’s Like to Work with Me:
Expect a coaching partnership where you’ll be challenged, supported, and encouraged—without stuffy corporate jargon. I keep things practical, straightforward, and rooted in what actually works. We’ll celebrate wins, tackle tough stuff, and make sure you leave every session feeling energized and ready to take action.
How I Help:
- Leadership & Career Coaching: Helping you figure out where you’re going, how you want to lead, and how to get there with clarity and confidence.
- Team Development & Workshops: Creating safe, engaging spaces where teams can get real, solve challenges, and work better together.
- Coaching Supervision: Supporting coaches in sharpening their skills, reflecting on tricky situations, and growing through honest feedback.
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I find Joanna an insightful and empathetic coach who I would recommend to anyone. With Joanna’s help I’ve broken free of a tendency to procrastinate and follow safe and easy but less fulfilling paths. I’m enjoying the rediscovery of myself more and more with each session.
Peter F.
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Joanna is one in a million. I have had the pleasure of knowing Joanna for many years now from when we collaborated on change management and L&D projects as part of Cisco’s transformation and more recently as a client of her own coaching business DARE. Joanna brings her own light into the room and you cannot help but be bathed in it. She has the ability to tune into where you are and the intuition to know where to take you during a coaching session. She holds you to account for your commitments, but is always there to support you and motivate you along the way. She is the ONLY person to get me actually enjoying exercise!!!
Tamla S.
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Joanna is a formidable professional, very insightful, and it was a real pleasure working with her. She made a personalised career program for me and I couldn’t be happier with the results: I feel much more confident, positive and aware of my purpose.
Nuna M.
Let’s Chat
If you’re a leader, team, or coach ready to learn, grow, and work with someone who keeps it real, let’s talk.
