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Hi, I’m Johanna, a Senior Executive and Leadership Coach.
I am support professionals who want to feel more confident and clear in how they lead—especially in those moments where doubt, pressure, or overthinking get in the way.

My background is in business, not theory. I grew up in a family enterprise and spent over three decades leading in complex environments, so I know first-hand what it means to manage pressure, expectations, and self-doubt. My coaching is about turning insight into action—supporting you to make meaningful changes in how you show up and lead every day.

Where Executive Insight Meets Action

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My purpose
I coach because I believe leadership starts with self-awareness. I’ve lived the transformation myself and I’ve seen it repeatedly in my clients — when mindset shifts, confidence grows, decisions become clearer, and relationships strengthen.
My role is to partner with professionals who want to lead with clarity, emotional intelligence, and confidence. Through coaching, I support you in navigating challenges, making thoughtful decisions under pressure, developing strong relationships, and leading yourself and others with purpose. This work isn’t about quick fixes — it’s about sustainable growth that makes a real difference to you, your team, and your organisation.

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<h2 style="white-space:pre-line">Qualifications and Accreditations</h2>
 - MBA - Henley Business College          
- Fellowship - The Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers
- ILM Level 7 Executive and Senior Leadership coaching qualification
- Business Coaching Diploma - PWC
- PCC accreditation - International Coaching Federation
- EMCC Senior Practitioner accreditation from the European Mentoring and Coaching Council
- Emotional Intelligence Psychometric certification
- Emotional Intelligence Coaching Diploma

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Enhance leadership skills with personalized coaching tailored to executive needs and challenges.

Executive Leadership Coaching

Foster collaboration and communication through engaging workshops designed for effective team dynamics.

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Team Building Workshops

Guide leaders in crafting clear, actionable visions to drive organizational success and growth.

Strategic Vision Development

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Join our coaching journey to cultivate leadership resilience, achieving unparalleled growth through personalised sessions, workshops, and group programs.

Lead with clarity, confidence, and emotional intelligence

- C-Level Executive Coaching - Executive Director Coaching - Career Coaching - Middle-Management Coaching - First-Time Manager Coaching - Career Change Coaching - Personal Development Coaching

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Personalised Coaching 

- Building Emotional Intelligence for leadership - Decision-Making Under Stress - Developing Social Sensitivity - Effective Communication and Conflict Resolution - Executive Presence and Influence - Giving and Receiving Feedback - Resilience and Stress Management - Time Management and Productivity Optimisation - Inclusivity and Diversity

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Workshops

These group programmes are designed to deliver real impact for organizations, equipping leaders and teams with the tools, insights, and skills they need to excel. Each programme spans 8 sessions of 90 minutes, with a maximum of 8 participants per group, ensuring a focused and personalized experience for every attendee. Each programme is uniquely crafted to address specific leadership needs, fostering growth at every level within your organization.

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A quiet truth about self-regard From the outside, everything can look fine.You’re capable. You’re managing. You’re achieving. You’re showing up.And yet… underneath it all, there’s a different experience.A quiet voice that questions you. Doubts you. Pushes you to do more, be more, prove more.I know this space well.There were many times in my life where I looked confident on the outside… while privately feeling uncertain, not quite enough, and under constant pressure to prove myself.Even when things went well, I struggled to fully take it in. I would focus far more on what I hadn’t done well than what I had.And that creates something exhausting.A life where you are constantly doing… but rarely feeling it is enough.What low self-regard really looks likeIt doesn’t always look like a lack of ability.Often, it looks like:doubting yourself even when you’re doing well brushing off positive feedback being harder on yourself than you are on anyone else overthinking conversations and decisions feeling your confidence drop quickly when something goes wrong carrying a constant need to prove yourself Sometimes it even shows up as defensiveness or rigidity — not because you don’t care, but because deep down, you don’t feel secure enough.And because many high-performing women learn to function through it… it often goes unnoticed.The part we don’t talk about enough When you don’t truly see your own worth, it affects how you show up.Not just how you feel — but how you lead, decide, speak, and relate.You may:hold back more than you realise question yourself more than necessary put pressure on yourself that never quite lifts struggle to trust your own judgement keep trying to earn something that doesn’t need to be earned And over time, that becomes heavy.Because no matter how much you do… a part of you is still asking, “Is it enough?”What changed things for me The turning point was not “trying harder” or becoming more capable.It was becoming more self-aware.Learning to really see myself — my patterns, my beliefs, my blind spots, and the way I was relating to myself.Understanding where that pressure came from. Why I dismissed the good and focused on the gaps. Why I felt the need to prove myself.And once I could see it… I could begin to change it.Not overnight.But gradually, I moved from:self-doubt to self-trust pressure to steadiness proving to owning reacting to responding And that changed not just how I felt… but how I lived and how I led.A question for you So let me ask you this:Where might you still be trying to prove yourself… instead of trusting yourself? If this resonates, it’s worth paying attention to.Because awareness is often where the real shift begins.If this feels familiar… You don’t have to keep navigating this alone.This is the work I do with my clients — helping them understand themselves more deeply, build real self-trust, and lead with more clarity, confidence, and steadiness.If you’re ready to explore this, get in touch with me. Sometimes the most important shift is not in what you do… but in how you see yourself.And that can change everything.<a data-mce-href="https://calendly.com/jpebc/coaching-session" href="https://calendly.com/jpebc/coaching-session" title="Disccovery Call " target="_blank" rel="noopener">Book a free discovery call let's see how I can help you.</a>

When You're Doing Well .... But Still Don't Feel Enough

There is something reassuring about staying in our comfort zone.It feels safe. Predictable. Controlled.But if I look back at my own leadership journey, the moments that shaped me the most happened outside of that space.For many years I worked in a very male-dominated industry. Early in my career there were countless moments where I had to push myself far beyond what felt comfortable.I remember the first time I travelled on behalf of our company to present our performance to a room full of experienced executives from across Europe — people running large, established businesses.I felt completely out of my depth.My heart was racing. My hands were shaking. And I quite literally trembled my way through that presentation.At that moment the thoughts running through my mind were not particularly kind:Am I really capable of this? What if they realise I don’t belong here? What if I get it wrong?Fear. Self-doubt. Imposter syndrome.Looking back, I realise those feelings were not a sign that I shouldn’t be there.They were simply a sign that I had stepped into my stretch zone.And the only way forward was through it.The more I kept stepping into situations that felt uncomfortable, the more something interesting happened.What once felt terrifying slowly became manageable. Then familiar. Eventually… normal.The stretch zone became my new comfort zone.That is when I realised something very important:Growth rarely happens where things feel easy.At the time, however, I faced many of those moments alone.Coaching simply didn’t exist in the way it does today, and I often felt embarrassed to share my fears. In those environments vulnerability could easily be interpreted as weakness.If I had had access to coaching then, it would have been an enormous support.Because what I have learned over the years — through both experience and formal study — is that stepping beyond our comfort zone becomes far easier when we have the right tools, perspective, and support.Today, through <a data-mce-href="https://johannaparnisengland.com/1-1-coaching" href="https://johannaparnisengland.com/1-1-coaching" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1:1 coaching</a> and my<a data-mce-href="https://johannaparnisengland.com/leadership-women-group" href="https://johannaparnisengland.com/leadership-women-group" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Leadership Programmes</a>, I support professionals who are navigating those very same moments.Learning how to recognise the beliefs that hold them back. Develop the confidence to step into new challenges. And grow into the leaders they are capable of becoming.So here is a question for you:Where in your life might you already know that growth is waiting — just outside your comfort zone?<a data-mce-href="https://calendly.com/jpebc/coaching-session" href="https://calendly.com/jpebc/coaching-session">Let's Chat.</a> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

Growth Begins Where Comfort Ends

We live in a world that rewards action.Keep moving. Keep producing. Keep solving problems.Very rarely are we encouraged to pause.Yet in coaching, one of the most powerful moments often begins with something surprisingly simple: reflection.Not analysing endlessly. Not overthinking.But pausing long enough to notice what is really happening within you.Your reactions. Your assumptions. Your patterns.One of my clients captured it beautifully during a coaching programme:“A very good space to spend some time to pause and reflect, which is something that I wouldn't normally do.”And this is something I hear often.Most people move from one responsibility to the next — work, decisions, family, expectations — rarely giving themselves the time or space to step back and ask:What is really going on here? Why did I react that way? What is this situation trying to show me?Without reflection, we tend to repeat the same patterns. The same thinking. The same responses.Coaching creates a space where that cycle slows down.It gives you the opportunity to step outside the constant noise of everyday demands and look at yourself, your decisions, and your leadership with fresh perspective.And something interesting happens in that space.You begin to notice things you hadn’t seen before.You recognise the beliefs that influence your decisions. You become more aware of how emotions shape your reactions. You see where your strengths are supporting you — and where old patterns may be holding you back.This is where growth begins.Not because someone gives you the answers.But because reflection allows you to see your own thinking more clearly.And when you see something clearly, you can choose differently.Over time, this simple practice becomes incredibly powerful.Reflection builds self-awareness. Self-awareness strengthens emotional intelligence. And emotional intelligence transforms the way you communicate, decide, and lead.It’s often one of the biggest takeaways people discover through coaching.Not a technique.Not a tool.But the discipline of creating space to pause and think more deeply about your own experience.In a world that constantly pushes you forward, reflection invites you to slow down just long enough to gain clarity.And sometimes that small pause changes everything.So here is a question for you:When was the last time you truly gave yourself the space to pause and reflect?If this idea resonates with you, you may enjoy exploring more about how reflection and emotional awareness shape leadership growth in my <a data-mce-href="https://johannaparnisengland.com/leadership-women-group" href="https://johannaparnisengland.com/leadership-women-group">L.E.A.D.E.R.S.H.I.P. Programme</a> or through <a data-mce-href="https://johannaparnisengland.com/1-1-coaching" href="https://johannaparnisengland.com/1-1-coaching">1:1 coaching</a> conversations.Sometimes the most valuable step forward begins with a moment of stillness.

The Power of Reflection: The Power in a Pause

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Johanna Parnis England

Hi, I’m Johanna, a Senior Executive and Leadership Coach, I work with professionals who want to change the way they lead — starting with themselves.

My background is in business, not theory. I grew up in a fourth-generation family enterprise and spent over three decades leading in complex, high-pressure environments. That experience shapes how I coach: practical, grounded, and focused on real-world leadership challenges. 

I am really passionate about professional self-development and focus on working with clients to build on their confidence, self-belief, self-worth, emotional Intelligence and purpose.  My services are 1:1 coaching and group coaching programmes.