Step into your CEO role with momentum.
Make this defining leadership moment a launchpad for lasting impact.
Transitioning from executive to CEO is a significant shift in leadership.
As an executive, you excelled in driving results within your domain.
Now, as a CEO, you’re responsible for the entire enterprise — vision, culture, strategy and success.
As you step into this role, the new challenges you’ll meet can include:
- Moving from functional to enterprise leadership — Instead of having deep expertise in a single area, you'll need to capably oversee the full spectrum of business operations.
- Decision overload — As you shift from executing strategy to defining it, decisions will carry greater weight and complexity.
- Board and stakeholder management — You must balance accountability to the board, investors and external partners, while maintaining your independence.
- Shaping organisational culture — It'll be up to you to set the tone for leadership, decision-making, and performance across the company.
- Confident leadership through uncertainty — Whether managing change, or unexpected crises, you need to keep teams aligned amidst any ambiguity.
You not only require new skills, but a fundamental change in your mindset.
CEO leadership coaching accelerates this change in mindset, providing you with a thinking partner that helps you identify your gaps, leverage your strengths, and cultivate the vision you need to lead with impact.
Your successful transition can then look like:
Enterprise-Wide Thinking
Shifting from operational execution to strategic foresight and long-term value creation.
Strategic Decision-Making
Making high-stakes decisions with clarity and alignment to the organisation’s mission.
Influential & Impactful Communication
Engaging the Board, stakeholders, and teams with authority and authenticity.
Culture & Talent Development
Building and empowering a high-performing leadership team.
Resilient & Adaptable Leadership
Thriving in uncertainty and leading transformation with agility and presence.
Hala Batainah
Humanosity Coach
My dynamic one-on-one coaching style allows emerging or acting CEOs to develop a strategic approach to success in their role.
As a CEO, you need a partner who understands the weight of leadership and the dynamics of a boardroom.
I bring a unique perspective as a former senior executive at IBM & Microsoft and an experienced Board Chair. I have sat at the table where key decisions are made and know what stakeholders expect from CEOs.
“Hala’s coaching puts good CEOs on the path to being great CEOs. Her unwavering commitment is valued. Her skill in the enterprise is essential. Her ability to cut-through to clarity is appreciated. Her courage to have hard conversations is unique. And, ultimately, her compassion for seekers of an extraordinary life is something special.”
Megan Gilmour
CEO and Co-founder MissingSchool and Robots4Good
2025 Australian of the Year for the Australian Capital Territory
My coaching provides you with:
- Clarity & Confidence – I'll help you step into your CEO position with self-assurance and a clear strategic focus.
- Decision-Making Mastery – You'll be equipped with frameworks to navigate complex choices and drive meaningful outcomes.
- Board & Stakeholder Alignment – Learn to strengthen your executive presence and communication to engage key stakeholders effectively.
- Leadership Evolution – Establish your leadership philosophy and create a culture of trust and performance.
- Personalised Guidance – As your trusted thinking partner, I'll help you to challenge assumptions, sharpen strategy, and provide you with real-time support.
With dynamic coaching, we can identify the areas you want to advance, and tailor a plan that provides the support you need.
Stepping into a CEO role is a defining moment, and not one you have to do alone.
By building a strong network of support, you can amplify your impact and propel your growth.
To gain a partnership focused on promoting your leadership skills and mindset, as you rise to the challenges of your CEO role, let’s talk.