About
Twenty-five years learning how to really listen.
Before Absolute Candour, I spent decades leading commercial teams through growth, crisis, and change — navigating choppy boardrooms, turnarounds, acquisitions and more. What I found I cared about most, every time, was the people in the room. I'm now training formally as a coach and mediator, so I can bring that same care to help people going through their own turning points.
My Path Here
From the boardroom to the coaching room
Before Absolute Candour, I spent 25 years growing successful businesses ready for exit, most recently as Chief Commercial Officer for a global energy company.
Along the way, I realised it was never really about the numbers alone — it was about the people, the culture, and how everyone treated each other. That's what I loved most, and it's what led me here. Today, I partner with people through change: stepping into a bigger leadership role, finding their footing after a separation, or working through a disagreement that needs a way forward — with the same warmth and attention I brought to my own teams.
Why This Work
A passion for people, not just outcomes
What I enjoy most about this work is watching someone find their own clarity — not because I told them what to do, but because they finally had the space and the honesty to see it for themselves.
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Whether that's a leader growing into a bigger role, a family finding its footing again, or two people working out how to move forward together; the joy of that moment is what inspired me to create Absolute Candour.
" Twenty-five years of hard conversations taught me one thing: people don't need to be managed. They need to be heard."
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Alexander - Managing Partner
Absolute Candour