Leadership Development | Coaching | Facilitation
Leadership Development | Coaching | Facilitation
Leadership Development | Coaching | Facilitation
Amplify Impact Through Presence and Connection
Leadership Development, Coaching, Facilitation
When personal achievement is no longer enough
Is the state of the world getting you down?
Get Your Free Guide
Download our collection of small, quick and easy practices that may help you stay sane when there is chaos all around you.
LumenEssens
What would be possible in your organisation if you could:
- see it like it is
- say it like it is
- hear it like it is
- talk it through to resolution
- without blame but unflinchingly honest
- grow yourself and others in the process
- and achieve better results than ever before?
Traditional leadership relied on the leader as a hero. Knowing it all, clear on the way forward, and orchestrating those they lead like a masterful conductor. But the reality of team-based organisations, where many brains are required to deal with the complexity of an ever faster, ever more complex and volatile reality, in a more and more adverse marketplace, forces leaders to look at alternatives. And when one is tired of trying one more tool, one more framework, one more model, invariably one realises that the answer might be on the inside. One has to turn to what one is made of. What one believes, how one shows up.
And that is where we come in.
We believe that inner growth is the key to success, happiness and authentic and transformative leadership. Whether you are looking for high performance in your leadership team, growing the next generation of leaders, or becoming an exceptional leader yourself, we can support you.
Meet Antoinette Coetzee, Founder
Changemaker, Systemic clairvoyant, Developmental coach
We are in turbulent times. Times that ask every one of us to step forward, bring our best, when the future is less certain than it has ever been. How do we find our way? As leaders, as leadership teams, as individuals?
The gifts of troubling times are rich: discovering the strength within, the power of connection, collective wisdom, and synchronised action. Chaos provides us with opportunities that stable times lack.
If you or your team is looking for a partner to help you navigate the stormy seas of change, help you turn to one another and discover new potential and possibilities, let’s talk. I am known for facilitating the process of getting to the bottom of things, regardless of what is standing in the way. And then supporting you in the direction, growth, and change required.
The world of tomorrow has different asks for each of us. It can be super practical – navigating the AI landscape as a leadership team, or deeply personal – a soul call to bring more purpose into your life.
I bring Presence and Heart, a penetrating intuition, and 20 years of building high-performance teams. I have an unshakeable conviction that if we can talk about it, we can change it.
My approach is tailored to you, your specific situation, and your vision for the future. My toolbox includes facilitation, especially tough discussions, Leadership coaching, Team Coaching, Leadership Development (including assessments), Vertical Development, effective communication, and dialogical leadership. All founded in a deep love and compassion for humans undergoing personal and collective change.
All we have is Now.
Who do you choose to be?
How We Can Help You
Whether you are interested in developing yourself, or developing leaders in your organisation, we can help.
Team Coaching
When strong individuals learn to play together, something extraordinary happens. Systemic team coaching helps your leadership team find its rhythm, deepen trust, and create the kind of collaboration that lights up the whole organisation.
Workshops | Programs
Interactive, hands-on workshops and programs designed to help you build skills and gain insights on topics like leadership development, communication styles and listening skills.
Individual Coaching
Personalised sessions tailored to your unique goals and challenges. We focus on your individual goals, challenges, and aspirations, and develop a personalised plan.
Facilitation
We offer expertly-led sessions, either in-person or online, to help your team work better together. Whether it’s a strategic planning meeting, a brainstorming workshop, or navigating challenging conversations, we create a safe and structured space for collaboration. Our sessions help groups generate ideas, solve problems, build alignment, and turn plans into meaningful action.
Kind Words of Praise
Curious about what it would be like working with us? Check out these reviews from clients who have worked with us in the past.
I had the privilege to be mentored/coached by Antoinette for 6 weeks. It was an unexpected life transformation for me! I recently made a big career change (at age 45) into Agility as Scrum Master and soon realised that I need a mentor to guide me on this path. My sessions with Antoinette superceded all my expectations as not only did she answer my pressing questions for practical work solutions, but she guided me gently with her incredible coaching skills to uncover hidden issues that caused the REAL stumbling blocks... This astounded me, as it lead me to freedom & maturity in so many areas in my life (personal and career) and truly prepared me for this new journey. I now boldly tackle my new career with courage and a bag full of new tools to help me along the way!
Invest in yourself. Invest in your career. Ask Antoinette to journey with you and be the change you yearn to see!
As a professional coach, Antoinette helped me discover my own blind spots and helped me and the senior management team navigate through many challenges.
She is a natural coach, teacher and mentor and a very creative facilitator. I feel inspired every time we meet.
Working with Antoinette has been a transformative journey. Before our sessions, I was constantly battling exhaustion and overwhelm, and feeling trapped by my own limiting beliefs. However, with her compassionate guidance and empowering strategies, I've been able to break free from many of those mental barriers. Antoinette helped me uncover some of the root causes of my struggles and equipped me with practical tools to manage my energy and prioritise my well-being. Thanks to her support, I now approach each day with a newfound sense of clarity, confidence, and vitality. I am immensely grateful for her expertise and dedication to helping me thrive.
Antoinette’s coaching offered me powerful insight into how my communication style influences my effectiveness as a team coach.
Her approach was both knowledgeable and compassionate, offering practical tools while also encouraging vulnerability and self-reflection. Most impactful was how she embodied the type of leadership I aim to develop—grounded, relational, and inspiring—which made the journey feel attainable and deeply motivating.
Take the first step towards achieving your leadership goals
Are you ready to take your leadership to the next level but feeling stuck and unsure of how to do it? Our coaching services can help you identify your strengths and weaknesses, set realistic goals, and create action plans to achieve those goals.