Executive coaching for leaders to drive change, performance, and business impact
Coaching for clarity, confidence and personal impact in complex times
Your partner for leadership, strategy and transformation. Steven Partridge strengthens leadership and teams that delivers results.
The most important element of a successful company is its managers and employees. My services focus on the individual development and on the design and implementation of effective leadership and team development programmes.
With solutions tailored to the specific needs of each organisation, Steven Partridge supports companies in achieving their goals for sustainable results and measurable improvements in leadership and team dynamics.
Leadership Coaching
Leadership requires more than just expertise, it requires inner strength, clarity and focus. Our certified executive coaching (ICF) combines scientifically based approaches with practical experience. This enables you to develop the ability to act effectively under pressure, manage change with confidence and shape your leadership role with self-confidence and balance.
Coaching
One-on-One Executive Coaching: Personalized sessions to address individual challenges, goals and supporting your development.
Leadership Development Programs: Comprehensive programs to build and enhance your leadership skills in leading and managing people, and building confidence during change.
Performance Coaching: Focused coaching aimed at improving specific performance and achieving personal objectives.
Personality assessments: Using PXT, DISC or 360° create awareness of what drives you and where untapped potential lies. This gives you direction, increases your effectiveness and enables you to lead with authenticity and clarity.
Change Management
Organizational change demands more than frameworks and project plans, it requires coherence, commitment and clarity. Our evidence-based change management combines doctoral research with practical implementation experience, enabling you to overcome the barriers that cause 70% of transformations to fail and deliver sustainable results.
Change
Change Management: Navigate organizational change with practical guidance that delivers tangible results
Transformation Office and Implementation: Development and enablement of transformation plans to guide organizational change.
Specialized Coaching: Support teams through transitions, restructuring, and strategic transformations.
Interim Support: Short Term support to drive organizational change, adapt to market changes, and achieve sustainable success.
Organisational Performance
Teams work in environments influenced by high speed, increasing uncertainty, growing complexity and ongoing digital transformation and Change. This calls for cohesion, clarity, agility and a shared understanding of strategy. When roles are unclear, trust is lacking or communication breaks down, there is a risk of efficiency losses, poor decisions and frustration.
Performance
High Performing Teams: Programs that strengthen teamwork, collaboration, and performance
Organizational Assessment and Diagnosis: Comprehensive evaluations to identify areas for improvement and growth.
Mentoring & Development: Develop top Talent to retain and ensure leadership continuity.
OKRs: The Objectives and Key Results framework defines ambitious goals with measurable progress fostering alignment, focus, and commitment in an Agile approach.
About Steven
Steven is an executive coach and transformation advisor with 20+ years of international leadership experience across pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, manufacturing, and technology.
His roles have included Chief Digital Officer, CIO & VP of Transformation, Global Head of Business Architecture, and Head of Lean Six Sigma & Quality – leading enterprise change at organizations including Novartis, Roche, Zehnder Group, HP, and ThyssenKrupp.
Steven’s work focuses on one outcome: executing transformation through leadership.
His practitioner-scholar background gives his coaching and advisory work a practical edge. He understands how leaders think and how organizations actually behave when financials, people, and performance are at stake.
Based in Basel, Switzerland, Steven works fluently in English and German with clients across the DACH region and internationally.
What I do
I support executives, leadership teams and transformation leaders navigate major transformation, integrating digital capabilities, managing complexity across regions and cultures, whilst delivering results and keeping people engaged.
Through executive coaching, leadership team effectiveness, and change leadership, I help improve decision quality, leadership impact, and transformation outcomes. No workshops for the sake of activity.
How I work
My approach combines executive coaching (ICF), organizational change, business architecture, and performance systems (OKRs, Lean, Agile).
This lets me work on what leaders think, how teams behave, and how the organization actually functions, simultaneously.
No generic frameworks. No motivational theatre. Just structured, outcome-driven work tied to real business goals.
Background
Doctorate in Business Administration, with credentials spanning executive coaching (ICF), digital transformation (IMD, MIT), and delivery excellence (Lean Six Sigma MBB, SAFe RTE).
I work across boards, C-suite, transformation leadership, and functional leaders – bridging organizational silos from a practitioner-scholar perspective. Coaching, digital transformation, delivery excellence is what I do.
Coaching FAQs
What sets your coaching apart from other coaches?
I can relate to many of the challenges you have. Whether it be making a career decision, having difficult discussions, leading and managing people, facing up to conflict, etc. My experience in managing, leading, and coaching teams stems from over 20 years of experience; it is more than a theoretical background.
How do I get started with Coaching?
What is your approach?
The first step is establishing a connection, which is done through a 30-minute discovery session that is free. This helps both you and I assess the need and determine if I am the right coach for you. Once completed, we can establish a coaching plan.
How long is a coaching plan or session?
Generally, a coaching session is scheduled for up to one hour. Engagements typically last three to six months.
What intercultural experience do you have?
Change & Transformation FAQs
What industries do you spezialize in?
I have extensive experience in high-tech, services, construction, and engineering, as well as the pharmaceutical industry. I understand the unique challenges and opportunities that each industry presents, enabling me to provide tailored solutions to meet your specific needs.
How can your services benefit my business?
By working with me, you’ll gain valuable insights and strategies to enhance your operations, streamline processes, and drive growth. We’ll help you identify opportunities for improvement, optimize your resources, and develop a roadmap for success. My goal is to empower you to make informed decisions that will have a positive impact on your business.
What sets your advisory apart from others?
I pride myself on my collaborative approach and client-centric philosophy. I take the time to truly understand your business, its unique challenges, and your vision for the future. This allows me to develop solutions that align with your goals and deliver measurable results. I combine extensive industry knowledge with proven methodologies to provide you with practical and actionable recommendations. In addition, my roles in and working with the C-Suite and boards provide real-world experience.
How do I contact you for Advisory services or Organisation development requirements?
What is your focus on Organisational Development?
What is your approach to Change and Transformation?
This is very dependent on the type of change your company is undergoing. It could range from implementing OKRs (Objectives and Key Results), running an in-depth process and systems review for operational performance improvements, to implementing a seamless change program for your company.
What is your background in Change Management?
I have a Doctorate and a Masters in Strategy, Organisational Change and Business Management, including 20+ years of experience in developing and implementing change management strategies and plans.