Clive & May – Execution coaching and consulting services

Execution coaching and consulting services

My mission is to support leaders in becoming who their vision requires and to partner with leaders and teams to overcome execution challenges.

Sara van Helsdingen

I help leaders and organizations turn plans into real results.

Strong strategies rarely fail because of a lack of ambition or good ideas. They often fail in execution. Execution becomes difficult when leadership is not effective, teams are not able to perform at their best, or culture does not support the change required.

Clive & May helps leaders and organizations build the conditions for successful execution. Through coaching and consulting, we strengthen leadership, team effectiveness, culture, and change capability, helping you make progress on what matters most.

Services

For leaders and teams ready to grow, align, and perform.

Coaching for leaders and teams

Feeling stuck or unsure in your leadership? Struggling to engage and align your team or is your team dealing with low performance, unhealthy friction or low trust?

Clive & May coaches leaders and teams to move from intention to execution. Through targeted coaching, we strengthen leadership and team performance so plans turn into results.

Change Management

Can’t turn your change idea into a clear, executable plan? Great plan on paper, yet little movement in reality? Or are you met with resistance and change fatigue from your people?

Clive & May helps turn change plans into progress. We take a structured approach to identify the conditions for successful implementation, translate these into a practical plan, and can support its delivery to make change happen.

For organizations ready to make change happen.

For organizations ready to shape the culture they need to succeed.

Cultural change

Is culture getting in the way of your goals? Do you require lasting behavioral change across your teams? Or are your values posted, but not practiced?

Clive & May helps leaders build a culture that enables their strategy. No one-off initiatives, but targeted work on values, expected behaviors and interventions, so culture carries strategy instead of blocking it.

Why choose Clive & May?

I founded Clive & May on the belief that the world needs organizations with bold ideas, and that those ideas only matter when they’re brought to life.

With over two decades of experience leading teams, programs, and transformations across key business functions, and experience in leadership and team development, I understand the realities of execution and how to create movement.

I now use that experience to help you succeed. When helpful, I collaborate with select partners to strengthen delivery.

When you work with Clive & May, you gain a dedicated partner invested in your growth and success.

What clients say

“Working with Sara has been a truly grounding experience. Her calm, steady presence created a safe space for me to explore my uncertainties and self-doubt without judgment. Through thoughtful questions and consistent support, Sara has helped me see my own strengths more clearly and begin to trust my instincts. Over time, I’ve noticed real growth, both personally and professionally. I now approach challenges with more confidence and clarity, and I credit much of that progress to Sara's steady guidance and belief in my abilities.”

“Sara takes you from the mission and vision within your own bubble to the real core. With challenging questions and feedback, she naturally challenges you to think deeply about your target audience. In an empathetic and engaged manner, she collaborates with you and makes you aware of your authenticity and distinctiveness.”

“Sara has been my coach over the past few months, and working with her has been a truly valuable experience. She is a thoughtful, intuitive coach who knows how to ask the right questions and helps you get to the heart of what matters. I always felt fully heard and supported, while also being gently challenged to grow when needed. Her structured approach and the clear agenda for each session brought a lot of focus and made it easy to turn ideas into action. What stood out most was her ability to guide without ever directing - she pointed me in the right direction but gave me the space to find my own answers. I trusted her completely, which made it easy to talk openly about both personal reflections and professional goals - and that trust made all the difference. Sara is calm, respectful, and kind, and I always left our sessions feeling inspired, clear, and very motivated. She helped me reconnect with what truly matters to me and take meaningful steps toward both my personal and career goals.”

“My coaching experience with Sara was very valuable not just from a professional perspective, but from a personal one as well. She helped me clarify what was important for me in my career, taking my thoughts from abstract to concrete, and provided structure that helped me reflect and plan so that I could move in the direction toward my professional goals. I can whole-heartedly recommend working with Sara as a coach.”

“Having had Sara as my coach helped me to bring some clarity in my thoughts and emotions for my career path. With her professional guidance, she not only helped me to see things more clearly and get more confident in my strength but also helped unfolding more opportunities in front of me. I can only recommend having her on your side for professional coaching”.

"My coaching experience with Sara van Helsdingen has been truly valuable. Her deep expertise, coupled with a strong coachee-oriented mindset, creates a supportive and results-driven environment. She has a remarkable ability to help navigate key challenges with clarity and confidence. Her leadership skills and coaching approach have helped me gain clarity, develop my personal brand, and refine my communication style. I highly recommend Sara to anyone looking for a thoughtful and results-driven coach."