─── DIRECTION VII.
Leadership for people already capable who know something needs to change.
Direction is our suite of leadership programmes, working one-to-one and with organisations on the thinking, discipline and composure required to lead with authority rather than reactivity.
─── WHAT DIRECTION VIII IS
Built around you.
Not a formula.
Direction VII is a one-to-one leadership development programme delivered over seven focused sessions across 12 weeks. It is built for professionals who have the experience and the competence but have reached a point where something needs to shift, whether that is how they see themselves as a leader, how they manage the pressure around them, or how they create the conditions to move forward.
The programme works across six core themes:
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Identity & Purpose
For leaders who have built a career on competence but have lost sight of what is actually driving them. This theme is about reconnecting with the version of leadership that fits who you are now, not the one you fell into.
02
Confidence & Authority
For leaders who know their value intellectually but struggle to own it in the room. This theme focuses on closing the gap between what you are capable of and how you carry yourself when it counts.
03
Feeling Trapped
For leaders who feel stuck in a role, a relationship with work, or a version of themselves that no longer fits. This theme is about building the clarity and structure to create genuine options rather than staying in a cycle of frustration.
04
Career Transition
For leaders navigating a move, whether by choice or circumstance. This theme focuses on making the transition with confidence and intention rather than reacting under pressure.
05
Influence & Stakeholders
For leaders who deliver results but struggle to bring people with them. This theme works on building influence, managing difficult stakeholder dynamics and leading in environments where authority is not always given.
06
Work-Life Integration
For leaders whose professional drive has come at a cost to the rest of their life. This theme is about designing a sustainable rhythm that does not require you to choose between performing and living.
─── DIRECTION CONTINUATION
Direction Continuation.
Direction Continuation is a monthly coaching retainer for leaders who have completed Direction VII and want to maintain momentum. It is built around one 90-minute call per month, designed to provide ongoing accountability, structured reflection and a space to work through whatever is live in your leadership.
The programme picks up where Direction VII leaves off, making sure the 90-day action plan does not sit in a drawer and that the shifts made during the programme become permanent, not temporary.
─── DIRECTION CORPORATE
Direction Corporate.
Direction Corporate is a bespoke leadership development programme built for organisations who want to invest in their leaders with something more structured than a workshop and more tailored than an off-the-shelf course. It is delivered one-to-one or in groups, over 12 weeks, and is built on the same framework as Direction VII.
Each programme is designed around the organisation and the cohort. Whether it is a group of 8 to 12 high-potential leaders or individual senior executives, Direction Corporate is shaped to the specific leadership challenges the business is facing, from building confidence and authority to navigating change, influence and stakeholder complexity.
─── THE SHIFT
From stuck
to directed.
Most people who come to Direction VII are performing well by any external measure. But internally, something is not working. The role does not feel right. The confidence does not match the track record. The future feels unclear or out of reach.
This is a visibility problem. You cannot see the pattern from the inside. Direction VII creates the structure to see it clearly, name it, and do something about it.
Competent but not confident → Owning what you already know
Staying because it is safe → Moving because it is right
Defined by the job title → Led by identity and purpose
Waiting for permission → Acting on your own authority
Carrying everything alone → Building a structure that holds
Knowing something needs to change → Knowing exactly what and how
─── WHO’S IT FOR
The right programme for the right moment.
Direction is for professionals and leaders who are already capable, already experienced, and already performing, but who have reached a point where something needs to change. You might be a senior manager who knows you should be operating at the next level but cannot see how to get there. You might be a founder whose business has grown beyond the version of leadership that got you here. You might be someone who has simply reached a ceiling and knows that more effort is not the answer.
If something in your leadership needs to shift, Direction gives you the structure to make it happen.
Direction VII is right for you if,
- You are good at your job but something feels off and you cannot work out what it is
- Your confidence does not match your competence and it is holding you back
- You feel trapped in a role, an industry, or a pattern you have outgrown
- You are facing a career transition and want to approach it with intent, not panic
- You know you need to show up differently with the people around you but are not sure how
- You are carrying the weight of work and life and the balance has gone
Often most powerful when,
- You have been thinking about making a change for months but have not been able to do it alone
- A specific event has brought things to a head, a missed promotion, a restructure, a realisation that something has to give
- You are mid-career and the path that got you here is no longer the path forward
- You have tried everything you can think of on your own and none of it has produced lasting change
─── CREATED BY
Claire Johnson
HEAD OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT · SHRINE LONDON
Claire Johnson created Direction VII, Direction Continuation and Direction Corporate to address the gap. she kept seeing in her work with leaders: capable, experienced professionals who had all the competence but could not see it from the inside. She leads all Leadership Development at Shrine London, working directly with leaders, teams and high performers on the thinking, discipline and composure required to operate with authority rather than reactivity.
Her background is unusual. She is the only female performance coach in motorsport history to hold an active racing licence. That experience, making precise decisions under extreme pressure, is the foundation of everything she brings to the leaders she works with. Claire is the author of three books on leadership and personal development, including The Winning Formula, and speaks internationally on leadership and performance under pressure.
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WORLD CHAMPIONS COACHED
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ONLY FEMALE PERFORMANCE COACH IN MOTORSPORT HISTORY WITH AN ACTIVE ARDS RACING LICENCE
Ready to find
your direction.
If something needs to change and you have not been able to make it happen alone, the conversation starts with a call. No obligation. No pressure.
Just an honest conversation about where you are and whether Direction is the right fit.
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+44 (0) 208 064 6072
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London, EC1V 2NX
United Kingdom
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+44 (0) 208 064 6072
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