Managing Partner Accelerator
Leadership effectiveness. Executive presence. Lasting impact.
The Managing Partner Accelerator is a focused executive coaching programme for senior leaders operating in high-pressure, high-visibility roles. It combines psychologically informed insight with practical, real-world application – helping you strengthen your influence, leadership range and performance when it matters most.
Direct. Discreet. Commercially grounded.
Who this is for
This programme is designed for:
- Managing Partners and Senior Partners
- Practice Group Heads and firm leaders
- CEOs, founders and senior executives
- High-performing professionals stepping into broader visibility or responsibility
- Leaders preparing for a pivotal presentation, client relationship, leadership transition or market-facing role
Whether you are managing growth, leading through change, representing your organisation externally or navigating complex stakeholder dynamics, the work is tailored to the realities of your role.
How it works
- Diagnose
We begin with an independent Leadership Diagnostic, based on confidential coaching conversations, structured self-reflection and agreed internal materials.
We identify:
- Leadership strengths and natural assets
- Behavioural preferences and default leadership style
- Communication, influence and executive-presence patterns
- Leadership identity, personal brand and desired legacy
- Development priorities, blind spots and observable outcomes
- Pressure triggers, early warning signs and typical responses under stress
You receive a concise Leadership Diagnostic Summary that highlights strengths to build on, patterns to manage and priority outcomes.
- Develop
Within the first four sessions, we create an initial Personal Leadership Roadmap, setting out:
- Priority development areas
- Desired leadership behaviours and outcomes
- Practical habits, tools and communication strategies
- Milestones for progress
- Approaches for sustaining performance and leadership effectiveness over time
The roadmap remains a live document, refined as new leadership challenges and opportunities emerge.
- Apply
The programme’s core is practical implementation.
We focus on the high-impact situations you are facing now, such as:
- Partner and leadership-team discussions
- Client meetings and relationship management
- Presentations, panels and public-speaking opportunities
- Firm-wide messaging and strategic communication
- Difficult conversations and conflict
- Networking, conferences and market-facing events
- High-stakes decisions and periods of sustained pressure
You test new tools in real situations and use coaching sessions to rehearse, debrief and embed different behaviours. Insight becomes observable, repeatable leadership behaviour.
A formal review after session four ensures the work stays aligned with your priorities and delivers clear value.
Core development themes
Your programme is tailored but commonly draws on the following areas.
How to engage, inspire and influence different personalities, working styles and levels of seniority. This includes how you adapt your style with partners, associates, clients, external stakeholders and the wider market.
Greater awareness of emotional cues, relational dynamics and the impact of tone, timing and delivery. Knowing when directness will create momentum – and when a more nuanced approach will achieve a better outcome.
Influence and strategic communication
Communicating with clarity, authority and commercial relevance. Managing resistance, bringing others along, increasing buy-in and articulating strategic direction more effectively.
Executive presence and personal brand
Developing a leadership image that is credible, distinctive and aligned with your responsibilities. Strengthening how you show up in meetings, presentations, conferences, networking events and client-facing environments.
High-pressure performance
Drawing on the principles in The Corporate Athlete, we work on sustaining performance, managing energy, regulating pressure and staying clear and effective in demanding leadership moments.
Charisma and market impact
Drawing on Charisma Unlocked, we explore the practical science of presence, credibility, warmth, authority and influence – particularly when representing your organisation externally.
Managing Partner Accelerator – Recommended
12 sessions | £5,400
A structured leadership effectiveness and impact programme designed to strengthen leadership impact, self-awareness, influence, executive presence and performance under pressure – while minimising disruption to a demanding schedule.
It provides enough depth to create meaningful, sustainable behavioural change while remaining contained, practical and manageable for busy senior leaders.
Includes:
- Independent leadership diagnostic and development planning
- Confidential Leadership Diagnostic Summary
- Assessment of strengths, behavioural preferences, leadership patterns and development priorities
- Identification of pressure triggers, early warning signs and default responses under pressure
- Work on self-awareness, blind spots and leadership habits
- Conversational and emotional intelligence development
- Practical tools for engaging different personalities and seniorities
- Influence strategies for partners, clients and external stakeholders
- Personal brand, leadership identity and market presence development
- Presentation, networking and event-impact coaching where relevant
- Rehearsal, application and review of new behaviours in live situations
- Formal review after session four to assess progress and priorities
- Development and refinement of a Personal Leadership Roadmap
- One 60-minute post-programme follow-up session, approximately 8–12 weeks after completion, to review implementation and support continued momentum
Best for:
Senior leaders seeking meaningful behavioural change, increased effectiveness and sustained leadership impact within a contained timeframe.
Executive Impact Sprint
6 sessions | £2,850
A short, sharp intervention focused on a specific leadership challenge, presentation, event or communication objective.
Ideal when there is a defined short-term goal, such as preparing for:
- A key conference or external appearance
- A critical client meeting or pitch
- A high-stakes presentation or panel
- A specific visibility or executive-presence challenge
Includes:
- Rapid diagnostic of current leadership and communication style
- Executive presence and communication refinement
- Practical tools for influence, gravitas and message discipline
- Preparation and debrief around a key meeting, presentation or networking event
- Targeted feedback and behavioural recommendations
Best for:
A focused, time-efficient engagement with a clear short-term outcome.
Strategic Leadership Partnership
20 sessions | £8,500
A deeper coaching and advisory partnership for leaders who want ongoing support as they develop their leadership identity, strategic influence and external impact.
Includes everything in the Managing Partner Accelerator, plus:
- Deeper work on leadership identity and strategic influence
- Extended support around live leadership challenges as they arise
- Preparation for high-stakes conversations and events
- Resilience, energy and high-performance optimisation
- Ongoing refinement of communication and behavioural patterns
- Greater opportunity to embed tools through repetition and application
- Longer-term support around firm leadership, visibility, influence and sustained behavioural change
Best for:
Leaders seeking sustained growth, visible long-term impact and a trusted strategic thinking partner.
Why Work With Richard Reid ?
Richard’s work sits at the intersection of psychology, leadership, performance and the legal sector.
He brings:
- Over 20 years’ experience as a psychologist, executive coach and leadership consultant
- Direct senior-leadership experience as Chief People Officer at a global law firm
- Extensive experience supporting legal professionals, partners and senior executives in high-pressure environments
- Specialist expertise in resilience, psychological safety, trauma, performance under pressure and leadership behaviour
- A practical understanding of law-firm dynamics, partner relationships and the pressures of client-facing leadership
- A direct, commercially relevant approach suited to high-performing, time-constrained leaders
Richard is also the author of:
- The Corporate Athlete – on sustainable high performance, resilience and energy management
- Charisma Unlocked – on the science and strategy of influence, presence and business impact
Optional in-person intensive
In addition to virtual coaching, you can incorporate an in-person intensive if it would accelerate progress or support a significant event.
Possible formats include:
Half-day intensive
Full-day intensive
Two-day executive presence and leadership impact intensive
Event-based support around a presentation, conference or networking opportunity
An intensive may include:
Live observation and real-time feedback
Presentation rehearsal
Communication and body-language coaching
Networking strategy and market presence
Leadership presence refinement
Post-event debriefs and practical tools for high-stakes communication
This work is priced separately, depending on scope, preparation time, travel and duration.
