Deliver Strategy That Lasts
When your strategy makes sense, but delivery is starting to feel heavy.
I work with board-governed and Private Equity (PE) backed organisations, to correct decision drag early, before it shows up in the numbers, by restoring pace, clarity and leadership capacity under pressure.
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Connected Peace Coaching & Consultancy
Trusted by BP, Deutsche Bank, Boots, Greene King, Greggs, Superdry, Moto Hospitality, M&S, New Look and more.
Most organisations don’t have a strategy problem.
They have a pressure problem. On paper, things still look fine.
Underneath:
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Decisions reopen
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The same topics resurface
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Leadership time disappears into rework
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Delivery takes more effort than it used to
Nothing is broken. Which is exactly why business delivery momentum quietly starts leaking.
What I Do
I help leadership teams see clearly where execution is starting to strain and reset what matters before performance slips.
This isn’t transformation theatre. It’s experienced judgement, applied early.
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Why Nic
Clarity first. Composure always. Performance that lasts.
Nic McDonald works with leadership teams at the point where performance still looks fine — but the cost of getting it wrong is rising.
For more than 20 years, she has led and advised strategy, transformation, and delivery work inside complex, high-pressure organisations, including BP, Deutsche Bank, Greene King, Kraft/Mondelez, Castrol, Superdry, Greggs, New Look, M&S and Boots Alliance.
Her work has contributed to over £500m in direct business benefit and supported more than £1bn in lifetime strategic value, often in environments where scrutiny is high, timelines are tight, and leadership decisions carry real commercial consequence.
Nic’s expertise sits in the space where most strategies quietly falter, not in defining intent, but in translating it into decisions that hold under pressure.
She helps senior teams identify where momentum is leaking, reset how decisions are made and owned, and restore pace before execution risk shows up in the numbers.
This is not consultancy delivered at arm’s length, and it is not leadership theory. It is experienced judgment, applied early, while there is still room to act calmly and deliberately.
Alongside her advisory work, Nic is an ICF-accredited executive coach and Henley Business School-qualified strategist.
This combination allows her to work credibly at both system and individual level — supporting leaders who carry disproportionate responsibility to stay clear, steady, and effective when pressure doesn’t ease.
Clients describe Nic as calm, direct, and commercially grounded — a trusted partner who helps leadership teams think clearly, move decisively, and sustain performance when it matters most.
How organisations typically use this work
This work is rarely about doing more. It’s about intervening early and proportionately.
Organisations typically use the Strategy-to-Delivery Reset to:
pause before momentum slips
regain clarity without overreacting
reduce execution risk while performance still looks fine
restore pace without burning people out
It is often sponsored by CEOs, Chairs, HR or investors who want confidence before taking bigger action.
Assad Malic,
Chief Commercial & Strategy Officer
"Nic brought authenticity and a clear vision to the role, a complex transformation portfolio with precision and focus.
Nic’s commitment to customer-first solutions and her strong, empathetic leadership style made a lasting impact, driving both operational improvements, team performance and enhanced customer experiences.
She is an inspiring leader who delivers meaningful change"
Rachel Smith, Managing Director
“I would strongly recommend The Leadership Capacity Accelerato to any leader (and their leadership teams) who are managing under pressure.
I know the leader I want to be and I have the intention and tools to change."
Zoheb Shariff,
CEO
"Nic is a natural in creating space for reflection, exploration, and clarity of thought. It's space I didn't know how much I needed and how transformational it is becoming. I am really relishing the space, the support, the challenge and the journey. Truely impactful personally, and without a doubt a catalyst for a world of good at Mosaic 1898"
Connected Peace Coaching & Consultancy