Reflect deeply.
Grow intentionally.
Perform with purpose.

Take the first step towards change.

About Us

Coach 2 Improve Ltd is based in the North East of England and partners with organisations to unlock reflection, intentional growth, and purposeful performance.

We empower people and teams to lead with clarity, build trust, and solve what matters — through insight-led coaching and tailored facilitation.

Our approach combines systemic thinking, behavioural science, and proven tools like Insights Discovery and Hogan, enabling transformational conversations and courageous action.

Whether you’re developing leaders, strengthening team dynamics, or navigating change, we help you reflect deeply, grow intentionally, and perform with purpose.

Our Offerings

Reflective Leadership Coaching.

Personalised, systemic coaching that surfaces hidden patterns, strengthens self-awareness, and equips leaders to navigate complexity with clarity and courage.

Ideal for: Senior leaders, emerging talent, change agents

Includes: 1:1 coaching, Insights Discovery profiling, Hogan’s Assessments, action planning.

Team Dynamics & Facilitation.

Structured sessions that bring teams together to explore relational tensions, build psychological safety, and improve cohesion and performance.

Ideal for: Cross-functional or leadership teams.

Includes: Team coaching, Insights Discovery & Team Effectiveness, diagnostics, facilitated dialogue.

360-Degree Feedback Design & Coaching.

End-to-end support for implementing meaningful 360 feedback processes — from stakeholder mapping and survey design to reflective coaching and integration.

Ideal for: Organisations ready to embed feedback culture.

Includes: Feedback tools, coaching debriefs, team synthesis options.

HR Workshops
& Change Labs.

Interactive learning experiences that develop leadership agility, resilience, and emotional intelligence in response to organisational change.

Ideal for: HR teams, people managers, project leads.

 Includes: Bespoke workshops, reflective exercises, peer learning formats.

Leadership Development Workshops.

Bespoke sessions that strengthen core leadership skills – from courageous conversations and feedback fluency to influencing, decision-making, and communication under pressure.

Ideal for: Managers, high-potentials, functional leads.

Includes: Tailored workshop design, experiential learning, pre/post session reflection tools.

Our Mission

Coach 2 Improve Ltd enables leaders and teams to reflect deeply, grow intentionally, and perform with purpose –  driving meaningful change through insight-led coaching and facilitation. 

Our Values

Insightful Reflection

We value curiosity, self-awareness, and the courage to examine what’s beneath the surface. Reflection is where growth begins — individually and collectively.

Intentional Growth

We foster purposeful development that’s grounded in trust, psychological safety, and personal ownership. Growth is not accidental — it’s designed, supported, and earned.

Collaborative impact

We create environments where people take accountability, connect meaningfully, and solve what matters. Impact lives in the space between purpose and performance.

Our Team

Polly Lerner

Coach, Senior Leadership Consultant & Insights Facilitator

FCIPD
BSc Business Studies

Sector Expertise
FMCG, Healthcare,
Pharmaceuticals, Manufacturing,
Supply Chain, Start-ups,
Consulting, Ecommerce, Retail,
Renewable Energy, Financial,
Recruitment

Certifications
ILM Level 7 Coaching Practice
Insights Discovery
FCIPD

Executive Levels Coached
VP, Managing Director, High
Potential, Senior and Middle leaders.

From January 2026

Simon Forsyth

Team Coach & Facilitator & Operational / Quality Consultant

MSc Organisational Psychology

Sector Expertise

Pharmaceuticals, FMCG, Healthcare, Cosmetics, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

Certifications

 

Hogan’s Personality Assessments 

Team Coaching Certificate (Hult Ashridge)                 

Lego Serious Play Master   

AEM Cube Practitioner

Executive Levels Coached

VP, Managing Director, High Potential, Senior and Middle leaders, Senior and Executive teams

Recommendations:

“Polly has remarkable leadership skills and unwavering commitment to fostering growth within a team. She has a fantastic ability to coach and bring out the best in people, even in complex situations” [Site Director, FMCG].


“Polly is a highly knowledgeable Insights practitioner. She has a very personable approach which builds trust and breaks down silos, grounded in business objective, making a real impact on the teams and businesses she works with” [Supply Chain Lead].


“Polly’s strength is her ability to build practical, business focused solutions leveraging the Insights Discovery framework, engaging even the most experienced executives” [Client Relationship Director].


“Polly has been an amazing coach for me … it was one of the best investments in time that I have ever made” [End-to-end Supply Chain Lead].

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