Field guides
Short, free and practical. Start with self-trust or the Identity Gap.
Field guidesWho am I, now?
Self-awareness that's useful for working life.
You've changed. Work still remembers the old you.
trusted by people from…
- Red Bull
- Meta
- Usercentrics
- Hiscox
- ReD Associates
- Elixirr
- businessfourzero
When the old answers stop fitting
your job disappeared overnight.
you had a baby and don't know what day it is.
you've left to build something of your own, and people still introduce you by your old job title.
Most of us accepted the way we work without ever choosing it. So when something shifts, the old answers stop fitting.
Fieldwork on your own life
Social scientists learn about people by watching what they actually do. I teach you to do the same with your own life.
"What makes me happy?" is too big to answer.
"When was I actually happy this week?" is something you can write down.
Who you are keeps moving, so I won't hand you an answer. You'll leave with your own practical rules instead, and know how to read yourself and the room you're in, every time one of them changes.
what people say.
“As a result of working with Ella, I was able to confidently negotiate a 4-day week, on the same pay, with only one day in the office.”
“We spent time designing systems that bring out my best to use when I'm at my worst.”
“There are no vague affirmations or encouraging you to simply ‘follow your passion’. Ella is all about the specifics.”
ways to work with me.
Small workshops
Practical, live and capped at ten. Next up: So, what do you do? How to talk about yourself when work changes. 18 Nov.
BookOne-to-one coaching
Work out what you need right now, and make the call that's right for you. We start with The Reset, a 90-minute session, then three or six months if it's useful.
One-to-one coachingfor organisations
Work is personal.
For people returning from leave, starting a first job or joining from somewhere else, and the managers who run their teams. Talks and workshops on practical self-awareness.
Hello, I'm Ella
Social scientist and coach, based in Lisbon. Over a decade in behaviour and culture change before I set up on my own. I think you can be good at your job and a human being at the same time, and most of my work is finding out how.