Leaders at The Henry Jackson Society operate in a high-stakes environment where intellectual rigour, geopolitical awareness and media-sensitive communication are non negotiable. Managers navigate competing priorities, shifting political timelines, and the pressure to communicate complex ideas with clarity and authority, often while coordinating teams and maintaining relationships with donors and external stakeholders.

Through coaching, we focused on three core capabilities: maintaining presence under pressure, influencing through clear and adaptive communication, and prioritising strategically rather than reacting to pace. Using live challenges as working material, sessions built practical tools for decision-making, emotional regulation and confident conversation with policymakers, researchers and internal teams.

The result was more grounded leadership: calmer communication in conflict, improved delegation, clearer stakeholder messaging and stronger leadership identity built on clarity rather than urgency. This created a more focused team environment and more consistent delivery in a context where precision and composure directly affect credibility and impact.