Lead with Clarity, Impact, & Purpose

Personalized coaching for leaders to direct your energy toward what matters most and turn stress into strategy.

One-on-One Coaching

Group Coaching

Workshop & Retreat Facilitation

Working harder isn’t the answer.

Working with purpose is.

Many Executive and Academic leaders feel stretched thin by competing responsibilities that leave little room for meaningful, strategic work.

Without the space to think and decide with intention, leadership can feel like running in circles instead of moving forward.

Leading In Today's World Can Feel Impossible

The result? Team leaders who feel scattered, overworked, and uncertain—working harder but rarely feeling impactful. 

It’s a constant juggling act of:

  • Too many competing demands
  • Endless meetings
  • Shifting priorities
  • Constant pressure to deliver results
  • Leading different personalities effectively
Without clarity and a framework... the cycle continues, leading to burnout and stalled growth.

Turn Stress Into Strategy

Through personalized coaching, you’ll move from scattered effort to intentional leadership with a structured process designed to:

  • Clarify your priorities so your effort has real impact.
  • Reclaim time and energy for meaningful, purposeful work.
  • Lead with intention instead of reacting to every ping.
  • Build confident, calm leadership (without burning out).
  • Decide faster and easier with a simple, repeatable framework.

For Leaders Balancing Big Strategy with Daily Demands

It's time to lead with calm, focus, and purpose.

Get clarity along with a simple, repeatable framework to name what matters, make confident decisions, and protect time for high-impact work.

Executive Leaders

From Firefighting to Impactful Strategy

When you’re accountable for results, people, and change, “busy” isn’t a strategy.

Coaching gives you a clear operating rhythm—so you cut the noise, focus on what matters most, and lead with calm, confidence, and authority. You’ll:

  • Identify the highest-impact priorities and build a system that protects them.
  • Streamline responsibilities while focusing on what drives impact.
  • Make intentional, confident decisions that inspire teams and move organizations forward.

Academic Leaders

Lead Your Lab & Career with Clarity

Running a research program while teaching, mentoring, and serving isn’t sustainable without structure.

Coaching helps you protect deep work, guide your group with confidence, and make intentional choices about the career you’re building. You’ll:

  • Balance research, teaching, and group management with confidence.
  • Use a decision-making framework to lead and develop your team effectively.
  • Protect dedicated time for deep research and writing, so your most important work moves forward.

"Claire is one of the best consultants I have worked with."

“Prior to working with Claire, our consultants would typically provide a recommendation that then needed to be implemented by the team. Claire’s model is different, she addressed the work in phases, allowing her to participate and guide the implementation. This allowed us to make adjustments real-time, and resulted in practices that have now scaled across our organization.”

Danielle Thirumalai, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Coaching Designed for
Executive & Academic Leaders

Individual
Coaching Sessions

Deep, personalized support to clarify priorities, strengthen decisions, and lead with calm, consistent impact.

Group
Coaching Sessions

Small-group sessions that build connection, confidence, accountability, and momentum around real challenges.

Team
Coaching

Focused facilitation to align goals, improve communication, and leave with decisions and next steps.

Workshop & Retreat Facilitation

A structured, energizing retreat—custom agenda, skilled facilitation, and take-home application you can use Monday.

"Now...My Team Is Working In Harmony"

“Claire equipped me with valuable new communication skills for my position as a mentor. I learned how to set and align expectations, provide constructive feedback, and deal with conflict.

As a result of Claire’s coaching, my team is working in harmony and I have the headspace to dream about creative directions and new ideas.”

– Researcher, Columbia University

MEET Your Coach

CLAIRE HORNER-DEVINE, PhD

Helping leaders through a clear process to focus energy, strengthen decision-making, and build impactful leadership.

Scientist-Turned-Leadership Coach

I bring a unique blend of research expertise, executive experience, and coaching skill to my work with you.

Expertise Backed by Experience

After having coached hundreds of academic and corporate leaders through the challenges of leadership, confidence, and clarity, I help you build a sustainable career and life.

Evidence-Based Frameworks

My approach blends evidence-based frameworks with deep listening and thoughtful guidance, so every client walks away with tools they can apply immediately.

Empowering Focused Leadership

My role is to empower you with clarity and confidence. Through our sessions, you’ll clarify priorities, design a simple decision framework, set a weekly operating rhythm that protects deep work, and strengthen communication so your team stays aligned.

The Strategic Partner You've Been Looking For

Learn more on LinkedIn about my experience and how I support clients.

Certified by the following organizations:

What Clients Are Saying…

3 Easy Steps to Impactful Leadership

1.
Schedule a Call
with Claire

Let's connect for a conversation about your challenges and goals.

2.
Clarify Your Priorities and Goals

Work through a structured process to uncover what matters most.

3.
Lead with Confidence & Clarity

Step forward with focus, energy, and a sustainable leadership framework.

You don’t have to carry it all alone.

Take the Next Step to Leading with
Calm, Focus, and Purpose Today

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