We are introducing the exceptional coaches who sit at the heart of ECI Partners’ work, experienced practitioners who bring depth of thinking, commercial acumen and development rigour to the leaders we partner with every day.

Meet Marina Reid Wilson…

1. What is important to me in my coaching

What matters most to me is creating a space that is both psychologically safe and appropriately challenging, where leaders can be honest about what is really going on and do the meaningful work of growing. Coaching is not a surface-level exercise. It requires attending to the whole person, not just the professional role, but the values, beliefs, relationships and wellbeing that shape how someone shows up in each context.

Sustainable change, the kind that ripples outward into teams, organisations and personal lives, only happens when we work at that deeper level. That is what I am most committed to.

2. What is distinctive about my approach to coaching

My background as a registered psychologist gives me a depth of understanding of human behaviour, motivation and wellbeing that underpins the coaching conversations I have.

I draw on a rich evidence-base, including positive psychology, neuroscience, ACT, CBT and mindfulness, to offer an approach that is both rigorous and holistic. These frameworks are not applied prescriptively. Rather, they provide a shared language and a starting point from which we explore what is most relevant and useful for the individual.

A core part of my approach is working with the whole person. I don’t focus solely on the presenting challenge. I work with strengths, patterns, sense of purpose and life beyond the office, because that is where the most meaningful and durable change tends to happen.

3. What lights me up about coaching

What I find most energising is witnessing a genuine breakthrough, that moment when a long-held pattern becomes visible, a limiting belief begins to shift, or a leader finds the confidence to step into something they have been holding back from.

I am endlessly fascinated by people and what makes them tick. After more than twenty years, I still feel a deep sense of privilege every time someone trusts me with the more personal dimensions of their leadership journey.

Seeing that clarity emerge and knowing the impact it can have on both their professional and personal lives, is what continues to make this work so deeply rewarding.

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