Introduction
Advisor & Facilitator of strategic planning, execution optimisation, and team enablement
About Brad
Brad Allen is an advisor and facilitator specialising in strategic planning, execution optimisation, and team enablement.
With 30+ years bridging technology delivery and human performance, he designs and delivers targeted programmes that help leaders cut through complexity, improve decision velocity, and build aligned, high-momentum teams. He has facilitated 60+ workshops and events for 2,400+ professionals across 10+ countries, accumulating 800+ facilitation hours. He has also delivered over 2,400 hours of leadership advisory support to 500+ leaders worldwide.
Brad previously led a 30-person geographically distributed team at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt through a full Waterfall-to-Agile transformation on a global platform used by millions of users. He has built and led consulting practices with full P&L responsibility and managed complex change initiatives across multiple sectors.
He lives in East Cork, Ireland, and works with clients in Ireland, the UK, and continental Europe.
Key Credentials
- Adv. Dip. Personal & Executive Coaching – Kingstown College, Dublin
- MBA – UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business
- B.Sc. Multidisciplinary Science (Computer Science + Business Information Systems) – Curtin University, Perth, Australia
- European Individual Accreditation, Practitioner – European Mentoring & Coaching Council (EMCC)
- Individual Team Coaching Accreditation, Foundation – European Mentoring & Coaching Council (EMCC)
- Certified for Psychometric Testing – British Psychological Society
Sectors Worked In
Construction, Education, Energy, Environment & Sustainability, Finance, Hospitality, Insurance, Life Sciences, Local & National Government, Mining, Oil & Gas, Retail, Standardisation, Technology.
What Drives Me
You own your path — personal or organisational. I hand you the tools, speak straight, and push compounding return on the real bottleneck (usually leadership decision velocity, accountability gaps or hero-dependency). Growth through curiosity, grit, and zero excuses. Agency over certainty. Momentum over surrender.
What Clients Say
- “Brad helped me learn how to become a leader as opposed to a manager.”
- “A game-changer — I’m better because of Brad.”
- “Extremely helpful. The right questions gave me greater mental clarity and the confidence to create the breathing space I need.”
- “I am now inspired and ready to take things to the next level.”
- “Brad helped me see what is important, what the real issue is, and what action is needed.”
- “Helped me reframe my thinking and regain momentum.”
- “Brad has significant depth of knowledge around leadership.”
- “I am now better at recognising behaviours that don’t serve me and being objective about what I can actually do.”
→ Ready for more momentum?
Book a 15-min discovery call
You talk. I listen. Zero pressure.
(You leave with clarity on the constraint that matters most right now — or we’ve both saved 15 minutes.)
Teams & Organisation Advisory and Facilitation
Leadership teams full of capable people — yet trapped in politics, hero-dependency, low decision velocity, chronic initiative overload, or “busy but not productive” cycles? Agency leaking where it hurts most: at the top.
This is senior advisory and facilitation work — structured, time-bound accelerators that install real collective agency and sustainable momentum. Grounded in practical diagnostics, whiteboard mapping (people/traits ↔ required processes/non-negotiables), and battle-tested execution frameworks.
How it works
Step 1: 15-Min Discovery Call
You (or sponsor) talk. I listen. Quick chemistry check: we surface the headline pain and decide if my direct style fits your culture. Zero pressure — clarity or we both walk after 15 minutes.
Step 2: Diagnostic & Chemistry Meeting
- If Cork-based: 60-minute in-person meeting (your office or neutral venue)
- If outside Cork region: 45-minute video call
We map the single biggest constraint (usually leadership decision velocity, accountability gaps, borrowed beliefs or hero-dependency), whiteboard the current state versus required non-negotiables, run a quick ego-vs-agency self-talk audit on key dynamics, and co-design whether (and how) we should proceed. This is where we both get real skin in the game — no vague promises.
Step 3: Tailored Leadership / Team Accelerator
Time-bound, outcome-focused engagements anchored on high-leverage interventions. Formats are custom-built after the diagnostic — typical examples include:
- Leadership Momentum Offsite (1–3 days intensive) — reset clarity, roles, decision rights, non-negotiables, accountability contracts. Fast diagnostic + executable plan.
- 3-Month Leadership Momentum Accelerator — weekly anchored check-ins (2–3 hrs) + targeted facilitation and observation. Installs practical systems for ownership and execution velocity. Momentum compounds.
- Executive Alignment Blocks — 3–10 focused days (spread or consecutive) for strategy reset, post-merger integration, conflict mediation, or PMO/delivery system rebuild.
- Quarterly Check-In Rhythm — 3-hour onsite workshop with the full team every quarter, co-designed with leaders via 2–3 virtual prep calls. Keeps momentum alive without constant hand-holding; surfaces derailing patterns early and reinforces non-negotiables.
Sharp questions surface the real blockage. Observable shifts in ownership, decision speed, energy and output — not endless talk. No open-ended retainers. No cookie-cutter templates.
Step 4: Momentum That Lasts
The team walks away running from the driving seat: collective agency, dramatically higher decision velocity, reduced hero-dependency, and momentum on autopilot. Your organisation, your pace, your rules — no chronic backsliding.
PRICING
Custom and transparent — discussed openly after Step 2 once scope, team size, format and timeline are clear (exclusive of VAT).
Ready for more momentum?
Book your 15-min discovery callYou talk. I listen. Zero pressure.
(You leave knowing whether this is worth the next step — or we've both saved time.)
Your team. Your bottleneck. Your momentum back.
Individual Advisory
High-achieving leaders and professionals who feel trapped by their own success — plates spinning, life on hold, quiet burnout creeping in.
This is private 1-to-1 advisory support — no fluff, no long lock-ins, just battle-tested systems that create real agency and momentum that sticks.
How it works
Step 1: 15-Min Discovery Call
You talk. I listen. We map exactly what’s holding you back (limiting beliefs, borrowed scripts, hero-dependency, resistance leaks) and decide if we’re a realistic fit. Zero sales pressure.
Step 2: Tailored Private Advisory Programme
Virtual 60-minute sessions (Monday–Friday, 8:30 AM–6 PM GMT — scheduled around your actual life, not the other way around).
I work with you using the exact practical masteries I rebuilt my own life with:
- Mastery in presence (mind like water, no dwelling)
- Mastery in awareness (choice without burden)
- Mastery in crafting (efficient thinking, externalising decisions, no borrowing from future self)
- Mastery in accountability (habits that stick)
- Mastery in focus (deep work, attention muscle)
Sharp questions. Battle-tested systems. Momentum builds week by week with observable progress — not vague insights.
Length and intensity are fully customised to your real goals and constraints. No cookie-cutter approach.
Step 3: Momentum That Lasts
You walk away in the driving seat: total agency, zero backsliding, momentum that runs itself. Your life, your pace, your rules.
PRICING
Custom and transparent — discussed openly on the discovery call (exclusive of VAT, tailored to your situation, goals and timeline). Expect realistic investment for high-impact work.
Ready for more momentum?
Book your 15-min discovery callYou talk. I listen. Zero pressure.
(You leave with clarity on the real blockage — or we’ve both saved time.)
Your programme. Your pace. Your life back.