Welcome to
Sandler Consulting

Catherine Sandler’s book 'Why Good People Behave Badly at Work' is now available for pre-order!

Catherine book pre-sale

Use the code FEB26 to receive 25% off at Waterstones!
Offer valid on online pre-orders only between 17-20 Feb

Do you upset people despite good intentions?... Do you become irritable under pressure?... Do you put others' needs before your own?... Do you hate taking unpopular decisions?... Do you avoid social contact at work?

If you answered 'yes' to any of the above, you are not alone!

In Why Good People Behave Badly at Work (and what you can do about it), leading executive coach Dr Catherine Sandler describes how stress at work can shift us, in the blink of an eye, from our most effective to our most dysfunctional selves. Drawing on her popular Emotional Profiles Triangle, she explains the strengths and vulnerabilities of the high-powered Tiger, the empathic Dolphin and the self-contained Owl. When anxiety peaks, they are triggered into Fight, Flight or Freeze and leave their skilful self behind. Packed with case-studies, interviews and practical tools, this highly accessible book will help you gain powerful insights into your own behaviour and that of others.

The Sandler Consulting Team
  • US Rowing
  • Google
  • Channel 4
  • Triton
  • Unilever
  • Elsevier
  • AB World Foods
  • EDF
  • Relx
  • Alix Partners
  • citadel
  • A specialist executive coaching practice with an established track record of success over 25 years.
  • A small, highly-experienced team of senior coaches working primarily in the business sector.
  • Catherine Sandler was one of the first executive coaches in the UK and is recognised as a leading practitioner in the field.
  • We bring a powerful combination of business and psychological expertise to our work. Alongside a wide range of other models, we are known for using a psychodynamic perspective, which means focusing on the coachee’s emotions as well as their thinking. This approach generates breakthrough insights and often enables them to overcome longstanding patterns of behaviour that are holding them back at work.
  • All our work is tailored to the needs of the individual and their organisation. Our bespoke executive coaching programmes are designed to help clients develop their abilities and achieve the changes they seek, applying their new insights, strategies and skills to the workplace as rapidly as possible. Our role is to support, encourage, challenge, inform and advise.
  • We engage key organisational stakeholders in the coaching programmes while maintaining strict confidentiality around the content of the coaching sessions.
  • For more information on Executive Coaching or our Leadership Development services, or to arrange a call, please contact our Practice Manager.

  • Catherine has a formidable intellect, and is also a very good judge of people. She clearly has a great range and depth of experience that she can draw on to help those she is coaching.

    CEO

  • My company’s growth was being limited by its ineffective historical structure and its managers' lack of people-management ability. As a result of Sandler Consulting’s highly-effective coaching we restructured, upskilled, and saw our firm unlock its potential to grow significantly in revenue and profitability.

    Executive Chairman

  • Catherine's razor-sharp insights helped me to decode some difficult situations and develop strategies to tackle them with assurance. She is incisive, strategic, savvy and shrewd - not afraid to challenge yet very supportive. I also found her fun to work with and very human.

    Senior Partner

  • Ed has a remarkable ability to create genuine connection and trust. Even the most skeptical senior managers are won over by his patience, intelligence and strategic view, usually identifying their collaboration with Ed as one of their most valuable developmental experiences.

    CEO

  • Ed is an extremely effective executive coach. With professionalism and a clear sense that he is ‘on your side’, Ed built a profound understanding of my behavioural preferences. He coached me to flex my leadership style with tangible results…improved working relationships, more effective leadership and practical techniques for the future.

    General Counsel

  • Since working with Jani, my leadership effectiveness has changed dramatically, which has been noticed by my team, line-manager and peers. I've been promoted twice and have led a declining area of our business into growth.

    Executive

  • Jani's coaching has been life-changing. It has brought a consciousness to my skills and style and enabled me to bring the best out in myself and therefore the organisation.

    Board Director

  • Rachel's coaching helped me to excel in a period of transition. As a result I was able to chart a course to the top team where I now sit. The work we did enabled me to be strategic, while working at full pelt, and played a significant part in my success.

    Board Director

  • As the leader of an organisation, it’s important to have time to reflect. I worked with Rachel before and after I became CEO and have found it incredibly beneficial. It is really useful to have a high level confidante to discuss business issues with in a constructive and confidential setting.

    CEO

  • Sarah was a fantastic coach. She had a very open, transparent and understandable approach. She opened my thinking more broadly in terms of what kind of leader I wanted to be and what my values were. At the end of the coaching the feedback I received from others showed significant positive changes that had been received well.

    Senior Director

  • The work Sarah did with our team on Executing Strategy in Complexity blew me away. She helped us realise and articulate what we unconsciously knew but could not consciously or coherently land on.

    Managing Director

  • I would highlight the personal concern shown by Catherine and her team of executive coaches for their clients. I have been very pleased to award them work.

    Global Head of HR

  • I would recommend the Sandler coaches unreservedly.

    Managing Director

  • The range and quality of the input from the Sandler Consulting team has been second to none in making a real difference to the skills and motivation of the leadership team of our market-leading £2.6 billion business.

    Director of Operations