Hello!
I'm Robbie.
I am a coach of amazing leaders.
And a leader of amazing coaches.
I am also an author, a podcaster, a blogger and much more.
Welcome to this website.
There’s a lot here to explore.
If you dig through it, you’ll really get to know me.
If you really get to know me, you might want to work with me.
If so, I’d love to hear from you.
In particular, you might be interested in learning more about...
Coaching
WHO I WORK WITH
Find out more about who I work with and what I help them with.
HOW I WORK
Here's a bit more about how I work and what coaching is.
“I always give Robbie credit when people ask about how I started! Get a coach! There's no way I would have started without working with him. He had such belief in me (more than I did)!”
“It has been such a valuable exercise working with Robbie and I am extremely grateful for the help which he provided me in our time together. His expertise and skill as a coach has navigated with me whilst still bringing me back to practical tasks and progression at every stage. Robbie has an amazing ear for picking through information and distilling down to the root of an issue and challenging the thought process in an intuitive and measured way.”
“I knew Robbie from a previous short-term engagement and, in 2018, after an intake conversation, we opted for a year-long coaching engagement; it was one of the best choices I have made in recent years.
I am writing this several months after our work finished, and I still feel the results of it every day. Whilst my workload is exactly the same, if not increased, I feel more in control of my time, my diary, my work, my life. Hardly a day goes by without me thinking of something that Robbie and I discussed.”
Leonie Taams, Head of School of Immunology & Microbial Sciences, King's College London
"Robbie is an exceptional coach. He will push you as far as you are willing to go and encourage you into places you didn't know existed - go with it, you can only end up somewhere more truthful than before!"
“Robbie helped me to find the blockers in my mind and get ready to change. I'd highly recommend Robbie as a coach - he's kind, challenging and has a huge array of skills to help get un-stuck.”
"In the four months we have worked together Robbie Swale has had an amazing impact on my business and life. We have won more business from more clients as a direct result of his coaching. More than that, we express a new level of confidence and assurance that has made a tangible, remarked-upon difference to our existing relationships."
“Our coaching has made me a much more grounded and happy professional – a better colleague, mentor, researcher and teacher. But more than that it's allowed me to find real joy in my work. Robbie is a truly gifted, supportive and insightful coach – I cannot thank him enough.”
Emma Dillon, Professor of Medieval Music and Cultures, King's College London
“Working with Robbie over the last three months has had a transformational impact on my career direction and ambition. I was starting to feel deflated by the pressure of running a company on my own and the coaching allowed me to reconnect with why I do it and to get excited about its potential again.”
“I will look back on this coaching as a pivotal moment in my career. Robbie is a true professional and a master of his craft, I feel very fortunate to have found him.”
"Over our six months working together, I feel like I made good progress with Robbie's support and for anyone who is looking for a coach, give Robbie a call!"
“It’s so important to be able to have those stretching conversations with someone who isn’t aligned to an employer or your own specific profession, so that you can be completely honest, consider yourself as a whole human, and dream, plan and execute the biggest that you can. After our sessions I would literally bounce down the Southbank thinking that I could do anything! Robbie is also incredibly intelligent, perceptive and honest - balancing enough kindness and tough love to get you to get s*** done.”
Thea Dexter, Director, Good Innovation
The 12-Minute Method
ABOUT THE 12-MINUTE METHOD
Read about the origin of the 12-Minute Method.
THE 12-MINUTE BLOG
Browse the archive of articles, each written in one 12-minute sitting.
THE 12-MINUTE BOOKS
Read the series of 12-minute books.
Podcasts
THE COACH’S JOURNEY PODCAST
One of the top 5% of podcasts globally, and regularly listed as one of the top coaching podcasts, you can listen to me and a team of hosts interviewing coaches about how they created thriving businesses.
THE 12-MINUTE METHOD PODCAST
Listen to me investigating what it takes to beat procrastination, be more productive and finally do that thing you’ve been meaning to do.
Get in touch
If you're interested in working with me, get in touch to meet me for an introductory powerful coaching conversation, or find out more.
WRITING
Below you can read some of my latest writing. The first row is is a summary of my regular 12-Minute Blog, each post written in just 12 minutes and posted with minor edits. Below that are some of my longer-read articles. You can find more of both via the menu at the opt of the page.
I believe the craft of coaching has an important role to play in helping humanity deal with the challenges it faces and step into its potential. And yet far too many coaches give up because the business of coaching is too hard. That’s why I created The Coach’s Journey. It includes many resources for coaches, from The Coach’s Journey Podcast, regularly listed as one of the top podcasts for coaches, to videos, articles and The Coach’s Journey Community, a flexible group coaching programme. Find out more at www.thecoachsjourney.com.
“If I had an intuition of how helpful coaching would be, I would have done it when I was 21. It has been tremendously helpful in accelerating my learning in ways I didn't anticipate. Such is the confidence I had in Robbie, I just went in: I didn't hold back.”
Victor Rivera, CEO, Agenda