
About Jo
Jo Kilroe is an executive coach, leadership facilitator and leadership development specialist with almost 20 years' experience helping leaders strengthen how they lead, relate to others and navigate change. She works with executives, senior leaders and leadership teams to develop leadership capability, emotional intelligence, coaching skills and team effectiveness.
With a background in learning and development, organisational culture and leadership consultancy, Jo has designed and delivered executive coaching, leadership development and organisational change initiatives across a broad range of sectors. She also facilitates leadership teams through strategic planning, change and team development, helping them build trust, strengthen alignment and work more effectively together.
Coaching clients include AstraZeneca, Carnival UK, HarperCollins, Arriva Group, Colibri Group, HotelPlan UK, TWI, Thorn Baker Group and the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO).
Coaching style
Jo creates the thinking space leaders need to slow down, make sense of complexity and explore the issues beneath immediate organisational challenges. Her coaching is responsive rather than formulaic, adapting to each client's context while maintaining a clear focus on meaningful, sustainable behavioural change.
Through deep listening, perceptive observation and thoughtful enquiry, Jo helps leaders uncover the assumptions, beliefs and patterns that shape how they lead, enabling them to see themselves and their situations from fresh perspectives.
Clients value her warmth, humour and ability to create the psychological safety needed to explore difficult issues with honesty, clarity and confidence.
Career history
- Management and leadership development roles at Deloitte, Deutsche Bank, Linklaters, the Prince's Trust and Carnival UK
Accreditation
ICF-accredited deep transformational coach · Centre for Transformational Coaching
What ICF accreditation meansAreas of expertise
- Emotional intelligence & self-awareness
- Self confidence
- Impact & presence
- Group & relationship dynamics
- Coaching skills
- Women in leadership
Qualifications & training
- BA Psychology & Communication Studies
- Level 7 qualification in executive coaching and mentoring
- Master coaching diploma and practitioner coach diploma
- Systemic leadership coaching with constellations
- Organisation and Relationship Systems Coaching (ORSC) Fundamentals
- Situational Leadership II
- The Wisdom of the Enneagram
- Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (TEIQue), Team Management Profile, Thomas PPA (DISC) and MBTI Level 1
Most engagements with Jo begin with a 30-minute call.
With Peter or Marie, depending on whether the brief sits closer to training or coaching. The named coach is matched to the engagement at scoping.
