Testimonials

Fernandes Group valued Richard Black’s practical, hands-on coaching style and his ability to create space for meaningful senior-leadership reflection while keeping the work grounded in real decisions, pressures, and priorities. 

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His senior executive experience and structured sponsor check-ins helped keep the engagement aligned while respecting the privacy of the coaching relationship."

Richard helped me become more aware of how I was showing up under pressure. I learned to recognise what was happening, regulate my response, and make more conscious choices rather than reacting emotionally.

 

His questions consistently uncovered the real issues beneath the surface, leading to greater consistency in my leadership, improved wellbeing, and more presence in my personal life.

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Working with Richard helped me become more pragmatic in my approach to leadership, improve my decision-making, and strengthen my results orientation.

 

His coaching helped me recognise blind spots, organise my thinking around difficult issues, and stay accountable for the actions I committed to.

 

The structured conversations gave me greater clarity at work and more peace of mind outside work.

I began coaching with Richard feeling skeptical after a previous coaching experience produced little value.

 

He helped me challenge long-standing patterns, understand what was driving my behaviour, and build new habits.

 

I have seen the impact in both my leadership and my personal relationships.

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Working with Richard helped me step back, trust others' contributions, and become more comfortable saying no when needed.

 

His conversational, non-judgmental approach made each session feel safe and helped me reach my own insights.

 

The result was more space for higher-value work and a more intentional way of leading under pressure.

Richard helped me step back from a burnout cycle, see where I was trying to solve everything at once, and create a practical plan for my time and boundaries.

 

His questions helped me see where I was getting in my own way, and the session notes and encouragement between sessions kept the work practical and useful.

Richard helped me move from acting as a ‘referee’ between managers to creating clearer accountability and stronger ownership across my leadership team. 

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The coaching helped me become more strategic, more decisive, and more consistent in how I lead.

Richard helped me recognise strengths that I had overlooked, giving me the confidence to pursue opportunities I might previously have ignored. 

His coaching challenged my thinking, broadened my perspective, and helped me lead with greater confidence. 

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I trusted my team more, navigated a difficult business environment with greater clarity, and became a stronger leader both at work and at home.

Richard helped me shift from a victim mentality and take charge of my space and actions during an exceptionally difficult period.

 

I rediscovered my strengths, restored my confidence, reprioritized myself, and achieved positive business results. His calmness was very centering, and I found him credible, effective and reliable.

As I moved from business ownership into a new leadership role, the coaching helped me clarify my direction, recognise strengths I had been overlooking, and stay accountable for the goals that mattered most. 

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I became more confident in my leadership, managed competing priorities more effectively, and approached both my career and personal goals with greater focus and perspective.

During our first meeting, I mentioned that I was not sure about people calling themselves “Coach,” but you changed my perspective.

 

You never said I was wrong in how I saw things, but kept listening and asking questions so I could consider a different perspective and grow professionally, but also personally.

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Richard helped me navigate an expanded leadership role with greater clarity, focus, and confidence.

 

His questions, practical guidance, and flexible approach helped me work through real-time challenges and take greater ownership of my career direction.