For organisations
Fix the behaviours. Lift output and performance.
Leaders who hold under pressure, a team that owns its work, and performance you can measure.
Team Training →THIRTY YEARS IN THE CEO'S CHAIR
You hired for skills. Now you spend your time managing behaviours.
That is an identity problem. It is the one thing I fix.
Under pressure, leaders don't use their training. They default to who they are: the Pleaser, the Performer, the Perfectionist or the Protector. I measure it with the EBW assessment, benchmarked against 5,000+ leaders, and anchor the leader underneath. Identity before skills.
Thirty minutes. Complimentary. Five sessions a week.
Dr Clare Allen explains the Inner Executive System
Watch the introduction
“Nobody tells a CEO the truth. I will. I was one.”
WHAT CHANGES
Your team holds when you are not in the room.
Measured, not hoped for.
Every leader starts with the EBW assessment. You see where they are in data, not opinion, and what has to shift.
No more bracing.
You stop walking into the executive meeting wondering who will go quiet, who will take over, and who will agree and then do nothing.
Leaders who lead from I am.
Robots run on I do. Leaders lead from I am. The behaviours follow on their own.
What you get
For individual leaders
Position your career. Lead with joy and success.
Be seen as the leader you already are, get clear on what you actually want, and enjoy the work again.
Executive Coaching →THE SHIFT
From survival mode to anchored.
This is not insight you nod at and forget. It is a practical shift in how a leader handles pressure, people and the plan.
Survival mode
Anchored
Under pressure
Survival mode
Reacts, spins out, takes it personally.
Anchored
Notices the spike, resets, decides from steady ground. Overwhelm is data, not failure.
People and boundaries
Survival mode
Says yes to everything. Absorbs everyone's energy. Redoes the team's work.
Anchored
Clear boundaries, without the guilt. Steps away from draining dynamics. Lets the team own their work.
The plan
Survival mode
Waits for perfect. Carries it all in their head.
Anchored
Small actions on a 90-day plan. Visible progress, week by week.
How the work runs
01Measure
The EBW assessment shows how each leader behaves under pressure. 1:1 clients also receive a personal playbook alongside it: where you are now, what is in the way, and the shift you want.
02Name
We find the identity running the show: Pleaser, Performer, Perfectionist or Protector.
03Anchor
The intensive or 1:1 sessions anchor the leader underneath.
04Integrate
A 90-day plan of small actions, and a debrief to lock it in.
Complimentary · 30 minutes
Before you decide anything, let's solve something.
Bring me the people problem that's costing you most. In thirty minutes I'll show you what's really driving it and what I would do next. No cost. No pitch. Discreet, and just between us.
Bring me the problemBring one of these:
- The leader you hired for skills who now takes all your time
- The executive team that agrees in the room and stalls outside it
- The restructure that hasn't settled
- The quiet conflict nobody will name
You'll leave with a clear next move, whether or not we ever work together.
WHAT LEADERS SAY
In their own words.
“She creates a space that is both safe and challenging, helping you anchor who you are, so it shows up consistently in how you think, decide and lead. Clare's coaching is thoughtful, intuitive and incisive.”
Vina Varsani
1:1 Executive Coaching
“Dr Clare Allen is a masterful coach, deeply intuitive and profoundly generous with her wisdom. Through her coaching, I've gained clarity on my worth and the unique value I bring. The shift has been empowering and lasting.”
Susan Doyle-Hosie
Inner Executive System
“It's a powerful journey into understanding who you are as a leader and how to lead from a place of authenticity and strength. I now lead with clarity, confidence and purpose.”
Annette Young
Inner Executive System
“Life changing. In my 30+ years as a professional, I have completed hugely expensive and time-intensive courses. I have never experienced what this program has given me. I now have real faith in my abilities and know how strong I am.”
Kathleen Thorpe
Inner Executive System
“The genius of the program lies in its transition from insight to concrete practice, which has fundamentally anchored my true identity. I now feel significantly wiser and more confident in my communication and personal delivery.”
Inez Young
Inner Executive System
Ways to work together
Find the right starting point.
Equipping leaders for excellence, impact and legacy. Every engagement is built on Identity Anchoring™ and objective EBW data.
Assessments
See how you actually behave under pressure. The EBW assessment and a one-to-one debrief with Dr Clare Allen, with team options for up to eight leaders.
Best for: leaders and teams who want the evidence first
From $950 + GST
Explore assessmentsExecutive Coaching
The Anchor Coaching™ Partnership. Three months of one-to-one work built on Identity Anchoring™ and your EBW profile.
Best for: C-suite and senior leaders
$4,500 AUD / 3 months
Explore coachingTeam Training
The Inner Executive System. A one-day intensive with diagnostic pre-work and a 90-day plan for every leader.
Best for: executive and senior leadership teams
From $15,000 AUD
Explore team trainingCustomised Training
Designed around your organisation, not a template. Tailored by Dr Clare Allen, job design expert and leadership advisor.
Best for: organisations with a specific brief, including middle managers
Quote on request
Explore customised trainingNot sure where to start? Take the two-minute Team Readiness check →
Leading yourself? Start with The Anchored Leaders Code, $7 →
Why it works
Evidence based measurement of the human edge.
Every leader I work with completes the EBW Business EQ Diagnostic before we begin, a behavioural index benchmarked against more than 5,000 senior leaders globally. Not a personality test. A measure of how you perform when stress increases.
I did not build this belief from theory. I lived it. My own EBW results showed someone in complete control, high performing, and quietly heading toward burnout without a single outward sign of it. One debrief conversation changed how I ran every business I have built since. That is not a claim about the tool. It is why I put every leader I work with through it before we begin.
The nine dials
- Stress Resilience01
- Decisiveness02
- Influence03
- Adaptability04
- Motivation05
- Empathy06
- Conscientiousness07
- Self Awareness08
- Impression Management09
Dr Clare Allen is an accredited EBW practitioner.
Awareness
Surface
Anchor
Root
Embody
Alignment
Integrate
System
Expand
Apex
Most leaders are seen. Very few are known. If you don't know yourself, no one will know you.
Dr Clare Allen. Thirty years as a CEO, a doctorate in leadership identity, and creator of Identity Anchoring™.
About Dr Clare Allen →IDENTITY BEFORE SKILLS
Stop managing behaviours. Fix what drives them.
Bring me the problem →Prefer to read first? Download The Identity Gap white paper →