About Executive Insights
The most powerful organisations build leadership systems that can carry their ambition.
Leadership performance is shaped not only by individual capability, but by the pressures, culture and systems leaders operate within. These conditions quietly influence how decisions are made, how risk is managed and how strategy is delivered, often long before issues appear in performance data.
Executive Insights 360 provide diagnostic-led, evidence-based insight into the organisational factors that shape leadership effectiveness, enabling organisations to strengthen leadership capacity, align culture with strategy and sustain performance over time.
Diagnostic-led. Evidence-based. Organisationally focused.
Who We Work With
Executive Insights partners with HR Directors and Chief People Officers who are accountable for leadership capability, culture and organisational health.
Our clients work in diverse organisational and sector contexts and are typically navigating growth, transformation or operational pressure. They require credible, diagnostic-led insight to inform senior leadership conversations and support a shift from discrete initiatives to systemic leadership and cultural change.
How we work
Our work is guided by a small number of core principles:
- Insight before action
- Depth over speed
- Partnership over delivery
- Integration over intervention
- Humanity as a source of strength
Why We Are Different
What differentiates our work is the integration of robust diagnostic insight with leadership development that addresses both the inner and outer demands of leadership.
Our approach is to:
- Take a future-focused view of leadership and organisational performance
- Measure leadership as a system, not just an individual capability
- Integrate culture, capability, behaviour and leadership presence
- Identify leverage points for meaningful, sustainable change
- Combine data, insight and structured conversation to inform action
We work comfortably in performance-driven environments while bringing humanity, reflection and depth into spaces where complexity and pressure are part of everyday life.
Meet Our Teamย
Sandra Pinnington
CEO
Andy Pinnington
Head of Technology & Finance
Carole Jackson
Head of Operations & Diagnostic Delivery
Helen McLauglin
Head of Client Experience
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Steve Johnson, CEO
NBrown Group, Manchester
"Exec Insights played a critical role early in my tenure as Interim CEO, helping me unite the leadership team, build trust, and create a cohesive, high-performing culture through targeted workshops and one-to-one coaching. Their insight, clarity, and passion for inclusive leadership helped our team go from strength to strength, and she brings meaningful value to any organisation she works with."
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Paula Chadwick, CEO
Roy Castle Lung Foundation
"Working with Exec Insights 360 helped me cut through the chaos of stepping into a CEO role, gain clarity, and reconnect to a clear vision for both myself and the organisation. The coaching transformed my confidence, decision-making, and leadership style to the point that I was described as โthe most inspirational leaderโ my colleagues had ever worked with."
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Ralph Tucker, Executive, NBrown plc
From Director to CEO
"Exec Insights 360 helped me move from operating in constant pressure and chaos to leading with clarity, resilience, and a disciplined, values-driven approach that elevated both my performance and my teamโs. The impact was transformational and directly supported my transition into a CEO role, giving me the confidence, structure, and mindset to thrive at the highest level of leadership."
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Jane McCall, Transformation Director
The Co-operative
"Exec Insights 360 delivered the most profound and valuable coaching experience of my career, helping me gain deep self-awareness, clarity of values, and a more intentional, resilient leadership presence in a complex executive environment. The impact has been evident both personally and professionally, reflected in stronger decision-making, wellbeing, and 360-degree feedback, and I would recommend Exec Insights 360 without hesitation."
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Emma Ford, Senior Director for Online Grocery Development
Asda
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"Exec Insights 360 helped me move from burnout and self-doubt to leading with confidence, balance, and authenticity, which had an immediate positive impact on my team and executive relationships. The coaching directly supported my progression onto a VP acceleration pathway and significantly improved my leadership and engagement scores."
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Peter Ratcliffe, Head of IT,
Sharp Business Systems UK Plc
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