Additional Services & Workshops
High Impact Coaching for PE-Backed Leaders
Tailored one-to-one or small group coaching for portfolio company executives, designed to strengthen leadership capability in the fast-paced, high-pressure environment of private equity. Focus areas include leading through transformation, investor communication, and developing authentic, high-performing leadership styles.
Duration: 6 - 12 months
Private equity leadership is unlike any other. The pace is unforgiving, the scrutiny relentless, and the stakes incredibly high. This programme goes beyond generic coaching. It is a personal partnership grounded in my own leadership experience - from military command under pressure to chairing multiple PE-backed businesses.
The objective is to help C-suite leaders:
Build resilience, decisiveness, and presence under investor scrutiny.
Translate board-level strategies into measurable execution and results.
Strengthen their ability to manage and motivate high-performing teams.
Deliver consistent outputs that underpin investor confidence and valuation.
Develop the maturity and self-awareness to adapt and thrive in the PE cycle.
How Coaching Enhances Executive Performance
Sharper Decision-Making: Coaching creates space to test assumptions, challenge blind spots, and refine judgment — critical when timeframes are compressed, and investor patience is short.
Increased Resilience: Leaders learn how to handle relentless pressure without burnout, sustaining pace and clarity through the entire investment cycle.
Improved Communication: Stronger narratives to boards, investors, and teams build credibility and trust — qualities that often define whether a leader is retained or replaced.
Execution Discipline: Coaching reinforces accountability, focus, and the ability to drive consistent delivery of KPIs.
Authentic Presence: Leaders become more grounded and confident in their personal style, leading not just with authority, but with authenticity that inspires teams.
Content
Personalised Diagnostic
In the first month, I work closely with each leader to understand their strengths, blind spots, and the unique pressures of their portfolio context. This includes 360° feedback, deep-dive interviews, and candid conversations about the realities of PE leadership. Together, we set 3–4 development goals aligned to both personal growth and the investment thesis.
2. One-to-One Coaching
Intensive Phase (Months 1–3): Bi-weekly 90-minute sessions focusing on rapid growth in decision-making, communication, and prioritisation.
Sustaining Phase (Months 4–12): Monthly sessions to reinforce gains, adapt to evolving priorities, and sharpen investor alignment.
On-Call Support: I remain available for time-critical needs: board prep, investor interactions, major personnel decisions.
3. Quarterly Reviews
Progress is not left to chance. Every quarter, we review against goals, reflect on performance, and - where appropriate - align with the Chair or board. This ensures leadership development translates into measurable business outcomes.
4. Strategic Themes Integrated Into Coaching
Focus on Strategy for the Investment Cycle
Helping leaders connect strategy to the four stages of PE ownership: diligence, 100-day plan, transformation, and exit.
Strengthening the executive’s ability to position decisions and communication in the context of the equity story.
Ensuring that leadership behaviours accelerate, rather than delay, the delivery of value levers.
Understanding and Coping with Investor Motivations
Building empathy for how PE investors think: compressed timelines, risk appetite, value-creation priorities.
Coaching leaders on how to anticipate investor concerns and frame communication accordingly.
Equipping leaders to manage investor dynamics confidently — neither defensive nor overly deferential.
Delivering Consistent Execution and Outputs
Coaching on how to create “one version of the truth” in reporting and communication.
Developing the discipline to ensure initiatives are delivered on time, with measurable KPIs.
Instilling a culture of predictability that builds board and investor trust.
Deep Reflection on Talent and People Around the Leader
Assessing the strength of the team: who accelerates the equity story, who holds it back.
Building courage to make difficult calls on underperformers, while nurturing and empowering top talent.
Reflecting on the leader’s role in shaping culture, succession depth, and long-term value creation.
Key Takeaways for Leaders
Greater resilience and confidence in navigating investor scrutiny and compressed timelines.
A sharper ability to prioritise, make decisions quickly, and deliver consistent results.
Stronger board and investor alignment, resulting in greater credibility and trust.
A deeper, more strategic perspective on talent — and the courage to shape the right team.
A leadership presence that inspires confidence, commands respect, and drives execution.
Why Mark Rogerson as a PE Mentor?
Private Equity Leadership: As an Operating Partner, Chair and Executive Chairman across multiple PE-backed businesses, Mark has led transformations in software, facilities management, and maritime technology. He knows what investors expect and what management teams need to deliver to deliver market-leading multiples.
Boardroom to Frontline: Mark works directly with boards, investors, and management teams - translating theses into action and building equity stories that hold up under scrutiny.
Military Command Experience: Mark’s career as a Royal Air Force officer gave me a unique grounding in leading under extreme pressure, making decisive calls and building resilient teams.
Track Record of Results: Mark has shaped leadership teams that consistently deliver value creation and exceed investor expectations.
Authentic Approach: Leaders Mark has worked with describe his style as direct, practical, and grounded in real-world experience - not coaching theory; he understands the human as well as the commercial side of PE leadership.