Internal Coaching: Between Service and System (Making It Work Without Losing Your Way) - Derek Hill

What does it take to thrive as an internal coach, not just survive the system? In this interactive webinar, Derek Hill shares practical insights from his time as executive coach and leader coach mentor at HSBC, where he supported senior leaders and helped embed a coaching culture across the organisation.

Together, we’ll explore the realities, rewards and risks of coaching within the system. From navigating organisational politics to contracting with clarity, from maintaining your edge through CPD to protecting your practice through supervision. This is where coaching meets corporate context.

Whether you're considering a move into internal coaching or working externally with clients embedded in complex organisations, this session will offer grounded insight and practical advice. Expect real stories, useful questions and an honest exploration of what works and what doesn’t, including how to find or create opportunities in this space.

Derek is an executive and team coach with a 25-year background in leadership, including board-level roles. He holds an MSc in Coaching and Behavioural Change from Henley Business School, where he also spent a year as an associate within the Centre for Coaching. He is currently completing the Henley Certificate in Supervision, graduating in January 2026. Most recently, Derek was an internal coach and leader coach mentor at HSBC, where he supported some 400 senior leaders as part of the Business Agility Leadership Coaching (BALC) programme. This Association for Coaching accredited programme offered a coaching-led experience that helped leaders slow down, reflect more deeply, and lead with more clarity, confidence and humanity. Derek runs his own coaching practice, Hi-5 Coaching, where he works with senior leaders and teams, blending strategic insight with humanistic psychology to support meaningful, sustainable change.

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