At the most senior levels, time is valuable and scarce. Schedules are crowded yet unpredictable as opportunities and crises emerge.
We offer tailored options that carve out the necessary time and space for reflection and visioning while maintaining the flexibility to address emerging situations. C-level leaders often appreciate off-hours coaching work, private coaching retreats, and other formats that fit with time and priorities.
About us
People Make the Difference
We are a pioneering executive coaching firm that develops teams, individuals, and organisations all around the world, from Dubai to Dublin.
Our coaches have been hand-picked based on their leadership skills, business acumen and shared values. Coming from various backgrounds, our coaches have worked with individuals and teams in global organisations, start-ups and scaleups – both within the UAE and internationally.
We support our clients to help their answer this vital question. Why do some organisations get better results than others? The answer has to do with people.
People are the difference between one company and the next. In our view at Olive Inc, how senior leadership teams approach people is what makes the difference between failure and success.
‘When the senior leadership team is engaged, align on the vision, direction of the company, values and priorities, they become unstoppable’.
Elevating Leadership, Globally
/ Olive Inc
Leaders
The purpose of our Leadership Business Development is to align on outcome between Senior Leaders and CEO/Founder
Board Advisory
We support changes from the very top by assisting with board evaluation, governance and recruiting new board members
Organization
Irrespective of how we collaborate with an organisation, our main goal is for the company to get the right leadership
Leading
Trust. Results. Alignment.
We partner with senior leaders to foster deep trust, deliver meaningful outcomes, and build aligned teams that lead with purpose and unity. These three pillars drive the transformation your organization needs to grow with confidence.
Adapt to Schedules
At the most senior levels, time is valuable and scarce. Schedules are crowded yet unpredictable as opportunities and crises emerge.
We offer tailored options that carve out the necessary time and space for reflection and visioning while maintaining the flexibility to address emerging situations. C-level leaders often appreciate off-hours coaching work, private coaching retreats, and other formats that fit with time and priorities.
Get the Context Right
This entails swiftly grasping an individual leader's willingness to learn and be challenged in a healthy way, as well as imparting new knowledge to kickstart a successful coaching partnership.
This entails swiftly grasping an individual leader's willingness to learn and be challenged in a healthy way, as well as imparting new knowledge to kickstart a successful coaching partnership.
Alignment Between the CEO & Senior Executive
The first step towards focusing an entire organisation on a single, relevant, and well-understood business strategy is a very strong alignment of the Senior Leadership Team, Sales,Marketing and Operations.
Senior leadership teams come to us to test their alignment and to build a roadmap towards alignment to achieve record impact for their organisations and their people.
The first step towards focusing an entire organisation on a single, relevant, and well-understood business strategy is a very strong alignment of the Senior Leadership Team, Sales,Marketing and Operations.
Senior leadership teams come to us to test their alignment and to build a roadmap towards alignment to achieve record impact for their organisations and their people.
Our Core Values
Leading as One
Our Senior Coaching Team enables true alignment for senior leadership to lead as ONE
Our Services
One to One Coaching for
Senior Leaders and Executive
Senior Managers make decisions that determine the company's future. These require sound knowledge of the complex business world, aligning and fulfilling the vision of the CEO, getting honest feedback, and more.
We match Leaders with experienced coaches, who will ignite leaders’ journey of self-discovery and maximise their impact through people. We introduce tried and tested tools to improve productivity and achieve scaling of the business.
How we do it?
Coaching in Action
Matching
Aligning the right people and skills to the right opportunities—creating seamless fit between roles, projects, and individuals to ensure maximum impact.
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Chemistry
Fostering strong interpersonal connection within teams—sparking collaboration, trust, and shared energy that drives collective success.
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Due Deligence
Thoroughly researching and evaluating all critical facets—risks, compliance, reputation—before making decisions or taking on new ventures.
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Leadership Accelerator
A structured fast-track development program designed to rapidly boost leadership capabilities and equip emerging leaders for high-impact roles.
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One-Two-One Mentoring
Personalized coaching that pairs mentor and mentee in a focused, supportive dialogue—tailored to individual growth, challenges, and goals.
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Review Regular-Reviews To
A system of scheduled check‑ins (formal or informal) to evaluate progress, give feedback, and refine strategies—ensuring continuous improvement.
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Our Services
Team Based
COACHING
In an age of increasing complexity, executing a successful strategy is more demanding than ever before. Becoming a high-performance senior leadership team involves trusting each other’s intentions, alignment on what is most important and agreeing to one vision.
When we create the opportunity for a senior leadership team to share a learning experience and leverage their own strengths, magic happens. Most senior leaders have never asked their CEO the most important priority for the company for a particular quarter or period of time. Implementing these little habits have proven to deliver fascinating results.
How we do it?
Building Collaboration
Framework Development
Co-create a tailored leadership framework aligned to your business strategy and future capability needs.
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Expectation Setting
Define success metrics and align all stakeholders around program goals, timelines, and intended impact.
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Stakeholder Interviews + Survey Activation
Engage key stakeholders through interviews and pulse surveys to gather insights and build shared ownership.
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Data Generator
Leverage proprietary tools and assessments to generate data-driven insights on leadership potential and readiness.
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Candidate Debrief + Action Plan
Provide individualized feedback and development plans for candidates to accelerate leadership growth.
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Candidate + Manager Alignment
Facilitate alignment sessions between candidates and their managers to ensure clarity, support, and accountability.
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ExCo Development Planning With HR
Partner with HR and Executive Committee to design enterprise-wide leadership development and succession strategies.
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Our Services
Team Health
Assessment
A dysfunctional senior leadership team can generate unneeded disruption, poor delivery and strategic failure. More importantly, it can putt innocent employee’s jobs at risk unnecessarily.
In most companies the best work and value is delivered through people, but this reliant on effective leadership. Senior leadership must achieve psychological safety, team synergy and a shared vision to unlocking their team’s full potential.
How we do it?
Building Collaboration
Initial Planning – With Key Sponsors
Begin your journey by aligning with leadership: set clear goals, scope, and expectations with key stakeholders to ensure shared vision and commitment.
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Interviews – With Team Members
Engage directly with the team to gather honest perspectives, surface strengths, concerns, and any hidden dynamics—creating a rich foundation for next steps.
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Diagnostic Assessment – Optional
Optional yet insightful: employ tailored tools or surveys to capture objective data on team culture, collaboration patterns, and performance gaps.
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Final Planning – With Sponsor
Re-align with your sponsor based on gathered insights: confirm topics, formats, timelines and ensure full support for subsequent interventions.
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Team-Based Sessions
Facilitated workshops or immersive sessions where teams explore challenges, build skills, and foster deeper collaboration together.
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Debrief – With Sponsors
Present progress, findings, and emerging wins back to leadership—ensuring transparency, relevance, and alignment on next steps.
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Follow-Up Sessions
Partner with HR and Executive Committee to design enterprise-wide leadership development and succession strategies.
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Individual Sessions – Optional
Tailored 1:1 coaching to support personal growth, unlock potential, and align individual development with team objectives.
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Dedicated Team
Professional Individuals
Our power of choice is untrammelled and when nothing prevents being able to do what we like best every pleasure.
Founder & CEO
Trevor Mapondera
Program Manager
Michelle Fernandez
Empowerment
Powered by People
We work with senior leaders to unlock potential, build cohesive teams, and align strategy with people. These core levers fuel lasting impact, accelerate performance, and drive growth from the inside out.
Empowering People,
Enabling Growth
We are a pioneering executive coaching firm that develops teams, individuals, and organisations all around the world, from Dubai to Dublin. Our coaches have been hand-picked based on their leadership skills, business acumen and shared values.
Coming from various backgrounds, our coaches have worked with individuals and teams in global organisations, start-ups and scaleups – both within the UAE and internationally. We support our clients to help their answer this vital question. Why do some organisations get better results than others? The answer has to do with people.
People are the difference between one company and the next. In our view at Olive Inc, how senior leadership teams approach people is what makes the difference between failure and success. ‘When the senior leadership team is engaged, align on the vision, direction of the company, values and priorities, they become unstoppable’.