What comes after the King?
The dominant model of leadership - hierarchical, individualised, built on control and the suppression of the feminine- is breaking down.
My work is about what comes next.
The organisations that will survive the next decade aren't the ones that optimise the existing model. They're the ones willing to lead differently - with more humanity, more collective intelligence, and less dependence on a single person at the top.
For fifteen years I've worked inside some of the world's most influential organisations developing leaders and shifting cultures.
I do that work through facilitation, leadership programmes, culture change, and coaching.
And through writing — on power, leadership, and what it means to live well together.
Organisations I’ve worked with
The Work
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Organisational Partnerships
Long-term work with organisations on leadership development, culture change, and the conditions that allow people to do their best work together.
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Executive Coaching
Deep, sustained work with senior leaders navigating complexity, transition, or the next stage of their leadership.
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Facilitation & Offsites
I design and lead leadership retreats, strategy sessions, and the conversations organisations need to have but rarely make space for.
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Speaking & Keynotes
I speak on leadership, power, and what this moment in history is asking of organisations and the people who lead them.
What people say about the work
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"I've had the pleasure of working with Holiday on an individual, team, and organisational basis for the last 3 years. She is brilliant as a coach, facilitator and speaker who has helped me become a more effective and thoughtful leader."
Henry Clifford-Jones, Senior Director LinkedIn
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"Holiday has supported our senior leadership team and wider organisation with intelligence, sensitivity, and real depth. She is highly respected across the business and a pleasure to work with."
Rebecca Hirst, Chief Operating Officer, Freuds
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"Holiday's understanding of people, behaviour, and systems enabled us to shift our culture in ways I hadn't thought possible. She cuts through the noise, the niceties, and gets to the work with deep practicality."
Liz Dimmock, CEO and Founder Moving Ahead
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"Holiday is one of the brightest talents in the new generation of people leaders."
Sir Trevor Phillips, Broadcaster & Father of two
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“Holiday turns questions into doorways for deeper thinking. I adore her.”
Danielle LaPorte, Founder Heart Centred Leadership
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"I've done many different trainings designed to improve my skills, but none has been as effective as working with Holiday for creating lasting change"
Jeyda Heselton, CEO & Founder, Fettle
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" "Holiday helped us move into a braver space. We still talk about it and the conversations it opened up."
Eilis O'Donnell, Assistant Director, Into University
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"Our exec doesn't normally stay for the whole event — but as soon as you started talking, she stopped doing emails."
Jess Kemple, Client Partner, Moving Ahead
The POWERFUL™ Framework
Developed over fifteen years of working with leaders and organisations, the framework maps eight patterns that limit how leaders and teams operate — and the path through each one.
P — People pleasing → Authenticity
People pleasing, managing reactions → Self-trust and true expression
O — Over-giving → Sovereignty
Saying yes when you mean no → Boundaries and choice
W — Worthlessness → Innate worth
Imposter syndrome, playing small → Knowing your value and taking up space
E — Emotional Suppression → Embodiment
Limited emotional range and disconnection from body → Full emotional spectrum and somatic wisdom
R — Rigidity → Courage
Perfectionism and fear of failure → Creativity and experimentation
F — Fragmentation → Integrity
Living out of alignment → Wholeness and coherence
U — Unclaimed Desire → Permission
Suppressing your wants and feeling undeserving → Claiming what you want without shame
L — Lone-Wolf → Connection
Hyper-independence and isolation → Interdependence and collective power
ABOUT ME
I'm Holiday Phillips — facilitator, writer, and leadership advisor.
For fifteen years I've worked inside some of the world's most influential organisations — Apple, Google, LinkedIn, Nike, Monzo, and many more — developing leaders and shifting cultures.
I've spoken at TEDx and been featured in the BBC and The Sunday Times. I write After the King — a Substack on power, leadership, and what comes next.
I'm based in Ibiza and work globally.
After the King
A Substack publication on power, leadership, and what comes next.
