Executive Leadership Lab
You are senior in any language. Show it across every border.
A small, confidential programme for directors, executives and founders who lead across countries, cultures and markets, whether English is their first language or their fourth. Six live sessions on judgement, influence and executive presence under pressure, led by Karen Louise Floyd.
- Next cohort: Thursday 26 November
- Maximum eight participants
- Live online
- For senior leaders
Karen has coached senior leaders at
- Samsung
- L'Oréal
- Amorepacific
- the UN
- LEGO
- Chainalysis
- Advantech
Hear from Karen
Who the Lab is for, in under two minutes.
Karen on one of the gaps the Lab closes: leading with your full authority when English is not your first language.
The challenge
The more senior you are, the more every word, decision and silence is read as leadership.
Higher stakes, less time.
Decisions with commercial, organisational and human consequences, made quickly and often in public.
Across borders, signals get lost.
Teams, cultures and markets read the same message differently. What lands well in one country can misfire in another.
Language adds another layer.
For many leaders, English is a second, third or fourth language. Under pressure, that can cost nuance and authority, just when they matter most.
The Executive Leadership Lab develops the judgement, presence and influence to lead well across all of it.
Leading in the age of AI
AI can write your email. It can't stand up for you in the boardroom.
AI tools now polish documents and translate words in seconds. That makes the live moments matter more, not less: the meeting, the pushback, the difficult announcement, where people judge your leadership in real time and in your own voice.
What AI does well
- Polishing emails, reports and slides
- Translating text and conversations
- Rehearsing a talk or exploring ideas on your own
What the Lab builds, and AI cannot
- Authority in your own voice, live and unscripted
- Reading the room across cultures, and responding with judgement
- Trust built person to person
- Challenge and accountability from senior peers who know your context
Participants are encouraged to use AI tools to practise between sessions. The sessions themselves focus on what only people can do.
Karen provided excellent coaching to me and my team, helping to improve communication, leadership skills, and business English. … This arc proves something quite rare about the kind of trust that developed over time through Karen's depth and breadth of skills.
Jash BansidharAVP, Industrial IoT, Advantech
The programme
Six sessions. Real decisions. A peer group at your level.
Each session combines leadership thinking with live communication practice. You bring current challenges from your work, and leave each session with something to test before the next one.
The executive voice
Authority, authenticity, and what your words signal to the people around you.
Decisions and strategic narrative
Make difficult choices and explain them clearly across functions, cultures and borders.
Power, politics and influence
Boardroom presentations, stakeholders, diplomacy, and persuasive messages for different audiences.
Trust and culture at scale
Read signals, listen for what goes unsaid, and align your words with your behaviour.
High-stakes communication
Interviews, hard questions, difficult announcements, and speaking well under pressure.
The executive peer board
Bring a live challenge, state your position, and commit to measurable action.
Sessions are not recorded. What is said in the room stays in the room.
Is it right for you?
Built for one kind of leader.
This is for you if
- You are a director, executive, founder or senior leader.
- You work across countries, cultures or markets, with boards, teams, clients or investors.
- You lead in English across countries and cultures, whether it is your first, second, third or fourth language.
- You want your communication to carry the full weight of your experience and authority.
- You want challenge from peers at your level, in a confidential room.
It is not the right fit if
- You want to go deeper on one specific skill rather than the full programme. Choose Speak with Impact for public speaking and presentations, Signal Intelligence for reading people and organisations, or one-to-one executive coaching with Karen.
- You want to focus on grammar, vocabulary and fluency first. A specialist language teacher is the better first step, and Karen can recommend qualified teachers.
- You are looking for a self-paced course or recorded videos.
- You are not ready to bring real situations from your work.
For organisations
Bring the Lab to your organisation.
Run a private cohort for your own leaders: up to eight senior people, on dates that suit your business, with the focus shaped around your strategy, your culture and the challenges your leaders face.
Talk to Karen about a private cohort See all programmes for organisations, including Leader as Coach →- A confidential cohort for your leadersYour leadership team, a group of country heads or your high-potential leaders, learning together.
- Built around your prioritiesLeading change, communicating strategy across markets, building trust between headquarters and regions.
- One-to-one coaching for each leaderEvery participant works privately with Karen on their own goals.
- Insight for sponsorsAn optional summary of themes for HR or the leadership team, shared without breaching individual confidentiality.
- Simple to arrangeOne invoice to your organisation, with scheduling agreed around your calendar.
What leaders say
Trusted by leaders across Asia, Europe and beyond.
Karen is the best coach, mentor and teacher I have ever met. … She has a great influence on her clients. Working with Karen has improved my confidence and enriched my life.
Karen is a wonderful coach who deeply understands me and partners with me to help me address my situation and get me on the best track.
Questions
Before you book.
Is this an English course?
No. It is a leadership programme for people who lead in English. We work on language as it affects your authority: clarity, precision, tone, and how you respond under pressure. If you want to build your English first, Karen can recommend qualified teachers.
Can't AI tools do this?
AI is excellent for polishing what you write and practising on your own, and we encourage it. But leadership happens live: in meetings, under pushback, in front of boards and teams. No one is persuaded by a leader speaking through a translation app. The Lab builds what AI can't give you: authority in your own voice, judgement in the moment, and trust with the people you lead.
How good does my English need to be?
You should already take part in professional meetings in English with confidence, roughly B2–C1 level or above. It does not need to be perfect, and native speakers who lead international teams are equally welcome. We check this together on the call.
Is it confidential?
Yes. Sessions are not recorded, and every participant agrees to keep what is shared in the group private. You can anonymise anything you bring.
Can my company pay?
Yes. We can invoice your organisation directly. We also run private cohorts for leadership teams inside one company.
When does it start, and at what time?
New cohorts start on Thursday 26 November and Wednesday 9 December 2026, and on Tuesday 19 January, Monday 15 February and Thursday 4 March 2027. Each cohort meets every two weeks on the same weekday at 11:00 GMT, with a break over the holidays where needed. That is 12:00 in Central Europe, 15:00 in Dubai, 16:30 in India and 19:00 in Singapore.
Next step
Start with a conversation.
A 20-minute call with Karen to talk about your role and goals, and whether the Executive Leadership Lab is the right fit. There is no obligation, and places are confirmed in order, with a maximum of eight per cohort.
hello@leadershipinenglish.comNot ready to book yet? Email Karen with any questions about the programme.