EXECUTIVE COACHING & LEADERSHIP ADVISORY
Space to think.
Perspective to lead.
Coaching and advisory for senior leaders and leadership teams navigating consequential decisions and organisational change.
I’m João Virott da Costa, an executive coach and former CEO. I work with leaders on the judgement, relationships and ways of working that shape their contribution.
35+ years in leadership · 250+ people coached · 20+ nationalities
English · Portuguese · Spanish | Online and in person
For HR &
talent leaders
A partnership for your organisation.
Develop the leaders and teams your organisation depends on. Shape an engagement around your priorities, combining coaching, advisory and facilitated work, with clear agreements on sponsorship, confidentiality and how progress will be reviewed.
Ways of working together
Executive Coaching
Systemic Team Coaching
Leading Transformation
WHAT CLIENTS SAY
J.M. - CEO, Portugal
From the very first session, I experienced a level of attention and presence that allowed me to think more clearly and without pressure. João created a space where complex, often unstructured thoughts could be explored calmly and without judgment.
Rather than offering answers, he helped me slow down, examine assumptions, and bring coherence to situations that initially felt fragmented. The value of the work was in having a disciplined thinking partner at moments where clarity truly mattered.
A.R. - Executive Director, Spain
Working with João provided a rare opportunity to think openly about decisions that carried significant responsibility. The conversations were about creating enough space to explore complexity without simplifying it prematurely.
What I valued most was the quality of questioning and the respect for my autonomy. The work supported me in strengthening my own judgment at moments where the weight of decisions could not be shared, but needed to be thought through carefully.
S.L. - CEO, United Kingdom
The coaching conversations consistently challenged my habitual ways of seeing situations. Through careful questioning, João helped surface blind spots and invited alternative perspectives that I might not have considered on my own.
This was never about being told what to think, but about being encouraged to examine assumptions and widen the lens through which decisions were being made, particularly in situations where experience can easily become a limitation rather than an asset.