Executive Coaching Fractional Leadership & Organizational Development
Most leadership advice collapses under real pressure. That’s the gap my work addresses.
Under pressure, clarity narrows. Communication becomes reactive. Even experienced leaders fall back on habits they know don’t serve them.
My work restores leadership presence and decision clarity in those moments, by reducing mental noise and strengthening how leaders think, communicate, and respond when it actually matters.
I support leaders and scaling organizations to strengthen communication, decision-making, and presence when pressure is high.
About
Shivani Buchner brings over 18 years of professional experience across consulting, operations, product, and people & organizational development. She held senior roles inside organizations, including Director of Operations and Head of People & Organizational Development and worked with companies such as Accenture, zooplus, Userlane, and Payworks (acquired by Visa). She also coaches leaders globally. This background allows her to combine strategic perspective with operational reality, and to partner credibly with leaders at all levels. Alongside her work in Executive Coaching, she partners with organizations through Fractional Leadership and Organizational Development to strengthen leadership capability and people systems.
I work across three interconnected levels, individual leaders, leadership teams, and the organization as a whole, adapting the depth and format of support to what is most useful at each stage of growth.
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Fractional Leadership & Organizational Development for Scaling Teams
Strengthen leadership systems, performance clarity, and people practices as your organization scales.
Explore how I work as a Fractional Leadership and Organizational Development Partner to help scaling organizations build leadership systems that last.
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Fractional Leadership & Organizational Development Partnership for Scaling Organizations
For founders, leaders, and HR partners looking to build leadership systems that scale with grounded expertise and strategic clarity.
Growing companies face problems most coaching alone doesn’t speak to: leadership inconsistency, unclear systems for performance and talent, and no established structure to scale people-related practices. What these companies need isn’t more training, they need embedded leadership and organizational expertise that grows with them.
A fractional leadership and organizational development partner provides senior leadership capability without the cost and commitment of a full-time executive, helping you build leadership, performance, and talent systems that truly scale.
Why this matters :
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Gain senior leadership experience that integrates with your team, not just delivers recommendations.
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Strengthen leadership capability, feedback culture, performance management, and talent development.
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Get strategic support for growth phases, role transitions, and organizational complexity. without hiring a full-time OD or People leader.
"Mrs Buchner supported me with management coaching during my role as a COO. The company was going through the usual pains of a start-up morphing into a more established business. This involved supporting me in implementing transformational change, helping me identify triggers to adjust mindset and more importantly showing me how to keep my people motivated and identifying with the company."
BALBIR BLUGAN
Chief Operating Officer Paradox Cat Ltd
"Speak from regulation, not reaction"
Most communication challenges don’t come from not knowing what to say. They come from what’s happening inside the leader in the moment, pressure, fear, urgency, or the need to perform.
My communication coaching helps leaders slow the moment down just enough to respond with clarity, composure, and intention. This is not about scripts or techniques. It’s about learning how to stay present under pressure, so feedback, conflict, and influence become constructive rather than charged.
Leaders work with me to communicate clearly without becoming dominant, avoidant, or performative and to build trust through how they listen, respond, and decide.
Who I Work With
I work with purpose-driven leaders and organizations, including:
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founders and executive teams in scaling organizations
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people and HR leaders strengthening leadership capability
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first-time, emerging, and senior leaders navigating complexity
How I Work
My approach is whole-person, strengths- and values-based, grounded in neuroscience, psychology and leadership development. This work often integrates Leadership Development and Leadership Communication to support leaders and teams at scale.
Whether working one-to-one or at organizational level, I combine:
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deep listening and thoughtful challenge
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clear structure and accountability
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practical tools leaders can apply under pressure
The aim is always the same: to support leaders and organizations to translate insight into sustained change.
