The Leadership Crisis: Why I Founded Esther Ruth Consulting

After nearly 20 years in corporate HR, I saw the same issue repeatedly—businesses struggling because of poor leadership. Not because leaders didn’t care, but because they were either set up to fail or lacked the support to succeed. Whether due to poor recruitment, inadequate training, or company cultures that reward task management over true leadership, the result is always the same: disengaged teams, low productivity, high turnover, and frustration at every level.

As a result, I started Esther Ruth Consulting, to help businesses break this cycle and build stronger, more effective leadership teams.

How I Help Businesses Like Yours

To address these challenges, I focus on three core areas:

Leadership Development & Coaching – Helping managers transition from managing output to leading people effectively. Confidence Coaching – Supporting individuals to reclaim their confidence, overcome imposter syndrome, and lead authentically. People Consultancy Services – Ensuring businesses invest in the right leaders, the right culture, and the right people strategy to achieve long-term success.

Is Your Business Facing These Challenges?

If your business is experiencing any of the following issues, it’s time to take action: Struggling with poor productivity, high absence, low engagement, or retention issues? Finding it hard to attract top talent and keep them? Not seeing the ROI from previous leadership or engagement initiatives?

These issues often stem from leadership gaps, unclear people strategies, or cultural misalignment. However, with the right approach, they can be resolved. Prevention is always better than cure, and thinking strategically about your people proposition is the only way to grow sustainably.

Supporting Chamber Members

For businesses in early growth (0-40 employees), I provide strategic coaching & leadership mentorship, ensuring your people investments align with your business goals.

On the other hand, for more established SMEs (50-250 employees), I offer a People Proposition Fitness Audit, which assesses your processes, leadership capability, and culture to identify gaps and opportunities for improvement.

Affordable Leadership Development with Catalyst Patreon

Investing in leadership development doesn’t have to be expensive. Through Catalyst Patreon, I provide accessible and affordable leadership development, helping leaders grow at their own pace.

With this platform, you gain:

Exclusive leadership insights and coaching content
Practical strategies for effective management
A supportive community for continuous learning

Catalyst Patreon today and start developing your leadership skills for a fraction of the cost of traditional programs! https://www.patreon.com/thecatalystmovement?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator

Let’s Talk

At the end of the day, I want to see businesses thrive, not just survive. If you’re ready to turn your people challenges into inspiring success stories, let’s chat.

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