Charlotte Slater became a Director at The Workplace Collective in 2024 and is also the founder and Managing Director of Executive Clarity Limited. With over 20 years of experience in the professional training and coaching sector, she brings exceptional insight to helping organisations, teams, and individuals achieve performance excellence through authentic leadership development.

With a distinguished career that includes 19 years at board level, Charlotte combines strong commercial acumen with a profound understanding of human potential. She was a founding member and board director of a training company that she helped grow to a £20 million turnover business before selling her shares. This experience has equipped her with a rare blend of strategic vision, operational leadership, and people development capabilities.

Charlotte is passionate about helping individuals gain self-awareness and transform their self-perception to build confidence and success. She creates environments where leaders feel comfortable embracing their authentic selves, believing that authenticity is the foundation of effective leadership. Her philosophy centres on empathetic leadership as a unique quality, and she uses this as her primary strength to help leaders hone this essential skill.

Charlotte holds an ILM Level 7 qualification in Executive Coaching and Mentoring, a CIPD Level 5 Diploma in Learning and Development, and a Post Graduate Management Diploma from Loughborough University. Her academic foundation includes a BA Honours degree in Sociology and Psychology from the University of Leicester, reflecting her lifelong interest in understanding human behaviour and potential.

Charlotte offers expertise in:

· Developing empathetic leadership capabilities

· Building authentic confidence and self-efficacy

· Transforming limiting beliefs for greater success

· Business planning and strategy development

· Navigating challenging workplace relationships

· Effective stakeholder influence and communication

· Team building and facilitation

· Work-life balance optimisation

Charlotte’s unique approach combines executive coaching skills with business leadership mentoring and comprehensive training in all aspects of professional performance and leadership. She offers one-to-one coaching sessions, team facilitation, leadership workshops, and custom-written development programmes that address the full spectrum of professional capabilities. She leverages tools such as Strength Finder, psychometric assessments, and 360° feedback to promote self-awareness—which she considers the cornerstone of emotional intelligence improvement.

Known for creating safe, supportive environments for exploration and growth, Charlotte has earned praise for her intuitive understanding, strategic mindset, and ability to guide clients through complex challenges with wisdom and compassion. Her clients range from executive leaders and emerging talent to university deans and chief executives across diverse sectors.

Charlotte’s commitment to developing empathetic leaders who embrace their authentic selves, combined with her proven business leadership experience, makes her an invaluable asset to The Workplace Collective and a trusted partner for organisations seeking clarity, transformation, and sustainable excellence through authentic leadership.