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See yourself, and your challenges, with a fresh perspective

Senior commercial roles come with pace, pressure and complexity. It's easy to get swept up in delivery, shifting expectations, and the constant need to adapt. What most leaders need isn’t more information, it's space to think.

At myOPEXpartners, we offer two complementary ways to create that space: Mentoring & Coaching.

Both give you a trusted thinking partnership that will help you gain clarity and confidence. Each takes a different route, depending on what you need.
Mentoring

Mentoring: A clear, honest, outside perspective

with Martin de Planta

What would you see differently if you could take a step back from the day‑to‑day and look at your leadership challenges with fresh eyes?

I work with a small number of commercial leaders -  GMs, heads of business units, and senior commercial‑operations or sales leaders - offering regular, candid conversations grounded in real experience. These sessions are designed to create a trusted space where you can think out loud, reflect on your leadership, and explore what’s shaping your decisions, assumptions and impact.

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With more than 20 years in senior roles across global and regional contexts, followed by a decade advising executives, I understand what drives strategic progress and what slows it down. My role isn’t to provide a playbook, but to serve as an external thinking partner who asks the right questions and gets you to the heart of what matters.

The kinds of real, day-to-day challenges we explore during mentoring conversations include:
 

  • a team member they can’t seem to influence 

  • a stakeholder relationship that feels strained 

  • a strategic initiative that isn’t moving 

  • a sense of overwhelm, prioritisation, or role clarity 

  • decision-making that feels slow or conflicted 

  • self-confidence or authority in the role 

 

My approach is reflective rather than directive: I ask open questions, challenge your thinking, and help you see possibilities you may not have considered. The focus is always on you - your assumptions, patterns, confidence and clarity - rather than on fixing the operational issue itself.

 

If you’re facing change, stepping into a bigger remit, or simply want a trusted, neutral partner to challenge and support your thinking, mentoring can be a powerful catalyst.

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Get in touch at any time by emailing martin@myopexpartners.com

Coaching: Space to think, grow, and lead with confidence

with Meron Drofiak

Coaching offers something every leader benefits from: a dedicated space to pause, think, and expand your ability to deal with complexity. It builds self‑awareness, confidence and resilience, helping you make the changes that matter most, both professionally and personally.

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The philosophy is simple: You are the expert in your own work and life. Coaching helps unlock the insight already within you.

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Coaching
Common themes leaders want to explore:

  • Navigating change or uncertainty

  • “Am I ready for this?” moments

  • Confidence and resilience

  • Creating space to think clearly

  • Managing pressure while staying calm

  • Overcoming perfectionism and overthinking

  • Decision‑making and sustainable solutions

  • Creativity, energy, and wellbeing

Examples of coaching session discussions:

  • Team dynamics and leadership presence

  • Improving the quality of conversations

  • Mindset shifts for confidence

  • Getting unstuck and moving towards action

  • Balancing thinking, doing and leading

Coaching supports meaningful, long‑lasting behavioural change, not by giving answers, but by helping you find your own.

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Get in touch at any time by emailing meron@myopexpartners.com

Which approach is right for you?

How to choose

Both mentoring and coaching offer valuable thinking space. The difference is only in how that space is used.

Mentoring:
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✔ Experience‑based guidance that creates space to reflect

✔ Explores thinking, assumptions and patterns

✔ Insight that can help you clarify strategy and navigate complex situations

✔ Ideal when you want perspective shaped by real-world leadership experience

Coaching:
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✔ Structured techniques that deepen self-awareness and unlock your own thinking

✔ Builds capability, confidence and resilience

✔ Creates the conditions for meaningful, lasting change

✔ Ideal for when you want to grow as a leader and expand your impact

Some leaders work with one. Some benefit from both. If you're unsure, a conversation is the best place to start. Email Martin or Meron, or use our Contact page to reach out.

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