Transforming Leaders from the Inside out.
Ursula Gandhi
Ursula is a British, Paris-based Senior Leadership Coach with Indian and German heritage, offering over 20 years of executive experience and coaching, building and driving highly successful teams and businesses around the world in the field of luxury including the LVMH Group.
She possesses a rare blend of business leadership, psychological insight and global intelligence and her 360° development model integrates inner transformation with strategic performance.
She specialises in guiding organisations and leaders in building more strategic, collaborative, fluid and data driven people systems.
Having lived, worked, and studied across the world, Ursula holds qualifications from NEOMA Business School (International Business Management), HEC Business School (International Executive Coaching), and the University of Cambridge (Business Sustainability Management). She is also qualified in the psychoanalytic theory of Transactional Analysis, and is completing a Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree in Existential Psychotherapy.
Her work sits at the intersection of leadership behaviour, human transformation and global organisational performance.
Native in English, she is also bilingual in French, proficient in Spanish and German and has notions of Russian.
Methodology
Ursula’s approach blends positive psychology, existential philosophy, and collaborative intelligence with years of business-side experience in large organisations.
Her “Inside Out” methodology includes assessment-led diagnostics to reveal behavioural patterns, potential and blocking points; high-leverage development objectives aligned to purpose and organisational goals; behavioural activation and accountability to ensure a durable transformation.
Trained as an executive coach by France’s top business school HEC, she creates coaching programmes that build clarity, resilience, and purpose, strengthening both capability and character. Coaching that expands self-awareness, influence and long-term organisational impact where people and performance thrive together.
A passionate and creative change maker.
Ursula’s passion, creativity and energy make working with her both effective and uplifting, whether she is transforming an organisation’s talent strategy or coaching its leaders. She quickly creates a trusting and creative environment where clients feel encouraged to explore new perspectives, shift mindsets, and embrace change with confidence, always with a strategic lens that helps turn people into an organisation’s strongest asset.
Selective Clientele
Ursula’s selective clientele includes international CEO’s and high potential executives and creative leaders based around the world, who seek to align their personal values with their professional actions.
Ursula’s practice is rooted in a dedication to working with those who are ready to invest in meaningful change. She is proud of the impact she has had on her clients, who appreciate her ability to act as both a strategic sparring partner and a trusted confidante on their journey to greater leadership effectiveness, performance and personal fulfilment.
Partnerships and Added Value
Organisations and Teams
- Audit and alignment between people skills and organisational strategies.
- Create leadership development programmes tailored to organisational needs.
CEO’s and Executives
- Grow human centric leaders who thrive in uncertainty.
- Create tailor-made employee experiences to boost engagement and retention.
Start Ups and Scale Ups
- Build and strengthen cultures where people thrive and drive success.
- Build resilience, adaptability and purpose in leadership and teams.
Individuals
- Achieve personal and professional goals with confidence.
- Find meaning and direction at work.
- Personal branding and career moves.