EXECUTIVE COACH
AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
MENOPAUSE CHAMPION & GROUP COACH
KAREN STEIN
MIDLIFE LEADERSHIP SERIES
Midlife is a defining stage of leadership.
It is where experience is high, expectations are higher,
and the way you lead needs to evolve.
I help leaders navigate this shift with clarity, confidence, and sustained impact.
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THE MIDLIFE SHIFT
Midlife is a defining moment.
At this stage, leaders bring experience, wisdom, resilience, and perspective.
They are often at their most capable and most influential.
Yet this is also where complexity deepens.
Leaders often experience:
- shifting energy and focus
- questions of identity and direction
- rising self-doubt or pressure
- changing roles.
For women, this stage may include perimenopause and menopause.
For men, it may include evolving identity, pressure, and changing leadership expectations.
At the same time, organisations may see:
- leadership leakage
- presenteeism
- confidence and wellbeing erosion
- uncertainty through life transitions.
This is where my Midlife Leadership Series focusses.
Together, these three pathways support leaders through the full arc of midlife leadership: leading in role, navigating menopause (as appropriate), and transitioning into the next chapter.
This creates leaders who are confident, capable, and connected, and organisations that retain and elevate their most experienced talent, and support those transitioning into their next phase.
My Midlife Leadership Series provides leaders and organisations with strategies and practices in support of their continued success.
Through Midlife Momentum™, I strengthen how leaders lead from within, building clarity, focus, and self-awareness. Programs for all midlife leaders.
Through M.A.D about Menopause™, I help individuals and organisations understand and respond to perimenopause and menopause as a wellbeing, leadership and workplace issue, strengthening confidence, connection and retention.
Through Midlife Mastery: The Next Chapter I team with leaders transitioning beyond their role and redefining identity, purpose, and contribution into their next chapter.
FAQs
What do you mean by midlife leadership? Midlife leadership sits at a point in a career where experience is high, expectations are high, and the landscape is changing. For many leaders, this includes shifts in energy, confidence, identity and priorities. It can also include life stages such as perimenopause or menopause. This work focuses on helping leaders navigate that complexity so they can continue to lead with clarity, confidence and impact.
Who do you typically work with? I work with organisations who want to retain and support their experienced leaders, and with individuals who want to continue to lead at their best through midlife. This often includes senior leaders, partners and executives navigating change, pressure or transition.
Why is midlife leadership important for organisations? Midlife is often when leaders are at their most capable and influential. At the same time, it can be a period where organisations see quiet disengagement, reduced confidence or even loss of experienced talent. Supporting leaders well at this stage strengthens retention, leadership capability and overall performance.
How do you work with organisations? This work is delivered through keynotes, workshops, group coaching programs and one-on-one executive coaching. We can start with a single session or build a longer-term approach depending on what is needed.
Is this work only for women? No. While some of the work focuses on women navigating perimenopause and menopause, the broader focus is on midlife leadership. That includes leaders of all genders, as well as those who lead and support others through this stage.
What makes your approach different? My work brings together executive coaching, leadership development and a deep understanding of midlife and menopause in the workplace. It is grounded in a depth of real leadership experience at senior levels, as well as an evidenced-based approach, and designed to be practical, thoughtful and relevant to the realities leaders are navigating.
How do we get started? It usually starts with a conversation. From there, we can explore what would be most useful, whether that is a keynote, a coaching program or something more tailored.
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