Performance Coaching in the Age of AI

Welcome to

The Charlesworth Consultancy

Helping professionals navigate AI with clarity and confidence

I am a former intellectual property litigator in the City, now working as a performance coach for lawyers and other professionals navigating the seismic changes being brought about by AI.

As technology takes over more of the technical and process-driven work, professional success will increasingly depend on the human skills that AI cannot replace: confidence, communication, judgement, influence, trust-building, and executive presence.

I help lawyers develop these skills so they can move beyond technical competence and become the trusted advisers their clients, colleagues, and organisations need.

My work focuses on helping professionals perform at their best in high-pressure environments: communicating with clarity, building credibility, handling challenging conversations, and showing up with confidence and authority.

In a world where expertise is being redefined, the professionals who thrive will be those who can combine technical knowledge with presence, judgement, and human connection. I help them develop the confidence and performance skills to do exactly that.

Why Clients Come To Me

How I Help

Career Clarity and Reinvention

For professionals at a point of transition.
I help you step back, reassess what success now means, and make clear, confident decisions about your next move.

Sustainable Success and Wellbeing

For professionals who have achieved a great deal, but know the current pace or pattern of work cannot continue.
I help you protect your energy, regain perspective, and build a more sustainable version of success.

Confidence, Influence and Executive Presence

For professionals ready to increase their impact.
I help you develop the confidence, communication skills, and presence needed to be heard, trusted, and taken seriously.

I am a former lawyer, now a performance coach helping lawyers and other professionals develop the confidence, communication skills, and judgement needed to thrive in an AI-shaped world.

My approach combines executive coaching training from the University of Cambridge, lifestyle and wellness training from Harvard Medical School, and a practical understanding of AI-driven change through my membership of the UK Parliament’s All-Party Parliamentary Group on AI.

I understand the realities of high-pressure professional life: ambition, expectation, credibility, reinvention, and the personal cost of sustained performance. My clients work with me because they want more than generic coaching. They want a trusted adviser who can help them think clearly, perform confidently, and navigate change with purpose.

Why Work With Me

Case Studies

Featured
Case Study: Leading Effectively Under Pressure 
Case Study: Leading Effectively Under Pressure 
Case Study: Applying Clear Thinking to AI and Complex Change
Case Study: Applying Clear Thinking to AI and Complex Change
Case Study: Communicating with Confidence and Influence
Case Study: Communicating with Confidence and Influence

What Clients Say…

  • "Will is an empathic and solution-oriented coach who truly cares about his clients' success. His structured approach provides clear guidance, making every session productive and focused."

    Client (Executive)

  • "Thank you for today, it was helpful and brilliant. I went into my afternoon meeting after our session, and came out with a new client! Thank you Will."

    Client (CEO)

  • "Thanks to Will's support and practical strategies, I have made substantial progress toward my goals."

    Client (Professional)

  • "Will has excellent soft skills and high emotional intelligence, which makes him an excellent coach."

    Client (Professional)

  • "After our sessions, I felt buoyed and filled with renewed positivity. To be able to formulate a plan to address my concerns around AI, knowing that ongoing support is there, is truly invaluable."

    Client (Experienced Professional)