Paula Cruise
Executive coach for senior leaders through high-stakes organizational change
| Hourly rate range | $100 to $175 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Executives |
| Also coaches | Business coach |
| Sessions | Online |
| Credentials | Doctorate in psychology (Dr.) |
| Experience | 16 years coaching |
Paula Cruise is an executive coach, advisor, and organizational psychologist. She coaches senior leaders, consultants, and transformation executives through high-stakes change such as mergers, restructuring, AI disruption, and culture shifts. She once led Behavioral Science at Barclays and taught graduate-level psychology at Cambridge University. She has 16 years of experience. She works with clients in the USA, Europe, Asia, and the Pacific Coast, and sets her hours to fit their time zones.
What Paula helps with
Paula works with leaders facing complex organizational, cultural, and system-level shifts. She focuses on sharper judgment and clear alignment between people, operations, and strategy.
- Leading through mergers and acquisitions
- Guiding teams through restructuring
- Handling AI disruption in the organization
- Managing culture shifts
- Leading enterprise transformation
- Strengthening judgment under pressure
- Spotting and clearing bottlenecks early
- Operating at the level of the next role
Who Paula works with
Paula coaches senior leaders, consultants, and transformation executives. Her clients are based around the world, including the USA, Europe, Asia, and the Pacific Coast. She works privately and selectively with people dealing with complex organizational, cultural, and system-level change.
How Paula works
Paula builds her coaching to be structured and aligned with governance. Her work sits where behavioral science, governance, and leadership judgment meet. She aims for clarity, stronger capability, and measurable impact. She also schedules sessions around global clients, with morning Eastern Time windows for Asian and European leaders and afternoon Eastern Time windows for Pacific Time executives.
Background and qualifications
Paula is an organizational psychologist with 16 years of experience supporting senior leaders through high-stakes change. She led Behavioral Science at Barclays and contributed to Deloitte's human capital and transformation work. She developed leadership and succession solutions for top financial institutions, and built high-potential pipelines and succession plans for global banks and complex enterprises. She taught graduate-level psychology at Cambridge University. She also sits on an admissions committee at City & St George, University of London.
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Programs and services
- One-on-one executive coaching
- Business operations and strategy advising
- Management consulting
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The CoachVouch take
She is an organizational psychologist who once led Behavioral Science at Barclays and taught psychology at Cambridge University.
Best for senior leaders and transformation executives facing mergers, restructuring, or major organizational change.
Common questions
How much does Paula Cruise charge?
Coaching with Paula runs $100 to $175 an hour. Message Paula from this page for an exact quote.
What does Paula Cruise help with?
Paula Cruise helps with leading through mergers and acquisitions, guiding teams through restructuring, handling AI disruption in the organization and managing culture shifts.
Does Paula Cruise coach online?
Sessions are online.
Is Paula Cruise certified?
Paula Cruise lists: Doctorate in psychology (Dr.).
Does Paula Cruise coach leaders outside the United States?
Yes. She coaches leaders in Europe, Asia, and the USA, including the Pacific Coast. She sets morning and afternoon Eastern Time windows to fit their time zones.
How do I contact Paula Cruise?
Send Paula a message from this page. It's free and takes a minute.
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