WELCOME TO NEXT STEP HR
Inspiring True Connection
Next Step HR provides inspirational neurodivisity and execuitive coaching to human-centred leaders in an empathic environment, helping them to feel regenerated and grow professionally through emotional honesty.
Next Step HR: Where you are seen and heard
An ILM level 7 accredited and qualified Executive Coach, Kate Jenkinson specialises in "human-centered" leadership,
helping managers and executives gain clarity, find creative solutions, and develop strengths through emotional honesty.
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH
EXECUTIVE COACHING
Coaching helps you achieve clarity about your purpose, potential or performance, enables you to overcome obstacles and face challenges from a resourceful place.
Our clients have changed roles, achieved promotions, negotiated difficult relationships and improved their wellbeing. You or your company can request a call to find out more
STIMULATE IMAGINATION AND CREATIVITY
POETRY SERVICES
Poetry that bring clarity, connection, and impact to your business.
Through carefully crafted words, complex ideas are translated into something people can feel, remember, and act on. Whether capturing the essence of an event or amplifying key messages, poetry creates a moment that resonates long after the room has gone quiet.
UNLOCKING THE STRENGHTS OF NEURODIVERGENT TALENT
NEURODIVERSITY COACHING
Neurodiversity coaching that recognises difference as strength, not something to be fixed. Kate works with individuals, leaders, and organisations to better understand and support neurodivergent thinking, with a particular focus on ADHD.
As one of the trainers delivering ADHD coaching in the UK, she brings both professional expertise and real-world insight into how people think, work, and lead differently. Her approach combines structure with flexibility, helping clients build strategies that actually fit, improving focus, communication, and confidence without forcing people into systems that were never designed for them.
HOW WE WORK
DISCOVERY DRIVEN
HUMAN CENTRED
EMPOWERING COACHING
WHERE WORDS MATTER
DR KATE JENKINSON
TRUSTED BUSINESS PARTNER
HR PROFESSIONAL
With over 20 years working in leadership teams, and as a fellow of the CIPD, Kate has become the trusted development coach for commercial and functional leaders, with strengths in strategic outlook, ideation and creating learning cultures.
RESEARCH SCIENTIST
Kate takes an evidence-based approach.
Partnering with you to understand your needs and then using approaches that work. Simplicity is favoured over complexity.
INNOVATIVE CREATIVE
With strengths in divergent thinking and workshops that stretch your ability to be creative, Next Step HR are your partners for fulfilling your potential.
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POETRY SERVICES
From interactive icebreakers and live poetic reflections to audience-led creations and bespoke commissioned pieces, each element is designed to capture key messages in a way people actually remember, turning conversations into something meaningful, human, and memorable.
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POETRY IN BUSINESS CONFERENCE
A conference designed to connect creativity and business in a way that actually lands.
Now in its third year and delivered over two days, the Poetry in Business Conference brings together leaders, creatives, and professionals to explore how poetry can shape communication, leadership, and connection at work. It’s a space for fresh thinking, honest conversation, and ideas you can actually use.
Find out more about the conference →
NEURODIVERISTY COACHING
Neurodiversity coaching supports individuals and organisations to better understand and engage neurodivergent thinking, particularly ADHD. With specialist expertise and real-world experience, this approach helps build practical strategies that improve focus, communication, and confidence without losing what makes people different.
Learn more about neurodiversity coaching →
EXECUTIVE COACHING
Coaching designed for how people actually think and work.
Creative executive coaching combines evidence-based practice with flexible, human-centred approaches to help leaders gain clarity, confidence, and direction. It creates space to think differently, communicate more effectively, and lead in a way that feels both authentic and impactful.
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