--- title: Linus Murphy Elite Executive Coaching description: Linus Murphy is an elite executive coach. He coaches global CEOs, C-suite teams and elite athletes, drawing on 45% annual growth in businesses he led. url: https://linusmurphy.com/ language: en-GB type: website author: Linus Murphy author_url: https://linusmurphy.com/about/ --- ![Linus Murphy in a black shirt, facing the camera against a grey studio background](https://linusmurphy.com/images/portraits/linus-hero.jpg) # Elite Coaching for Winning Individuals and Businesses [Book a 30-minute strategy call](https://linusmurphy.com/contact/)[Scroll down](https://linusmurphy.com/#clients) ## My clients have featured in ![Client features including Inc., BBC, CNN, Forbes and WSJ](https://linusmurphy.com/images/brand/client-logos.png) about Linus ## Elite Executive Coach, Growth Strategist & Transformational Leader For 25 years Linus has delivered **Elite Executive Coaching** and led hyper-scaling tech and service companies—**averaging 45% annual growth**—before turning his playbook into a coaching practice for global **CEOs, C-suite teams and elite athletes.**Drawing on board-room wins, behavioural science and his experience as an Irish National Cycling Champion, he helps leaders amplify culture, performance and sustainable impact. 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[Read more](https://linusmurphy.com/services/personal-development-coaching/) working process ## Discover the 7 steps to impactful leadership A proven, step-by-step coaching framework that turns board-room vision into measurable business results. - Vision Clarity - Insight & Awareness - Confront Challenges - Expand Influence - Drive Improvement - Amplify Impact - Deliver Results [Start your 7-step journey](https://linusmurphy.com/services/impactful-leadership-7-step-executive-coaching-process/) ![Panel of smiling executives seated in a conference hall](https://linusmurphy.com/images/tracks/seven-steps.webp) From vision to results testimonials ## What Other Successful Leaders Say ![Mike Brooks, chief executive of Mr Inside Sales](https://linusmurphy.com/images/portraits/mike-brooks.jpg) > There are very few people who can both do and teach – but Linus is one of those rare business coaches. I highly recommend Linus to anyone who is looking to start or grow or scale a business – he’s been there and done that, and will do it for you, too. Mike BrooksCEO Mr Inside Sales; Award Winning Sales Trainer, Author and Speaker ★★★★★ ![Pat McQuaid, former president of the UCI](https://linusmurphy.com/images/portraits/pat-mcquaid.jpg) > Linus is unbelievably talented at understanding human behaviour and showing us how to effectively apply it in life. No matter who you are and how successful – Linus has lots to offer you. Pat McQuaidFmr President of UCI World Governing Body cycling and Member International Olympic Committee ★★★★★ ![Edward F. Brown, former chief operating officer of Rentokil Initial Group](https://linusmurphy.com/images/portraits/edward-brown.jpg) > Linus is an inspirational leader, team builder and mentor. He develops people in a supportive, uplifting way to grow businesses. Above that, he is an insightful expansionist, clear-thinking visionary. Edward F. BrownFmr Chief Operating Officer Rentokil Initial Group ★★★★★ ![Lars Esholdt, chief executive of Esholdt Executive Search](https://linusmurphy.com/images/portraits/lars-esholdt.jpg) > Linus is an extremely talented leader and coach, his passion, empathy and tour de force personality is mind blowing. He takes high performing individuals and unlocks their true potential. Work with him if you can, it’s worth every minute. Lars EsholdtCEO Esholdt Executive Search and Author ★★★★★ ## [News](https://linusmurphy.com/news/) 1. [![Warm desk lamp lighting a folded handwritten card on an empty wooden desk in a quiet office at dusk](https://linusmurphy.com/images/news/recognition-and-employee-retention-gallup.webp)](https://linusmurphy.com/news/recognition-and-employee-retention-gallup/) 1 November 2026 · Gallup ### [Recognition and Retention: What Gallup's Research Tells CEOs](https://linusmurphy.com/news/recognition-and-employee-retention-gallup/) Gallup and Workhuman tracked nearly 3,500 employees: the well recognised were 45% less likely to leave. What the study shows and how a CEO should act on it. 2. [![Empty running track at dusk, white lane lines curving away into low mist](https://linusmurphy.com/images/news/employees-losing-patience-with-change.webp)](https://linusmurphy.com/news/employees-losing-patience-with-change/) 25 October 2026 · Harvard Business Review ### [Employees Are Losing Patience with Change: What the Gartner Research Shows](https://linusmurphy.com/news/employees-losing-patience-with-change/) Gartner researchers found willingness to support change fell from 74% to 43% in six years. How leaders can rebuild their teams' patience for change. 3. [![Two compasses on a weathered map, their needles pointing in slightly different directions](https://linusmurphy.com/images/news/growth-mindset-meta-analyses-disagree.webp)](https://linusmurphy.com/news/growth-mindset-meta-analyses-disagree/) 22 October 2026 · Psychological Bulletin (PubMed) ### [Two growth mindset meta-analyses disagree. Here is why](https://linusmurphy.com/news/growth-mindset-meta-analyses-disagree/) Two 2023 Psychological Bulletin meta-analyses reached different verdicts on growth mindset. The gap comes from what they counted and how they counted it. 4. [![Row of seedlings at different heights in terracotta pots on a sunlit windowsill](https://linusmurphy.com/images/news/growth-mindset-interventions-for-whom-and-why.webp)](https://linusmurphy.com/news/growth-mindset-interventions-for-whom-and-why/) 12 October 2026 · Psychological Bulletin (PubMed) ### [Growth mindset interventions: for whom they work, and why](https://linusmurphy.com/news/growth-mindset-interventions-for-whom-and-why/) A 2023 meta-analysis of 53 randomised samples found small, variable growth mindset effects, larger for targeted groups. What that means for leaders. 5. [![Empty mountain road winding through evening haze towards a distant pass, a lone guardrail tracing the bends](https://linusmurphy.com/images/news/the-transformation-deficit-gartner-research.webp)](https://linusmurphy.com/news/the-transformation-deficit-gartner-research/) 6 October 2026 · Gartner ### [The Transformation Deficit: What Gartner Found About Change Fatigue](https://linusmurphy.com/news/the-transformation-deficit-gartner-research/) Gartner found employees faced five times more planned change in 2022 than in 2016, while willingness to support it halved. What it means for a CEO. 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