When leadership feels harder than it should
The expectations rise fast, yet internally it takes time to steady.
This is the space where I work with leaders as they steady and expand.
What’s really happening here
When your role expands, it shifts more than your scope, it stirs your inner world in ways you don’t always expect.
On the outside, you’re capable and committed.
On the inside, you might feel:
- a quiet pressure to already have it together
- a pull to take on too much, even when you know better
- a sense of loneliness that grows as responsibility rises
None of this means you’re falling short.
It simply means you’re in a stretch period, a normal part of moving into greater leadership.
This is the space where I work: helping leaders make sense of this shift so steadiness returns, clarity sharpens, and the role starts to feel like a fit rather than a strain.
What’s really happening here
When your role expands, it shifts more than your scope, it stirs your inner world in ways you don’t always expect.
On the outside, you’re capable and committed.
On the inside, you might feel:
A quiet pressure to already have it together
A pull to take on too much, even when you know better
A sense of loneliness that grows as responsibility rises
None of this means you’re falling short.
It simply means you’re in a stretch period, a normal part of moving into greater leadership.
This is the space where I work: helping leaders make sense of this shift so steadiness returns, clarity sharpens, and the role starts to feel like a fit rather than a strain.
Meet the Founder and CEO of The Smartest Path
Birgitta Ravenhill
A well renounced coach and speaker, who supports leaders in the early phase after taking on a bigger role.
I have passion for creating spaces where women can steady, grow, and lead in their own way. Interacting with likeminded individuals.
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What I offer
Power Her Impact
A leadership community for women.
A space where support, insight, and opportunity can grow naturally, creating the kind of backing women haven’t always had access to.
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Leadership & executive transition coaching
1:1 support for leaders in the early phase after taking on a bigger role.
A steady space to make sense of what’s shifting and lead with more clarity and confidence.
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Leadership development
Leadership sessions for teams and organisations.
Practical, reflective spaces shaped around what your people need most, building clarity, collaboration, and healthier ways of working together.
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Speaking
Keynotes and talks that bring honesty, steadiness, and insight to the inner side of leadership.
Sessions that give leaders a moment to pause, reflect, and reconnect with how they want to lead.
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How i work
I create steady, grounded spaces where leaders can slow down enough to hear themselves think again. We work with what’s real, the inner shift that comes with a bigger role, and the outer expectations that don’t wait for you to catch up.
My approach is simple and human. We begin by finding calm, so your system settles and the noise drops. From there, we work toward clarity, making sense of what’s shifting inside you and around you. And then connection, to yourself, to others, and to the system you’re leading in as your role expands.
It’s not about becoming someone else. It’s about growing into the version of you this role is asking for, without losing what makes you, you.
This thread runs through every space I create, whether we’re working 1:1, in community, or with your organisation.
Testimonials
Leadership transition / inner steadiness
Masterclass / group facilitation
Coaching depth / method
Ready to take the next step?
Leadership transitions often feel harder than people expect, because there’s more shifting beneath the surface than the title suggests.
I create spaces where leaders can pause, make sense of what’s unfolding, and move forward with steadiness and clarity.
If this resonates, we can begin with a conversation.
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