Be Visible Without Losing Yourself.
I coach senior leaders and institutions to lead change with cultural intelligence — turning quiet authority into grounded visibility on the global stage.
“Rigorous, deeply human, and urgently needed.”
Dr. Mark C. Thompson · New York Times bestselling author and World’s #1 CEO Coach, on Grounded Visibility™
Thinkers50 Marshall Goldsmith Coaching & Mentoring Award · Top 30 Global Coaches to Watch
Leaders who honour their context
change what’s possible.
Helping leaders become visible without losing their cultural authenticity.
To help executives, entrepreneurs and emerging leaders lead with clarity, confidence and cultural intelligence.
“Authentic leadership creates space for people, progress and possibility.”Nankhonde Kasonde-van den Broek
“Coach from who you are, where you are.”Nankhonde’s motto
Nankhonde Kasonde-van den Broek is an award-winning executive coach and organisational change architect. Recognised by Thinkers50 as a Coaching Legend and winner of the Thinkers50 Marshall Goldsmith Coaching & Mentoring Award, she has also been named by Global Gurus as one of the World’s Top Coaches to Watch and is a member of the MG100.
With over 20 years of experience advising multinationals, international organisations and governments through large-scale change, she has designed and delivered impact across multiple sectors and geographies. A graduate of HEC Paris and Oxford University, she is the architect of the CONTEXT Coaching Framework™ — and has spent her career helping leaders grow without losing their source.
"I help leaders lead from where they truly stand — with cultural intelligence, clarity, and grounded visibility."
She has designed and led the implementation of national-level change solutions adopted at the highest levels of government. She is a pioneer in using technology to build coaching and human-capital solutions rooted in African context and comparison groups.
A three-tier journey — from instinct, to mastery, to strategic partnership — for leaders who choose depth over speed and wisdom over noise. Each tier is by application, with pricing shaped to the engagement.
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Drawing on 13+ years leading women's leadership programmes across Africa, the Global South and global institutions, this women-centred edition of the three-tier suite helps women rise with clarity, confidence and contextual intelligence — without shrinking, translating, or abandoning who they are.
"This is not about teaching women to lead like men. It is about helping women lead as themselves — with depth, intuition and strategic insight."
— Nankhonde Kasonde-van den Broek
A Coaching Model for Authentic Leadership in High-Context Cultures. My first book distills two decades of coaching leaders into a practical model: you don't have to abandon who you are to be seen. It's a guide to leading — and being recognized — on your own terms.
“A brilliant book full of tools that everybody should read, especially if operating in the high-context cultures.”Magdalena Nowicka Mook, FASAE · CEO, International Coaching Federation
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“Grounded Visibility™ gives leaders and coaches a practical way to adapt across cultures without losing the identity that makes their leadership powerful. Nankhonde’s CONTEXT Coaching Framework™ is rigorous, deeply human, and urgently needed.”Dr. Mark C. ThompsonNew York Times bestselling author and World’s #1 CEO Coach
“Culture is data, not noise” – this headline was enough to draw my attention to this book. And I was hugely rewarded for reading it! Grounded Visibility offers a way for coaches and leaders of being effective, authentic and present, without editing who you are, without compromising where you came from, without trying to fit in. A brilliant book full of tools that everybody should read, especially if operating in the high-context cultures. Highly recommended.Magdalena Nowicka Mook, FASAECEO, International Coaching Federation
Nankhonde takes us on an inward journey into ourselves and our respective cultural contexts… The book is not a shout to be heard. It is a firm and clear message that carries all our voices together to the centre of our shared humanity.
In this book, Grounded Visibility™: A Coaching Model for Authentic Leadership in High-Context Cultures, Nankhonde takes us on an inward journey into ourselves and our respective cultural contexts. This is a timely piece of work that affirms the value of the contexts that leaders, coaches, and other human development practitioners work with – and work through – to deliver impact. It is an invitation to us sentient beings (in the wake of non-sentient counterparts) to remain grounded in our authentic selves and our unique contexts. Nankhonde’s Grounded Visibility model is grounded, while being neither combative, nor seeking to negate other approaches to affirm itself. It humanises the process of becoming both authentic and impactful, or effective, without losing ourselves. This book amplifies hitherto soft and unheard contextual coaching voices. The book is not a shout to be heard. It is a firm and clear message that carries all our voices together to the centre of our shared humanity. It is an invitation to see and hear others as they are, while honouring the ground where they stand, and where we stand, without losing sight of our own ground and voice. Enjoy every page, and read it, well, in your own cultural context!
This book forces you to re-evaluate definitions of success and appreciate the true value of authentic leaders. A must-read for Western-educated leaders wishing to truly succeed in high-context cultures.Charlotte ObidairoSerial Entrepreneur, Copenhagen Goodwill Ambassador
Nankhonde makes a compelling case that context is not background noise; it is critical information that leaders must understand, interpret, and use… Because the quality of our decisions depends not only on the data we collect, but also on the context we understand.
I found the CONTEXT framework to be a refreshing reminder that context is data. Too often, leaders focus on metrics, dashboards, and performance indicators while overlooking the cultural realities that shape behaviour, decisions, and results. Nankhonde Kasonde-van den Broek makes a compelling case that context is not background noise; it is critical information that leaders must understand, interpret, and use. This book offers practical insights for leading across cultures, building influence, and navigating complexity with authenticity. A must-read for leaders, coaches, and change-makers working in diverse and interconnected environments. Because the quality of our decisions depends not only on the data we collect, but also on the context we understand.
This is a private opinion, not a WHO endorsement.
Nankhonde has given language to something I have witnessed many talented leaders experience – the quiet erosion of identity in the effort to fit in. The CONTEXT framework is a powerful call to lead with authenticity.Sarah Jessie AppiahFounder and CEO, SJA Leadership; ICF Certified Coach & Mentor Coach; Executive Director, Maxwell Leadership; Breakfast Club Africa Leadership
Grounded Visibility is the missing ingredient. It is the rare leadership book that is as useful in the coaching room as it is in the boardroom. Clear, generous, and long overdue.
Finally, someone has put a framework to a thought that morphed into a belief for me – “what we do is an expression of who we are”. Grounded Visibility gives meaning and a pathway to understanding the wholesomeness of our identity and a practical framework for coaches who work with leaders who have discounted themselves. Nankhonde has named something I’ve watched talented leaders struggle with for years – the quiet erosion of identity in the name of fitting in. You know that feeling when you know your cooking is good but missing that ‘ingredient’ your grandmother used to add to her meals, Grounded Visibility is the missing ingredient. It is the rare leadership book that is as useful in the coaching room as it is in the boardroom. Clear, generous, and long overdue.
Every worksheet from the book — the CONTEXT Coaching Framework™, the Five Codes and the Four Pillars — as fillable PDFs you can use straight away.
Nankhonde speaks to global audiences and teams on leadership, change and coaching across cultures — drawing on work with local and global clients in the financial services, telecommunications and mining sectors, as well as the WHO, Harvard, Oxford and national governments.
Why global playbooks fail locally — and how culturally intelligent leaders make transformation stick.
How accomplished leaders step into recognition without losing themselves.
Building relevant, data-driven human-capital development for Africa and beyond.
Lessons from designing and leading national-level change solutions across government.
Available for keynotes, executive sessions, fireside chats, and full-day masterclasses — in person or virtual. Fees and availability shared on enquiry.
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