Lead with Courage.
Anytime. Anywhere.
Anytime. Anywhere.
Life is to be lived not endured. If you are struggling to reach your goals; feel stuck and despondent; or need support to act on your immediate or long term goals, then you have landed in the right place.
A coaching approach geared for women
Feminist, women’s rights activist, creator of supportive circles for women, and thinking partner, Shireen Motara’s professional and personal life has been dedicated to enhancing and amplifying women’s lives.
Her decades of expertise, experience, empathy and her networking skills are harnessed to increase their visibility, voice and influence in the workplace and society.
Shireen works with women and women-led teams as an executive coach to women leaders in the social justice sector around the globe, and an organisational strategy consultant to social justice organisations. Her guidance and accompaniment support women to reach their goals for personal growth, leadership, collaboration and professional success.
Embracing a holistic approach, Shireen enables women to achieve their quests for a purpose-driven life that incorporates rest and fun as they strive to balance professional success with personal wellbeing. She regards this balance as intrinsic to women’s journeys, guiding them towards living an expansive life, with good health, strong connections to their circles of community, and financial independence.
Shireen Motara’s Services
Coaching and Leadership Development
Coaching, mentoring and advisory skills to women in leadership.
Strategy and Consulting
Advice to organisations on their sustainability journeys, including succession planning and resource mobilisation.
Support for Women Making Life Transitions
Support and strategies for women making midlife transitions in their personal and professional lives.
Thinking Partner and Network Creator
Learning and engagement opportunities for women leaders wanting to grow and connect.
group and individual
Coaching and Leadership Development Support
A Certified Coach, Shireen supports women and organisational leadership to advance their personal, professional, and team impact. She also supports leaders in organisations to effectively implement strategy, manage leadership transitions, and build team cohesion.
Implementation advice
Strategy and consulting
A sought-after strategist and consultant, Shireen guides clients towards designing, implementing, and reviewing strategies that advance social justice and address inequality – nationally, regionally, and globally. She offers them an understanding of how structure, policy, and process translate for the marginalised, and helps organisations find new and different ways of responding to complex social challenges. Her clients include UN agencies, funders and philanthropic agencies, corporates and non-profits in South Africa, SADC, and the United Kingdom.
Shireen offers consulting services through Tara Transform, a consultancy invested in building a world where social justice and equality prevail.
The Next Chapter
Support for women making life transitions
The Next Chapter was founded by Shireen as a platform and community to support women as they navigate new stages on their life journeys. She offers coaching, mentoring, training, retreats, and wellbeing resources to help women feel held during life-changing transitions.
The vision for The Next Chapter is to bring visibility to the lived experience of women in midlife, to improve their health, to advocate for more tailor-made professional and societal services, and to improve responsiveness to their unique needs.
Women are supported as they make the transition from jobs to business, from overworking to more balanced lives, from financial insecurity to financial independence, and to their own next chapters, as they navigate midlife.
With The Next Chapter, women are supported to lead with courage anytime, anywhere everywhere.
Webinars and Events
Thinking partner and network creator
Shireen hosts a number of communities and events that provide informal support, resources, and collaborative opportunities for women. Learning and engagement opportunities are made available for women leaders to develop new knowledge and understanding of issues that may be challenging but could lead to transformational impact if addressed. These programmes are offered in partnership with respected experts and provide short but effective learning opportunities.
Event, webinar, networking and engagement opportunities are regularly planned around:
- Women’s Leadership, Voice and Agency
- Wellbeing and Financial Independence
- Personal and Professional Development
Gratitude is a foundational value and practice for Shireen. Through her communities and coaching methodologies, she supports women to build their own gratitude practices. Shireen hosts The Next Chapter’s Gratitude Awards, which are a unique event and community grounded in gratitude and support for women who work hard to build a better world and recognise the importance of prioritising their health and wellbeing as they do so.
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Shireen Motara’s Clients
“Shireen has an uncanny ability to blend professionalism with humaneness. From our first session, I felt understood, heard and affirmed”
