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Lead with connection

At Touching Distance, we support purpose-driven professionals navigating moments of change, whether you're exploring a new direction, stepping into deeper leadership, or searching for work that feels more aligned.

We create space for clarity, courage, and care so you can lead with presence, adapt to complexity, and grow into what's next.

What could your next chapter look like?

What We Stand For

Our need for connection has never been greater.

These are the beliefs that guide how we show up, how we lead, and how we walk alongside others.

Connection

We build genuine relationships through presence, curiosity and a willingness to engage deeply.
Because every relationship has the power to spark something new.

Authenticity

We lead with honesty, courage and vulnerability.
Because real transformation starts when we allow ourselves to be seen.

Purpose

We act with intention and stay present, grounded and pragmatic. Because how we direct our energy shapes what we achieve.

Resilience

We meet challenge with honesty and trust in ourselves, navigating uncertainty with clarity and integrity. Because resilience is more than just strength, it’s growth through change.

Why We Exist


We live in a complex world.
Where our need for connection has never been greater.

We need leaders who can build bridges.
Leaders who bring together people, purpose, and possibility.

That’s where Touching Distance comes in.
We help people find their voice, lead with honesty,
and reconnect with what truly matters.

What Coaching Makes Room For


Coaching helps you stay with the hard stuff, just long enough to move through it.
It's not about the coach having all the answers. It's about making space for your own.

When navigating change or circling something uncomfortable, it’s easy to stop just short of understanding. Coaching offers a space to stay with what’s hard, long enough for insight to surface, and for the next step to feel possible.

It’s a partnership grounded in trust, presence, and compassion. A space where the fog lifts, patterns come into view, and what matters most comes into focus. Like a personal trainer for your inner world, supporting your growth with steadiness and care.


Curious what coaching might shift for you?
Take the first step with a short, reflective coaching course.

Try Clarity Kickstart

Meet Linda


Hi! I’m Linda Steinbock, a coach, facilitator, and founder of Touching Distance.

For more than a decade, I’ve worked with leaders and teams in some of the world’s most complex humanitarian contexts. I’ve led through typhoons, earthquakes, restructures, and deep transition. I understand what it takes to stay connected to purpose when the path ahead is uncertain.

Now, I support purpose-driven people to lead with clarity, courage, and care, especially in moments of change.

My coaching is rooted in lived leadership experience, deep listening, and practical frameworks that help you reconnect with who you are and how you want to lead. I am here to walk beside you. Not to fix, push, or prescribe. But to help you discover what’s already within reach.

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Team Coaching

Support your team to reset, reconnect and move forward with clarity and care.

Restructures. Diminished trust. People leaving, others staying. Some working through notice periods, others quietly applying for their own jobs. It’s a strange, tender time. Even those who get the roles they applied for feel conflicted, relieved, but also uneasy about the process that led them there.

Many teams today are carrying more than just their to-do list. They're navigating uncertainty, depleted morale, and unclear direction. Even high-performing managers are asking: how do we move forward from here?

And sometimes, even in well-functioning teams, there's value in pausing; to reflect, strengthen trust and name what's going unsaid. To grow, not because something is broken, but because something even better is possible. 

That’s where Team Coaching comes in.

At Touching Distance, I partner with HR professionals and team leaders to support their teams through transition, tension, or a desire to evolve. I work alongside you, not over you, to create space for real dialogue, reflection and change.

I use the PERILL framework (Psychological Safety, Equity, Roles, Inclusion, Leadership, and Learning) to explore how a team is functioning across six essential areas. Teams complete a short questionnaire in advance to surface patterns, strengths and areas of tension. It’s not a box-ticking exercise, but rather a shared starting point for honest conversation.

Throughout the process, I build relationships with individual team members too. Trust doesn't just live in one room or one meeting. It grows when we listen wholeheartedly, respect what's being said, and feel safe to speak honestly.

This approach is grounded in lived experience. I've led large, global teams myself through change, pressure, and uncertainty. I'm also a certified team coach, trained to support both the relational and systemic dynamics that shape team performance. I understand what it means to carry both the people and the performance, and I bring that lens into every coaching relationship.

What’s included:

✔ A PERILL mapping session to surface key team dynamics
✔ Facilitated sessions designed to build trust and improve collaboration
✔ Practical coaching tools to support shared reflection and action

If you’re supporting a team through change, or simply want to bring out their best, get in touch and let’s explore how I can help.

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How We Can Work Together

Whether you’re navigating a transition, seeking clarity in your leadership, or supporting your team's growth, these are a few of the ways we can begin.

1-1 Coaching

A personalised space to pause, reflect, and reconnect with what matters.
Support for leaders who want to grow through change, lead with more clarity, or simply stop doing it all alone.

Team Coaching

Facilitated sessions to strengthen trust, alignment, and collaboration.
Designed for teams who care about how they work together, not just what they deliver.

Group Coaching Programs

Gentle structure and thoughtful community for those navigating “what’s next.”
Explore transitions, purpose, and leadership identity alongside others doing the same.

Workshops & Facilitation

Custom spaces for insight, reset, and realignment.
Rooted in coaching and designed to meet your team, organisation, or collective where they are.

Clients often come to this work...

  • In the midst of uncertainty or change
  • Feeling stuck or unsure about what's next
  • Wanting to reconnect with what matters most
  • Looking to strengthen trust and collaboration

 

  • Exploring how to lead with more presence and intention
  • Ready to move from busy to intentional
  • Hoping to build healthier team culture, not just better results
  • Wanting space to think, feel, and lead more effectively together.
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"Linda, your coaching and leadership have profoundly influenced my professional growth. Your deep empathy, caring nature, and unwavering support create an environment where everyone feels valued and motivated."


— Sajjad Akram

"I started to listen to myself and others, and you showed me that there is more than work in this, such as friendships and achieving things together. There haven't been many people that I have such appreciation for."


— Ali Bulut Aksoy

"I have never left a conversation with Linda feeling worse and never participated in something she has facilitated without coming away with a new idea."


— Philippa Hill

"Linda, you encouraged me to step outside my comfort zone and embrace challenges with confidence. Your belief in me made all the difference."


— Jenny Cotton

"Your unique ability to bring people together, foster collaboration, and maintain a positive spirit has strengthened the team and enriched us, both professionally and personally."


— Kazi Depon

"Your unwavering dedication and ability to provide heartfelt advice and rich information have transformed many of us, both professionally and personally."


— Baligh Abdulrahman

"You have a gift for making people feel heard and valued. Your leadership and insight have shaped my approach to both work and life."


— Taiye B

"Linda’s leadership has been truly inspiring and transformative. Her commitment to collaboration, innovation, and improving humanitarian outcomes has empowered teams and driven meaningful change. Working with her has been a privilege, and her impact will be felt for years to come."


— Edwin Mwaura

Frequently Asked Questions

We know that investing in coaching or facilitation is a meaningful decision. Here are a few common questions to help you decide.