Building a career that can hold your whole life.
Sustainable pace, lasting change.
Leadership transitions, career clarity, returning from maternity leave — these are the moments when what got you here stops being enough to get you where you're going. Coaching and self-guided resources to help you move through them with clarity.
Our Approach
Growth doesn't have to mean overhauling yourself. Most of the time, it means getting clear on what matters now, building the specific skills your next chapter is going to ask of you, and protecting enough energy to do the work without it costing you the rest of your life. That's what holds Base Pace together, whether you're working with me 1:1 or through a self-guided workbook, the underlying approach is the same. It’s about finding your base pace.
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1:1 Coaching Services
Structured coaching for professionals navigating significant career moments. Engagements run 3 to 6 months and are shaped around your specific situation. Learn more about all coaching services.
Leadership Coaching
For high performers learning to lead through others rather than do it all themselves. Learn more.
Career Clarity Coaching
For professionals figuring out what's next, whether that's a promotion, a pivot, or a more meaningful version of success. Learn more.
Post-Maternity Leave Leadership Coaching
For women returning to demanding careers after maternity leave, with a plan built around real life. Learn more.
Self-Guided Resources
Explore our range of tools and workbooks to help you make progress on your own terms.
A 42-page coaching workbook for the high performer making the shift from doing the work to leading the work. Built around three practices: letting go of what got you here (delegating), holding the standard without taking work back (accountability), and stepping out of the weeds (strategic thinking). Includes reflection prompts, real coaching scenarios, and worksheets you'll come back to long after the first read. Find out more.
A 38-page workbook for high-performing women returning to work after maternity leave. Built around five practices: figuring out who you are now (identity), resetting expectations on both yourself and your organisation (expectations), protecting your capacity (capacity), building visible momentum without burning out (momentum), and redefining how you want to lead (how you lead now). This workbook includes reflection prompts, real coaching scenarios, and a worksheets for re-using the tools long after the first read. Find out more.
A brief introduction
I'm Aliya Ladhani, an ICF-certified PCC coach with an MBA from INSEAD and 15+ years in senior leadership roles at Goldman Sachs, RBC, Manulife, and high-growth startups. I coach senior professionals through the kinds of career moments that demand real thinking, at a pace that lets the work hold up after coaching ends.
Client Reviews
“Aliya is an excellent coach. She's incredibly patient but not afraid to challenge you. With her help I was able to define what I want from my career and how to go about getting it. She's funny, supportive and very insightful. Working with Aliya has been an absolute pleasure!”
— Ramona L., Business Consultant“I reached out to Aliya having been made redundant and questioning what came next. She made a supportive space for me to reconsider what I value, voice my goals and challenged me in identifying steps to achieve these. Aliya is a wonderful blend of impeccably professional and personally thoughtful, she brings knowledge and insight every conversation. Working with her is invaluable in shaping and fulfilling my next chapter.”
— Sara K., Museum Sector ProfessionalI highly recommend Aliya as an executive coach. Working with her directly, I experienced firsthand her exceptional ability to guide leaders towards meaningful growth and tangible results. Aliya has a keen ability to balance patience and candor, creating an honest and supportive environment to work within. Through insightful questions and thoughtful guidance, she empowered me to do the necessary reflective work, never shying away from challenging my assumptions and pushing me beyond my comfort zone.
- Niki S., General Manager E-Commerce