About

Meet Colin Tapscott — the coach behind Everyday Leader.

Twenty-five years leading. Seventeen as a headteacher. EMCC accredited. TEDx speaker. Two published books. One belief that runs through all of it: leadership is a craft, and craft can be taught.

  • EMCC Accredited
  • TEDx Speaker
  • 17 yrs Headteacher
  • Suffolk · East Anglia
Colin Tapscott — EMCC accredited leadership coach

The story

From the classroom to the boardroom.

Colin spent 17 years as a headteacher — the kind of role that looks straightforward from the outside and is anything but on the inside. Hundreds of staff. Thousands of pupils. Inspections. Budgets. Tough decisions about people you genuinely care about. The privilege and the weight of it all sat in the same chair.

Leadership at scale teaches you something no textbook can: the difference between knowing what to do and finding the courage to do it.

After two and a half decades leading, Colin began noticing something. The most capable people he met — managers, directors, headteachers, founders — were rarely held back by lack of skill. They were held back by isolation. The job changes the moment you take it on, and there is suddenly nobody senior enough to talk to, nobody outside the situation to think it through with. Coaching, done well, fills that gap.

Today, through Everyday Leader, Colin works with leaders across the private and public sector — from heads of schools to senior managers in SMEs and corporate teams. The promise is simple: an honest, structured space to think through what you are facing, and the practical tools to act on it.

My philosophy

Honest. Direct. Free of jargon.

  • 01

    No rigid programme

    Every leader brings a different situation. Coaching is shaped around the questions you actually need to answer — not a one-size-fits-all curriculum.

  • 02

    Real-world experience

    Twenty-five years in senior leadership roles means insights are grounded in lived experience, not theory. You get someone who has actually been where you are.

  • 03

    Answers that are yours

    Coaching is not consulting. The job is to ask the right questions, challenge in the right way, and help you find answers that genuinely fit who you are and how you lead.

Recognition

Credentials & recognition.

  • EMCC Accredited

    Internationally recognised standard in professional coaching.

  • TEDx Speaker

    “Grandad's Toolbox: A Tool for Every Generation.” A talk on intergenerational leadership.

  • Two Published Books

    Author of two books on leadership and personal development for everyday leaders.

  • Public Sector Trusted

    Engaged by Suffolk County Council and other public sector bodies for leadership development.

Work together

Ready for an honest conversation?

A free 30-minute discovery session. No agenda, no pressure, no hard sell — just a chance to talk through where you are and what better leadership would look like for you.

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