James Coomber
Changing your workplace culture through effective leadership
Offering leadership consultancy services, coaching, team workshops and keynotes specifically designed to improve your workplace culture.
About James Coomber
James Coomber is a leadership coach and consultant with over 20 years’ experience leading high-pressure teams in the UK Emergency Services. He now works with organisations across the UK and beyond to help them build healthy, high-performing workplace cultures.
James learned early in his career that technical skill isn’t what drives performance — it’s the environment leaders create. A team will only thrive when people feel safe enough to speak up, challenge, and lead. That’s the foundation of psychological safety, and it’s at the heart of James’ work.
Today, James helps organisations address the root causes of cultural tension — from unspoken conflict and ineffective leadership to fear-based communication and low morale. He delivers leadership development programmes, facilitates honest conversations, and acts as a strategic partner for organisations ready to shift their culture from the inside out.
James has delivered training nationally and internationally and is regarded as a leading advocate for tackling toxic behaviour and championing inclusive, people-first leadership.
His mission is simple:
To create safe, supportive workplaces where people feel seen, heard, and able to lead — wherever they sit in the organisation.
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What People Are Saying
James has worked with small and large organisations as well as individual clients from across the world to help develop their effective leadership skillset. Check out what my clients have to say below.
Michelle
Team leader
I have worked with James for many years and have found him to be an inspiration. Additionally I have found his teach teaching methods both methodical and clear. His mentorship and sage advice have been invaluable to my career progression. I can say in all honesty that I could not have achieved any of it without him.
Chris
Middle manager
“Too many organizations still miss the mark on gender equity efforts by focusing gender initiatives solely on changing women — from the way they network to the way they lead. Let's champion and praise our vocal male allies like James Coomber”
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Nick
Firefighter and Business owner
James was my watch manager for the last couple of years that I was a wholetime firefighter with Avon Fire and Rescue service before I retired. He won’t appreciate me saying it, but, as I’ve told him, he was the best boss that I served under in my 27yrs of service, and is one of life’s genuinely good guys.