Ruth Wood

Commander
DISC Type : D

Director at Resonate LeadershipⓇ

Abbots Langley, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Ruth Wood is the Director and Founder of Resonate Leadership, an ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC) who specializes in transforming leadership and culture. Drawing on a 16-year career in diplomacy and policy at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, she now coaches senior leaders to drive growth and engagement. Colleagues describe her coaching as challenging, supportive, and transformational.

Outside of work, Ruth is a parent to three adopted children, a role she prepared for by taking a career break to study developmental psychotherapy. She is passionate about preventing burnout and maintaining balance between a demanding career and family life. A 2021 article described her as an "intrepid adventurer and people-lover. "

Unique fact: Her career has taken her from the shop floor as a teenager to meeting world leaders and dining with royalty during her time as a diplomat.

Personality Overview

Risk-Taker

Candid & Clear

Decisive

They take a lot of pride in personal achievements.  They respond better to strong and respectful interactions. They like to move fast and expect the same from others.

Topics They Care About

Women in Leadership
Hosts the "Frustrated and Exhausted" podcast, which focuses on helping women in leadership thrive and achieve their ambitions without sacrificing their well-being.
Leadership Coaching
As an ICF-accredited coach, she helps leaders navigate complexity and build high-performing, resilient teams, focusing on challenges like conflict resolution and impactful communication.
Building Workplace Trust
Frequently discusses how trust is built or eroded in everyday leadership moments and its critical link to psychological safety and team performance.

Media Appearances

Ruth has no verified media appearances

Work History

4-2023
Director at Resonate LeadershipⓇ
9-2021
Associate Consultant at Insightful Exchange
2-2021
Founder at Ruth Wood Coaching Limited
9-2016 - 3-2020
Full-time parenting at Career Break
10-2013 - 8-2016
Head of Strategic Change at Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Education

ACTP Professional Coach Diploma from Optimus Coach Academy
8-2021 - 8-2021
Practitioner Accreditation from Strengthscope

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Insights For Selling To Ruth

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust
  • Hold your ground without indulging in one-upmanship
  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.

DONT's

  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority
  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them
  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Ruth is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Ruth

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no without any hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Ruth move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Ruth take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Ruth

Personality Compatibility


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