Francesca Percival
Person by Francesca Percival
I'm a late-diagnosed autistic executive coach, supporting and developing understanding of autism and neurodivergence more widely.
About
ILM Level 7 qualified, EMCC accredited Executive Coach, founder of Sparkly Frog Coaching and proudly neurodivergent professional. I’m passionate about coaching individuals of all neurotypes—offering executive coaching, career coaching, leadership coa...
ILM Level 7 qualified, EMCC accredited Executive Coach, founder of Sparkly Frog Coaching and proudly neurodivergent professional. I’m passionate about coaching individuals of all neurotypes—offering executive coaching, career coaching, leadership coaching, and support for everyone from emerging leaders to C-suite and director level. With over 20 years of experience as a senior HR professional, I bring a unique perspective and deep expertise in both operational and strategic HR across multi-site financial services and the education sector. My background includes leading organisational change, TUPE transfers, employee relations, and talent management, always with a focus on empowering people and organisations to thrive.
What Matters
"Politics is scary."
I think autism matters because there are so many stories related to autism, and people need to understand that disability is not a bad word.
"Shoes definitely matter. Always been a special interest, right from as long as I can remember... Sometimes I'll just look at them and like to look at them. And shoe shopping is lots of fun. And you never grow out of shoes."
"Video games can be quite soothing, particularly for autistic brains. I do video games myself in the evening as a way to decompress and regulate."
"Exercise matters. It's good for the brain, good for the body."
"Coaching actually came post-diagnosis, because I had coaching myself. It was one of the sort of strategies I took on to help myself function better."
"Artificial intelligence is really helpful for autistic people and neurodivergent people. If we think about ADHD brains, which are typically more creative, then I think AI has its place in terms of allowing the creative minds to flourish and using AI to help those minds flourish."
"I do, I'm particularly a, Brownie fan, but certain brownies, I'm quite fussy about them."
"Dogs don't matter. I'm really sorry. Too many dog lovers. I know there are lots of them out there, but I can't cope with lots of things about dogs."
"Sushi doesn't matter. I can't cope with the texture of rice."
"Coffee gives me a headache."
Whys (8)
"Politics is scary."
Does POLITICS matter to you?
I think autism matters because there are so many stories related to autism, and people need to understand that disability is not a bad word.
Does AUTISM matter to you?
"Shoes definitely matter. Always been a special interest, right from as long as I can remember... Sometimes I'll just look at them and like to look at them. And shoe shopping is lots of fun. And you never grow out of shoes."
Does SHOES matter to you?
"Exercise matters. It's good for the brain, good for the body."
Does PHYSICAL EXERCISE matter to you?
"Video games can be quite soothing, particularly for autistic brains. I do video games myself in the evening as a way to decompress and regulate."
Does VIDEO GAME matter to you?
"I do, I'm particularly a, Brownie fan, but certain brownies, I'm quite fussy about them."
Does CAKE matter to you?
"Artificial intelligence is really helpful for autistic people and neurodivergent people. If we think about ADHD brains, which are typically more creative, then I think AI has its place in terms of allowing the creative minds to flourish and using AI to help those minds flourish."
Does ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE matter to you?
"Coaching actually came post-diagnosis, because I had coaching myself. It was one of the sort of strategies I took on to help myself function better."
Does COACHING matter to you?