As a leadership coach in Mississauga, Ajay Chikermane helps technical professionals, engineering leaders, and founders navigate the transition from technical expertise to leadership impact through stronger leadership identity, executive presence, trust, and influence.
Working with Ajay has been incredibly helpful during a time when I felt stuck in my career. He’s an active listener who creates a safe, judgment-free space to open up. Through his guidance, I was able to recognize that I’m more capable than I had believed. With increased confidence and perseverance at work, I was recently promoted and feel genuinely excited about what the future holds.
I was struggling with my confidence after stepping into a new role. Ajay helped me shift my mindset and achieve success. Ajay created a space for me to safely explore my limiting beliefs and find a new way of thinking on my own terms.
The most profound change I’ve experienced under Ajay’s guidance is the transition from mental clutter to decisive action. I came to him struggling to find confidence in my work-personal life decisions, feeling like I was constantly second-guessing my path.Ajay has a unique ability to act as a mirror to your own mind. By helping me structure my thoughts, he turned my 'what-ifs' into a concrete roadmap.
Ajay Chikermane is an engineer, entrepreneur, and iPEC Certified Professional Coach who has spent more than 30 years building and leading businesses in the Power & Energy sector. Before founding NOWHUMAN, he built, scaled, and exited his own engineering company. He has sat on both sides of promotion decisions, led technical teams, and experienced the same leadership transitions many of his clients face today.
Many engineers, IT professionals, project managers, and technical specialists reach a stage where technical expertise alone is no longer enough to advance. As responsibilities grow, they are expected to influence teams, communicate strategically, and lead organizational change—often without formal leadership training. Leadership coaching helps bridge this gap by developing the skills, confidence, and frameworks needed to succeed in management and executive roles.
Build the practical growth needed to transition from technical problem-solver to strategic leader. Our leadership coaching sessions focus on actionable behaviors to strengthen your influence and visibility.
With personal guidance, I shifted quickly from focusing on the details to leading with clarity and vision.
— Natasha L.
Strengthen your communication approach to engage stakeholders, align technical teams, and support stronger business outcomes. As your leadership coach, Ajay helps you navigate high-pressure meetings, manage team dynamics more effectively, and communicate ideas with greater clarity and confidence.
The coaching showed me how to connect technical concepts to business objectives, making my ideas carry more weight.
— Leo D.
Develop the leadership skills needed to guide teams through pressure, change, and workplace complexity. Trust our leadership coach for technical professionals to help you communicate clearly, manage workplace dynamics, and lead with greater confidence.
I now handle difficult team situations with confidence and bring out better results every time.
— Leo D.
Many technical professionals are recognized for their expertise but struggle to understand why they are overlooked for opportunities, influence, or advancement. Executive & leadership presence coaching focuses on the Presence Gap, helping professionals strengthen their visibility, influence, and ability to lead with greater confidence and impact.
When growth slows, communication breaks down, or priorities become unclear, the real challenge is often hidden beneath the surface. The Business Blueprint is a structured business investigation that helps leaders uncover blind spots, strengthen human systems, and create a practical roadmap for growth, direction, and AI readiness.
Many organizations invest in AI tools without understanding whether their people are prepared to use them effectively. The AI Readiness Assessment evaluates awareness, adoption, alignment, and organizational readiness to help leaders make informed decisions before implementation begins.
The skills that drive success in technical roles do not always prepare people for leadership. As responsibilities grow, many professionals discover that influence, trust, visibility, and communication become just as important as expertise. Strategic engineer identity shift coaching is designed for engineers and technical professionals navigating the transition from technical mastery to leadership impact.
As teams grow and responsibilities expand, many founders find themselves caught between maintaining control and creating space for others to lead. Founder leadership coaching focuses on the leadership shifts required to build stronger teams, create trust, and support sustainable growth.
The biggest leadership challenges rarely begin with a lack of information.
They begin with a lack of visibility.
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