Performance advisory for professionals and leaders.
InnerNorth Atlas exists to reduce reactive work and hidden strain — so high performers can make clearer decisions, have braver conversations, and sustain their standards without burning out.
Coaching is available — always grounded in real decisions, real conversations, and practical ways of working.
I built InnerNorth Atlas for a pattern I recognise: you’re performing well, yet work starts to feel heavier than it should. Not because you’re incapable — but because you’re carrying competing priorities, unspoken expectations, and the pressure to stay composed while keeping things moving.
Somewhere along the way, motivation shifts. You’re still delivering, but the outcomes don’t match the effort — or the effort isn’t fully recognised. So you compensate: more care, more effort, more “just this once”.
Over time, confidence drops and boundaries bend until your week fills with reactive work. This is where we restore clarity that holds — and a way of leading that lasts.
Theresa Chu, Founder of InnerNorth Atlas
What I can support you with
How I work: Advisory-led, coaching-informed.
We clarify what matters, design the smallest change that will hold, and shape a practical next step you can commit to — so you leave with clear decisions, usable tools, and a way of working you can sustain.
Leadership advisory
& coaching
Problem we solve
Decisions keep looping, priorities blur, and stakeholder pressure builds — especially when you’re responsible without full authority.
Outcome
Clearer direction, stronger influence, and a pace you can sustain.
What you get
A decision you can stand behind (with trade-offs), a concrete plan, language to manage up and align stakeholders, and simple ways-of-working rules that reduce reactive work.
Format
1:1 sessions or a short support block (2–4 touchpoints).
Performance conversations support
Problem we solve
Expectations are unclear, feedback doesn’t land, and performance issues linger - especially when you've provided all the support that you can.
Outcome
Fairer standards and calmer, clearer performance conversations — without harshness or avoidance.
What you get
“What good looks like” expectations in your context, a conversation plan/rehearsal, follow-up steps, and lightweight templates you can reuse (check-ins, feedback notes, expectation setting).
Format
1:1 support, or small-group calibration when consistency matters.
Team alignment
sprint
Problem we solve
Teams get disengaged — unclear ownership, slipping commitments, and cross-functional friction that drains trust.
Outcome
Clear commitments, smoother collaboration, and an operating rhythm the team can sustain.
What you get
Co-created working agreements, an offsite design pack (agenda, pre-work, facilitation prompts, outputs), a light team pulse with recommendations.
Format
One working session plus a follow-up touchpoint — or design-only.
Theresa Chu | Founder, InnerNorth Atlas
ICF Recognised Coach | Performance Consultant
Neurodiversity-informed (ADHD + autistic)
With almost a decade of experience across FinTech, Finance, Logistics, and global Services, I’ve led and coached teams through transformation, uncertainty, and growth.
What I’ve learned — and what I now teach — is that leadership is both acceleration and sustainability: knowing when to move fast, and how to stay grounded while you do.
My role isn’t to prescribe answers — it’s to help you find what’s right, define what works, and design what lasts for you. Grounded in coaching psychology, behavioural science, and organisational learning, I help professionals and leaders make clearer decisions, handle harder conversations, and sustain their standards — with wellbeing built in.
Based in London and working globally, I believe clarity doesn’t fade — it compounds.
