Jaime McGrane

Our Story

Jaime has spent 20 years helping organisations improve performance by strengthening the people side of the business.

He has worked across multiple sectors, including 11 years in the fast‑paced technology sector and 15 years working directly with sales and go‑to‑market leaders. Over that time, Jaime has collaborated with senior leaders in global and European organisations to understand where their strategy and execution are getting stuck, and where investments in people and leadership will move performance the most.

He has held roles such as Director of Leadership Development and Senior Director of Global Training in a global multinational, giving him deep insight into how large, complex organisations build capability at scale.

How I work with organisations

My goal is simple: to support organisational performance through people — senior leaders, managers and teams.

I work with leadership teams to:

  • Surface where the real constraints are — in strategy, alignment, capability or execution.

  • Identify the highest‑impact areas for people and leader development.

  • Design and deliver tailored solutions and programmes that address those specific gaps.

This is not about generic training or off‑the‑shelf programmes. Every engagement starts with a clear understanding of your business objectives, your context and your current capability. From there, I design bespoke interventions that help you hit your key goals.

What clients can expect

Clients work with me when they know that people and leadership issues are limiting performance, but they need an experienced partner to:

  • Diagnose the root causes, not just the symptoms.

  • Prioritise the critical few actions that will make the biggest difference.

  • Design and implement solutions that are practical, focused and aligned to the strategy.

The outcome is a leadership team and organisation that are clearer, more aligned and better equipped to execute.

The Client Team

Jaime designs and delivers the agreed recommendations and interventions himself, while collaborating with a team of highly experienced advisors, facilitators and coaches to fulfil on larger project / client delivery.

Rest assured the extended team of McGrane Performance Advisory have the same dedication and commitment to their own personal excellence and professional development, and to bringing those values to the clients we serve.

A personal note on high performance

“ Higher performance is at the core of what I live by. That’s just how I’m built ! I am always looking for ways to evolve myself, grow and develop, so that I can offer the value of that insight and lived experience to you and your organisation.

I look forward to supporting the realisation of your, and your organisation’s, vision, strategy and goals.

If I am not climbing a mountain in Ireland, the Alps, Morocco, or Nepal, I am thinking about it or planning it !

This is part of how I expand my own understanding of performance, my perceptions of limits and what is and is not possible. It also teaches me about mental and emotional endurance, beyond physically pushing through to reach the summit and get back down in one piece.”

— Jaime

Jaime McGrane in the Alps

Qualifications

  • Professional Diploma in Executive and Life Coaching

  • Professional Diploma in Leadership and Management

  • Diploma in Learning and Development Practice

  • High Performance Teams

  • Advanced Certificate in Digital Learning Design

  • Certificate in Team Coaching

  • Certificate in Career Coaching

  • Bachelor of Commerce -Specialising in Human Resources

Accreditations

  • DISC Psychometrics - Personal Profile Analysis (Thomas International)

  • 360 Feedback & Emotional Intelligence - Assessment and Analysis (Thomas International)

  • Clifton Strengths Coach - Talent/Strengths Assessment and Profiling tool (Gallup)

  • Clifton Strengths for Teams - Workshop Facilitator (Gallup)