

Joakim Wedlund
An executive coach who was a partner first
I've coached close to 100 partners. The same thing comes up again and again: people who are exceptional at the law, and who were never developed for the parts of partnership that actually decide their careers — owning outcomes, leading stakeholders, building a practice, and originating work. Firms measure expertise. They overlook the relationships that decide where work flows.
I know the ground because I stood on it. Across roughly twenty years in the corporate world I worked as a lawyer, including as a partner in banking and finance at a top-tier Nordic firm, as senior in-house counsel at an international bank and served on several boards. I've coached since 2014, and do it full time. That grounding means I think in terms of organisations, systems and outcomes, not just the individual in front of me.
I retrained properly. I hold an M.Sc. in Coaching Psychology from the University of Sydney — the leading academic degree in the field — and advanced studies in coaching supervision from Oxford Brookes, which means I now supervise other coaches. I work from evidence, not intuition dressed up as insight. Where I make a claim about psychology or performance, it should be defensible.
My focus is the development of senior lawyers and the firms that develop them — partners first, then general counsel and in-house teams. I work with professional service firms, law firms, banks and corporate leadership teams: senior people in demanding, high-stakes roles. I'm based in Stockholm and affiliated with Coaching Edge Global, a New York coaching boutique.
If that sounds relevant to you or your firm, get in touch.
Education
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M.Sc. Coaching Psychology, University of Sydney (2017-2018)
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Advanced Studies in Coaching Supervision, Oxford Brookes University (2024)
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Sport Psychology I and II, Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences (2023-2024)
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Business Strategy, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia (2016)
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LL.M., Uppsala University (1994-1999)
Certifications
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Hogan Assessment Systems (HPI, HDS and MVPI)
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MTQ 48/Plus (Mental Toughness)
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Strengths Profile
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Leadforward
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TeamPro
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HE(R)O