You’re already within touching distance of what comes next.
Lean in to learn more.

Sometimes what we need isn’t far away.
A moment of clarity.
A sense of direction.
The feeling of being understood.

Touching Distance was created to hold space for the quiet shifts that change everything, for leaders, teams, and emerging changemakers navigating transition, uncertainty, or new beginnings.

This is not about fixing.
It's about remembering who you are, what you care about, and how you want to lead from here.

Meet the Founder

I'm Linda Steinbock, coach, facilitator, and founder of Touching Distance.

Before this work, I spent over a decade leading humanitarian and development teams in some of the world’s most complex environments. I’ve led through typhoons, earthquakes, restructures, and moments of personal reckoning. I know what it feels like to hold responsibility, to navigate change, and to quietly wonder who you're becoming in the process.

Touching Distance came from that knowing, and from a deep belief that leadership should feel more human, rooted in presence, integrity, and connection, not just performance.

Today, I support leaders and emerging changemakers across sectors and regions.
I'm a European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) - accredited Senior Practitioner and Team Coach, with a Postgraduate Certificate in Coaching for Leadership from Leeds Beckett University and a Postgraduate Certificate in Humanitarian Leadership. I bring lived experience in systems leadership, human-centred change, and team resilience, grounded in the belief that the way we show up, with ourselves and with each other, shapes everything.

This work is practical and reflective, deep and human.
And it is always evolving, just like the people I work with.

Who We Coach and Support

Emerging Leaders

People stepping into new leadership roles, exploring their voice, or redefining how they want to lead.

Reflective Teams

Teams who want more than better performance, they want better connection.
We work with teams ready to reflect, deepen trust, hold meaningful conversations, and grow together through change.

Purpose-Led Professionals

Humanitarian, development, health-care and nonprofit professionals who want to do meaningful work without losing themselves.

People In the In-Between

Anyone standing at a threshold of work, identity, direction and seeking clarity, confidence, and space to grow.

Why the name “Touching Distance”?

The name came from a feeling. That what we're looking for clarity, confidence and connection is often closer than we think.

It also speaks to the kind of leadership that feels urgent and necessary in today’s world.
In a time that can feel increasingly digital, distracted, and divided, Touching Distance is about bringing people closer, to themselves, to each other, and to what truly matters.

It’s a reminder that connection isn’t a luxury.
It’s a practice. A choice.
And leadership that builds trust, not distance, begins with how we show up. With presence, care, and intention.

Touching Distance exists to hold space for this kind of leadership to take shape.
Not performative. Not prescriptive. But grounded, relational, and real.

Where We're Headed

Touching Distance is growing into a space that not only supports leaders, but nurtures emerging leadership in all its forms. Leadership that is relational, regenerative, and real.

What's ahead:

Brave Transitions
A blended group coaching program for purpose-driven professionals navigating change with intention. Structured self-paced learning, live group coaching, and space to share the journey with others in similar life chapters.
Women’s Leadership Retreats
Small, nourishing retreats designed for women to pause, reflect, and reconnect with their own leadership, rooted in presence, clarity, and care.
Programs for Emerging Leaders
Reflective, practical learning spaces for those stepping into leadership, to explore who they are, how they want to lead, and how to stay connected as they grow.
A growing community
We’re building a network of coaches and facilitators who lead with connection, hold space with integrity, and believe in creating change through relationship and reflection.

This is the future of leadership we believe in, and we’re building it, together.

If one of these offerings feels like a fit, or you’re simply curious, send me a note.
There’s space for you here.

You’re already within touching distance of what comes next. Lean in to learn more.

Sometimes what we need isn’t far away. A moment of clarity. A sense of direction. The feeling of being understood.