North West Employers Coaching

North West Employers Coaching

Coaching

We Develop You.

At North West Employers we support the development of inspirational and transformational public sector leaders. We do this by providing bespoke coaching support for all leaders so that they can be more resourceful and resilient. We want to continue to help, inspire and enable people to coach helping you build a coaching environment in your organisations. Coaching focuses on improvement and creating sustainable personal change. To help individuals and teams to discover their own solutions to problems and unlock their undiscovered potential. Coaching helps people to become the best they can be.

Research by the International Personnel Management Association (IPMA) found that ‘training on its own increases productivity by 22%, whereas combining it with

Executive Coaching

If you are a senior leader in your organisation, executive coaching sessions are skilled and targeted conversations that challenge and support executives to help themselves excel.   Our hand picked team of Executive Coaches has real leadership pedigree in a variety of areas and industries. We’ll work with you to choose a coach with the right style, experience and background to match you on an individual basis. Training and Development We will listen to your individual and business needs. Depending on the experience of your team we can tailor our coach training to your needs. We always take a personal approach, seeking to support your coaches as they grow in confidence, expertise and professionalism. Our coaching training  will enable your senior leaders to improve productivity and performance, relationships and engagement.

coaching increases productivity by 88%’.

Team Coaching We’ll get to know you and your team, by looking at leadership behaviours, top team formation and cultural development. To deliver bespoke team coaching focusing on all aspects of leadership. Team coaching enables teams to identify and resolve their challenges resulting in deeper learning and more sustainable change. We can help  make your leaders self-sufficient so that they can continue to develop in all areas of team engagement, strategy and collaboration, balancing day-to-day deliverables with the need to grow and develop.

Coaching Supervision

Coaching Supervision supports the overall development of coaches and their practice. These supervision sessions allow the coach to periodically brings their coaching experiences to a coaching supervisor.  This allows for a reflective dialogue and collaborative learning for the development and benefit of the coach and their clients.

What you need to know about supervision...

Supervision can take many forms and organisations may use a variety of supervision options depending on the amount and type of coaching taking place in the organisation.

Supervision will take place with an experienced coach who has received the appropriate training to support other coaches through supervision.

Supervisors can support individual coaches or groups, we also provide supervision training to support peer supervisors working across organisations

In line with agreed best practice throughout the coaching profession, North West Employers believe that all internal coaches who are providing coaching within their organisations should be supervised by a qualified, independent supervisor. Coaches who are undertaking approximately 10 - 30 hours or more should have access to supervision to support development and quality of the coaches practice.

Team Coaching

Our team Coaching provides teams with the opportunity to go beyond their current abilities; developing awareness and building trust to create new thinking, address complex issues, take more effective decisions, and maximise capability to  deliver exceptional performance. Team coaching is a powerful intervention for senior teams. It differs from traditional team building as the whole team are involved from the outset in setting the agenda. We take an action research approach to development of your team. It is an ongoing, flexible process and works at a deeper level with the whole team. To help them achieve more challenging goals. We work with you to tailor our approach, depending on the needs and challenges your team are facing. Areas we can explore include:

Team strengths.

Team values.

Beliefs and perceptions about the team internally and externally.

Current team dynamics.

Team challenges.

Team coaching has helped us to develop our understanding of what we need to do to be a high performing team. Our team meetings and discussions and decision making are now much more purposeful. We are much better able to constructively challenge and hold one another to account and are exploring the benefits of coaching across the organisation.

Potential areas for development for the team.

We will work with you to create a report with recommendations for your coaching feature.

Did you know... Team coaching can run in parallel to any other development the team or individuals within the

team may be undertaking.

Training and Development Depending on the experience of your team we tailor our training and development to your needs. We always take a personal approach. We will build your knowledge, skills and confidence in a range of coaching areas. We offer an effective method to develop staff in a long-term and efficient way. Many organisations are now interested in having an internal team of coaches who support the ongoing development of talent we can help you build a coaching culture in your organisation.

We will question, encourage, challenge and support you in your learning. You will have the opportunity to develop yourself so that coaching becomes an authentic part of who you are.

As founding members of the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) we are committed to providing you with a guarantee of consistency.

We understand that selecting the right coaching training can be a difficult decision. Our clear process and range of programmes and qualifications are designed to help you make the most of your development opportunities.

I can’t believe how much I have developed in 5 days. This will change the way I work, manage and live.

Did you know...

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Executive Coaching

Our Executive Coaching provides a uniquely challenging but supportive working partnership that benefits individuals and organisations by improving performance through developing skills, confidence and focus.

Our Executive Coaches are highly qualified and have years of coaching experience. Each coach has supervision arrangements in place to constantly review their own practice and continue their development.  All our coaches follow the guidance set out by the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC). Most importantly they are a part of the North West Employers family.

We work with you to develop you and tailor our approach to your needs.

Our Executive Coaching Promise:

You will work one-to-one to support your development in a nurturing environment.

You will experience commitment, as you work to form a effective partnership.

You will be allowed space to follow your thinking and feelings; to focus on the areas you want to explore.

You will be provided with a safe place outside of your organisation.

Meet Our Executive Coaches...

Gillian Bishop

Background and Work Experience I am Chief Executive of North West Employers, a coach and improvement and development specialist. I am passionate about supporting people and organisations to maximise their potential, and achieve their goals and ambitions. My career has enabled me to provide leadership and management support to both the public and private sectors. I have been a Chief Executive of a District Council, and a Deputy Chief Executive in a large Unitary Authority. I have led regional partnerships, working across a range of sectors including local government, health, police, fire and the voluntary sector, and in the private sector, I have worked in multi-skilled teams, delivering social and economic regeneration initiatives. All of my experiences have taught me that, change is the only constant, achievement comes from focus and positive relationships, and believing in yourself and staying true to your values, will enable you to achieve personal growth and success. Approach II work with individuals and teams, who are ready and committed to change and development. My approach is down to earth, and action orientated. I will give you my unlimited support throughout the coaching process, and beyond and in return expect full commitment and dedication from you. My approach is to get to know you, and to establish a positive relationship. I will ask you for permission to be challenging and exploring, which may take you outside of your comfort zone! This will help us to have a richer understanding of your strengths, and what success for you looks like. I have used coaching and mentoring techniques in all of my Executive roles. I have worked with individuals, teams and Boards to develop clear strategies to maximise performance.

Our sessions will have a clear focus and actions to ensure that positive steps are taken beyond our conversations. And….along the way we will make sure that we have lots of fun and laughter!

Experience of Coaching ‘The Coaching Academy’:

Over the past 10 years, I have worked directly with senior leaders and teams, and with aspiring female leaders to maximise their aspirations in complex and challenging environments. I also have experience of introducing coaching and mentoring into corporate systems, as a positive culture change tool.

Diploma in Corporate & Executive Coaching (Distinction)

Diploma in Personal Performance Coaching (Distinction)

Diagnostic Tools

I am trained in the North West Employers 360 Feedback Tool.

Mel Thomas

Background and Work Experience My background is in counselling psychology and organisational behaviour and I have over 30 years experience of coaching. My approach is humanistic, person centred and non directive meaning I believe the person being coached ultimately knows what is best for them. The coach helps the person articulate what their desired outcome is and through effective questioning and the marshalling of resources assists in the formulation of a strategy to achieve that goal. Approach My approach is person centred, I believe that an individual is the expert on their own experience. They are the one who can fully understand their own experience, decide what it means, how it fits into the context of their own life and how it translates into their relationships with others. In my practice I may offer frameworks/theories to assist the ‘learning process’ but not as a substitute for the experience and its ‘practical’ application on the job. My aim as the coach is not as the ‘expert’ of what is right for the individual but as a genuine, congruent, empathetic and sometimes challenging facilitator to make the person independent of the coach. It is essential from the outset that both parties are clear about what the boundaries and ground rules are for the learning process to take place. If we are successful the coach facilitates the individual to greater understanding and practice but in the process develop skills and knowledge to act as their ‘own coach’ with the external dialogue becoming an internal one and hopefully then become a coach for their colleagues. It is crucial that the learner establishes what it they are aiming for. Often the support and challenge will come in the form of an effective questioning process designed to help the learner establish those choices that may not be apparent at the start of the process. The relationship is based on mutual trust, respect and equality and not on the coach as expert.

The effective coach will encourage the learner to play the maximum part in all of the above stages and will

Experience of Coaching I have worked in a coaching capacity for 30 years to students, staff, colleagues, clients, children and friends. I have worked as a Counsellor for over 12 years. I have been a Professional Coach for over 15 years with Chief Executives, Directors, MPs, Elected Members, Middle Managers and Front Line Staff. Diagnostic Tools I have access to an extensive range of tools to assist the individual learning experience.

It is crucial that I practice what I preach. I pay the utmost attention to my continuous development. Through personal supervision, extensive research, course attendance and experiential learning I seek to constantly update and renew my skills, knowledge and behaviours.

Rachael Lewis

Background and Work Experience I am a chartered business psychologist and non- executive director, specialising in

working with executives and their teams to build strong leadership. I have over 25 years experience and am sought after for my ability to provide insights and impactful behavioural changes to leaders at all levels. I am passionate about helping people to be at their very best at work. After achieving an MSc in Occupational Psychology I joined a leading-edge consultancy, conducting research and leading government sponsored think tanks in how to create transferable learning. I then joined a flagship government agency, to work with the HR Director to define the organisational values, and formulate the HR strategy. In 1997 I joined the prestigious OPP Ltd as a Senior Consultant, providing assessment and development and team coaching to blue chip companies. I left in 2000 to establish my own successful business. As well as coaching I also provide in-depth psychological profiling for senior level appointments and investment decisions. Approach Steeped in an understanding of how people work and how to create behavioural change, I use an integrative approach, determined by what is right for you at that moment in time. I am passionate about bringing out the best in you at work, and those that work for you, I will help you to focus on and identify your key strengths using tools such as Appreciative Inquiry and Positive Psychology. This will help you to learn how to maximise your strengths to their full potential. Clients describe my approach as highly supportive as well as challenging. I am trained and practiced in a wide range of techniques and use Gestalt philosophies to underpin my work (and approach to life). I am also a specialist in the use of the MBTI (Myers Briggs Type Indicator).

My specialism is in people and how to unlock their potential, rather than a particular industry.

I am a Chartered Psychologist (Business) and I have been recognised as an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. I am registered with the Health Care Professionals Council as well as being a Founder Member of the Association of British Psychologists. I am a member of the European Mentoring and Coaching Council; Association for Coaching; and Special Group in Coaching Psychology.

Experience of Coaching I have been coaching leaders, CEOs, Exec Boards and leadership teams since 2000. I work across public and private sectors. I have 10 years experience working with Heads and Chairs of Governors from Primary, Secondary and Special schools.

Diagnostic Tools I am qualified in a number of psychometric and 360 instruments including: MBTI; CPI, Firo B; HDI; Wave; Talent Q; EQI; 16PF5; Benchmarks; Skillscope; TKI. I

Lois Burton

Background and Work Experience I am an innovative and progressive leadership consultant and coach. My career over the last 15 years has included work with many complex issues for individuals and organisations. I am an innovative and progressive Executive Coach and Leadership Consultant whose career over the last 21 years has included work with many of the most complex issues for individuals and organisations. Since entering consultancy full time in 2000, I have built my own successful organisational development and coaching business and gained a powerful reputation as one of the most successful coaches in the North West of England. Much of my work in recent years has focused around the changes and challenges facing leaders and top teams in today's high pressure organisations. I work cross sector with both public, voluntary and private sector organisations and I am passionate about building authentic resilient leaders who can overcome personal challenges and improve their businesses. I specialise in helping individuals, teams and organisations with transformational change. Approach I trained as a coach with Peter Bluckert Coaching (former Chair of the European Council of Coaching and Mentoring) accredited by the University of Leeds, to Post Graduate Diploma Level. I  have worked with Sir John Whitmore of Performance Consultants International and founder of the original GROW Model. My approach is a blend of challenge and support working with the inner game, emotional intelligence and extremely results focused. I deliver high-impact, results-oriented coaching to individuals and teams. I work with executives, managers, entrepreneurs and creative professionals in business and private issues. I specialise in leadership, positive psychology, emotional and social intelligence and team dynamics.  Coaching means that I support you in becoming the best you can be.

6 years ago, I published my first book with co-author Deborah Dalley: Developing Your Influencing Skills, A Guide To The 7 Traits Of Influential People.  This has been followed with a training pack on the Steps to Influencing. She is also the co-author with fellow team coach Lynn Scott of the Transformational Teams Model and Diagnostic Questionnaire.

Experience of Coaching I have been a trained coach since 2001 and during that time I have coached over 500 leaders and managers cross sectors. I am a accredited consultant and coach in Emotional Intelligence with Hay Group Worldwide Diagnostic Tools I am trained to level 2 in the use of the Corporate Transformational Tools for Building Values Based Organisations with Barrett Values Centre.

Sharon Senior

Background and Work Experience

I am a Director at North West Employers and provide strategic direction to the organisation, motivating and coaching a team, building strong client relationships and working closely with the Executive Board to deliver the corporate business plan. My professional background is in Organisational Development; working to support large scale change, team and individual development. My areas of expertise include leadership development,  performance management, employee engagement, coaching and democratic leadership. My career has taken me from fast paced, commercial settings in the private sector to over nine years’ experience working in local authorities; leading and supporting key initiatives to drive individual and organisational performance. I have a real passion for helping people to grow and  fulfil their potential with over 20 years of experience of facilitation and development.

Approach

My coaching style is informal and flexible so that it can be adapted to suit your personal needs.

Building rapport and creating an environment of trust are both important to me to ensure our   coaching relationship is as productive as possible. I'll help you to identify and clarify your goals for     the session, develop your own action plans and provide appropriate levels of challenge and support. Crucially, I believe that you have the answers and potential and we'll work together to bring that out.

Experience of Coaching

I’m an accredited coach with a Level 7 Certificate in Executive Coaching (ILM)

I have many  years  experience of working with executives and senior managers in the public and private sector to support their personal development. I have worked with organisations looking

Diagnostic Tools

to introduce a coaching culture and have supported managers in developing a coaching style of leadership.

A qualified MBTI Practitioner

North West Employers 360 feedback facilitator

Andrew Marston

Background and Work Experience II have worked in senior HR roles in local government and the Police Service (GMP) as part of the senior leadership team in the strategic management of the organisation. I lead major change programmes and leadership and organisational development initiatives. I am now an independent HR Consultant and Coach working in Local Government, Health Service, Policing, Universities and Housing Associations. I am a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) and have a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Studies.

I have undertaken Management Team coaching, trained managers in coaching skills in the workplace, and run workshops and seminars on how to use coaching in leadership development.

Approach I was trained using a ‘solutions focused’ approach and, having studied for the Diploma in Performance Coaching. I apply a wide range of coaching techniques to ensure that I adopt the most appropriate approach to meet the client’s needs. I am able to help clients to clarify goals and develop realistic action plans which they own. My extensive executive experience provides insight and understanding of the challenges they face and helps them to build confidence and capacity. I love to see people grow and develop through coaching and feel privileged that I have been able to nurture and support their progress. My style of coaching is informal and non directive which largely assumes that the individual’s experience is the key to future development rather than mine. I am able to coach successfully outside of my area of professional knowledge and expertise by adopting an approach which is detached from the professional problems and helps the individual to focus on resolving their issues most effectively through a range of techniques and questions appropriate to the situation.

I am an experienced and accredited Coach and Mentor, holding the NCFE Diploma in Performance Coaching and Associate Membership of the Association for Coaching. My Coaching style is very much “solutions focussed” building on what the individual already knows and does well to create small steps and improvements towards their goals.

Experience of Coaching I have coached serving Police Officers, Directors in Local Government, NHS, Housing Association and Higher Education. I hold the Diploma in Performance Coaching and I am accredited by the Association for Coaching. I continue to develop my coaching though study, practice and supervision.

Diagnostic Tools Myers Briggs Type Inventoruy (MBTi)

360 degree feedback

Vajramudita (Vee) Armstrong

Background and Work Experience I’m interested in how we remain and become more and more human in our work as leaders, how we make good decisions for ourselves and those around us, how we bring more meaning and value into our lives, how we create the conditions so that we are at our creative best and play to our strengths. I have 24 years experience of delivering performance as a director, manager and engineer, leading teams in a global pharmaceutical organisation and not-for-profit organisation. I have experience of working with global, virtual, and local leadership teams in the UK, US, Europe and India.

I work with middle to senior leaders and teams in the NHS, local government, education and the global private sector.

I’m interested in communication (inter-personal) and how we communicate so that we get more creative outcomes to more easily resolve dilemmas and conflict. I’ve trained in NVC (Non-violent communication techniques) to develop these skills. I’m an accredited mindfulness trainer and have over twenty-years personal mindfulness practise. Mindfulness techniques help with managing anxiety, stress, and physical pain and help enhance self-awareness, perspective, focus, decision making and well-being. Approach My personal style is based on a fundamental belief in human potential, personal growth,  development and a desire to have a positive impact. I have this wish for myself, and all the people I work with. I’m interested in sustainable personal growth which usually takes time and patience.

I take a client centred, solution focused approach to coaching with clients to facilitate self awareness and personal growth.

Feedback from clients reflect my empathetic, and creative approach brings about deep insight, learning and performance improvement for individuals and organisations.

My coaching approach is based on a co-active coaching model using the following principles: The client is resourceful The coaches role is to work with and develop the client’s resourcefulness: its not about giving advice Coaching addresses the whole person- past, present and future The client sets the agenda The coach and client are equals

Experience of Coaching I’m an accredited coach with a level 7 certificate in Executive Coaching and Leadership Mentoring. I’m also in the process of completing a Level 7 diploma In Executive Coaching and Psychotherapy training.

Diagnostic Tools

I’m also an accredited in MBTI, Bar-On EQI Emotional Intelligence assessor and TLQ leadership 360 assessment both of which can develop self-awareness and bring valuable insights and support for development.

Taravandana Lupson

Background and Work Experience I have worked in the NHS and with social care and voluntary sector partners for 30 years as a Dietitian, Manager and Workforce and Organisational Development Lead. This means that I bring to coaching these experiences and challenges facing providers, managers and executives of public services. I am have been passionate about enabling clients, patients and staff to meet their potential through designing and delivering training and development opportunities. For 10 years I provided a specialist service to people with palliative care needs and trained in counseling and bereavement support. To be better able to listen and empathise with people. I have been practicing and teaching Mindfulness and Compassion Mind Training for 25 years within the Buddhist Tradition and a range of secular settings including leadership courses. Since 2008 I have been running my own Coaching and Consulting business working mainly with public sector clients. What I am able to offer is bespoke development projects for individuals and teams. For example; coaching and mentoring, team building, leadership development, mindfulness and resilience and workforce redesign. Approach I believe that given supportive conditions we can all achieve our potential and that we all have inner resources such as knowledge, experience, skills and intuition that coaching helps to access. Coaching for me provides a place where people can think, talk openly and safely, check out their assumptions and be heard. It’s a place where individuals with very difficult jobs can be supported and also challenged to be the best they can for themselves and others. To be listened to can often be a gift that brings about positive change in understanding, self-confidence and decision making.

I have coached a number of senior and clinical teams  to enable them to work more effectively and harmoniously together and to continuously improve the services they provide.

I have been supporting the North West Coaching and Mentoring Schemes to establish Supervision for its practitioners and supervising both newly qualified and experienced coaches. I facilitate Mindfulness for Coaches workshops and courses and increasingly train and support individual leaders in developing mindfulness and skills to support resilience.

Experience of Coaching I am qualified to ILM Level 7 in Coaching and have over 200 hours of internal/external coaching experience. I am also a member of the European Mentoring and Coaching council.

Diagnostic Tools

MBTI Step 1  Firo – B Mindfulness NHS HCLM 360 feedback facilitator.

Dawn Kelly

Background and Work Experience I have over twenty years’ experience of working within the public sector as a human resource and learning and development professional, as a consultant I have worked as a business growth specialist supporting private and voluntary sector organisations. I have worked extensively with organisations as a qualified business and executive coach for fourteen years, around change in culture and behaviours, my strength based coaching approach links into everything I do. For the last five years I have specialised in coaching leaders to transform their leadership style and helping teams’ transition from high potential to high performance, working with public sector organisations helping to embed a coaching culture.  I have also worked with academics from Birmingham, Sheffield and Manchester universities, democratic leaders and communities looking at empowerment and asset-based development, producing a report, testing the 21st Century Councillor research. Approach My style is influenced by my depth and breadth of experience working with coaching clients at different levels within public and private sector organisations, including the fire service, NHS and schools and democratic leaders.         I feel I strike the right balance between support, challenge, progress and enjoyment as we discover what you really want to change, identify experiences that enable this, build upon strengths and outline options, choices and opportunities to achieve this. My approach is to create relationships of high trust in which individuals feel able to explore any potential barriers and to break these down so that they can move forward with confidence and achieve their goals in keeping with their own values and those of their organisation. I receive excellent feedback from my coaching clients who have said that I have provided them with the opportunity to gain greater insights in how they think and work and what they need to change to move forward positively.

Experience of Coaching

I hold a Post Graduate Certificate in Business and Executive coaching, EMCC Coaching Skills for Managers Award and NCFE Diploma Level 4 in Coaching for High Performance and a Graduate Member of the Chartered Institute of Personal Development (CIPD).

I was the strategic lead for coaching and mentoring for my public sector organisation and was chair of my regions coaching academy working to embed a coaching culture within the organisations.

Diagnostic Tools

I work with a wide range of coaching tools and models taken from my Post Grad in Business and Executive coaching, Gestalt philosophies and Strength-Based coaching are key to my approach.   I am trained in the North West Employers 360 feedback tool

I am currently training as a Mental Health First Aid Instructor.

Sian Taylor

Background and Work Experience Over my career I have led and managed diverse teams and I have utilised and deepened my coaching skills and techniques to make a transformational difference for leaders, managers, peers and line reports. My career initially started in scientific research leading to management and then broader leadership roles within the pharmaceutical industry and academia. I led teams and utilising my coaching skills, supported individuals in achieving their personal goals and self-development aims, help individuals progress and flourish. I now focus on working with leaders helping them to recognise and expand their leadership style and skills, so that, in turn, they are themselves able to get the best out of others. I both support and challenge the people I work with, to help them learn and develop, strengthen their reputation, develop a strong collaborative working culture within their teams and organisations, and create an environment that empowers and motivates the people they work with and lead. Approach I coach with the belief in someone’s capacity to change, breakthrough their own barriers in striving for what they believe in. To do this, I create an environment built on trust in which the person I work with can explore possibilities, seek to understand the implications of the options they have and to make thoughtful decisions. I build deep rapport and collaborative relationships with each person I work with, focusing on their goals and objectives within the wider organisational context, to deliver results.  I specialise helping individuals understand their leadership capability, enhancing their self-belief whilst working in complex environments, having difficult conversations, managing competing stakeholder expectations, influencing colleagues across interdependent systems, making decisions when faced with uncertainty and ambiguity, and having clarity of purpose.

Experience of Coaching

I am a qualified Executive Coach holding the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) Level 7 Executive Coaching and Mentoring certificate, and regularly work with my coach supervisor. I have worked with Director/Deputy Directors, Deputy Deans, Programme Leads, Head of Departments, and leaders and managers stepping up into new responsibilities across a range of sectors including Local Government, academia and higher education institutions, NHS, housing and pharmaceutical industry.

I work in collaborative partnership with people, encouraging individuals to explore difficult issues and supporting them to enhance their self-confidence and positive thinking. I making insightful observations that help the people I work with, see different perspectives that inspire alternative possibilities, support thoughtful decisions and enable ownership of challenges they face.

Diagnostic Tools

Real World Group PLI (Performance Leader Identifier) Licensed Facilitator

Kim Gowland

Background and Work Experience Before becoming a full-time coach, I spent 25 years working in the public sector, with over a decade as a senior manager in local authority and national government-run cultural organisations. I have a track record of developing successful, positive teams and individuals through a coaching-focused leadership approach. As an ILM7 qualified coach, I now work with senior leaders and executives to support them to achieve their leadership goals and make positive and sustainable changes in their careers, teams, organisations and wider lives. I also work with leadership teams on team purpose and strategic planning programmes. Approach I create reflective, creative coaching environments where leaders can do their best thinking and build clarity, confidence and strategies for success. I work with the psychological dimensions of coaching to help coachees recognise and build on their successes and tackle self-limiting beliefs and challenges to become the best leaders they can be. My coaching sessions are strongly results-focused, based on identifying clear goals and accountability.    

I am particularly interested in wellbeing at work, creativity and mindfulness in coaching, and coaching through change and transition.

Feedback from a previous client: ''Kim is a staggeringly good listener. She can distil key issues from a range of ideas, asks brilliant and insightful questions which really get to the heart of the issue and make you think about something in a new way. Working with Kim has not only improved my work life, but also my home life, and particularly the balance between the two.''

Experience of Coaching

Coaching is a unique thinking partnership which allows leaders essential time and space to tap into their intuition and innate knowledge.  It is a process of learning and growth which can lead to great insights and transformation.

I work with a range of coaching resources and leadership models, tailored to each individual or team I work with.

Diagnostic Tools

I work with a range of coaching resources and leadership models, tailored to each individual or team I work with.

Feedback

My coach has enabled me to talk freely, confidently, tangentially and all the while remaining focused on the goals identified for my coaching sessions. I was able to recognise my limitations but not feel limited by them - I now knew that I could and wanted to prove that I can do the job. I would recommend coaching to anyone - the time and space to think aloud, and to have your thoughts and behaviours challenged in a safe and confidential environment, is invaluable.

Gillian has acted as my coach and mentor for over a year. In that time her experience and expertise has been invaluable in providing me with professional support and development. I value Gillian’s support greatly, particularly in the current challenging environment.

I found Andrew’s style both challenging and supportive. Challenging in the sense that he provided the right environment for me to identify and consider the best options and supportive in the way that his open and personable manner provided the right atmosphere of trust and understanding. I would recommend Andrew as a very effective and supportive coach.

The coaching I and my team have received from Lois has been of immense value in both my personal and professional development – this has been a very challenging time due to the merger of the Magistrates Courts and the Courts Service, we have had to blend and change our cultures and deal with a lot of negative perception and resistance. I know that neither I nor my team would have got through it without the team and individual coaching we have received.

“Truly client centred, Rachael is incredibly constructive, professional and able to bring out the best in you. I have experienced real Transformational benefits.”

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