Category Archives: coaching

I recently had an inspirational day with fellow executive coaches at Panasonic Europe – I’m excited to be part of this community, supporting the company’s leaders and talent pool. As a freelancer it can be daunting to work with large corporations but Panasonic couldn’t have been more welcoming and supportive. They are my kind ofContinue reading “Connecting and learning”

Back from summer holidays ☀️ ready for new ideas? Feel like upgrading the way you work? From mid-September I have capacity to take on 3 new people in my 1:1 coaching practice. I work with leaders and managers primarily in technology related sectors. Online, confidential, pay as you go, no minimum number of sessions required.Continue reading “3 coaching spaces available from mid-September”

It was a bit disconcerting scrolling through LinkedIn and stumbling across a large portrait of my own face in the timeline. But the shock was brief, as it was the good people at Geovation (an incubator for geospatial technology start-ups) who had just posted an interview with me. If you don’t know Geovation, check themContinue reading “Being a mentor at Geovation”

Mentors can show up in the most unexpected places. In the first pandemic lockdown, I often walked to nearby fields and woods for my daily ration of fresh air. One day, a group of cows had gathered by the gate. As I made my way through them, the cows looked at me with their dazeContinue reading “On mentors, cows, and triangulation: Why do coaches have coaches?”

Coaching is a powerful way of guiding people through change.  That sounds nice, but what does it actually look like? In this post I am sharing real stories from real people I have coached. To protect their confidentiality, names have been changed. 1. Seeing yourself as a leader Sharon, a senior manager, was unsure ifContinue reading “Why work with a coach? Five stories from real people I’ve worked with”