Coaching

   Current Coaching Assignments:

Ø       Coaching for the Department for Education & Skills (DfES) ‘Leadership & Management’ Programme for SEO’s to Grade 6.  
          The programme commences with a two day development centre in which I observe two participants.
          I then complete a detailed feedback report for each of my participants on their performance against the Professional Skills for Government (PSG)
          competencies. This is followed up by three x 2 hour coaching sessions which are development focused using MBTI and the DfES
          bespoke 360 degree feedback, based on the PSG. I currently coach four participants, based in Central London. References can be requested.

Ø       On going coaching support to the Managing Director of a multi-sited engineering company. Topics include negotiation and influencing,
          managing difficult relationships, career development and HRM advice. Use a range of tmsdi instruments including TMP and QO2.

Previous Coaching Experience:

Ø       Qualified Coach for the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) Leadership Excellence Action Programme – aimed at members of the Senior
          Civil Service. Participants are Grade 7 & 6 with potential for SCS.

Ø       Executive coach for DWP Appeals Service participants in the scheme were Senior Managers leading the transition in to their new organisation.

Ø       Executive coach  for the NI Housing Executive Senior Management team, providing feedback on the bespoke 360 feedback reports and their
          personal development agenda, supported by a modular leadership development programme.

Ø       1:1 coaching with members of a poor performing teams within MoD. Participants included individuals from Defence Estates, both civilian and military,
          and the construction partners. Using a trust based 360 feedback tool and MBTI

Significant issues around which I have coached:

Ø       Building and managing effective relationships

Ø       Team work and inter team working

Ø       Partnering

Ø       Managing change

Ø       Culture change

Ø       Leadership

Ø       Skills specific including Influencing, Presentation skills, Engagement, Communications, Conflict Resolution and Time Management


I use the following qualifications/ experience when coaching:

Ø       Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

Ø       MA in HRM

Ø       Licensed practitioner of the MBTI

Ø       Qualified assessor for EFQM

Ø       Extensive experience of Learning Styles and Belbin

Ø       Accredited to Master level for TMSDI instruments

Ø       Use of both qualitative and quantative 360 degree feedback, both proprietary and bespoke
Coaching approach and style: I use the following models as a basis:

Ø       Kolb’s model of adult learning and often ask coaches to complete the related questionnaire developed by Honey and Mumford.
          I combine this with the Learning ladder.

Ø       The GROW model, developed by Sir John Whitmore and David Emery, particularly when dealing with problems / issues of a more
          open-ended nature where there is no easy, immediate answer.  The ‘Goal’ aspect of this involves creating a picture of a successful
          future creating visual, auditory and kinaesthetic evidence based on NLP.

Ø       Future mapping, which can move into a very structured action planning process in the later stages.

Ø       For specific skills I will use one of the 300 ITS core models, which are regularly reviewed and updated.