testimonials
"The most helpful part of the sessions was guidance on focusing my efforts on what I would be judged on and cutting out the chaff. In my role, it's easy to get immersed in a huge number of issues and to lose focus on what is key. The follow up Action Plan was useful for remembering what was covered in the sessions and making me do it."
David Enticknap
Global Head Client Management
Credit Lyonnais SA
“She is able to put light-heartedness into a serious topic, thereby increasing buy-in, retention and commitment from participants” ..... “her genuine passion for what she does is exemplified by her relentless effort to help everyone who is willing to learn”.
Regional Head of Training and Education, Asia
Global Investment Bank
“I participated in her training programmes and found her professionalism and skill to be above and beyond the talent of other trainers I’ve worked with.”
Sandra Kassulke
General Manager
Whitford WW, Hong Kong
“She was very responsive to my needs, challenged me with in-depth questioning and bought a realistic perspective to each situation. She moved me out of my comfort zone, challenged me to try different approaches while at the same time, supporting and acknowledging my tentative steps forward.”
Richard Duggan
Director, Business Development
Cisco Systems
“Your insights have been a direct challenge to what I thought I was planning but extremely useful. After mulling over them and knowing immediately that your questions and challenges were spot on, .... it’s telling how much of an effect they’ve had and enabled me to focus harder and therefore more successfully on what I’m trying to achieve.”
CEO
HSBC, Europe
“I was particularly impressed with her ability to draw out the participants and engage them, while clearly keeping the focus on the deliverables of the workshop. Feedback from the team was very positive and we saw a distinct change in the behaviour of team post-workshop: proof of pudding!”
European Investment Bank, India
“I have gained a great deal from these peer coaching sessions, especially the ability to look at issues/situations from a completely different perspective. Many thanks for the great way you’ve been facilitating these sessions, it’s been a great learning experience.”
American Express
“She does not give you the answers but helps draw the solutions from within by provoking self questions, introspection and a bit of soul searching. She is very easy to talk to, I find it very easy to open up to her and always feel re-invigorated and refocused after our meetings or discussions.”
Director
Credit Suisse, Hong Kong
"Significantly better than my high expectations. Probably one of (if not the most) useful days of my career"
"It’s been one of the best coaching sessions I’ve ever had"
"Focus on developmental area was great"
"Everyone gave their views freely. This is a result of an open discussion facilitated by the coach"
"The coach was very open. She’s a great facilitator – encourages openness as well as participation"
"The whole session was very positive, constructive with sincerity, openness and effective"
"Highly skilled and a very enthusiastic coach/facilitator. She added immense value with her vast and varied experience"
"Great experience of diving deep into yourself"
"Very powerful process – self profiles made it easier to share results"
"Absolutely great!"
"Our coach has a good sense of humour and is warm, so built up our trust quickly. She created a safe environment very quickly and effectively"
"Insightful and perceptive. Her experience shows through!"
"The coach gave excellent feedback. Kept good discussions in the team. Kept constructive discussion. Perfect time keeping"
"Our coach is splendid. She is able to open up our members to share experiences both good/bad with each other."
Group Executive Coaching (GEC) participants
Various Companies, INSEAD Global Leadership Centre
"It makes me feel much less alone - that other managers experience similar issues"
"This [session] has cemented how I have been feeling all along the process… This process allows us to open up our mind, park our presumptions and judgements, and get more transparency. This emergence was very powerful"
"It’s been a revelation from my perspective. I went into it to improve my questioning style and how to motivate people in my coaching. The whole empathising approach and understanding people is so powerful I now use it regularly. I used to be an advisor / lecturer. Now I hold up the mirror and let them use it. You can even use it with bosses and across the organisation"
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I am finding that I am coaching on a much more regular basis. I used to shy away from having to coach as I was not confident with my coaching style… I find when a subordinate has a problem and puts me on the spot to coach, I am able to easily coach the person immediately, without having to spend time preparing myself for it in advance"
"I’ve been blown away"
"I am approaching coaching with more confidence and consciousness. I am coaching more than before the course, I am conducting it with all of my team, the coaching has improved the outcomes of immediate needs"
"It would be a big shame not to continue this. We have to find a way!"
Coaching Lab™ participants