Motivating me throughout my career has been the desire to help others  perform at their best, often by recognising previously undiscovered strengths and building the confidence to succeed – really getting to the core of what makes them unique. I underpin this with a focus on building resilience as careers develop and change.

Clients say my approach is pragmatic, insightful, engaging, strong on empathy and focuses on the positive. I maintain a balance of being supportive yet  challenging.

Background & experience

Before moving to London, I ran my own financial services firm. I then had over 25 years’ corporate experience in senior leadership and consulting roles in global risk and human capital consulting firms Mercer and Aon.

The commercial experience I gained from a number of wide-ranging roles within the consulting sector has fed into my coaching practice. I understand the realities of the business world, having been there myself – from consulting to clients, leading business units, building high performing teams and driving organisational change. As a result, I fully
appreciate the complexities and challenges my clients face in business.

When I was a member of the Leadership Team, I worked with a coach and this proved transformational for me as I explored possibilities to work through issues and was challenged to stretch myself beyond my comfort zone. I was determined then to develop the next phase of my career as a coach and qualified in 2009.

Since then I have also developed a specialism in resilience, helping clients harness their energy and become more agile and adaptable as they deal with adversity or significant change. I am an accredited practitioner for the Resilience Engine ®.

Professional Qualifications & Memberships

ACII qualified, many of my clients come from the insurance and professional services firms. I am a member of the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) and abide by their code of ethics.

Coaching Specialisms include:

• Developing resilience – helping leaders get back on track after a period of stress or adversity and creating resilience to deal with challenges ahead
• Working with leaders to find their authentic leadership style, make an impact and increase their personal effectiveness
• Coaching through transition: supporting leaders where organisations are going through change
• Improving communication, planning and organisation
• Career coaching – understanding strengths, achievements, values, exploring possibilities and translating this into action
• Succession planning - developing high potential individuals
• Coaching specialists as they move to wider leadership / management / strategic roles