Executive Coaching Services for Managers
Unlock your potential, right here, right now.
What is Executive Coaching?
Our first class executive coaching service is designed to enable individuals and teams to unlock their potential and improve outcomes for themselves and their organisations. We deliver our coaching face-to-face, online or by telephone.
Coaching is an active solution right now, right here. Coaching will support you to manage immediate challenges and explore solutions to critical questions. A coach is an external adviser able to tailor a series of questions to the needs of an individual or team. Our coaches will not provide you with answers, they will work with you to build on what you already know then help distinguish between what is working, what is blocking progress, and what you need to be working towards. The task of the coach is to guide you objectively and confidentially towards your own answers.
How executive coaching can help you
Coaching is an active solution to support you to manage immediate challenges and explore solutions to critical questions. We provide individual executive coaching to leaders and managers across all levels of the organisation to:
- Support managers and leaders to transition into a new role within the organisation by developing their capabilities to deal with the additional responsibilities
- Develop leadership capabilities for high potentials to enable them to achieve their career potential
- Support managers to achieve their full potential and be more effective in their role
- Develop increased self-awareness and confidence
- Provide remedial support
As a result of our coaching services managers and leaders have become:![](https://www.roffeypark.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Results-of-coaching-list.png)
As a result of our Executive Coaching services, individuals have become more effective, more produtive, better decision-makers, more adept at developing strategic plans and ready for promotion or greater responsibility
Our Executive Coaching is delivered online, by telephone or face-to-face either as part of a individual personal development plan or as part of a tailored development programme
Our Executive Coaching Approach
Coaching centres around the relationship between the coach and coachee so we will discuss with you the type of coaching required and the scope before providing you with a selection of profiles based on your needs. We will offer you a free chemistry session so you are confident in the coach that you will be working alongside.
Our Executive Coaching is underpinned by Roffey Park’s guiding principles for coaching.
Our coaching packages are tailored to the individual, but a typical coaching programme will be as follows:
Our Coaches
We have a network of accredited coaches located all over the world. They are experienced at working with managers and leaders at all levels and have worked within a broad range of sectors. Our international coaching team work across multiple timezones and cultures. They are independently accredited with a range of coaching bodies and are members of Roffey Park’s Coaching practice which means they meet our organisational standards of quality assurance and service delivery.
Claire Barraclough
I qualified as a coach over 10 years ago and have enjoyed coaching people from a diverse range of organisations. I’m particularly interested
in using coaching to help people embed learning into their professional practice – whether they are a leader, manager or someone who is on a
development journey. My belief is that it is important to take reflective time to experiment with new strategies or behavioural techniques
and to have a supportive and confidential sounding board, who can champion your efforts. I am interested in how critically reflective
thinking enhances organisations to become great places to work, as well as helping individuals explore possibilities for themselves. My
special interest at the moment is working with women during menopause transition, which is the focus of my current PhD research at University of Sussex Business School and Roffey Park Institute.
COACHING STYLE
I am the coach who is your Friendly Challenging Champion! By that I mean I am always cheering you on and am ‘on your side’. I am friendly and personable (we are likely to do a lot of laughing!) I will challenge you though, and ask you questions that will most definitely have you scratching your head at first. A firm believer in self-direction and personal accountability, you will be in the driver’s seat in terms of what is most important for you to pay attention to for each session. And in the virtual world of today, I may encourage you to take ‘virtual’ walks with me into your local area for the sessions; nature always gives us the best surprises for learning.
QUALIFICATIONS
- ILM Exec Business Coaching and Mentoring Level 5
- MSc in People and Organisational Development
- BA (Hons) in Philosophy
FAVOURITE BOOK
Women who Run with the Wolves, Clarissa Pinkola Estes. A must for anyone interested in understanding and developing themselves and the world around them, not just women.
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Lynda Brooks
Lynda a qualified executive coach and leadership consultant with a strong record in developing people and organisations. She is a skilled
communicator who has facilitated team-building days and Action Research Sets as well as designed leadership portfolios to maximise
both individual and organisational performance. Working with boards, teams, and individuals she enjoys helping equip them to have the
important conversations that deliver stronger dynamic functioning. She has also worked with top teams in conflict, using psychometrics
and coaching to positive effect.
COACHING STYLE
Lynda coaches in the context of the whole person, “We all bring parts of our selves ‘outside work’ that significantly impact how we respond to challenges within work. So, reflecting on our wider selves and how that can bring about the change is a powerful journey”. She particularly enjoys working with clients who are seeking to embrace change and improve performance, who are open to challenge and want to build resilience. She believes each client has all the potential to unlock resourceful solutions to the challenges they face, and partnering clients on that journey feels a real privilege. Her work with individuals generally focuses on improving performance, by examining assumptions,
working with preferences and identifying the goals that will resolve difficulties and stretch improved personal impact.
QUALIFICATIONS
- MSc Oxford
- ILM Diploma in Leadership Mentoring and Executive Coaching Level 7
- RGN/RDN/RHV (West London Institute / Brunel University)
- Psychometric tools: Myers Briggs Step I & II; Firo B; Dimensions
FAVOURITE BOOK
One of my all-time favourites to read and relax with is A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles, a book that really sparks joy.
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Andrew Constable
Andrew brings over 30 years’ experience of providing individual and team coaching services, and typically works with leaders at senior
levels, including Executive Teams and Boards, across a range of sectors. He is interested in the complexities and uncertainties of working at a
strategic level and enjoys building long-term relationships with clients. Particular areas of expertise are leadership and strategy, organisational
development, leading and working in networks, culture change, workshop facilitation, managing people, personal development, coaching and mentoring. Andrew acts as Executive Coach to a number of individuals in different organisations.
COACHING STYLE
Andrew’s style of coaching is to offer both support and challenge (acting as a ‘critical friend’), to support the coachee’s personal and professional development. Starting by clarifying and agreeing current challenges and the desired outcomes, he will typically then work with the coachee/team to identify and agree specific development goals and strengths, and how progress will be measured. He will agree with the coachee/team the actions to be taken between sessions, and review progress regularly.
Andrew adapts his coaching style and approach according to the needs of the individuals and teams with whom he is working. He brings a practical and pragmatic approach to his work, which is informed by a range of theoretical approaches. He prefers to focus on the real challenges and issues his clients may be wrestling with as the subject matter of coaching conversations and discussions. Andrew often acts as a sounding-board for testing out ideas and possible approaches to dealing with problems that arise during the period of coaching.
QUALIFICATIONS
CIPD qualified, Andrew is licensed to administer and interpret a range of psychometric and 360 degree feedback instruments. These include MBTI, Dimensions, Drives, OPQ, FIRO-B, TKI, Benchmarks, Skillscope, the NHS Healthcare Leadership Model 360 and EBW (Emotions and Behaviours at Work). He has also designed and delivered coaching training in a wide range of organisations over 30 years.
FAVOURITE BOOK
La Peste (The Plague) by Albert Camus. A brilliant exploration of the variety of human behaviour in the face of adversity, including the importance and value of relationships. Ethical choices feature prominently, as do humanistic values and beliefs. A powerful, thought-provoking and ultimately life-affirming novel.
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Martin Costello
Martin believes that his clients have all the resources to realise their personal and business potential and that he is simply the enabler
for them to expand their vision, see new opportunities and gain the courage to activate their passion. His coaching experience has developed through a lifetime career in the consumer food and nutrition sectors. He has the experience to understand the challenges that face executives and senior managers, bringing the perspective of his early career as a scientist and chemical engineer, combined with fifteen years in innovation, sales and marketing and ten years as Head of Group HR for a major multinational. His passion for coaching has led to working across a wide variety of industries.
Martin is interested in elevating the conversation above the apparent immediate client concerns. Very often, the coachee discovers that understanding their real purpose is the key to unlock their journey to their ‘true north’.
COACHING STYLE
Martin believes in resonance with clients rather than reassurance, and quickly builds a good working partnership,
ensuring that the coachee is bringing solutions based on their own undoubted resources. His preferred style is to
shift the coachee’s thinking state away from our usual ‘internal mind dialogue’ and towards a free-thinking creative
approach, opening their mind to using all their intelligence centres, right brain, heart and gut. Most importantly,
quickly moving to outcomes and motivating the client to act with compassion and courage.
QUALIFICATIONS
- B.Sc., National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG)
- Chemical Engineering, National University of Ireland, Dublin (UCD).
- Diploma Executive Coaching, National University of Ireland, Cork (UCC) and Irish Management Institute.
- Certified NLP Coaching Practitioner.
- Accredited Practitioner Coach with EMCC, the European Mentoring & Coaching Council.
- ECR psychometric accredited.
- Recently completed ‘Activated Purpose-Led Leadership Programme’. (Sarah Rozenthuler & Michael Cahill)
FAVOURITE BOOK
Coaching: there are many, but I love ‘mBraining – Using your Multiple Brains to do Cool Stuff’, by Grant Soosalu and Marvin Oka.
Recent leisure reads: I loved Barrack Obama’s ‘A Promised Land’ and Isabel Allende’s ‘A long Petal of the Sea’.
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Cindy Cox
Cindy is a passionate believer that important work doesn’t have to be ‘hard’, and brings a playful, curious quality to her interactions. She
has 20 years’ experience co-designing and facilitating development programmes and is an experienced researcher and Organisation
Development consultant, as well as a coach. She brings a rigorous and responsive approach underpinned by a keen critical perspective,
openness and mission clarity. With a background in the creative and cultural sector, she has a commitment to celebrating diversity, and
leveraging difference. She actively seeks to work with a range of learning preferences and multiple intelligences to foster innovation
and has considerable experience of self-managed and experiential learning and body-based practices (yoga, embodiment).
Previously director of a non-profit development agency and consultancy promoting creativity as a catalyst for change, Cindy has worked for many years partnering educational institutions (from early years to Higher Education), voluntary organisations and public sector bodies to support workforce development, stakeholder engagement and partnership working to improve outcomes. She has partnered with companies in retail, insurance, construction and utilities industries to undertake innovative talent development programmes whilst paying attention to ethical issues and meaningfully connecting with their communities.
COACHING STYLE
Cindy is at her best getting alongside others to enable growth and collaboration through focussed inquiry, deep listening, and sensitive challenge. She’s a Relational Coach and her approach is founded on curiosity and joint exploration.
QUALIFICATIONS
Cindy is an accredited Action Learning facilitator, Relational Dynamics coach and Human Systems Dynamics professional, and has supported leaders and managers, HR/OD specialists and senior teams across private and nonprofit sectors. She’s worked across local government and statutory services such as health and education, to help leaders gain perspective and seize potential in challenging uncertain environments.
In addition, Cindy holds a certificate in Gestalt groupwork and gained an MSc in People and Organisation Development from Roffey Park/University of Sussex in 2016. She joined the faculty in 2015, becoming Senior Consultant at Roffey Park, where she was Course Director for the Masters and Programme Director for the Organisation Development Practitioner Programme between 2015 and 2020, as well as faculty for Practical Coaching Skills. She now works independently as a coach, facilitator and co-creator of learning and development experiences
FAVOURITE/RECOMMENDED BOOKS
- Out of our Minds: Learning to be Creative by Ken Robinson makes the case for welcoming and nurturing the whole creative self in learning processes and was the inspiration for much of my previous work supporting creativity and cross-sector partnerships with the education system.
- The Body Keeps the Score: Mind, Brain and Body by Bessel Van Der Kolk again takes a holistic approach but with a focus on trauma and how wellness relies on tuning into rather than escaping our bodies in order to heal.
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Mary Cross
Mary is an experienced and accredited business and executive coach and coach supervisor, with a breadth of experience across the public,
private and third sectors. She works as an executive coach with Chief Executives, Directors, senior and middle managers. Her track record
extends across culturally diverse groups, working with people from across Africa, the Far East, South America and Europe.
Mary is a coach trainer, most recently training clinicians in Health Coaching and delivering master classes to NHS internal coaches.
More broadly the sectors she works in include NHS England and NHS Scotland, the Civil Service, Local Authorities, Housing, Transport, Engineering, Construction, Universities and Charities.
COACHING STYLE
‘WHO you are is HOW you coach’ is the defining mantra of one of the organisations Mary trained with on her development journey as a coach. This fits well with WHO she is and the values she holds; integrity, authenticity and passion for development. Clients have described Mary’s style as engaging, optimistic and motivating.
HOW she works with individuals and teams is to enable them to develop their potential. She believes people have the resources to come to their own solutions given the right questions, feedback, support and challenge. Her philosophy is to raise self-awareness and personal responsibility, whilst remaining results oriented and pragmatic.
WHAT her clients can expect from her is attention, awareness, and presence, and the opportunity to explore options using a range of techniques. Together they create a tailored experience that gives space to reflect, practice and plan action. Her aim is to sustain development by helping clients to ‘self-coach’. They are encouraged to think about how coaching can be built into their own practice as a leader and manager.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
- Professional Accredited Coach – Association for Coaching
- Diploma in Coaching Supervision (accredited Coach Supervisor)
- Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling (University of Surrey)
- Post Graduate Diploma in Coaching (Kingston University)
- EMCC-accredited Health Coaching training (EQA) with Health Coaching Academy
- Member of EMCC
- Master Practioner in NLP
FAVOURITE BOOK
Presence – exploring profound change in people, organizations and society by Senge and Scharmer
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Maura Dolan
Maura has 16 years’ experience working as a trainer of executive coaches and as a leadership development coach from high potential to
C-suite level. Maura works with a range of clients in America, mainland Europe, Ireland and the UK from a myriad of industry sectors and
organisation structures and sizes, including global multinationals. In addition to her one-to-one coaching and executive coach training
background Maura also facilitates, designs and delivers training in communications, emotional intelligence and change management. A subject matter expert in training executive coaches, she delivers accredited coach training programmes to Advanced Diploma level. With over 7,000 documented hours in coaching, training, mentoring and facilitation Maura is an Accredited Fellow Coach (AFC) with the IAPC&M (International Association for Professional Coaches and Mentors) and an accredited Senior Practitioner of coaching with the EMCC.
COACHING STYLE
Maura is a business psychologist, a dynamic leadership coach and trusted confidant. Maura’s approach is to use an integrated range of techniques that lead to behavioural change. Working with her clients she explores conscious and unconscious thoughts, beliefs, cognitive bias and assumptions that impact on performance and well-being in her coachees’ personal and professional lives. To achieve lasting change, she combines a range of models and interventions including positive intelligence (PQ), emotional intelligence and neuropsychology. Clients describe how Maura’s style supports them to ‘think strategically and critically reflect on myself.’ ‘She has high levels of emotional intelligence, is an excellent listener with high integrity – important as we talk about many confidential topics.’ Particularly important to Maura is building non-judgmental and honest relationships, and adding value through motivating, empowering and inspiring others. She believes in bringing humour, challenge and rigour to her work.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Certification as a Positive Intelligence (PQ) and Mental Fitness Coach (CPQC). Maura was invited to participate in a pilot programme for certification by the Positive Intelligence Organisation (positiveintelligence.com) and is the first of 14 coaches in the world and the first coach in Ireland to achieve this certification.
- Higher Diploma in Psychology (Hons) Level 8, 2016 to 2018 (3000 hours)
- Post Graduate Diploma in Executive Coaching Level 9, 2008 to 2009, (300 Hours) completed with the IMI.
- Certificate in Training & Continuing Education, NUI Maynooth, 2007 (100 hours)
- Business Practitioner NLP, Irish Institute of NLP, 2006, (100 hours)
- Counselling Skills, NUI Maynooth, 1997, 6 months part-time
- Maura is qualified in the use of a wide range of psychometric tools
MEMBERSHIPS & ACCREDITATIONS
- Accredited Fellow of Coaching IAPC&M (International Authority for Professional Coaching & Mentoring
- Accredited Senior Practitioner EMCC (European Mentoring & Coaching Council)
- Member of AC (Association for Coaching)
- Member of PSI (Psychology Society of Ireland)
- Member of BPS (British Psychological Society)
- Member of Institute of Directors in Ireland
FAVOURITE BOOK
Maura is currently writing a coaching book ‘The Collaborative Nature of Coaching: Fundamental skills for Managers, Leaders, Life & Executive Coaches’.
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Susan Duggan
An executive coach with over 20 years of experience in leadership development and high-performance coaching, Susan has worked with
executives and managers from many organisations in the capacity of executive coach, consultant, and trusted advisor. She holds a Master’s
degree in Cognitive Psychology from the University of Manchester and a Barrister-at-Law Degree from The Honourable Society of Kings Inns
in Dublin, and having worked extensively in professional services, has developed an understanding of the unique challenges involved. She
completed her professional coaching certification with The School of Coaching and University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.
Susan has worked side by side with managers and leaders in a broad range of roles, as they confront tough challenges. Her role is as an independent sounding board helping individuals and teams achieve clarity about issues and opportunities that impact their effectiveness in leading organisations. She has also designed and delivered leadership and management development workshops and change management programmes across industries from high tech to not-for-profit, food, financial and manufacturing in large corporates and SMEs, working in Ireland and in the UK, USA, Australia, Russia, France, and the Middle East.
Susan holds an Advanced Diploma in Stress Management Counselling and was a Founder/Director of the Stress Management Institute of Ireland. She is certified in the use of many psychometric instruments and is an MBTI Facilitator, supporting numerous recruitment campaigns with assessments and profiling interviews. Susan is a member of the British Psychological Society.
COACHING STYLE
Susan partners with those she is coaching to uncover drives and emotions that support or hinder their success and provides challenge where required. It is important to her that those she works with feel understood, and that a strong trusting coach–client relationship develops. A focus of her style is to help clients develop actionable short, medium and long-term goals and a roadmap to achieving success.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Certificate in Executive Coaching, University of Strathclyde
- Level A and B (British Psychological Society)
- Psychometrics – MBTI, TalentQ, EQi360, Forte
- Barrister at Law Degree, Honorable Society of Kings Inns
- Advanced Certificate in Stress Management Stress Management Institute
- MSc Cognitive Psychology, University of Manchester
- BA Degree Psychology & Sociology (Double Honours) University College Cork
FAVOURITE BOOKS
Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders by L. David Marquet
The Advantage by Patrick Lencioni
Presence by Peter Senge
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Arlene Egan
Arlene is one of our Senior Managers with responsibility for overseeing the design and delivery of new products and solutions. With over
twenty years’ experience as a coach and facilitator in both the public and private sector Arlene also coaches with leaders and managers at
all levels including C-suite. She has also worked with entrepreneurs, high performance athletes and those transiting out of the workplace.
Coaching is highly valued by Arlene and she has a particular passion for working with women in business. Arlene is a certified practitioner
in Strengthscope and Dimensions which she can use to provide additional insights for the coachee.
COACHING STYLE
Arlene is passionate about learning, development, leadership, and transformation. Her coaching approach is underpinned by her unique perspective on the link between thinking and performance which she has refined based on her work in psychology. Arlene believes in the importance of supporting people on their coaching journey and understands the implications of internal blocks to progress and how to help people to think and action around them. She also understands that while the process of change experienced on a coaching journey can be liberating, it can also be challenging and Arlene can flex her style and pace to provide the best type of coaching support required. Arlene is skilled at using different types of questions to promote thinking in others and help realise options.
QUALIFICATIONS
- BA Psychology, University College Dublin
- MLitt Psychology (Sports) University College Dublin
- PhD Psychology (Cognitive) University College Dublin
- Diploma in Project Management, Independent Colleges, Ireland
- New Frontiers Programme for Entrepreneurs, Ireland
- Diploma in Coaching, Life and Executive Coaching Institute
FAVOURITE BOOK
Start with the Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek.
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Fiona Flynn
Fiona is an expert in maximising talent in the workplace. She founded Montauk with two key aims: to get the best from people and create
the best environment for them to flourish and deliver exceptional results. Fiona collaborates with individuals, teams and management and works with organisations whose rapid growth means they struggle with the challenges of increased & evolving staff expectations. Fiona is a passionate and active supporter of Women in Business and developing female talent within organisations. She is President of the Dublin chapter of PWN (Professional Women’s Network), a global non-profit promoting gender-balanced leadership. Fiona’s demonstrable record in building and developing teams to deliver results and growth in market share in a highly competitive fast-paced environment includes over 20 years’ experience in sales and marketing.
In her spare time, Fiona gets the best from people by creating flourishing environments as a scout leader and mentor for her local LGFA (Ladies Gaelic Football Association) team.
COACHING STYLE
Fiona passionately believes that creating the right environment is paramount for a team to flourish. Her coaching
style reflects her ability to connect with people at an emotional level, enabling them to develop their awareness and
understanding of their behaviours, together with the emotions and beliefs that drive them. Fiona is an accredited
emotional intelligence coach and incorporates approaches from leadership climate, transactional analysis, strengthsbased leadership, neuroscience and behaviours, NLP and other development tools into her work.
QUALIFICATIONS
- BSc Management (TCD)
- Coaching with Emotional Intelligence (JCA Global, EMCC)
- Clarity 4D personality profiling
- JCA Globa/PSIonline – EIP, Team EIP, Leadership climate Indicator
- NLP Practitioner
RECOMMENDED BOOK
The Choice and The Gift by Dr Edith Eger – a powerful insight into how a holocaust survivor inspired others through her own life experiences. A wonderful story of humanity.
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Adrian Lock
Over nearly 30 years, Adrian has coached hundreds of leaders and worked with over 30 top teams to develop their effectiveness, focus
their strategies and build their resilience. He brings a combination of calm, compassion and challenge to his work. His clients have
described his facilitation skills as world-class. He has worked with clients in the UK, Europe and South-east Asia across the private,
public and not-for-profit sectors and is a former Director of Roffey Park’s Strategic Leadership Programme. In 2020, he founded the
Deeper Leaders Collective with a mission to develop leadership in organisations and communities for a kinder, fairer and more
sustainable world.
Whether he is working at an individual, top team or at organisational level, he loves to ask the questions leaders frequently neglect when caught up in the ‘tyranny of the urgent’ – questions that, when explored, can unlock the secrets to sustainable success.
COACHING STYLE
Adrian is a qualified executive coach of senior leaders, mainly at Chief Executive and Executive Director level. His coaching clients describe his approach as calming, centring and compassionate. They value his ability to take them to a deeper level to build both confidence and resilience. His default style is learner-centred, but his clients also value his ability to bring in a model or concept at just the right time, to help make sense of their experience and to plot a way forward. He approaches his clients’ issues and challenges in a holistic way, helping them achieve balanced
success over their whole lives and not just at work.
QUALIFICATIONS
- BSc (Hons) Biology-Ecology, University of Durham
- Diplomas in Performance Coaching, Training Management and Workplace Mediation
- Foundation Certificate in Co-active coaching, CTI
- NLP Practitioner
- Certificates in Counselling Theory and Practice
- Use of psychometric instruments: MBTI, Firo-B, HPI and Hogan Development Score (HDS)
- Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development
FAVOURITE BOOKS
Too many to choose from! Complex Adaptive Leadership – Nick Obolensky; Who do we choose to be – Meg Wheatley; Falling Upwards – Richard Rohr and Naked Spirituality – Brian Mclaren are near the top of my list…
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Joe MacAree
Joe has over 30 years HR experience specialising in Leadership Development, Coaching, Mentoring, Assessment, Selection and Talent
Management. This experience was initially gained with a range of senior management teams within a large financial service group, Bank
of Ireland, primarily in Ireland, the UK and the US. Joe has designed and implemented bespoke inhouse leadership programmes for
clients. These were to help organisations identify and develop their business leaders of the future. This included global firms such as
GSK, Sara Lee, Addleshaw Goddard, Eversheds, Petronas, Perfetti Van Melle and Microsoft. Joe is an accredited Executive Coach with
the Association of Coaching.
COACHING STYLE
Joe’s coaching style is solutions focused utilising strong coaching practices of engaging with coachees, listening to their situation and challenges, and helping individuals and teams to navigate these issues to develop actions they feel will bring their business forward. As a business psychologist he has strong interests in areas such as emotional intelligence, neuroscience, change management and the use of personality tools to provide deeper insights into the coaching process for clients. He combines his interest in coaching with his background in psychology and business to support clients in identifying and developing talent in their organisations through assessments and bespoke
leadership development programmes and training.
QUALIFICATIONS
- BA (Hons) Psychology – University College Dublin
- MA Clinical Psychology – University College Dublin
- Higher Diploma in Statistics – Trinity College Dublin
- Diploma in Personnel Management – National College of Ireland
- Certificate in Banking – Institute of Bankers in Ireland
- PhD Psychology – Trinity College Dublin
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- Reg Psychol P.s.S.I. – registered psychologist of the Psychological Society of Ireland
- FAC Assoc for Coaching – Founding Member of the Association for Coaching (Irl & UK)
FAVOURITE BOOK
The Physics of the Impossible by Michio Kaku.
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Rebecca McPherson
Rebecca is a passionate and knowledgeable coach and facilitator with over 25 years industry experience in both the private and public
sector. An Australian, originally from Sydney, she has been based in Singapore for over 20 years. Rebecca has had the privilege of engaging
with people at all levels of organisations in a variety of different cultures. She has worked in positions as varied as retail through to
telecommunications and IT, and having started up her own business, appreciates what it is like to work in a dynamic marketplace.
Rebecca loves helping others to develop outstanding communication skills, leadership competencies, improve their stakeholder relationships andembed lasting behavioural change both professionally and personally.
COACHING STYLE
Rebecca’s approach to coaching is to be supportive, encouraging and enthusiastic. She recognises that coaching is not a ‘one size fits all’ model and believes that the foundation of the coaching relationship is based on trust. With this as the core, she creates a safe, reflective environment and process of supported self-awareness and self development. She also challenges clients and promotes their resourcefulness, ultimately providing insight and practical steps for real and permanent change.
QUALIFICATIONS
- ACTA – Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment
- Conversations that Inspire – Coaching Learning, Leadership & Change – Case Western Reserve University
- Inspiring Leadership through Emotional Intelligence – Case Western Reserve University
- NBOGroup Coaching Certification
- NBOGroup 360 Feedback Certification
- Thomas International – Thomas Emotional Intelligence Accreditation
- Thomas International – DISC Accreditation
- Bachelor of Commerce (Major in Marketing) – University of Western Sydney
FAVOURITE BOOK
Where do you start? A favourite of mine is Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell. It’s a thought provoking read, woven with
compelling stories and examples and provides a platform for looking at success and behaviour through a different
lens.
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Catherine Shepherd
Catherine is a qualified executive coach and leadership development consultant, with over 20 years’ experience in helping people with
work and career challenges – particularly those related to leading teams, change, promotion, and desire to make a difference. Catherine
has worked with clients from the UK, Europe, Asia, and Australia (where she lived and worked for 3 years), including PwC, Allens LLP,
Eversheds Sutherland LLP, the Civil Service, Cancer Research UK, and The Francis Crick Institute. She is a pro-bono coach for WaterAid,
and since the first lockdown she has also volunteered as a Project 5 coach, providing free wellbeing support to NHS staff.
COACHING STYLE
Clients find Catherine empathetic and supportive, providing them with confidential space and time to reflect upon their experience, questions that help shift their perspective, and observations about habits that may be blocking their progress. She focuses on practical steps that will make a difference to skills, behaviours, and deeper assumptions about self and others. Catherine is a ‘person-centred’ coach who agrees clear goals for coaching with the client, whilst recognising priorities shift over time. She uses techniques from a variety of coaching methods,
depending on what will be most helpful for the client in the moment, with a particular interest in positive psychology. She enjoys working with people who are open, honest, curious about themselves, happy to explore their whole self, and most importantly committed to the process.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Association for Coaching Accredited Executive Coach
- Post Graduate Certificate in Coaching, University of Sussex and Roffey Park Institute.
- MSc Industrial, Organisation & Business Psychology, UCL.
- MA (Cantab) Natural Sciences
- Qualified to use a variety of psychometric tools such as MBTI, FIRO-B, Hogan, Strengthscope and Dimensions
FAVOURITE BOOK
I love reading so it’s too hard a question! My recommendation is to read things that are outside your specialism and different to your usual choices, to expand your horizons and thinking.
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Amaia Sotes
Amaia has more than fifteen years of international experience, developing leadership, coaching and business initiatives, and
leading capacity building projects. She has coached and worked with humanitarian and business leaders, civil servants and social
entrepreneurs from Europe, Middle East, Latin America and Central Asia, within international organisations (European Commission, United
Nations and OSCE), the private sector (Deloitte, Mondi), as well as for the NGO sector (Save The Children UK, Humanitarian Leadership
Academy). In 2016 she co-founded the InsideOut Adventure Ltd (IOA), where she led the business, designed and delivered short and
long-term experiential and coaching-based tailored leadership programmes, workshops and coaching journeys. In order to enable true transformation of hundreds of leaders at intellectual, emotional and behavioural levels, she combines blended-learning approaches that include individual and team coaching, adventure sports, improvisational theatre, painting, music and others forms of artistic expression, mindfulness practices, meditation, journaling and online work.
COACHING STYLE
Amaia supports the transformation of leaders who are currently feeling that there is something missing: not realizing your potential, lacking vision, joy, creativity, motivation, fulfilment … you name it. While being run by stress, feeling overwhelmed by the world and far away from being your best. Amaia will help you to reconnect to yourself (what lies deep inside and truly matters to you), in a self-discovery journey that leaves you emboldened and empowered, to fully embrace your leadership that will inspire yourself and others. You will work on your awareness and courage, but also on your resilience to make sure you do cross to the other side. The result? Your impact becomes so much bigger,
and you inspire others to join your vision. Her clients describe the journey as non-return: “there was a pre-coachingme and there is a post-coaching-me. I’d never want to go back! It is life changing!”. “Her ability to help you get to the heart of the issue took me on an extraordinary journey, which has helped me to open up professionally and personally in ways I never expected. If you are open to challenging yourself and being better at being you, then I wholeheartedly recommend Amaia”.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Professional Certified Coach (PCC), International Coaches Federation (ICF)
- Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC), The Coaches Training Institute (CTI), California, USA
- Co-active Leadership Expert, CTI, California, USA
- MBA in Leadership Skills, Deusto Business School, Bilbao, Spain
- MES Master on European Studies, Vienna University, Vienna, Austria
- BA in Economics and Business Administration, Deusto Business School, Bilbao, Spain
- BA in Music and Violin, Music Conservatory Vitoria, Spain
COACHING LANGUAGES
English, Spanish, Italian, French, German and Basque.
FAVOURITE BOOK
Man’s Search for Meaning, Viktor Frankl.
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Sabine Stritch
Sabine has worked for over 20 years with managers and leaders from entry to executive level with global multinationals (Unilever,
Mondelez, Kelloggs) the finance sector (Deutsche Bank), Consultancies (McKinsey), household names (John Lewis Partnership) technology
leaders (ABB) as well as the Civil Service in the UK, Albania and Oman.
Sabine has first-hand leadership experience, having worked as Managing Director in a German Consultancy for some ten years, experiencing both the joy and challenges of leadership on a day-today basis. She currently works as multidisciplinary faculty, designing, delivering and coaching on programmes to help leaders to develop and thrive in a complex and uncertain world. Utilising experiential coaching strategies, she enables leaders to unlock their agility and curiosity allowing them to be courageous, confident and determined to succeed in a constantly changing environment.
Sabine believes in the power of exploration and expansion of mindset to enable productive behaviours to flourish and manifest. She enables leaders to connect and combine their insights and learning with their business reality, creating transformational value for them on a personal and organisational level.
COACHING STYLE
Sabine is aware that whilst much in life and leadership is out of our immediate control and influence, our success depends on our ability to consciously and flexibly navigate those variables in organisational life. A defining factor in this is how we perceive an issue, our values and beliefs as leaders and their impact on ours and others’ capabilities, energy and engagement. Therefore, Sabine views coaching as an opportunity to enable clients to achieve self directed insights and actions. She works through conscious personal presence, intuitive questioning and deep listening thereby establishing a climate of trust where both support and robust exchange are the norm. She aims to
integrate shifts in mindset and behaviour with a light yet focused, non-judgmental and engaging style.
Coachees have commented, “Our conversations have transformed my perspective and broadened my skills, I am so much more confident and effective”; “I am thinking in a totally different way now, I had never thought of my issue like this before, it was enlightening and has led to a productive way forward”; “My relationships have blossomed, I recently had insight into my 360 report and the changes have really been noticed”.
QUALIFICATIONS
Sabine continuously strives to deepen her own skills and broaden her own mindset and behaviour to live her philosophy of learning and coaching. Her qualifications include:
- BSc Psychology
- MA in Coaching Psychology
- Diploma in Gestalt
- ORSC Team Coaching
- Transactional Analysis
- She is certified in the in the use of various recognized psychological instruments including MBTI, Dimensions,Hogan, Firo-B, Voices, and Benchmarks.
Sabine is currently training to become a Mindfulness Teacher with Sharpham Trust, UK
COACHING LANGUAGES
English and German.
FAVOURITE BOOK
‘Black Box Thinking’ by Matthew Syed is a riveting account how our perspective can lead to spectacular outcomes, and the importance of awareness and considered decision making and action for high performance.
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Steve Tarpey
Steve has considerable experience of working with intrapersonal, interpersonal, team/group and organisational issues and the ability
to help clients create links between these different domains of experience. He has strong critical thinking skills and high personal reflexivity together with a passion (bordering on an obsession!) for developing these skills in others. At ease with ‘conflict’ and emotions, he sees these moments as a real opportunity for people to be curious about their own responses.
COACHING STYLE
Steve’s coaching clients range from CEOs of major financial services organisations and senior executives in not-forprofit organisations and the public sector to Church of England Bishops. His coaching style and approach are highly flexible to suit the client and the situation, in some cases acting as a high challenge ‘critical friend’, in others offering a high support listening space and in most, a combination of both.
With many years of experience to draw upon, he recognises that while models and theories have a place, it is his interest in building a mutual trust-based relationship with his clients that makes his work effective. His broad background means that he is equally at home discussing strategic planning processes or exploring complex intrapersonal or interpersonal issues and often a combination of the two.
In addition to his one-to-one coaching work, Steve has considerable experience in coaching and facilitating groups and teams. This may be to assist early team formation, to unblock teams who are ‘stuck’, to review and renew processes or assist with difficult dynamics and relationships.
QUALIFICATIONS
- MA
- PGDip Personnel Management
- ICF Coaching
- NLP Master Practitioner
- CMIPD
- CIOB
- Accredited in a range of psychometrics
FAVOURITE BOOK
This is difficult … but a book I have recommended to many clients over many years is ‘Transitions: making sense of life’s changes’ by William Bridges. Accessible and packed with wisdom. 30 years after first reading it, I still reach for it from time to time to help me make sense of how I am feeling or reacting.
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Helen Van Ameyde
Helen is an accomplished, results-oriented global leader. She approaches her roles with energy, enthusiasm and a passion for
transforming individuals and teams. She has a strong track record in driving and motivating cross-functional and global teams to perform
beyond expectations. Working with the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office to deliver results and performance improvement, Helen led
a global team and engaged with business partners to drive strategic direction, facilitate cultural change, and enhance skills that delivered
on organizational priorities for the UK Government. In addition, Helen was the lead coach and facilitator for the development of senior
diplomats. A key aspect of her role was to use coaching to prepare UK Ambassadors to lead a diverse workforce at British Embassies and Consulates.
Helen broadened her leadership experience whilst working with a range of clients across the Benelux region, including the European Commission and private sector organizations in telecoms and cosmetics. Her portfolio of work included senior leadership coaching, team development, diversity and inclusion, executive presence, and leadership development. Helen also worked to implement the Training and Development Lead Body (TLDB) standards for vocational qualifications in higher and tertiary education in the UK. Her first career was in the
hospitality sector, working predominately in HR for the restaurant and hotel divisions of large corporate entities including PepsiCo and Barratt Multi-Ownership group.
COACHING STYLE
Helen’s coaching style is best described as ‘Purpose Driven Coaching’, she works with leaders to build the future they aspire to. She has a wealth of experience, creativity and a pragmatic approach that helps clients and teams to discover options and possibilities by challenging fixed mindsets and linear thinking.
QUALIFICATIONS
- PCC Member – International Coaching Federation
- Psychometric accreditation: Myers Briggs Type Indicator, Strengths Deployment Inventory, Belbin Team Roles, FIRO Business and Workplace Big 5
- BA Hons, European Studies and French
- Certificate in Organisational Development
- Fellow, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
- Post Grad Diploma, Human Resources
COACHING LANGUAGES
English and French.
FAVOURITE BOOK
Wolfpack: How to Come Together, Unleash Our Power and Change the Game, Abby Wambach.
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Sile Walsh
Sile specialises in strategic leadership and organisational development. She is experienced in coaching senior leaders and middle managers
across sectors including healthcare, pharmaceuticals, education, technology and commerce within Ireland and internationally. She has ten years of experience working with individuals, teams and organisations supporting change management, leadership development, inclusion and diversity, and organisational development programmes.
As a coach Sile is committed to being inclusive in her work and supporting people from a wide range of backgrounds to reach their
potential; this includes people who experience systemic barriers in society. She is a PhD researcher focused on the role of coaching psychology in inclusive leadership within private organisations.
Sile has an international client base and speaks on leadership, inclusion, and coaching psychology. She guest lectures with University College Cork on both their masters in Organisational Psychology and Personal and Management Coaching, is on the committee for Coaching Psychology with the Psychological Society of Ireland and is a senior board member for a private organisation, providing services on behalf of government agencies.
COACHING STYLE
Sile’s coaching style is integrative, dynamic, responsive and strengths focused. Sile has been described as “strategic, direct, challenging and compassionate” by her previous clients. A psychological and inclusive lens informs her approach, and a focus on supporting clients by developing a clear understanding of their needs, uncovering their potential and defining actions aligned with their desired results. The aim is always to take a strategic look at opportunities and barriers and find a way forward that supports the individual or team in achieving the best outcome possible.
QUALIFICATIONS
- PhD Coaching Psychology, Canterbury Christchurch University (currently in progress)
- MSc in Personal and Management Coaching, University College Cork
- HDip in Coaching Psychology, University College Cork
- Organisational Participatory Management
- Leadership in the Community
- Critical Reflection Practice (a supervision model)
- Diploma in Adult psychology, Kilroy’s College
FAVOURITE BOOKS
Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success at Work and in Life, One Conversation at a Time – Susan Scott; Dare to lead – Brene Brown (for beginners in leadership); The 7 habits of highly effective people – Steven Covey (organisation and effectiveness); Lead from the outside – Stacey Abrams; How to be an inclusive leader – Jennifer Brown; Immunity to change – Robert Kegan; The fearless organisation – Dr Amy C. Edmondson.
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Roland Webster
Roland likes helping individuals to achieve their potential – at work and in their wider life. He has extensive development and coaching
experience working with a wide range of people from differing backgrounds and cultures, and at all levels from across the private,
public and non-profit sectors – and from around the world. Drawing on this exposure to diversity of people, roles and organisations helps him
to empathise as well as bring a different perspective to his clients. His coaching philosophy is simple; to help people identify the goals
they wish to achieve, within the context of their work and wider life, and then help them to plan to achieve these. Roland aims to build
trust and rapport with those he coaches, offering a balance between being supportive and challenging, helping people develop personal awareness, identify options and plan realistic actions. His areas of experience include, leadership and management, talent and career development, performance, resilience, conflict resolution and team coaching. He is also an experienced Action Learning facilitator.
COACHING STYLE
Roland’s style of coaching is pragmatic and perceptive, with the ability to help clients grasp the heart of an issue as well as the wider implications. He works sensitively and confidentially to help clients to achieve a clear picture of the next steps, so that they leave sessions feeling engaged and confident that they can truly act on areas explored.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (FCIPD)
- Member of the Civil Mediation Association (CMC)
- CIPD Certificate in Training Practice
- National Certificate in Workplace Mediation
- Accredited to use several psychometric assessment and feedback tools including FIRO-b, DISC, MiRo, Quest and Talent Q Dimensions
- BA (Hons) Economics and Public Administration (Lond)
RECOMMENDED BOOK
That would be between the following, depending on what I’m after!
- A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole for fun;
- The Songlines by Bruce Chatwin for thought;
- The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks for the wonder of our delicately balanced minds.
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Lyn Wong
An internationally accredited facilitator & coach, Lyn is passionate about learning and organisational development. She has worked with
people and organisations across various industries in the private, public and non-profit sectors, supporting them in co-creating and
aligning vision with strategic direction and outcomes, engaging teams towards better collaboration and high performance and supporting
leaders in building agility to flex and adapt in this complex and fast-changing world. Clients describe her as engaging, supportive,
patient and positive. They are appreciative of her style in engaging participants, harnessing their voices and holding the space for group
learning and ownership of the learning experience.
Lyn has held leadership, commercial, marketing and communication roles working globally in media and entertainment, healthcare, real estate, business services and non-profits. Her extensive experience and network, coupled with her excellent interpersonal skills enable her to connect with individuals and teams at all levels.
COACHING STYLE
Every individual, team or organisation is a system. Lyn believes that when we take a systemic approach to look at individuals, teams and organisations, we can better engage, align and integrate all parts of the system and tap into the collective wisdom to achieve strategic objectives. As such, be it one to one coaching, team coaching or facilitation work, she takes a collaborative approach, enabling a safe environment where clients share openly and explore collectively the future they envision.
Lyn’s coaching style is engaging, supportive, patient, positive and challenging. Coaching is about holding space for authentic and courageous conversations, where clients discover for themselves their strengths and inner wisdom, where they connect on a deeper level with themselves and with others, where they are supported and challenged to become better versions of themselves.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Currently pursuing Master of Learning & Professional Development, Griffith University (2021 – 2023)
- Graduate Diploma in Business Administration, Singapore Institute of Management, 2000
- Bachelor of Science (Building) Second Class Upper Honours, National University of Singapore, 1993 – 1997
- Associate Certified Coach (ACC), International Coaching Federation (ICF)
- Certified Action Learning Coach, World Institute for Action Learning (WIAL)
- Certified Professional Facilitator (CPF), International Association for Facilitators (IAF)
- Human Systems Dynamics Professional
- Certified Team Diagnostics Survey Advanced PractitionerCo-Active Coach, Coaches Training Institute
- Organisation & Relationship Systems Coach, CRR Global
- Systemic Team Coach, The Academy of Executive Coaching
- Action Learning, World Institute for Action Learning
COACHING LANGUAGES
English and Chinese.
FAVOURITE BOOK
Quite a few books to recommend, but I will start with this: An Everyone Culture: Becoming a Deliberately Developmental Organisation by Robert Kegan & Lisa Laskow Lahey
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Alistair Wyllie
Alastair has over 15 years of experience as an executive and team coach and coaching supervisor. He works with C-Suite leaders, senior
management, policymakers and officials in private, public and not-for profit organisations – often in ethnic and professional multicultural
contexts. Alastair has an eclectic background as a professional actor, corporate communications advisor, EU city planning network and
project manager, and trainee psychotherapist. Throughout, his career has been sustained by a passionate interest in how people
make sense of their experience of forming and being formed by the families, cities, organisations and cultures of which they are a part.
COACHING STYLE
“My coaching is relational, systemic, conversational and pragmatic. How I am is in relation to how my coachees are, what they bring to our conversations, and what we then create between us. I am interested in their presenting issues, as well as the context, culture, situation and relationships that enable them to present. As they talk, they discover their enthusiasm, commitment and ambition, or their reluctance, scepticism and need to try something different. I hold the space for them to notice how it is, how they are with how it is, and what they want to do about that.”.
QUALIFICATIONS
- DProf – Ashridge Doctorate in Organisational Change
- MBA (Strathclyde)
- Pg Dip Organisational Supervision (Ashridge)
- Ashridge-accredited Coach and Supervisor
- Level 7 Dip Executive Coaching and Leadership Mentoring (ILM)
- BA Hons Drama (Bristol)
- Accredited to administer and feedback a range of psychometric instruments, including the ESCI, Talent Q, Hogan, AIMS, 360 By Design, FIRO-B and MBTI
RECOMMENDED BOOK
The Middle Passage: From misery to meaning in midlife by James Hollis. Reading The Middle Passage located my concept of human flourishing within my own experience, and invited me to consider how I live in relation to my own and others’ unrealistic expectations. It offered a new lens to re-envisage my relationship with myself and my subjective view of the world. Be warned – this is not a book for the faint-hearted or for those who are not ready to read it.
“The capacity to stand in relationship to that which is larger than our ego is to be informed and transformed by it.”.
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