I help people who’ve hit a rough patch or are being seen as difficult at work
I’m an executive coach with over 20 years’ experience.
Read on to discover how I support individuals and teams to get over a rough patch or away from being seen as difficult – and towards inspiring others, getting great results and feeling confident at work.
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Friendly, fearless and effective support for people at work
When it’s going well at work, people can find meaning and fulfilment, and organisations can deliver great products and services. But when someone has hit a rough patch or it feels like they’re being difficult, then managers, HR teams and individuals can use my help to:
Change behaviours when someone at work seems difficult, negative or challenging.
Align a team so they can all pull together smoothly and powerfully.
Help you achieve a successful transition to your next senior job or business venture.
Bring around a new appointee who is not delivering or not living up to expectations.
Get a key person over a rough patch and back to being the best version of themselves.
Make the most of your own motivation, resilience and desire to achieve.
Services – individual and team coaching
This short video answers the top three questions that people ask me about what coaching is actually like in practice, how it normally works in terms of timescales etc and the topics it covers.
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Case-Studies
An equity-owning director, dissatisfied with the slow pace of progress and inability to influence the direction of change had become very negative and disruptive – and agreed with that assessment themselves.
I don’t know what you did, or how, but in a short time I got my workmate back and we could get on with things again.
Managing Director (who commissioned the coaching)
You helped me understand why I was so frustrated at work and to find a way of doing something about it that played to my strengths.
Client
A newly-appointed country manager found themselves unexpectedly struggling to deliver results, after having a strong track record of turn-arounds and problem-solving in previous roles.
No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t get any traction and felt like I was being a fraud in my first international role. I’d forgotten the importance of building relationships before diving in to fix things. Nick helped me take a more leader-like approach and, ironically, to feel comfortable taking my foot off the gas a bit so we could actually make faster progress!
Client
An entrepreneur, rapidly scaling-up their successful business in a very competitive sector, had hit a bit of a personal rough patch and was discovering that it’s true – it can be lonely at the top.
As the business grew and we took on more staff and bigger contracts, my confidence was getting really wobbly. In my coaching sessions it was good to talk through all the challenges, to find my self-belief again and to get (a little bit!) more balanced.
Client
This chief executive had a strong vision for the organisation and the culture change that would be needed. The coaching requirement was for a sounding board; a way to talk about their plans, reflect on how things were going, consider a few areas where extra attention was needed or opportunities that could be utilised.
I left all of our coaching sessions feeling inspired and ready for anything. In a situation that could have been overwhelming, it helped me see the big picture and keep the fire burning.
Client
We could tell when X had been for their coaching, because their enthusiasm and care for what we were doing rubbed-off on everybody else. We felt we were in a safe and encouraging pair of hands and I know their coaching with Nick was a big factor in that.
Group HR director (commissioned the coaching)
This team was responsible for delivering cross-functional services in a tough and demanding environment. They had gained a reputation for in-fighting and being unable to work in a unified way towards corporate priorities. They were rapidly chewing-through junior members.
I think your coaching was essential in providing the space and structure for people to learn how to get on with each other properly and to find their place in the bigger organisation.
Human resources director (commissioned the coaching)
We all needed to be more understanding and tolerant of each other; me included. That isn’t easy when you’re under so much pressure, so I was very grateful for the team coaching sessions. It gave us a pattern for constructive ways to deal with different approaches and the daily stresses.
Team member
About Nick
Certified Professional Coach
(from the world’s largest coach-training organisation – CTI – course accredited by the International Coach Federation)
Graduate of the Newfield School’s Mastery in Coaching programme
Master of NLP (MNLP)
Coaching professionally since 1999
Large-company experience in senior Finance, Corporate Strategy, Human Resources and Project Director roles
Set-up, grew and eventually sold small international consultancy business
Served on Institute of Director’s (IoD) regional board and two terms on their national Governing Council
Non-executive director and chair of audit at hospital trust
Former Chartered Accountant Fellow (FCCA)
MBA with Commendation (City University London, formerly Cass Business School)
Work is a huge part of people’s lives, so why not strive to be at your best and feel good about what you do
Businesses and other organisation can deliver really great products and services when the people and teams in them are as effective and fulfilled as possible
Every individual and every team hits a rough patch now and then, has self-doubts and simultaneously has great ambitions
”Be the change you want to see”
Loves the outdoors
If you’d like to know more about whether coaching with me might be useful to you or someone else in your organisation, please use the button to contact me.
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Friendly, fearless and effective support for people at work – from an executive coach with over 20 years’ experience
