Hello and welcome to my website!

About me

I am based out of Worsley, Manchester and provide business and life coaching services to clients within Manchester and Cheshire.  I have spent the last 18 years working within the field of learning and people development, the last 5 as Head of People Development for a large international Insurance Broker.  I have spent much of the last 10 years supporting both newly promoted and experienced managers at all levels to develop their management style and skills.  Much of this work was done in a corporate environment as part of a formal programme of management and leadership training.

Increasingly however I was being asked by managers, outside of the corporate environment, to provide support with an area of their management skills or style where they felt they were struggling .  These managers believed the 'gaps' they had identified would affect their overall performance in the long term, and possibly their promotion prospects if not addressed. They wanted support from a personal business coach.  This demonstrated to me the real need for coaching and development amongst both aspiring and established managers to be more widely available. Hopefully this is where I can help you. 

About My Work and My Approach

Much of my coaching work with private clients is focused around helping to develop greater self awareness and understanding of your impact on others; emotional intelligence; improving working relationships and addressing work/life balance issues.  These issues affect both aspiring and new managers as well as those who have been in management positions for a number of years.  This is where aspects of life coaching come into my approach as all too often when working with clients I have identified that issues at work are affecting personal lives and relationship; and where there is a personal issue at home, this can often affect performance at work.  My approach is to work with you to identify all the blockages to success and formulate an action plan that will work for you to achieve your goals. 

I also provide coaching and development on a wide range of managerial skills such as Interview Preparation and Techniques, Presentation Skills, Time and Self-management, Conflict Handling, Developing Successful Teams - to name a few - either on a one to one or group basis.

My clients would describe my style as open, supportive, direct and honest.  My aim is to always provide the best possible support, tailored to individual needs, and delivered in a personable, relaxed and friendly way. 

Coming Soon.....

Personal Development Workshops .......

One of my aims it to make personal development and lifestyle coaching more widely accessible outside of the work environment and I will soon be launching some weekend workshops.  Please check back soon if this might be of interest.