Recent Coaching Examples
- Ian worked with a Director (Equivalent) at a global Law Firm who had been recently promoted into a role with an Asia Pacific remit. Though viewed as a Subject Matter Expert and highly valued across the firm, the new role saw her leading a geographically dispersed and experienced team of former peers.
Ian’s coaching focused on assisting her to learn to engage more effectively with a range of stakeholders and to develop key relationships. Sessions targeted her ability to influence and to hold challenging conversations and lead her team. He also addressed patterns and habits of thinking that were interfering with her performance in the new role. A recent internal 360 survey indicated progress in these areas. Sample comments: Excellent relationships with key stakeholders in the Partnership. Strives to support her team to develop and grow.
- Deputy Pro Vice Chancellor – Appointed into a newly created position with a University wide remit the initial challenges included how to introduce and integrate academic practice and research into how the institution did business and how to build a team and articulate their vision and direction to both academic and non-academic staff across the university. The coaching continues with strong buy in at the VC level and by other academics with one outcome being a recent promotion.
- Head of School – A highly experienced and valued academic with deep discipline expertise and institutional knowledge was looking to take his leadership of the school to the next level. Ian worked to identify the patterns and habits of thinking that were getting in their way and through a series of safe to fail experiments supported them to make changes that led to a highly performing school executive with enhanced student results.
- Ian worked with a Partner in an Accounting Firm to develop their self-confidence, impact and leadership capability. At the end of the coaching they reported decreased stress levels, increased confidence to lead and a greater ability to take accountability at a strategic level. This change also led to higher levels of engagement across their practice group.
- Marketing Director – Newly promoted and challenged by the increased exposure, breadth and complexity of the role she needed to find her leadership voice and take up her legitimate position in the C-suite. Administered the (TLC) 360 survey after 6 months of coaching to identify key patterns and habits of thinking that were still getting in her way. Sample survey comments included: Jane (not her real name), has made a great start to her executive leadership career & I have seen positive change in the last 6 months in the areas of Strategy, Decision Making and Mobilising her team.
- Newly appointed CEO – Ian provided coaching support to a CEO targeted at supporting his transition into the role and in building strong working relationships with his board, direct reports and stakeholders. Throughout the sessions, Ian assisted him to develop his vision for the organisation, as well as his feedback and influencing skills.
- Senior Medical Specialist, Health Sector – Ian was engaged to coach them to develop their self-awareness and leadership skills in order to more effectively influence others and to secure further research funding and resources. Additional funding was achieved.
- Managing Director of a not for profit organisation – Engaged Ian to support her in leading the organisations strategic direction and to help her with some challenging operational and people issues. The sector had experienced significant change over the last 5 years and was facing more change in their governance structure. The work focused on the development of both her inner and outer game and resulted in the successful transition of the organisation into a new organisation and her successful growth into a new role.