Experience

Colin has over 30 years of business experience and has operated his own coaching and leadership development practice since 2005.   Previously a board level Operations Director level in a major retail energy company in the UK and Northern Europe, leading teams of up to 4000 staff and operating annual budgets in excess of £100m, Colin combines this business experience with a wide range of coaching tools and techniques to deliver practical pragmatic coaching interventions for his clients.   Colin complements his Coaching work with a role in the education sector at a major Business School working with MBA and experienced Masters students.

Expertise

Colin specialises in helping leaders and teams understand the purpose of their role and lead their people to success through example and inspiration.  He believes in focusing on results through the practical engagement and commitment of people within a business.  He brings his extensive expertise and qualifications in business and coaching to support the individual or team looking to grow and develop.  Colin’s hidden strength is his intuitive reading of situations and individuals.

Coaching style

Colin combines his experience and vision with a no-nonsense approach to meet the needs of each client.  Colin’s coaching style is collaborative, ensuring that a good relationship is sought with the client first, to help them understand and achieve their goals.  His work focuses on developing high-level communication skills and honing the ability to ask pertinent questions, utilising tools and techniques appropriate to the situation and context.  His core aims are to develop others while continuing to grow himself, and to enjoy the journey – an approach he believes encourages his clients to understand their own passions and motivators.

Qualifications 

BPI Level A and Level B accredited
MBTI Step I and II
16PF Personality Tool
HeartMath Certified Coach
JCA Accredited Emotional Intelligence Coach and Development Hub use
Diploma and Advanced Diploma in Coaching Mastery, Kudos Worldwide
MBA Cranfield School of Management

Coaching philosophy

Leadership is not all about deploying brilliant strategy; it is as much, if not more, about helping employees understand the vision, getting them to buy into the plan and ensuring them feel supported in their jobs. If people don’t believe in what they are doing then they will not make the sacrifices necessary, nor have the passion within to make it all work.  Coaching is the gateway to this understanding.