Chris S

With over 30 years of experience spanning blue chip companies, consultancy and senior leadership roles, I am an executive coach and facilitator who partners with individuals and organisations to achieve meaningful and lasting results. Drawing on a strong foundation in psychology and behavioural science and over two decades of professional coaching practice, I bring a results focused, yet reflective approach that empowers clients to realise their true potential.

Experience

An executive coach with over 30 years’ experience working for blue chip organisations as well as running my own management consultancy. I have worked as a senior talent manager for a Silicon Valley B2B technology enterprise, driving large-scale learning transformation programs. Practical experience of designing and delivering change management programs within the broadcast and media sector and executive recruitment in financial services. More recent experience in providing industry leading customers service in live entertainment and hospitality.

Expertise

As a coach, I come with over 20 years of coaching practice working with individuals and organisations to drive results. I use my knowledge of behavioural psychology, and my skills as a Master Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), together with a range of discovery tools to help people make meaningful changes in their professional and personal lives.  I have a successful track record in facilitating and delivering thought provoking, and highly engaging people development programs.   

Coaching style

I coach from the non-directive and results focused end of the coaching spectrum, working collaboratively with my clients and challenging them along the way to meet their desired goals.  My style is reflective, insightful, and thought provoking.  Mutual respect and accountability for taking action are the cornerstones of my coaching success. 

Qualifications

• BSc (Honours) Psychology with Counselling
• Member of the British Psychological Society
• Master Practitioner of NLP (MNLP)
• Senior Qualification in Hypnotherapy Practice (SQHP)
• Level 3 NCFE CACHE Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling Skills
• Diploma in Life Coaching skills

Coaching philosophy

Every client possesses the resources and the answers that they need to succeed, and my job as a coach is to help you tap into those resources and filter out the external noise that sometimes gets in the way of achieving the things that are truly important to you. Out of confusion comes clarity. Sometimes we just need to get out of our own way, to succeed.