“How many high-calibre people do you know who are at least twice as good as they think they are? As a trained master coach, qualified careers adviser and teacher, specialising in helping people in business unlock their full career potential, I encounter this almost every week.”
In some cases, all I have to do is give clients ‘permission’ to be GREAT; in most cases, it’s more complex than that. Women especially are our own worst critics, known to hold ourselves back from progression because there is ‘just one thing’ on the job spec we believe we can’t do, often feeling like impostors on the job and worrying too much about what others think; a mix of guilt and overwhelm often gets added by mothers and women alike as they try to manage their two worlds in a way that works for them, their employer and their loved ones.
Recruiting new people is always very expensive and time-consuming. If you are interested in exploring how I can help to transform the effectiveness of the existing high-calibre staff in your organisation, with personal one-to-one coaching, please get in touch with me.
I also offer tailored in-house, interactive workshops and seminars to:
My speaking and working style is fun yet educational; inspirational, motivational, thought-provoking and interactive, and I have worked with other corporate clients such as ‘Triumph’, ‘Morgan Lloyd Administration Ltd’ and many networking groups such as ‘Women Mean Biz’ and ‘Athena’.
If you think that my skills and experience would be of value to your business and colleagues I would love to speak with you about how you can see us working together now and in the future. I will be in touch shortly to follow up with you and do feel free to contact me with any questions you may have.
In the meantime, this is what a selection of clients had to say about how we worked together:
"I did a McQuaig psychometric test (at work) on 9th August and a further one on 6th Sept. There has been a huge change in the responses to my dominance and ability to lead sections. The head of HR said she had never seen such as significant shift on that spectrum from a ‘follower and gentle people person’ to someone driving for success and wanting more responsibility and with the potential to be a good leader but still being a good people person." Becky has since been head-hunted and promoted to Marketing and Sales Manager.
"I am brill! I am enjoying life again, the only thing to get in the way was a rotten cold but instead of dragging myself around I took two days sick and stayed in bed with lots of hot drinks and now feel loads better. The old Rose would not have done that! Whatever you did has worked – everyone around me has noticed the change and some have even commented – “why are you so happy”! One of the reasons for seeing Sam was because I hated my job - how strange that only a few months later I am loving my job and my sales are increasing as all my previous efforts are all starting to come together! Whatever IT is she does it works; I had a review appointment with my GP who could not believe the difference in me and I will definitely be keeping in touch with Sam; I only wish I had met her years ago." Rose used to have ‘anxiety depression’ which created overwhelm at work. She is no longer on medication and, as you can see, is embracing her position as a Sales Director.
"In Summary: This lady works magic, I'm sure! I didn't think in a million years that I would ever feel this positive and confident in my abilities. When I got in contact with Sam I was at a real loss as to what to do. I was feeling apathetic and frustrated with my job, generally miserable and confused. I didn't know where I was going with my career, felt that my peers were all so much more successful than I was and that I hadn't really achieved anything. Magic or no magic, I couldn't recommend Sam highly enough, she's really helped me turn my life around." Shortly after our work together Laura was promoted to a position especially created for her, as a Marketing Manager.
"I had been asked to undertake a big presentation at work and I was beyond nervous for about two weeks leading up to the big day! I asked Sam for some help to calm my nerves and stress. Sam provided me with some great techniques, which I now understand is part of the Time Line Therapy. It was brilliant! I used the techniques on the days leading up to the presentation and during the event itself. It was so simple and it worked! I was calmer, and felt in control for once." Michelle is an Insurance Manager and now undertakes presentations regularly with confidence.
"I just wanted to let you know that I was successful in my promotion! I'm so thrilled to have achieved my goal and I can't tell you how much I have appreciated your help along the way. The whole promotion process has been so long and drawn out and at times, really stressful. But when I felt like I was starting to feel defeated, in addition to all the other techniques you taught me, I would often think "what would Sam say to me if I told her about this" and actually that really helped too! Everything you worked with me on has been so valuable and I have been trying to fly the flag for positive thinking with the juniors who I mentor.” Alison made Partner in her Solicitors Firm
"Finding good speakers to come and deliver talks to our networking groups is a challenge, and we were delighted when Sam agreed to come and do a talk with our Bristol group recently. Sam is very engaging as a speaker, and has the ability to connect with her audience whereby they are intently listening and absorbing her message. Her signature talk is inspiring, motivating, and thought provoking. We look forward to seeing more of Sam during 2014 at Women Mean Biz as a speaker and running one of our workshops." Philippa Constable, Women Mean Biz Networking Group
"Sam was a guest speaker at the Morgan Lloyd Breakfast club in May 2012, discussing in more detail the concept of Neuro Linguistic Programming. Sam had extensive knowledge on the subject and the session was interesting, informative and interactive. I would highly recommend Sam for both her professionalism and her personable approach." Sarah Sandercott, Managing Director at Morgan Lloyd Administration Limited
Contact me today with details of what you want and find out how we can move forward and work together.
Recruiting new people is always very expensive and time-consuming. If you are interested in exploring how I can help to transform the effectiveness of the existing high-calibre staff in your organisation, with personal one-to-one coaching, please get in touch with me.
I also offer tailored in-house, interactive workshops and seminars to:
- Activate the productivity and potential for a more effective workforce
- Enhance and improve succession planning
- Acquire skills and attitudes to what they cannot do right now, but would like to be able to do
- Think more clearly and increase confidence
- Communicate more effectively with others
- Manage thoughts, moods and behaviours more effectively.
My speaking and working style is fun yet educational; inspirational, motivational, thought-provoking and interactive, and I have worked with other corporate clients such as ‘Triumph’, ‘Morgan Lloyd Administration Ltd’ and many networking groups such as ‘Women Mean Biz’ and ‘Athena’.
If you think that my skills and experience would be of value to your business and colleagues I would love to speak with you about how you can see us working together now and in the future. I will be in touch shortly to follow up with you and do feel free to contact me with any questions you may have.
In the meantime, this is what a selection of clients had to say about how we worked together:
"I did a McQuaig psychometric test (at work) on 9th August and a further one on 6th Sept. There has been a huge change in the responses to my dominance and ability to lead sections. The head of HR said she had never seen such as significant shift on that spectrum from a ‘follower and gentle people person’ to someone driving for success and wanting more responsibility and with the potential to be a good leader but still being a good people person." Becky has since been head-hunted and promoted to Marketing and Sales Manager.
"I am brill! I am enjoying life again, the only thing to get in the way was a rotten cold but instead of dragging myself around I took two days sick and stayed in bed with lots of hot drinks and now feel loads better. The old Rose would not have done that! Whatever you did has worked – everyone around me has noticed the change and some have even commented – “why are you so happy”! One of the reasons for seeing Sam was because I hated my job - how strange that only a few months later I am loving my job and my sales are increasing as all my previous efforts are all starting to come together! Whatever IT is she does it works; I had a review appointment with my GP who could not believe the difference in me and I will definitely be keeping in touch with Sam; I only wish I had met her years ago." Rose used to have ‘anxiety depression’ which created overwhelm at work. She is no longer on medication and, as you can see, is embracing her position as a Sales Director.
"In Summary: This lady works magic, I'm sure! I didn't think in a million years that I would ever feel this positive and confident in my abilities. When I got in contact with Sam I was at a real loss as to what to do. I was feeling apathetic and frustrated with my job, generally miserable and confused. I didn't know where I was going with my career, felt that my peers were all so much more successful than I was and that I hadn't really achieved anything. Magic or no magic, I couldn't recommend Sam highly enough, she's really helped me turn my life around." Shortly after our work together Laura was promoted to a position especially created for her, as a Marketing Manager.
"I had been asked to undertake a big presentation at work and I was beyond nervous for about two weeks leading up to the big day! I asked Sam for some help to calm my nerves and stress. Sam provided me with some great techniques, which I now understand is part of the Time Line Therapy. It was brilliant! I used the techniques on the days leading up to the presentation and during the event itself. It was so simple and it worked! I was calmer, and felt in control for once." Michelle is an Insurance Manager and now undertakes presentations regularly with confidence.
"I just wanted to let you know that I was successful in my promotion! I'm so thrilled to have achieved my goal and I can't tell you how much I have appreciated your help along the way. The whole promotion process has been so long and drawn out and at times, really stressful. But when I felt like I was starting to feel defeated, in addition to all the other techniques you taught me, I would often think "what would Sam say to me if I told her about this" and actually that really helped too! Everything you worked with me on has been so valuable and I have been trying to fly the flag for positive thinking with the juniors who I mentor.” Alison made Partner in her Solicitors Firm
"Finding good speakers to come and deliver talks to our networking groups is a challenge, and we were delighted when Sam agreed to come and do a talk with our Bristol group recently. Sam is very engaging as a speaker, and has the ability to connect with her audience whereby they are intently listening and absorbing her message. Her signature talk is inspiring, motivating, and thought provoking. We look forward to seeing more of Sam during 2014 at Women Mean Biz as a speaker and running one of our workshops." Philippa Constable, Women Mean Biz Networking Group
"Sam was a guest speaker at the Morgan Lloyd Breakfast club in May 2012, discussing in more detail the concept of Neuro Linguistic Programming. Sam had extensive knowledge on the subject and the session was interesting, informative and interactive. I would highly recommend Sam for both her professionalism and her personable approach." Sarah Sandercott, Managing Director at Morgan Lloyd Administration Limited
Contact me today with details of what you want and find out how we can move forward and work together.
