Coaching at Work: How Coaching Transforms Individual and Organisational Performance


Coaching is one of the most effective tools available for developing leadership capability, supporting performance, and enabling individuals to work through complex challenges. Used well, it produces lasting change in the way people think, lead, and make decisions. We provide executive coaching, one-to-one leadership coaching, and coaching skills training for managers who want to adopt a coaching approach with their own teams.


When coaching makes the biggest difference


Coaching works best when an individual is facing a significant challenge or transition, and benefits from dedicated time and space to think it through with a skilled, independent partner. Common applications include leadership development for managers moving into more senior roles, supporting performance improvement in a structured and constructive way, enabling executives to navigate complex organisational change, and building the confidence and decision-making capability of high-potential individuals.

For organisations, commissioning coaching for key individuals is a targeted investment in the people whose performance has the greatest leverage on outcomes. It is particularly effective when combined with leadership training and management development programmes.


Coaching skills training for managers


Many of the conversations managers need to have with their teams are coaching conversations: exploring options, supporting problem solving, building confidence, and enabling people to find their own solutions. When managers have coaching skills, they have better conversations, stronger relationships, and teams that are more capable and more self-sufficient.

We deliver coaching skills training for managers who want to develop a more coaching-based approach to leadership. These programmes can be delivered as standalone sessions or as part of a broader leadership development programme.


Our coaching specialists


Our coaching team includes practitioners with extensive public and private sector experience and formal coaching qualifications at the highest level.


Clare Dallaway holds an MBA and an ILM Level 7 coaching qualification, and brings 30 years of public sector experience to her coaching practice. She works with executives and senior leaders across a range of sectors.


Caroline Quaife is an MA qualified Chartered FCIPD practitioner and accredited in psychometrics including Saville Wave and MBTI. She specialises in transformational organisational development and leadership coaching.


How we can help


Whether you are looking for one-to-one executive coaching for a senior leader, a coaching skills programme for your management team, or coaching as part of a wider leadership development initiative, we can design an approach that fits your needs and your organisation. Find out more about our Leadership and Management Training and our Personal Development programmes.


Get in touch to discuss your coaching requirements.

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