After a 20-year career as a senior HR professional in global business, I set up Be Connected Coaching to concentrate on my passion of partnering with leaders and teams.

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One of the benefits of my career in HR is that I have worked alongside business people on a wide spectrum of issues from complex business transformations, acquisitions and new country entries to cultural and behavioural change programmes to strategies for developing leadership talent and increasing diversity. This means I have a deep understanding of organisational context and global operating models, and a sensitivity to the challenges which senior leaders face.

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A recurrent feature of my career has been working with teams on their own dynamics and effectiveness where I have found my ability to form trusting relationships enables me to help teams address the thorny issues which often go unaddressed.

 

Equally, I have worked extensively at the mid-career level and with aspiring leaders, where questions around career progression, the role of work in a broader life plan, and confidence are often key themes. I have coached many mid-level and senior women, and as a senior female leader myself, I find I have a deep affinity with some of the questions which arise for women at these career stages. Finally, I greatly enjoy coaching HR professionals and teams.

 

Although I come from the corporate world, my client base is much broader, including small business owners, charity professionals, athletes and HR folk. My own path progressed via education and publishing to the energy sector but I now coach across multiple industries and professions.