Coaching for organisations
Having lived in Brazil, USA and UK with experience including senior management roles in corporates and non-profits, I partner with organisations to help managers and leaders make a powerful impact in their first 100 days of transitioning into a new role. This helps boost retention by empowering talent to increase their confidence, performance and wellbeing.
Spending years in the corporate and non-profit sectors, I gained an understanding of the opportunities and challenges people face in the private, public and third sectors. I joined digital media at the start of the digital boom, managed teams and developed a deep understanding of brand marketing. This included building strong client relationships and led on multi-million pound accounts (e.g. Land Rover, ITV, Nestle, Three Mobile, Kimberly Clark).
I joined start up 'Step Up To Serve' - #iwill campaign, which was launched at Buckingham Palace by HRH The Prince of Wales. Throughout my time, I was described as the lynchpin. As Chief of Staff my priority with the organisation was to ensure it ran effectively focusing on a positive culture and personnel development. Partnering with the executive team I effectively managed relationships with leaders across multiple sectors in the UK.
My expertise includes 1:1 leadership & executive coaching, team effectiveness and group workshops. I am trained in Organisation & Relationship Systems Coaching (ORSC™), DISC profiling and licensed to use Quantum Endeavors Inpowered Corporate Coach and Quantum 360® products, which have achieved 100% client-company re-engagement and 100% client growth assessed for over 18 years. My preference is to co-develop tailored solutions to meet client needs.
Individual Leadership & Executive Coaching
Three, six or twelve month 1:1 executive and leader coaching engagements focused on personal and professional development.
Outcomes:
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Helping clients navigate difficult conversations and overcome challenges
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Increased energy along with more clarity and purposefulness about what to do next
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Increase in confidence and performance resulting in greater retention
Option to include DISC profiling (more about what DISC is here)
Team Effectiveness Coaching
A series of workshops to improve the effectivenss of teams within an organisation.
Outcomes:
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Improve effectiveness, communication, performance and cohesion
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Increase self-awareness and attain greater awareness of the team/individual needs
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Increase confidence and trust across teams
"Sophie worked with me to help me to understand what I really love and value about my job. We identified areas that I wanted to improve including confidence and Sophie had some excellent exercises to help me work through that. Sophie has a great skill in bringing out your inner thoughts and feelings, and I feel like I understand myself a lot better now." Director, Global Philanthropic Network
360 interview based feedback process
Significantly enhance awareness of your strengths, needs and blind spots as perceived by you, your manager, direct reports and peers.
Outcomes:
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Illuminate an employee's blind spots and increase their self-awareness about areas to develop
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A clearer understanding of what is working and what is not
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A clear plan to move forward and improve confidence and performance
Group Coaching
Workshops designed around specific needs to improve confidence and performance at work (e.g. topics > wellbeing, confidence, performance, feedback, coaching skills, managing people)
Outcomes:
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Develop leadership & managerial skills, competencies and create consistency with ways of working
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Space to think through and shape next steps to allow for a proper shift in behaviours
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Increase in confidence, effectiveness and performance
I am based in London and can do 1:1 sessions in person, by video or telephone depending on preference. Any group/team workshops are online or face to face depending on location and space access.