The People who are Coaching Professionals

Neil Scotton

Hi, I'm Neil Scotton, Managing Director of Coaching Professionals. In the last 7 years I've had the pleasure of working with hundreds of business owners, directors, and key staff as they made something special happen in their work and life. Together we build the safe space for profound, honest and inspired conversations. I am their thought-partner, supporter and provocateur as well being a committed professional coach. I'm credentialled with the International Coach Federation and a qualified NLP Coach and NLP Master Practitioner. In 2008 I recieved The International Coach Federation’s Global President’s Award for leadership and contribution to the world of coaching, and was nominated as 'Coaching/Mentoring Person of the Year 2008' by Coaching at Work Magazine. I was President of the International Coach Federation in the UK in 2007 and 8. As a speaker I engage audiences in thought-provoking perspectives on leadership, sustainability and ‘Making a Difference’. Recently this has included key note addresses at conferences and leadership events in London, Montreal, Prague, Gothenburg, Tallin, Villnius and Riga and various venues in the UK. In a voluntary capacity I help lead a local collaborative project that assists businesses to become ‘Sustainability Pioneers’. And I support the growth and development of the coaching profession in various ways, and have been a member of the International Coach Federation Global Ethics Committee, a judge on an international award for Best Practice in coaching in organisations, and on the UK Coaching Bodies Roundtable. You can read more on this pdf attachment

Alister Scott

Alister has spent 20 years helping leaders and organisations to be at their best more of the time. He has worked with leaders in the private and public sectors, charities and top universities. He has been trained and mentored by some of the world's top leadership coaches, and in return several have then chosen him as their coach. He's a great believer in the huge difference that good leadership can make, and believes that each of us has the potential to lead well. He has also felt the pressures of leadership himself through such activities as working with select committees, Ministers, business leaders and as a spokesman in the media. Alister brings a down-to-earth and fun approach to the support he provides, combined with a commitment to world-class standards. Alister lives in Sussex with his wife and two children. He finds inspiration by getting out on his bike and running on the Downs. He coaches his son's rugby squad, and provides leadership support to several local and national charities including CARE International, the Lewes Railway Land Trust and Forum for the Future.

Peter Hutchinson

Peter Hutchinson is a consultant, mentor and qualified coach for business leaders. He helps organisations and individuals be effective and achieve their goals in a fulfilling and ethically satisfying way. Operating at the highest level, his background includes leading the change programme that restructured ICL into the highly successful Fujitsu Services. He ran several £500m divisions as MD and also was Operations Director responsible for more than 11,000 people. Prior to that he was he was CIO and Supply Chain Director at both Superdrug Stores plc and B&Q plc. Earlier in his career he spent time both as a strategic planner and as a programme manager. As a qualified coach with a wealth of experience in running and turning round large organisations Peter delivers coaching and mentoring for Senior Executives. He also delivers Strategy Development for Leadership Teams, and Transformational Organisation Design and Change Programmes. His experience means he is excellent in fixing problem programmes and gaining improvements in outcomes from outsourcing contracts. Peter is a graduate of King’s College, Cambridge. He is an active jazz musician and teaches t’ai chi internationally.

Richard Fox

Richard Fox is a credentialed coach with the International Coach Federation and an NLP Master Practitioner. He is an experienced coach, facilitator and advisor with specialist skills in the key areas of developing people in line with strategy; collaborative leadership, talent development and building strategic alliances and partnerships. Richard has advised at least 100 start ups and early stage growth companies. He helps build and develop businesses and is retained as a non-executive director or executive coach by a number of businesses. He is regarded for his breadth and depth of business knowledge, gained in his 30 years as a business improvement specialist. As an experienced facilitator, Richard works with organisations facilitating workshops on e.g. partnering for business success, building networking capability, visioning, strategic thinking, managing change, leadership, coaching and mentoring, organisational learning, team working, creativity and innovation. Richard is also a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, a member of the Institute of Management Consultants, and an associate of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.

Claire Palmer

Claire coaches executives and professionals alongside supervising coaches and a vast number of other coach-related activities. She is a credentialed coach with the International Coach Federation (ICF) and also holds a Diploma in Advanced Executive Coaching with the Institute of Executive Coaching, accredited with Middlesex University, London UK. She is MBTI® certified, along with a variety of other executive assessment tools. Her coaching style is empathic, pragmatic, down-to-earth, structured, action-oriented, and focused. She is naturally non-directive however when needed she is directive and will offer suggestions based on her experience. Her approach is flexible, each client is treated individually. Clients describe her as professional and results-oriented; maintaining high integrity; being reliable, trustworthy, supportive, caring, intuitive, enthusiastic, and positive; a good listener who really enjoys working one-to-one. Claire has a total of fourteen years’ coaching experience. Her focus is on all aspects of leadership skills – people management, achieving results, team development, project management, communication, and managing change. She has worked with executives, corporate leaders, professionals, and business owners in a variety of industries and countries. She is a Past President for the UK International Coach Federation (ICF). And she is a volunteer mentor for The Princes Trust. Claire was Vice President IT, Card Services Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), American Express: Global Travel, Financial and Network Services Provider. Here she was responsible for a major portfolio of successful technology investment

Chris Carling

Chris Carling is a qualified Workplace Mediator and an ICF Professional Certified Coach, with over seven years coaching experience. Chris has worked as a coach and/or facilitator with a wide range of individuals and organisations in sectors including finance, pharmaceuticals, theatre, education, construction and architecture. One of her niches is in improving relationships at work – she is particularly skilled at working with executives and staff with a technical or scientific background. Before becoming a coach she ran her own consultancy as a management training specialist and writer/developer of training materials. She is a script-writer of award winning videos, co-author of two books on communication and developer of a pack for trainers aimed at nurturing creativity in the commercial world. She has an MA and PhD from the Exeter University and an MPhil in Linguistics from Cambridge University. See her testimonials here.

David Gray

Professor David Gray is Chair in Management Learning at the University of Surrey School of Management. David led the Leadership Skills programme, a collaboration of the University, Surrey Chambers of Commerce and Surrey Business Link, which brought together a faculty of 20+ highly experienced and effective coaches to provide high quality coaching to over 200 leaders of small and medium sized enterprises. He brings expertise in the selection of coaches and coaching research. David leads the Management Learning Research Group which conducts research into the way in which learning, management training and change impact on business. David has provided consultancy services for the University in a range of areas from executive coaching to e-learning development for organisations including Toshiba, BP UK Oil, Total Fina, the OECD and the Civil Service. Previous career history includes being training development manager at the London Stock Exchange.

Karen Griffin

Karen is an excellent NLP trainer. She helps people achieve their potential. Her clients describe her as “very easy to talk to”, “an excellent listener”, caring and warm, and “never judging”. She has over 15 years’ experience in the Training & Development field, working with Blue Chip companies and SME’s. Her experience includes work in the IT, Travel, and Finance sectors. She is a Certified NLP Coach (ICF accredited training) and an NLP Master Practitioner.You can read some of Karen's testimonials here.