What Clients Say - In their words...
These case studies are the words of the clients themselves. They give you an honest insight into their experiences and their achievements when working together. They are personal stories and each client has kindly given their consent for them to appear in this public domain.
Becoming Chief Executive Becoming Chief Executive in a media business is not for the faint-hearted. Andrew Bethell describes how he gained the confidence, equilibrium and tools to deal with the challenges as they arose.
Enjoying a successful Management Team Day “Challenging”, “Revealing”, “Visionary”, “Informative”, “Realistic”, “Necessary”. These are some of the words the Senior Management Team of Centurion Management Systems used to describe their day together. They turned broad 10 year goals into a clear and inspiring vision for the next 3 years, agreed actions to get moving on, and built a deeper level of team understanding and commitment. Here, Managing Director Jonathan Richards tells his story of a team day with Neil Scotton.
Taking your team to the next level Would you like a workforce that is happy, involved and committed - people who manage their time and themselves effectively and who communicate well - and who can then deliver greater efficiency and more profits? That’s what Managing Director Adrian Rothera wanted so that he could take the business to the next level. So he booked a couple of facilitated team sessions with Neil Scotton. This is what he got...
Turning a small business into a thriving success Confidence, cashflow, increased income and the right clients – all key elements for a successful business. But it isn’t always this way. Simon Knibbs, Partner at Knibbs Associates, describes how his decision to take time for coaching helped him turn the business around. It is now a thriving success for him and his people.
Facilitating a sustainable business network Bringing people together for the first time, to explore a topic that has proven to be a mire for many, and to emerge with an enthusiastic team can prove difficult – and is a wonderful experience when it goes right. Here Tony Whitbread, Chief Executive of Sussex Wildlife Trust, shares his observations of the event Coaching Professionals was delighted to play a leading role in creating and delivering.
Business success and the life that you want Making a successful business more successful brings inevitable challenges. In her own words, Barbara describes here how she is moving the business forwards through improved communications and building on her strengths and those of her people, and in doing so is improving staff job satisfaction and her balance and quality of life. She’s feeling brilliant!
Building the confidence, clarity and personal organisation to launch a business Starting a business is a challenging time. There are so many things that need to be done. Often they are new, unfamiliar and even scary. They all need to be fitted into a day that also includes the other important things in your life. Here Carley describes how she is getting the clarity, confidence, motivation and organisation to successfully launch her business.
Satisfying customers by bringing out the best in your people... and yourself Running a conference venue means the demands are continuous and the expectations are high. You have to ensure not only your customers are delighted, but their customers are delighted too. Here, Tim Hall tells how coaching has helped him become top in the group for customer satisfaction, and is getting the best from his people…and himself.
Leading and growing a business with confidence Teamworking, staff motivation, workflow and, of course, profits are key issues for a small and growing organisation. It requires vision, belief and confidence. David Hunt, Managing Director of Custom Networks tells how he came to get these, and exceptional value for money, from his coaching.
Improving your business growth, finances, health - and happiness Life when growing a new business can be very full. So many things to focus on, so many things you can worry about. Steve Leggetter describes how he decided to take control and make the changes that have helped his business, his finances, his health and his happiness.
Dealing with a high workload Professional roles can be very, very busy. And then it’s easy to lose sight of what’s important, to suffer the wrong emotions and experience confusion. Mick Mckeever, a Head of HR, made the most of his 5 coaching sessions to gain focus, confidence and new ways to solve problems and deal with a high workload – and now he’s much happier.
Regaining confidence, balance and a love of the job When you’re in an important and demanding job, it’s easy for work to get out of control. We then often have feelings of frustration and failure. But it doesn’t have to be that way. In this very open and honest account, Sadie describes how she found new insights and took the actions that enabled her to regain confidence, balance and a love for her job.
How much impact can one session have? When Coaching Professionals held a prize draw at an exhibition, Guy Wilcox was a lucky winner. He had an afternoon with Neil Scotton. That was 2 years ago. Building on his natural drive and energy he has gone on to achieve more and more. At the time of this conversation he was on the verge of achieving his highest monthly sales record ever.
Life after redundancy Redundancy can be a difficult time. It can hit anyone. Just when confidence, self-esteem and direction are most required they can be hardest to find. Here, Nicholas Craig shares how he is gaining inspiration, getting back in control of his life and rediscovering the spring in his step that is enabling him to make the right things happen.