What My Clients Have Said:

“I think that your style of teaching is very collaborative and makes the attendee feel at ease with both you and themselves. You seem to have a real ability to get to and understand the issues and potential problems quickly and without pressurising.

I have found the sessions with you both personally and for my Team both enjoyable and very beneficial. I have seen the improvement following your training reflected by my teams performance which is both of a higher quality and more confidently delivered.

On my Time Management training you have given me many good ideas and areas on which to focus to produce the desired outcome (which was also something you made me aware had to be more clear and captured).

I always look forward to working with you, and your continued support outside of the actual coaching sessions is both of the highest quality and much appreciated.

I would also say that you are probably the ‘nicest and best trainer ever’ but as honest as that is it does sound a little corny.”

Steve Isted, Senior Manager with a Blue Chip company which is a world leader in its field.

“My task list has reduced, I believe my output has improved. I rarely work late when previously I did. I rarely work at home, when previously I did. Even during the day although I wouldn’t say I was stressed, things are more relaxed. Most of the time I am waiting for others, they are not waiting for me.

In summary, life for me at work and home is much better.Thanks very much for your help.”

Bill Vincent, Buyer for the Ford Motor Company following a time management course.

“As a team I think we needed to work on our relationships. On the surface things seemed ‘okay’ but sometimes there was an atmosphere when things were left unsaid. We needed to find a way of talking to one another in an open and honest way but without causing upset.

The work that we have done on giving non-judgemental feedback has helped us here. By thinking about the way I construct feedback, I am now more aware of talking about what I have seen or heard rather than challenging someone’s beliefs and values directly by immediately putting my own interpretation on their behaviour.

Sarah has provided the framework for us to be able to focus more clearly on what we need to work on by prompting the appropriate questions.”

Jenny, Departmental Manager, following a team building workshop

“I would use Sarah again in the future - no problem! She poses thoughtful questions and provides insight that I have not considered before.

She understands me really well and provides direction to my thoughts. I really like and trust her and would definitely recommend her to others if they were looking for a coach.

Sarah is very effective and is excellent at what she does. She provides a safe but professional environment, is challenging and revels in your success.”

Jude Germain – Dynamic Transitions Ltd following 3-months coaching

“The aim of the course for me was to be able to address issues within the team without causing confrontation or upset.

We were able to achieve this by understanding the behaviours we observed and discussing those rather than trying to interpret people’s beliefs and values. The SDI profile of the team enabled me to understand the drivers that make people behave the way they do.

I am now comfortable approaching individuals when there are differing opinions and am able to tackle those difficult conversations.”

Allan Brown, Team Leader with a large blue chip organisation which is a world leader in its field, following a team building programme.

“In preparing for a business presentation I had become concerned about how important it was to me and my business as a potentially large amount of future business rested on whether I presented well or not.

With your help I was able to change my perspective to looking at the session as a means to build a good relationship with the client and see whether I might be able to help them.

This contrasted substantially with my all or nothing view at the outset. This perspective shift took a lot of stress out of the situation and meant I could approach it as a step on a journey and not a make or break event.

The presentation and subsequent discussion felt much less charged and we are now close to signing a contract for some business in the New Year with the potential for many more engagements to follow.

Working with you, I never felt I was being overtly coached – it was more subtle and relaxed, which made it easier for me to explore my feelings and concerns.

Your coaching had the feel of being an equal, peer-to-peer conversation and exploration which felt very comfortable. In only a few short sessions I found it easy and inspiring to talk with you and I would be very happy to recommend you to others.”

MD, Managing Director, Australia following 6 sessions of one-to one telephone coaching

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