COACH
MASTER PRACTITIONER COACH
I have been coaching since 2004 and have carried out over 1,600 hours of coaching. I’m a Master Practitioner Coach accredited by the European Mentoring & Coaching Council. I began my career working as a Community Artist in the charity sector and worked in the NHS from 1989 to the spring of 2022. I have worked in all sectors of the NHS and have a doctorate in Organisational Psychology from Manchester Business School. I also write extensively on coaching practise, organisational change, personal effectiveness and innovation. I’m the author of “Values Count: believing in what we do” and “Insight Coaching: from values to action”. The new book, “The Inner Fire: a coaching alchemy”, brings the psychological context of alchemy to coaching practice. I worked as Chief Explorer to the organisation that I founded in 2013, NHS Research & Development North West, until 2022 when I retired from the NHS. Since then I have been developing a wider remit as an explorer of ideas and places. You can find out more about this work at chiefexplorer.co.uk
Are you interested in being coached by me? You will be someone who is driven in your career by the need to make a difference. Perhaps you don’t feel that you have had the chance to do that as well as you could to date. You are full of ideas and want to work with someone who can help you to get better organised, to be clear where to prioritise and as a result to step into your greatness. You just need someone to help you to believe in yourself, and to work with someone who will nudge you into a space of courage, compassion and contentment. Get in touch if this sounds like you.
COACHING STYLE
I have been coaching Leaders since 2004. I use an eclectic style, drawing on a wide range of techniques, including: NPL, psycodynamic, behavioural & creative, narrative-based approaches.
I take an approach centred on you, beginning with any issues you bring and identifying the best approach to match your preferred style.
AREAS OF SPECIALISM
I have extensive experience of coaching leaders at all stages of their career, helping them to understand the importance of building strong teams. He has significant experience of change management, resilience and developing entrepreneurial and innovation skills. In addition, he provides coaching on creativity and productivity and specialises in career coaching, career transitions, performance development, strategic planning, influencing stakeholders and business development.
CLIENT ORGANISATIONS
I am used to working with clients at all levels. I have coached Chief Executives, Executive Directors, Medical Directors, Clinical Directors, Heads of Service and frontline staff. I have also coached clients within the charity sector, SMEs and university sector. It is less about the role that you are working in, and more about your focus on improvement and change to ensure that you become the best version of you that you can be.
CAREER BACKGROUND
I worked for 7 years for a regional charity, and have worked since 1989 in the public sector. I have held a number of senior roles in the NHS, including National Head of Evaluation for the NHS Modernisation Agency and Regional Director of R&D for NHS North West, as well as a number of non-executive roles at regional and national level. I have expertise in evaluation of impact, public involvement and engagement, and service improvement / change management.
I have previously held honorary appointments at Manchester Business School, University of Lancaster and Liverpool John Moores University. I am currently Honorary Visiting Professor, Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences, University of Liverpool.