Coaching & Mentoring
Coaching and mentoring support plays a vital part in most leading organisations dealing with growth and change.
The twin challenges - of keeping an organisation strategically focussed and of developing and sustaining the working relationships needed to sustain that -
mean that few people at executive, senior or managerial level will not benefit at some point from dispassionate one-to-one input.
“Having you as a sounding board made a critical difference to me when I was facing a significant business decision. You helped me understand other people's mindsets, and that saved me from making a very expensive mistake.”
Mary Campbell,
Executive Director,
Blas Corporate Finance
Coaching and mentoring is essentially a highly tailored form of personal and professional support. It works in two key ways:
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It provides a sounding board, where individuals can talk through complex strategic issues and the personal and professional challenges involved in tackling those issues. This is particularly valuable for senior executives who by definition lack the managerial support structures available to staff
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It offers a supported space in which individuals can reflect on themselves and on how they impact on others, and develop the confidence to try out different approaches that may change working relationships for the better.
My aim in coaching is to provide first and foremost a 'safe space' in which an individual can relax, feel free to talk about whatever is on his or her mind, and be open to looking at challenging issues from other angles.
I have over 15 years' experience of coaching and mentoring at all levels in organisations.
With a background in psychotherapy, and years of studying organisational dynamics, I offer clients a combination of skills that are challenging, supportive and 'tuned-in' to the ways different individuals experience themselves and their organisational world.
A key part of this work is to establish a trusting personal relationship with each client. When an individual feels that her/his uniqueness is recognised, s/he is readier to explore in greater depth the issues and personal challenges s/he faces.
“The problem we've worked through has dogged my organisation for over 20 years.
I couldn't possibly have dealt with it without your support.”
Chief Officer,
A national charity
I can help you, as one of Mayfield Consulting's coaching & mentoring clients, to:
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Gain new insight into the strategic issues you face, & develop more "fine-tuned" ways of tackling organisational change
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Develop your self-awareness & inter-personal skills
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Become more genuinely influential in your dealings with others
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Bring more of your self to work, and feel confident that that has a value
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Deal with particularly tough challenges in the workplace
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See what you can do to contribute to organisational success and leave a personal legacy which you value.