RECOMMENDATIONS
A taste of what previous clients have to say about their experiences of coaching and training with me.
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Coaching
Career development
I cannot recommend Yvonne highly enough as a supremely knowledgeable, skilled, compassionate coach. The combination of highly attuned coaching skills, with a genuine caring and compassionate nature and many years of professional expertise make her outstanding at what she does. She is so driven to support others in achieving their goals and it comes through in everything she does. Nothing is too much effort, and her ability to adapt her sessions to work in the best ways to achieve end goals is fantastic. I can’t recommend her highly enough to anyone seeking to define and achieve their goals and overcome any life, work or personal challenges. Head of Operations
Job seeker
What can I say? With your support I got the job! And more than that, connecting with you made me remember all of the things I'm good at. Thanks for being such an amazing person and here's to success for you new venture.Communications manager
Resilience at work
Aspects that were useful: Excellent listening, reframing thoughts. Reflecting on behaviours and consequences, taking the sting out of things, encouragement to be brave, going at a comfortable pace for me, excellent referrals to reading material.
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I started coaching to a challenging work situation. Yvonne was recommended to me and I contacted her for what I thought was purely a work situation. Yvonne helped me reframe the situation and other issues emerged to be reflected upon with Yvonne’s savvy support. I found this experience extremely helpful in reframing situations and calming down my feelings. I have since recommended Yvonne to a close friend of mine. Project Manager
Transition into a senior leadership role
I find spending time with my coach particularly helpful for thinking about and developing high-level strategic issues, which I do not ordinarily have time for. It is an opportunity for reflection on my role, how it fits within the larger University context, and on my personal approach. My coach’s style is a good balance of reflecting back with suggestions for new directions of thought. It is great to take time out of the day to day work to take stock and think more strategically. College Board Member
Academic promotion
Coaching is one of the University's best systems and I am truly grateful to have been able to benefit from it. My coach helped me develop leadership skills in initiating and managing change within my department, find practical solutions to what seemed to be a bundle of problems, and have the confidence to take on more ambitious career agendas. I have been most impressed by the professionalism, integrity and generosity I encountered. I felt heard and helped, and reminded that a sense of perspective and positivity go a long way. Professor
Career alignment
Yvonne has the exceptional ability as a coach to leave you feeling you can achieve anything. She is highly perceptive and through thoughtful and measured questioning and a variety of techniques she enables you to reflect and target key areas and issues to create a clear plan of action to achieve your goals. Yvonne has a natural warmth and empathy and creates a coaching environment of complete trust, where you feel confident to talk openly about anything. She has an exceptional understanding of people and workplaces and the issues and opportunities of both and how things can realistically be achieved, I would highly recommend her as a coach. Professional Services Manager
Training
Leadership programme
Yvonne is an excellent trainer who is compassionate, engaging and knowledgable in a range of areas related to leadership and personal development. I personally appreciate her candid authentic manner, especially around challenging subjects and students. She is an asset and a valuable one at that.