What Others Say

- from my time as a leader in business

“I have had the benefit of Alison's coaching for more than three years, during which her input to my career has been completely invaluable. Her style is to be incredibly supportive and encouraging but also to know just when to turn the heat up and challenge you to achieve your best. When I took on the increased responsibility of the Managing Director role, I found her guidance to be immensely helpful and found our sessions together always drove me to take action and do something different and better. She is undoubtedly the best business coach I have come across during my career.”

Managing Director, newly formed Financial Services Company

“I had tended to put more time and energy into developing my management teams across Europe than into seeking out the personal coaching support and robust challenge that I needed for myself. With her bang up-to-date senior business experience, deft listening and questioning skills and facilitative yet refreshingly challenging and straightforward approach, Alison has played a significant role in providing me with the clarity of thought and confidence to tackle my own defined development needs, make the most of my strengths and keep me ahead of the game.”

Operations Director, Europe-wide Financial Services

“I worked with Alison for about eighteen months as Programme Director delivering a major change programme for her. Even though Alison was not my line manager, I seized the opportunity to secure some coaching, mentoring and thinking time with her.

“For me, Alison's style is one that balances listening, taking time to understand you, asking you questions which provoke you to do a deeper level of thinking and an enormous sense of honesty. She appears to have a natural ability to understand you, by that I mean Alison will play back to you: your strengths, what is driving you and the challenges you face. I believe this is what makes Alison quite unique as a coach and guide.

“I have recommended a number of people to Alison over the last three years and each of them has returned from their time with her to say how uplifting she was and the time they spent with her was invaluable.”

Change Programme Director, Wealth Management

“Alison played a key part in helping me to develop a successful career. I found her coaching style to be a powerful combination of both support and challenge - stimulating a fresh perspective on things and often an increased confidence to pursue new opportunities. With Alison's support, I not only developed professionally (I ended up doing an Executive MBA and my role is now Operations Director) but also individually, thanks to regular, insightful feedback around my personal style.”

Operations Director, Retail Banking