Philosophy

  My coaching philosophy is based on both theory and practice and has evolved over a number of years.

  I describe myself as a 'pragmatic humanist'. By that I mean that whilst my overall approach is humanistic, (i.e. I believe that my role is to encourage my clients to develop themselves and take personal responsibility for their own direction), I have the pragmatism required to focus on the visible outcome required by the organisation they are a part of. 

  Adult Learning theory underpins my coaching practice and my goal is to encourage self-direction in meeting agreed organisational outcomes. I don't mind how the client achieves what they need to achieve. The important thing is that they learn to understand themself and how they go about achieving results in appropriate ways. My role is to mirror back to them what they are doing, encourage self-observation and reflection, provide alternative points of view, share resources when genuinely required, and always be completely honest.