Kind words from coaching clients

Mike can operate at just about any senior leadership environment, whether 1:1 at CEO level, with leadership teams, or with Boards and has an uncanny ability to tune in to the essence of what needs to be done to support their development and continued success.These environments also included getting well away from the normal work surroundings, particularly rewarding and effective were the 1:1 outside sessions - “walk and talk", normally in a quiet and remote landscape that freed the mind to…

Mike is really passionate about what he does and makes the coaching process enjoyable. Ultimately, the progress I made came from within but Mike was able to ask the right questions, understand my answers and help me to see my own performance in a completely different way.

Mike always delivered solid techniques and guidance for me to use that enabled me to improve with every challenge. Working with a coach that has experience of such a wide range of situations and still has a completely down to earth approach was incredibly refreshing and I always look forward to our sessions.

Mike helped me to believe in myself, encouraged me to be more logical in my decision making & less emotional, & gave me the self-belief to tackle every challenge I faced, accept I’d make mistakes along the way, but they’d ultimately make me a better leader.

The best thing in my opinion about working with Mike is how friendly and approachable he is. I really valued our conversations and took his advice onboard. Mike always listened carefully to my points of view and challenged where necessary.

Mike was an absolute pleasure to work with! He is extremely knowledgeable and practical and every session was not only very useful and insightful, but also fun and mentally engaging! I would always look forward to my sessions with Mike and make sure to set them at times I could focus completely because I found them so useful and so enjoyable. Mike is kind, funny, smart and practical – his insights were always spot on and his advise and guidance invaluable.

What I really enjoy about working with Mike is his ability to enable me to unearth the really crucial areas of my leadership - those that really make the biggest impact. I believe it’s his extraordinary empathy and ability to ‘work in the moment’ that helps me gain clarity on the day to day, the strategic and my broader aspirations as a leader.

Mike has been our Exec Team coach for over 5 years. He provides that brilliant combination of appropriate support and necessary change. It’s Mike’s care, dedication and skill that enables coaches to see things from fresh perspectives and actually thrive in challenging situations. The best thing for us is the difference in our leadership and the positive impact on the business.

Mike and his team helped me develop the next generations of leaders within the NHS. What works for us is his creative and innovative learning approach together with his choice of inspirational venues. We’ve realised how important it is to enable our people to really step back, take a pause, and unlock some of that amazing potential.

Mike and his team have been helping us to develop our senior leaders for over 15 years and designed a wide range of programmes for us. Mike is great at building a robust learning process that not only enables our leaders to thrive but is also completely aligned to our business reality.”

I’ve worked with Mike for over a decade in three different organisations. He is my go to guy for senior leader coaching. He is a brilliant coach and facilitator. The biggest difference to our organisation has been his ability to create exceptional learning environments that get powerful results for individuals, teams and the business.”