What my Clients Say
“Working with Andy this year has been a revelation. I came to him feeling demotivated, frustrated and unfocused, convinced that what was happening at work was completely out of my control. Through a number of 121 sessions, Andy helped me to really analyse the root cause of my frustrations, and put small, achievable goals in place to work towards. I left each session feeling more determined, full of energy but most importantly, with more empathy for and understanding of those around me. Once I understood that I could truly control much of what I felt was down to other people, my entire outlook changed. Andy challenges you to dig deeper, think more strategically and really think about what matters to you. My relationship with colleagues and managers has improved dramatically and I have a renewed passion for the business I work for, and it is all down to our sessions. Thank you, Andy! ” Lauren – Career Coaching
“Andy coached me through a daunting career change. Throughout the coaching sessions, Andy helped me organise disparate thoughts into coherent, actionable plans. Andy helped me realise my leadership potential and gave me the confidence to take on my new role. Andy’s assistance has given me the best chance to be a successful leader and I’ll always be grateful for the help I received.” SW – Career Coaching
“I have found coaching with Andy extremely useful in identifying short, medium and long-term targets and the interplay between my key stakeholders and achieving those aims. Andy’s style is warm and relaxed but is always highly focussed which helps to quickly establish a good rapport and an ongoing, productive dialogue. Meetings with Andy always have clearly identified aims, purpose and timescales which has been vital towards me establishing a structured pathway. In short I view Andy as an excellent communicator and motivator and as someone who is able to provide helpful, targeted advice in such a positive way. I would have no hesitation in recommending him to colleagues of all levels.” Simon – Executive Coaching
“I am delighted to have worked with Andy over the past year and seen him develop as a professional coach. Andy is a dynamic, engaging and challenging coach.” Lucy Mullins – Strategically Inspired
“I wasn’t sure what to expect when I started my coaching sessions with Andy, but from the very outset he made me feel at ease and in a safe environment where I could talk freely without judgment or expectation. It was really helpful, productive and motivating to have an hour session away from the distractions and demands of the office focussing on me and my goals. We set out in the first session some of the areas that I wanted to work on, ranging from specific work related issues (such as having difficult conversations with members of my team and managing a team project) to more strategic longer term goals and how I can get there. The sessions whilst focussed and structured were not rigid or unwieldly – they were flexible and evolved during the session, but always with a coaching goal in mind.
Throughout the sessions, Andy gave me some useful and practical tools to consider issues from different perspectives; helped me to develop opportunities to get the most from my team and colleagues whilst holding them to account; asked me to try and apply what I had taken from each session to my everyday life and we discussed how that worked at the next session; and worked with me to set some longer term goals which I have been without for a number of years. This gave me a measurable focus point and a goal to aim and work towards. Andy also worked with me to develop and adopt a set of tools that I can use towards achieving my goals.
Andy is a constant professional, but friendly and supportive. He always goes the extra mile both in preparation for our sessions and in them, and it is clear that he is always thinking of new ways to work with me to get the best out of me and the sessions.
Andy challenges me and my perceptions, and holds me to account which means that I focus on any post session work to make sure it’s done ready for the next session, but he equally understands that I have a demanding job which can mean that my time is often limited. I really enjoy my coaching sessions with Andy, I have learnt a lot and would not hesitate in recommending him as a coach. In fact I have already recommended that two of my colleagues make contact with him with a view to starting their own coaching journeys.” Catherine – Personal and Career Coaching
"Moving to a newly created role in the same firm and being promoted have not been without their challenges. Andy is an exceptionally good listener and adept at getting to the bottom of any underlying issue with some carefully thought out questioning. Andy’s coaching has been great at helping me be more protective of my own workload and time." CW - Executive Coaching
