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| The core team at SWAN come from different backgrounds and have one thing in common, their passion for excellence through development. Together they form a strong association that is highly valued by clients.
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Alexandra Smith |
Alexandra is the founder of SWAN Consulting. She has an extensive track record in Leadership Development and Coaching, Organisational Development and Change Management. Alexandra’s approach is client centred and takes account of the complexity of a business environment. She focuses on the inter-dependent nature of business relationships and performance, and encourages individuals and executive teams to demonstrate the character of true leadership.
Her approach is always pragmatic and stimulating and it is underpinned by a belief that authenticity is the means for accessing and fostering untapped potential. |
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Angela Jopling |
Angela brings a unique blend of experiences to her leadership development and coaching practice. She has 15 years working with organisations in change and organisation design and development.
Angela believes that clients hugely benefit from being authentic in the workplace, and so she works with them on how to bring the whole person to their leadership role. Angela has worked for a wide range of clients and undertakes not for profit work. |
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Jeremy Keeley |
Jeremy has had significant experience in the facilitation of individual and team development, particularly in environments of considerable change.
His approach focuses on honouring people where they are and then helping them to build self awareness, self confidence and self sustainability and resilience. He also helps people and teams build powerful relationships and align their development with significant enhancements in organisational performance. |
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Lorraine Bateman |
Lorraine has senior level experience, in HR, in blue-chip organisations, specialising most extensively in Organisation and Management Development agendas.
Lorraine experiences organisations as clusters of conversations and fundamentally believes that the strength of relationships is a major contributor to business success. How individuals relate with and to, themselves, expectations, situations, colleagues, teams, the goals of the organisation, competitors and suppliers, can block or encourage creative and productive energy and application. Lorraine’s direct and open approach stimulates challenge and learning. |
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Madeline Longshaw |
During Madeline’s 17 year career she has gained experience as a Line Manager, a Change Management Consultant and an Executive Coach. She works with Managers and Leaders in support of their growth and development.
She undertakes 1:1 coaching programmes as well as facilitating group/team meetings, workshops and events. She also undertakes career counselling and consulting. Madeline is reputed for her energy, passion, commitment and goal oriented approach, and her warm, empathic, honest and challenging style. |
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Alison Sheridan |
| Alison’s career has spanned 25 years in a range of disciplines including banking, property development and coaching/self-development. The outcomes of Alison’s coaching are best expressed through the testimonials and feedback from her clients: |
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"…creates a space for me to look honestly and courageously at my life, my work and my role in it." |
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"…a terrifically powerful union of personality, intuition, experience and intelligence. " |
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"…a great combination of gentleness and toughness. " |
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"…knowing that she has had a successful career herself in a demanding environment, she is rooted in hard reality rather than trotting out half-baked, untested theories. " |
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Gilly Boken |
Gilly has a strong business background and extensive experience as a coach and facilitator. She takes a systemic approach to client work, focussing on client motivation and creativity. She believes that leadership and learning are inextricably linked.
As a facilitator and coach she helps leaders learn and adapt so that they improve their own performance, the performance of others and, crucially, the performance of the organisation they work for. Gilly also enjoys mentoring managers and leaders as they learn both the science and art of coaching. She supports them in gaining a strong foundation in coaching skills and ethics while simultaneously developing their unique style and strengths. |
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Kate McGuire |
| Kate is an
executive coach, group facilitator, and Organisation
Development consultant. She combines her knowledge of
individual development and learning with her experience of
organisations and organisational change. Kate uses
conversation and humour, and an appropriate level of
challenge, to help clients reflect on their experience,
identify learned patterns of behaviour or thinking that are
no longer helpful, and devise new strategies for the future
to improve leadership impact, relationships, and work
performance. |
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Julie Bickerton |
Julie has
extensive coaching and consulting experience. and she helps
people to make shifts in thinking, feeling and behaviour to
generate the energy to make and sustain change. Her approach
is grounded in and influenced by her experience of Gestalt
and Transactional Analysis. She brings a
pragmatist/reflector learning style to her work and draws on
a number of tools and methodologies depending on a client’s
circumstances. Client feedback best describes what it is
like to work with Julie:-
"Julie has a wonderful style: relaxed, friendly and professional. She has an ability to challenge and empathise in the right mix, her ability to listen and feedback assertively in the moment helped me to see what was getting in the way."
"Julie is very responsive and flexible. There is no question that her combination of humanity, humour and professional know-how make her an excellent coach." |
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Andrea Klinčoková |
Czech Republic |
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Consultancy and Coaching
experience
Andrea is a Slovak national who has
lived and worked in the Czech Republic for the last 10 years.
Originally from Bratislava, where she built the HR department for
DHL in Slovak Republic, she relocated to Prague where she worked for
several multi-national companies.
She is the current president
of the ICF (International Coach Federation) Prague chapter.
One of Andrea’s biggest challenges is to develop the chapter by
increasing awareness of and demand for coaching in the Czech
Republic. Her ability to absorb ideas in one language and seamlessly
transfer them to Czech or Slovak is a powerful ally in her work with
her clients. Andrea works in association with SWAN Consulting in
support of executive clients and their self development.
She has over 14 years
management and HR consultancy experience. Currently her focus is on
one-on-one life coaching, executive coaching and career transition
coaching. Andrea coaches clients in Czech, Slovak and English. Her
clients include Dell Computer and DHL, plus many smaller Czech
companies.
Some of her recent assignments
include
Leadership coaching for the Managing Director of a Czech Company
Mentoring tuition and coaching for members of senior management at
DHL Life coaching for several individuals (senior managers)
Personal development mentoring and “coaching for success” with the
managing
Director of a small Czech company
Pro bono tele-coaching and tuition for several Czech & Slovak
university students.
Line management experience
Andrea has over 14 years management
and HR consultancy experience in Czech Republic and Slovakia. She
has had diverse sales, marketing, training and consulting
experience. She was the marketing manager of Sybase ČR, and
General Manager of Interplus Recruitment. She currently leads her
own recruitment, HR and coaching consultancy in Prague.
Background
Initially Andrea’s academic focus
was on a degree in Linguistics at the University of Jan Amos
Komensky. She soon realised that her emerges were better utilised in
the world of commerce and started her commercial career. She worked
in a variety of industries and disciplines including sales,
marketing and HR at companies such as DHL ISSC, Sybase, Dell, SUN
Microsystems and Bank Paribas. |
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Carmen
Morales |
Madrid, Spain
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Consultancy and Coaching
experience
Carmen is an Executive Coach with
10 years of experience, specialise in Emotional Intelligence and
Leadership Development. Carmen brings significant Corporate Coaching
experience:
Coached Senior Executives - most notably Chairman and CEO’s,
Coaching High Potentials for Leadership Development,
High-Effective Teams Coaching
Carmen coaches in association with SWAN Consulting and is fully
committed to assisting others in moving from their current
circumstances to exploring, realizing and achieving their fullest
potential in their day-to-day lives, careers and businesses.
Her main skills as a Coach are supporting others in achieving their
personal best meeting the ethical and professional standards,
establishing trust with the client, active listening, powerful
questioning, direct and open communication, creating awareness,
helping to design actions and managing progress and accountability.
Recently, she has developed Coaching Processes in: Abbot
Laboratories, Warner Bros.
Spain, Christie’s Spain, Audalia, CEMEX, Everis, Eat-Out, Grupo Caja
Madrid, Sun Microsystems, UBS, PriceWaterhouseCoopers,
Phillip Morris Spain, Siemens, Amadeus, Grupo Telefónica (Grupo,
Corporación, Atento, Tisa, Móviles), Blockbuster Video,
Datex–Ohmeda, Sidenor and Caja
Burgos.
Line Management Experience
Carmen has a broad experience of 19
years in specialized Human Resources Consultancies involved in
Strategy and Leadership Development Projects, both national and
international. Her expertise focuses on understanding and navigating
complex organizations costumer oriented.
Some representative projects and customers in Strategic and Human
Resources Consultancy are:
Strategy alignment and business development: Grupo Caja Madrid,
Barclays Bank, Sol Meliá, Baxter, Metro de Madrid, COMSA, Grupo
Eroski, Audalia; Leadership Development: Sony, La Caixa, Bank of
América, Grupo Caja Madrid, Ferrovial, Goodyear-Dunlop, Colegio de
Arquitectos de Madrid, Sidenor, Datex- Ohmeda, Aumar (Autopistas del
Mediterráneo), Alcatel, Asland–Lafarge, Sun Microsystems, Altadis,
Hasbro, Sol Meliá.
Performance Management: design and implementation based on
Competency Models and linked to compensation and benefits: Grupo
Caja Madrid, Deutsche Bank, Barclays Bank, Lafarge-Asland, Grupo
Eroski, Datex-Ohmeda, Iberdrola, Baxter, Sidenor, Red Eléctrica de
España, Reckitt-Benckiser; Mergers & Acquisitions (and HR Due
Diligence): Campsa–Repsol, Asland –Lafarge, Datex-Ohmeda,
Ernst&Young, PwC, Boots-Reckitt Benckiser, Schering–Bayer, Banc
Sabadell (Banco Urquijo).
In addition to her track record in Consultancy and Coaching, Carmen
is a Professor in Executive Coaching and Management Skills
Development at DEUSTO UNIVERSITY (Bilbao). She is also a Professor
for OB&HR in two different Masters at INSTITUTO DE EMPRESA Business
School (Madrid): IMBA and Master in Biotechnology Management;
Professor in ESADE Business School (Barcelona); ANTONIO NEBRIJA
UNIVERSITY Business School (Madrid); ALCALÁ DE HENARES UNIVERSITY
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Claudia Crescenzi |
Italy |
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Consultancy and Coaching experience
Claudia has significant experience in change management and is
adept at ensuring any changes are fully understood to ensure full
advantage is taken from these opportunities.
She has a track record to prove her skill and determination in
problem solving, designing operational processes, team development
and employee recognition programmes.
Her key values which influence her work are respect for others,
confidentiality, passion and empathy. A successful sporting (Italian
Basketball team member) and business career has helped Claudia
appreciate the value of strong human relations and understand that a
strong team spirit not only helps the company achieve maximum
objectives but also has a beneficial impact on each individuals'
achievements and personal satisfaction.
Her methods place a heavy emphasis on interpersonal relations, on
creating continuous synergy between work and fun but particularly on
the power of believing in one's self.
Recent corporate clients with whom she has worked include Ericsson,
Saba Italia (Abertis Group), De Cecco, Right Management, Lazio
Regional Government, Mercedes Benz, ProjitBS Security, Finmeccanica
Group. Recent and current projects have included:
- Leadership development - Change management
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Team coaching, Executive coaching
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Conflict resolution - Diversity management
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Line management experience
A successful 20 year career in various organisations developing
leadership, corporate processes, human resources has given Claudia a
valuable understanding to the demands of key Executives. She has
worked as a consultant concentrating on Corporate restructuring,
corporate communications and development of new services and
business development.
She was the project leader of a re-engineering project for a central
banking institute. She was also part of a re-organisation team which
specialized in the transformation of a merchant bank from the public
to the private sector, during this time she also specialised in her
ability for change management.
Background
A degree in Political Science and SDA Bocconi certified courses
specialising in Organizational Efficiencies and Organisational
Analysis for Executives. Claudia is a professional member (PCC
Accredited Certified Coach) of the International Coach Federation, a
Board Member of the Italian Coach Federation. Designs and organises
training courses for corporations and has received European funding
as a result of this activity.
Acts as a Executive/Business/Personal Coach in multinational
companies and she writes and publishes monthly articles about career
coaching. She participates in projects for European Union in
Diversity Management. She has been a guest speaker at a European
workshop discussing Diversity Management. |
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Georgina
Berrow |
Barcelona, Spain |
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Consultancy and Coaching experience
Georgina specialises in the coaching of individuals and teams
enabling them to achieve both performance and developmental goals.
She also supervises the work of coaches and consultant groups working
in the HR area.
She is committed to:
·A creative approach adapted to the needs of each organisation, team
or individual
·Using best practice in the organisational development and coaching
fields
·Ethical delivery with a focus on achieving results and respect for
each participant
Georgina works in association with SWAN and has previously worked on
assignments for national and multinational organisations in
Australia, Argentina, the UK and Spain where she is currently
resident. These include Coca Cola, Citibank, A Spanish
pharmaceutical company with international operations, the Spanish
subsidiary of a Dutch energy multinational and a national Spanish
retail bank.
Recent assignments are:
·The coaching of senior executives whilst they faced the challenges
of transitioning into a new role
·The running of supervision workshops for a team of consultants
aimed at the continuous development of coaching skills
·The coaching of executive committee members in national and
international organisations in order to maximise participation and
learning during team building initiatives
·The design and facilitation of career management programs for ESADE
business school, Barcelona.
·Training Spanish area managers in coaching skills in order to
support an international development initiative
Line management experience
Georgina's career spans both the public and private sector. She
began her career in the British Inland Revenue, Valuation Office.
During the last 15 years she has worked in HR roles and was the
National Account Manager for the Manpower contract with Hewlett
Packard, Spain. Background
Georgina is a member of the International Coaching Federation
and the European and Mentors and Coaches Council. Her academic
background includes an MBA from ESADE Business School, Barcelona,
Spain; B.Sc. Psychology (hons); MSc. Career Management and
Counselling; Post Graduate Certificate in Business and Executive
Coaching. Georgina is also licensed to use a wide number of
psychometric inventories and tests. |
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Gete
Hegelund |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
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Consultancy and Coaching experience
“In today’s leadership it’s vitally necessary
to combine the hard-core business skills with an authentic
personality that can create a clear vision and specific goals and
guide and engage people toward this”.
This is what Gitte strives to accomplish both in her own role as a
business manager and when she helps business leaders to get to their
optimum leadership level.
Gitte has 20 years of experience in management and leadership and
through these years she has distilled what elements of a leadership
style that can make you successful even when some of the other
elements are missing and what elements that will most likely cause
you to fail no matter what.
As consultant Gitte is often being brought in to either help get a
failed project back on track or to help organisational change
projects with activities to establish an effective start-up of and
to keep momentum during the project.
Based on her experiences with change projects Gitte has created a
manuscript for establishing and running successful change projects
to support this work.
In coaching Gitte is able to sort through all the words and stories
and discern what is really important to get to the next step. With
this and with her inquisitive questions she helps her clients dig
deeper for the underlying causes of issues and non-productive
behaviours. When this is clear it’s been quite easy for the clients
to figure out which changes were needed and which actions they
needed to take to improve their leadership style.
Recently Gitte has designed a Leadership education program for IT
leaders where she is also the head instructor, coached a deputy CEO
to increase his time management and leadership skills before his
coming promotion to CEO, designed and rolled out Change Management
procedures in an IT company and coached six top leaders in a Nordic
company to increase their awareness of the leadership style that
worked best within their teams.
Line management experience
Gitte is the founder and managing
director of Work partners a Coaching and Consultancy company and
works in association with SWAN Consulting. Work partners was founded
in 2001 and employs besides herself also an IT consultant. Before
this Gitte functioned as CEO of an IT consultancy company. Many of
her previous permanent employments have been top project management
with a combination of regular line management duties and project
tasks.
Background
Gitte’s original education is
around IT project management and leadership in general. She has
taken several courses in strategic planning and business economics
and has studied human behaviour and psychological patterns for more
than 30 years. Over the time Gitte has accomplished coaching
educations in the area of team coaching, CTI Life coaching and she
is a certified executive coach from Texas Christian University in
US.
In 2002 she was the conference chair for the 2nd European ICF
Coaching Conference in Spain and 2003 – 2004 she was the President
of NCF (Nordic Coach Federation) which is now the Nordic branch of
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Gülsün Zeytinoğlu
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Consultancy and Coaching experience
Prior to creating her own training, consulting and coaching
company, Gulsun worked for IBM for 10 years.
Her work in IBM included training and coaching the new hired
salespeople in EMEA region for more than 4 years.
Gulsun works in association with SWAN Consulting, and coaches
individuals, relationships, and teams. Her fulfilment comes from
contributing and witnessing the growth of her clients' in reaching
their potentials and becoming purposeful leaders.
She believes in the impact of holding the individuals and the
relationships creative, resourceful, and whole. In addition to her
coaching practice, she also develops, designs, and delivers her own
programs focusing on leadership development, relationship
management, and effective communication skills.
Gulsun is leading coaching training courses in Europe, Middle East,
Far East, and South Africa. She is also a supervisor for CTI's
coaching certification program.
Line management experience
In the 10 years she worked for IBM, her main focus was on sales,
project management, and skills management in addition to the
coaching and development for new hires. She was exposed to several
multicultural circumstances where her adaptability and positivity
was highly valued, and celebrated.
As one of the founding partners of Zeytinoglu Biomedical Company,
she also served at the board of directors for 4 years where she
created and learned a lot around doing business with multiple
parties.
Since 1995 she teaches at several graduate programs at selected
universities in Istanbul. She is a conference speaker, and her
articles have appeared in business magazines. As a founding
and board member of Women Entrepreneurs Association (KAGİDER) in
Turkey, she has developed training and mentoring programs for the
development of women's potential.
Background
Gulsun has studied Biology at M.E.T.U that was followed up by a
Master's Degree in Biomedical Engineering. She then moved on to
Business Administration for her PhD. Gulsun also completed NLP
Master practitioner and trainer programs at NLP University in
California. She was among the first participants studying expressive
arts therapy for 3years with Lesley Collage faculty in Istanbul. As
a graduate of Co-Active Coaching Certification and Leadership
programs, she holds a PCC accreditation by the International Coach
Federation. |
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Gyöngyi Kállai |
Budapest, Hungary |
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Consultancy and Coaching experience
"If you do what your heart and mind tells you, you act on
wisdom" is Gyöngyi's personal and professional credo.
Gyöngyi is contributing to leaders' success in transforming their
organisations by harnessing organisational, team and individual
energies and capabilities.
She has 15years+ experience in Leadership Development,
Organisational Design and Development, Coaching, Change Management,
Talent Development, HR Strategy Development and Implementation.
Gyöngyi considers "cultural literacy" as a core competency of
today's leaders and she offers her insights, cultural versatility
and personal experience of living and working abroad for 7 years in
the U.K., the Netherlands and France.
She was born in Hungary and speaks Hungarian, English, French, and
Spanish. She is passionate about her mentoring work for high school
students which she undertakes on a not-for- profit basis.
As an internal consultant she worked for the Prince of Wales Trust
U.K., Livewire, I.M.C., the Unilever Group across Europe: Bestfoods,
Algida, HPC, Lipton IC, Amora-Maille, Strategic HR Group.
Since September 2005 she has worked as a consultant and coach for:
Unilever, Novartis, Salva Vita (NGO), Corvinus School of Management,
I.T.D International Trade Development Hungary (WIP), MOL Hungarian
Oil Company.
She also works in association with SWAN Consulting.
Recent and current assignments include:
Design and delivery
of Leadership Development programmes for global organisations and an
international business school (pharmaceutical, foods company,
services, oil company) Executive coaching assignments to individuals
at CEO, COO, Director and Functional Head level in global and
national organisations (oil, services, pharmaceuticals).
Design and roll out facilitation of a worldwide Culture Change
programme for an oil company Running a full organisational
diagnostics, developing and facilitating the implementation of the
HR strategy (business development services organisation)
Line management experience
Gyöngyi has over 13 years line management experience and held
executive positions within a range of companies at the Unilever
Group in the U.K., Holland, Hungary and France. Her last role was as
Vice President HR for Europe and she contributed to the development
and implementation of business and HR strategies across Europe. In
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Lian
van Sinten |
Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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Consultancy and Coaching experience
Lian has over 20 years of
business experience as a consultant and as a coach and works in
association with SWAN Consulting. She is an expert in executive
coaching, leader development and the human dynamics of change at
individual, teams and organizational level. She is fascinated by the
challenge of making things happen. The characteristic of her
consultancy is to create change and implementation through problem
solving and learning at the same time and at all levels in the
organisation. She has a deep insight of the paradoxes and dilemma's
from the bottom to the top, from the co-operator to the manager,
from the manager to the vice-president and the vice-president to the
CEO. The characteristic of her coaching is to challenge people
to have the courage to become the one they want to be, to take
responsibly for all their acts and to learn and to grow. Lian works
as a consultant in a variety of industries including Finance,
Accountancy, Library, Industry, Marketing research/services and Care
Insurance. For example: Philips, Unilever, Rabobank, Quantore, Agis,
Rijkswaterstraat.
Recent and current assignments include:
To coach and consult a boardroom to design and implement their new
business model. Design and delivery a change program for the
implementation of a new culture leadership, team-work,
communication) for a not for profit organization. Executive and
boardroom coaching (for example: role change from financial director
to general director, coaching a accountant in his new role as a
partner and leader) Teambuilding and coaching of a management team
that is formed after the merger of two companies Consulting a
project group, whose task is to implement a totally new way of
working for Control in 250 banks. Designing the implementation
program from a change perspective view (to create involvement, to
deal with resistance and fear, emotional management, transition and
group dynamics).
Background
Lian is the founder of Van Sinten Coaching & Consulting. This is
a Dutch consulting firm that has existed 12 years and helps people,
teams and organisations to create the future they desire. She also
works as an associate partner with several (Dutch) consulting
companies. Previously she worked for 3 years as an
consultant/trainer/coach with Schouten en Nelissen and she started
her carrier as organisational psychologist with Philips where she
worked for 7 years. Lian has initially a degree in
Organisational/Industrial Psychology. She has developed her
qualifications over the years with certifications for The Narrative
Coaching, MBTI, EQ, AEM-cube. |
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Marie-Caroline Schwering |
Brussels, Belgium |
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Consultancy and Coaching experience
Marie-Caroline coaches
executives and high potentials across a range of industries both
multinational and international. Her focus is on personal and
professional growth. Her approach looks at taking the coaching
client out of his/her comfort zone, usually their intellectual
competence, into the area of emotional intelligence, allowing
him/her toenhance their awareness of self and their impact on
others. Marie-Carol ine provides a space for the individual to
experience and learn to deal with their emotions in order to add
this component to their range of competencies. Emotions become a
strength rather than a weakness or threat. Her coaching is
based upon mutual trust, commitment, action and results.
Marie-Caroline shows a deep respect for the individual as a whole
person and their situation. Marie-Caroline brings to her work
a bi-cultural heritage (French and German) and a broad experience of
multicultural backgrounds. She coaches primarily in English, French,
German, Dutch, Italian and can also coach in Spanish.
Line Management Experience
Prior to setting up her own business as an Executive Coach,
Marie-Caroline worked 14years for multinational corporations in the
area of human resources management. She served as a Human Resources
manager for Belgium, Austria and Eastern Europe with Schlumberger, a
multinational company in the oilfield services business and moved
over to PwC Consulting (now IBM Business Consulting Services), where
she served as a change management consultant. She focused on project
communication, organisation design, human resources processes and
training and worked on projects located throughout Europe.
Background
Marie-Caroline is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC)
from The Coaches Training Institute (CTI,USA) and a supervisor for
coaches in the certification process with the same institute. She is
also a Certified Professional Coach (PCC) from the International
Coach Federation (ICF,USA). Marie-Caroline holds a Master's
Degree in Applied Economics (Specialisation International Trade
Financing) from the University Paris XII France. |
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Martin
Harder |
Berlin, Germany |
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Coaching experience
After 10 years of consulting
work in OD and change management, both in-house in a large company
and as an independent consultant, Martin turned completely to
executive coaching in 1999. Martin is known for his strong
analytical capacity, that goes along with a pragmatic orientation on
”things that work”.
In his coaching approach Martin emphasizes the strengths of his
clients and shows a strong sense for empathy and intuition. Martin
establishes a supportive relationship that impacts visibly and in a
positive way on the performance and interaction of his clients with
their environment.
Martin works in association with SWAN Consulting, and also currently
coaches with senior executives from German and International
companies, and his focus is on the challenges regarding the
leadership role and management competencies inherent to business in
a rapidly globalizing world. Dealing positively with the tension
between own behaviour and the overarching corporate strategy
requires a strong sense of mission and the capacity to communicate
in a clear way – Martin sees these as key sources of an authentic
leadership style that conveys credibility and creates trust.
Martin has extended international and intercultural experience and,
in addition to his mother tongue German, is fluent in English and
French. Some situations that Martin’s clients have confronted
included:
- Taking over the President role of a 1 billion business division
that had been shaped by a strong but also very patriarchal leader,
and gradually building a leadership culture based on trust,
potential and development and accountability for a shared vision,
pulled forward by a strongly collaborating leadership team.
- Being projected into the position of Head of Germany of a leading
International bank, develop quickly the gravitas vis a vis the
management team and gain the full trust and support from the
corporate level.
- As head of a service function, driving a key project to revamp
operations in a global player company in the manufacturing sector.
Developing the capability for creating buy-in, manage stakeholders
at every stage of the project, and navigating politics.
Line Management Experience
Martin has held several positions in international project
management, mainly in the EMEA region. Subsequently he was asked to
contribute to a government-sponsored task force on increasing aid
efficiency in a multi-stakeholder environment, heading it for 3
years.
Background
Martin studied Sociology and Economics
(Diploma/MA) and continued with a post-graduate training in project
management and emerging economies. The experience of managing
complex projects in very diverse environments, lead to a second
career in organizational development and change management, in house
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Pascale Vénara |
Paris, France |
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Consultancy and Coaching experience
Prior to establishing her coaching business, Pascale spent more
than 12 years as manager in International Companies (Bp,
ExxonMobil) in marketing, sales, brand, communications and PR
functions managing and working with multicultural teams (USA, Africa,
Middle East and Europe). Pascale now coaches managers and leaders to
help them feel confident in their own contributions, work
co-operatively towards shared goals in a cross-cultural
environment. In addition to her individual coaching sessions, Pascale
also conducts communication, management, leadership and personal
development seminars that enable people to generate meaningful, long
lasting results quickly & efficiently and take into account
their deep desire and the importance of a balanced life. Pascale's
approach is based on humanistic psychology focusing on the dignity
and intrinsic value of the person. Pascale has consulted with many
organisations, including Avanade, DDB, Pricewaterhouse, Bp,
ExxonMobil, Red Cross; PSA Group (Peugeot-Citroen), Groupama. Pascale
also instructs Intercultural management and HR courses at Littoral
University and at ISCID and IPAG Business schools in the Marketing
and Management masters programs.
Line Management Experience
During the Bp-Mobil joint-venture, Pascale managed a team of 20
people in the customer service department. As part of the European
team, her role was to encourage best practice sharing, set up the new
missions and develop the new European CRM program. As Brand Manager
for ExxonMobil Africa Middle East, Pascale provided a central
structure to support the Business goals by developing an effective
regional communications network of 8 remote people and exploit
synergies with the Global Advertising group in Fairfax.
Background
Pascale works in association with SWAN and also during the last five
years, in addition to working with leaders, Pascale has been working
and writing papers & reports on related topics: "Pleasure & Pain of
middle managers", " Grief cycle in coaching process", "Social
systems
in organizations against anxiety and depression", "Scapegoat in a
marketing organization", "Individual and group psychological
defensive strategy in social work". Pascale has initially a master
degree in International Commerce. She has developed her
qualifications over the years with a master degree in Human
Resources counselling &coaching and a master degree in Industrial
psychology. Pascale also holds a certificate in psychotherapy. |
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Daphna
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Consultancy and Coaching experience
Daphna is passionate about working with people to create their
personal success story. Having experienced a major career change
herself, from Actuary to Executive Coach, Daphna is passionate about
coaching people to living with purpose and fulfilment. Her specialty
is in working with clients to create a life of balance and
fulfilment, taking a holistic approach, while unleashing their full
potential.
Before establishing her coaching career, Daphna had extensive
experience working within the corporate environment in the field of
Actuarial Science, as part of a dynamic team specialising in Product
Development, Consulting and Marketing (Swiss SA Reinsurance and
Alexander Forbes Healthcare Consultants).
In addition, she has lectured in Actuarial Science to undergraduates
and post-graduates at Wits University and run her own Actuarial
Consulting Company and Corporate Event Management Company. She
currently has a varied coaching practice which includes one-on-one
Personal & Executive Coaching, Team Coaching and Workshops, Group
Facilitation, Speaking and Training. She has worked with various
organisations and her current clients include Investec, PTi
International and Results Workplace Coaching. Recent
assignments include: Coaching CEOs, Directors and Entrepreneurs
Consulting with companies to create a coaching policy for use within
their organisation Facilitating group discussions at conferences and
team workshops Training managers to be coaches within organisations
Coaching and Mentoring in-house coaches within organisations
Designing and Leading team/group workshops according to clients'
specifications
Line management experience
Daphna has worked extensively in her Actuarial career within the
corporate environment, first in Product Development and later as an
Actuarial Consultant helping organisations create well-balanced
internal health care solutions. This involved working at Director
level with a team of marketing and other specialist consultants.
Daphna has also consulted in legal matters requiring specialist
actuarial input.
Background
Daphna is an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) with the
International Coaching Federation (ICF). She has undergone
extensive training in the areas of executive coaching and general
coaching skills.
She has a BSc Honours degree in Actuarial Science (Wits) and is a
Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries (UK) and a member of the
Actuarial Society of South Africa (ASSA). In addition, Daphna is
certified in counselling in the areas of bereavement and marriage
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Megan M Thomas |
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Consultancy and Coaching experience
Megan is a seasoned U.S.
business executive and corporate coach based in the Detroit area and
works in association with SWAN Consulting. She combines firsthand
leadership experience with the principles of Co-Active Coaching as a
graduate of the Coaches Training Institute (CTI).
She has coached executives and managers in the Automotive,
Advertising, Banking, Legal, Financial Services, Healthcare, and
Consulting sectors.
Megan focuses on helping her clients to define and operate from a
place of authenticity.
She believes that:
-Helping her clients to discover and express deeply held values both
increases their worth to their organisation and their personal sense
of fulfilment
-Everyone has an intrinsic purpose and contribution to make to the world
-Our connection to both our own humanity and the humanity of others leads
to breakthrough collaboration
Megan's clients find her to be both highly supportive and tenacious
in her championing of their strengths and untapped potential.
Line Management Experience
Megan was formerly Group Vice President of MARS Advertising, where
she enjoyed an 11-year career in account service. While there, she
led the client relationships with two Global500 companies in the
healthcare field, GlaxoSmithKline and Abbott Nutrition. She also
championed a company-wide talent development initiative and served
on the company's leadership team.
Background
Megan holds an MBA from the University of Michigan and a BA from
Northwestern University. She is a graduate of the Coaches Training
Institute (CTI) and a member of the International Coach Federation. |
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