Leadership and Executive Coaching
One to one coaching
It may be that you feel stuck, frustrated , overwhelmed, find boundary setting a challenge or want to work on getting clarity around something specific such as influencing, strategic thinking or more generally, leadership skills. Coaching conversations give you the opportunity to make sense of what’s going on and get clear on how you want to be, where you want to go and create a plan to get there. It’s rare to get time to think, reflect and plan in a safe space where you can explore options and try out new tools and techniques whilst identifying what is getting in the way and what to do about it.
“I began working with Catrin again during a particularly stressful time in my career where I was feeling burnt out and very close to jacking it all in! Catrin helped me to see more clearly, to create structure in the chaos and to find ways of working that made it all feel possible again. I’m delighted to have just been promoted as a result of this and instead of feeling overwhelmed I feel excited for the next challenge knowing that I have Catrin in my corner.
One thing I really value about working with Catrin is that she is particularly brilliant at making her teachings relatable and applicable for the “real world”. She always considers the pragmatic and people dynamics I have to work within, not just what would be best in the “ideal world”.
I could not recommend her more highly.” Stephanie, Senior Consultant.
If you’d like to know more about how we can work together, get in touch and we can meet up online and discuss what you’re looking for. I’ll then send you a suggestion of coaching programmes with costs. This initial chemistry session is free of charge. Everything discussed will be confidential.
Team coaching
Hybrid teams, teams who work remotely, new teams (or more established teams who are a bit ‘stuck in their ways’) can all benefit from team coaching. Coming together and seeking to understand how to get the best out of each other, how to build and maintain trust, shape plans for getting projects done – can mean that discord or misunderstanding down the line can be lessened and open and honest conversations enable them to work more effectively. Once set up, teams can continue without their coach, using the tools and knowledge to maintain a healthy level of support and challenge. It’s well worth the investment.
Training and background
I trained as an Executive Coach with The Bristol Business School at The University of the West of England and Human Technics over 15 years ago and have been working with leaders, managers and teams in a wide range of organisations and businesses in the private, third and public sector, from NHS, universities, UK and Welsh Government, high growth tech to charities and public service. Before that I worked in media, marketing and politics. I am a linguist and am fascinated by communication and our use of language. Alongside coaching I am co-founder and Director of Papadeli (food is my other love!) and Chair of The Key: Unlock Potential (voluntary), a charity that has opened a cafe offering training and paid work experience to those leaving prison in the hope to reduce reoffending in Bristol.
I also love learning and have continued to do so with courses in Positive Psychology, a certificate as a Resilience Practitioner, reading widely into psychology, NLP, human behaviour, therapy. I am a member of the Association for Coaching which provides peer coaching, training and supervision.
Accredited Mediator
I am accredited as a commercial and civil mediator with the Society of Mediators and work with people where there has been disagreement and a desire to find a way to move forward constructively.
People I work with as a coach and facilitator / trainer
I work as a coach and facilitator for a wide range of clients, from government departments to creatives (gaming, marketing, film, engineering and design), NHS, ethical finance, insurance, higher education, retail, hospitality. What everyone has in common is that they want to find different and better ways of doing things, communicating, influencing, leading, managing and navigating relationships. Soon after beginning to work as a coach, I was asked to work with teams, as clients realised that coaching withing the system can have a more wide reaching impact.
I work as a facilitator for aspiring CEOs and aspiring Executive Directors in NHS Wales (via HEIW) as well as facilitating bespoke training for many organisations from universities and high growth tech to global publishing firms.
Team Coaching and Action Learning Sets
There’s huge power in bringing groups together and facilitating coaching conversations where topics can be explored and actions agreed upon with peers and colleagues holding each other accountable. It’s a confidential space for people to talk about challenges and sound out ideas without judgment with like minded people. It is also a useful way to build trust across networks.
How I work
First I find out about you, with a free session to discuss what has brought you to coaching or asking me to facilitate team training. These meetings are clearly confidential. From this I send you a short outline of how we could work together and how much it will cost. Often I suggest two or three bespoke programmes and we can discuss which might work best.
If coaching is for a staff member, I suggest a meeting once we begin with the manager or leader too, to agree outcomes, understand how they will be supported, with a debrief meeting at the end to talk about what worked, any observed changes and how they will be supported from then on. This means there is lasting change as teams do best when they work together.
I am friendly and approachable, and want the best for you, so will challenge and hold you accountable as well as offer support in between sessions.
Charitable work
I am chair of The Key : Unlock Potential in Bristol. We have fundraised and been granted planning to transform a building on Gloucester Rd into a cafe that will offer paid work and training for people who live in prison, being released on temporary licence as well as those who have recently left prison. We hope this training will help reduce the cycle of reoffending by offering new skills, CV building, and hopefully help the participants grow in confidence.
Ready to get in touch?
Email me catrinmac@gmail.com or call me 07785 996917. We’ll arrange a call or meeting to discuss your thoughts and requirements which I will follow up with a quote and suggestion of how we might work together.
