Testimonials from participants of some of our Leadership Coaching Programmes
“As a group we covered some very personal and sensitive issues in a sophisticated and natural conversation. In fact, if you had told me those conversations would have taken place before the sessions had started, I would not have believed you. You have a great style of cutting through all the crap of jargon speak and presenting your material in plain English – even as an accountant, who are not famed for our intangible skills, I understood it”.
P.P ACMA - Financial Controller
“What you do is the Big Picture stuff. Ours like all companies nowadays, has only one long-term source of competitive advantage – its people. Your style ensures that the group understood that they were the difference and it was our responsibility to deliver success. With the Programme spread over a few weeks, plus the 1:1 sessions, it has ensured that I was able to take what you have taught me and start flexing my newly found leadership skills ‘live on the pitch’ both in my professional and personal life”.
S.W – Marketing Director
“Undoubtedly the best “course” I have ever been on”.
J.D – Production Manager
“Jeff helped me to see myself in a totally new light and the leadership role I need to play, with a clarity I never thought possible. Plus he helped me find the inner belief and strength to actually do it!”
Dr. L.L – Director of R&D
“It can be very intense at times, but a great way of building relations across the company. The foundations are laid for future developments. In a company where people had stopped talking to each other, this is a major leap forward (or should that be… one giant step for mankind!)”
S.M – Product Manager
“Unlike some other courses, it was useful! Changes the way you think”.
J.W – QA Manager
“A great way of stripping back years of blinkered views and encourages you to see situations with new eyes.
Encourages not just forward thinking, but “Eureka” moments. Opens up paths/options not considered possible before.
To be honest I was feeling pretty down about our Company and the things that have happened over the last year, but the Leaders for Change Programme has given me hope that this will be the type of place that everyone loves to work in.
Dr. J.H – Process Engineering
“Jeff’s coaching approach beats other ‘management training courses’ hands-down because it is founded on real-life interactions necessary for everyday leadership. The distinction between the classroom and the workplace is pretty well eliminated”.
A.C – International Customer Service Manager
“The Leaders for Change is the most unique ‘course’ I have ever been on in its style and the way it involved all the participants. I have never come out of a ‘course’ feeling as energised as I did from the Leaders for Change Programme. I felt more empowered, more aware of the impact I can have both bad and good and I felt for the first time ever that the barriers built up after so many years, were finally coming down”.
B.G – Director of Sales
“Before entering the programme I was sure I would learn some things about leadership, but I thought that my communication skills were well developed through other training and you would not teach me much more in that area….HOW WRONG I WAS! The sessions where you have feedback about yourself from the group have changed my whole outlook on how people listen to what I say and made me think how I am communicating with people in work and outside. Your relaxed style allows each person to fully express his/her views on how the company can improve. It has been of great benefit to be able to understand other departmental managers problems and work together to find new solutions and improvements. As a result of the programme I have found that I have regained my enthusiasm for the future of the company. Personally the course has given me the chance to remove the old baggage of the blame culture that had been in the company for the last twenty years.
G.M – Training & Development Manager
“I’ve been lucky that the programme coincided to an extension of my role, so I’ve been able to practice my new leadership behaviours. As a result, I’ve been able to take on the new role in my stride, whereas previously I feared I might find it a poor match to my skills and end up being ineffective. By the way I’m also quite enjoying it!”
S.M – Software Development Manager
“The course was useful in that it addressed issues that were routinely ignored by other management courses, but which are important in the workplace. I found the entire six days entertaining enough to keep my attention and serious enough to learn from. I would recommend the leadership programme to anyone who has ever wondered: why my staff didn’t quite appreciate the importance of what I said? Or why are they not as motivated as I think they should/could be?”
T.T PhD – Engineering Manager
“I thought the whole experience was enlightening, in that it made me aware of not just how I felt and acted, but also the impact my feelings and actions have on others. I honestly think I am better prepared to build good relationships in whatever field of business I work in”.
Dr. A.B – Technology Manager
“As a group we covered some very personal and sensitive issues in a sophisticated and natural conversation. In fact, if you had told me those conversations would have taken place before the sessions had started, I would not have believed you. You have a great style of cutting through all the crap of jargon speak and presenting your material in plain English – even as an accountant, who are not famed for our intangible skills, I understood it”.
P.P ACMA - Financial Controller
“What you do is the Big Picture stuff. Ours like all companies nowadays, has only one long-term source of competitive advantage – its people. Your style ensures that the group understood that they were the difference and it was our responsibility to deliver success. With the Programme spread over a few weeks, plus the 1:1 sessions, it has ensured that I was able to take what you have taught me and start flexing my newly found leadership skills ‘live on the pitch’ both in my professional and personal life”.
S.W – Marketing Director
“Undoubtedly the best “course” I have ever been on”.
J.D – Production Manager
“Jeff helped me to see myself in a totally new light and the leadership role I need to play, with a clarity I never thought possible. Plus he helped me find the inner belief and strength to actually do it!”
Dr. L.L – Director of R&D
“It can be very intense at times, but a great way of building relations across the company. The foundations are laid for future developments. In a company where people had stopped talking to each other, this is a major leap forward (or should that be… one giant step for mankind!)”
S.M – Product Manager
“Unlike some other courses, it was useful! Changes the way you think”.
J.W – QA Manager
“A great way of stripping back years of blinkered views and encourages you to see situations with new eyes.
Encourages not just forward thinking, but “Eureka” moments. Opens up paths/options not considered possible before.
To be honest I was feeling pretty down about our Company and the things that have happened over the last year, but the Leaders for Change Programme has given me hope that this will be the type of place that everyone loves to work in.
Dr. J.H – Process Engineering
“Jeff’s coaching approach beats other ‘management training courses’ hands-down because it is founded on real-life interactions necessary for everyday leadership. The distinction between the classroom and the workplace is pretty well eliminated”.
A.C – International Customer Service Manager
“The Leaders for Change is the most unique ‘course’ I have ever been on in its style and the way it involved all the participants. I have never come out of a ‘course’ feeling as energised as I did from the Leaders for Change Programme. I felt more empowered, more aware of the impact I can have both bad and good and I felt for the first time ever that the barriers built up after so many years, were finally coming down”.
B.G – Director of Sales
“Before entering the programme I was sure I would learn some things about leadership, but I thought that my communication skills were well developed through other training and you would not teach me much more in that area….HOW WRONG I WAS! The sessions where you have feedback about yourself from the group have changed my whole outlook on how people listen to what I say and made me think how I am communicating with people in work and outside. Your relaxed style allows each person to fully express his/her views on how the company can improve. It has been of great benefit to be able to understand other departmental managers problems and work together to find new solutions and improvements. As a result of the programme I have found that I have regained my enthusiasm for the future of the company. Personally the course has given me the chance to remove the old baggage of the blame culture that had been in the company for the last twenty years.
G.M – Training & Development Manager
“I’ve been lucky that the programme coincided to an extension of my role, so I’ve been able to practice my new leadership behaviours. As a result, I’ve been able to take on the new role in my stride, whereas previously I feared I might find it a poor match to my skills and end up being ineffective. By the way I’m also quite enjoying it!”
S.M – Software Development Manager
“The course was useful in that it addressed issues that were routinely ignored by other management courses, but which are important in the workplace. I found the entire six days entertaining enough to keep my attention and serious enough to learn from. I would recommend the leadership programme to anyone who has ever wondered: why my staff didn’t quite appreciate the importance of what I said? Or why are they not as motivated as I think they should/could be?”
T.T PhD – Engineering Manager
“I thought the whole experience was enlightening, in that it made me aware of not just how I felt and acted, but also the impact my feelings and actions have on others. I honestly think I am better prepared to build good relationships in whatever field of business I work in”.
Dr. A.B – Technology Manager
“I have never been so mentally drained after a day of what first appears to be ‘just chatting about a few things’. On reflection, this was your own individual way of highlighting some very telling truths. I discovered strengths in myself that I never realised I had and weaknesses that I was oblivious to. One of the most stunning revelations was the impact I was having on other people in the things I said (and didn’t say) and the actions I took (or didn’t take) – especially when I was not being as clear and concise as I thought I was. The realisation that someone else’s perception of a situation is reality from where they stand, has explained and enabled me to diffuse potentially troublesome situations that I was not dealing effectively with before.”
E. H. – Business Unit Leader.
“At first I thought this was just another ‘airy-fairy’ management training course. It soon became clear that this wasn’t about the maxims, acronyms or buzzwords, but about how you can examine your behaviour and change what it is about yourself that is preventing you from getting things sorted out. We’re always being told you CAN make a difference, Jeff shows you HOW to make that difference.”
I.J. – R & D Manager.
“Your leadership workout helped me to flex my leadership muscles and has helped me to improve my relationships both inside and outside of work. It is obvious that you are passionate about helping people achieve their goals and your enthusiasm and dedication really shine.”
N.C. – Customer Services Manager.
“This was unlike any other programme I’d ever been on and the only one that I am still using today.”
D. H. – Business Support Team Leader
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