Individuals working for Social Impact

I'm a leader in social impact going through a period of transition. I'm looking for a coach to support me to: 

• Articulate what I want to be different in my role/career/leadership and identify options for moving forward

• Explore and develop a leadership style that enables me to operate at my best and be responsive to my business/organisation/role

• Increase self-awareness in work relationships in order to improve communication and effectiveness;

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Experience:

In the last four years I've worked with people navigating career and role changes in the pursuit of a more purposeful application of their skills. I have worked with social entrepreneurs, creative freelancers, designers, climate specialists, researchers, creative arts practitioners, consultants. I supported them with changing careers, switching roles in the same company, setting up a sole trader business, setting up an NGO.
 

I have also worked with leaders new to the roles of ‘Director’ and ‘Head’ supporting them to define their leadership styles and work out how that fit with the organisations they were serving. Clients who get the most out of working with me are committed to being honest, accountable and ready for ongoing growth.

Social Impact Organisations

We are a small organisation in a period of transition. We are looking for a coach to support us to:

• Increase self-awareness in our work relationships in order to best navigate this transition;

• Make time for regular reflection so that we pause, learn and act anchored in strong strategy;

• Become an organisation that models life-affirming ways of working.

Experience:

Over the last year I coached on NEON's OrgBuilders programme and supported two organisations to navigate significant periods of transition.

I worked with a charity as they were moving to a co-directorship model and supported them to: 

• Explore the challenges and opportunities in shifting power from one director to two and how this might impact the team, its relationships and power negotiation;

• Define clearer roles for each member of the team and identify areas of responsibility based on both organisational and personal development goals;

• Worked closely with the director to identify how their role and approach to leadership needed to shift in order to enable a healthy transition to co-leadership.

I also worked with a non-hierarchical activist network as they were re-starting activity after the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. I supported them to: 

• Design mechanisms to transfer experience and knowledge from older members to ongoing newcomers

• Explore decision-making models and discuss best options fit for their network;

• Using soft power, and influencing to embed anti-oppressive principles and collective care in how the network operated;

• Raise awareness of each others's working styles and manage areas of growth in communication and navigation of conflict.