Today Ruth is joined by Fiona Irving, who will share her perspective on blending coaching with training to empower managers and foster personal growth.
Fiona discusses her journey from the corporate world to coaching and training, highlighting the profound impact of neuroscience and positive psychology on her approach. We'll explore how creating a safe environment is essential for effective feedback and development, and delve into the evolution from structured training to a more flexible, client-centered coaching style.
Prepare to be inspired and equipped with practical tips to enhance your own coaching or management skills, emphasising the value of ongoing learning in the coaching community.
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Here are the Highlights:
03:09 Facilitated change management; focused on skills development.
07:24 Enthusiastic testimonial about life coaching experience.
11:32 Self-coaching brings joy and benefits in life.
16:25 Unlearned need for control, embraced a coaching approach.
20:24 Structured training shifted to a client-focused approach.
22:07 Learning from training and selling the experience, doing a constant skill top-up.
27:45 Develop self-confidence and manage others' skills effectively.
29:22 Questioning confidence and how inadequate leadership can impact staff performance.
About Fiona
Fiona is a Management Development Trainer, Facilitator and Coach who works primarily with corporate clients. She began her career in the travel industry where she spent 12 enjoyable years with British Airways. Here, she held various development roles within Operations and Corporate HR, including workshop design and delivery, corporate event management, oversight of accredited programmes and coordination of a portfolio of management short courses.
She formed FPI Associates in 1998 and the primary focus of her business ever since has been on supporting leaders at all levels to develop the self-awareness, skills and behaviours necessary to contribute to the creation of effective and engaging work cultures. She is passionate about improving interpersonal communication within teams and has particular expertise in the areas of handling work performance discussions or challenging conversations. She believes that leading well means bringing your “best self” to work – and in her capacity as a Leadership & Performance Coach she thrives on supporting clients to address the challenges they face in doing just that!
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