Client Testimonials

Rothamsted Research: Stephen Laidler, HR Manager
"Stress is a factor which affects people in many different ways. Sandra prepared and delivered a series of very effective stress awareness workshops to a diverse audience at Rothamsted Research. The workshops were aimed at raising staff awareness and everyone that attended benefited from what they learnt. Feedback following the events was very positive and we very much looks forward to continuing our relationship with Sandra and Swan Coaching".

Opus 2 Career Counselling: Liz McCarten, Project Manager.
Sandra Swan has been an extremely valuable member of the team, providing one-to-one career coaching based around career assessment, enhancement and development since our 2002 launch. Sandra has coached clients to develop career plans, write targeted CVs, prepare for and excel at interview.
Some Opus 2 client feedback:
. . .Sandra helped me to establish career values, preferences, life plans etc. The process made me think about myself and what was important to me.

. . .Analysis of my work attitude and work profile to identify what I considered most important and hence the work area I was most suitable for have been extremely important and not something I had considered before.

. . .A beneficial experience – helped me examine my working relationships and deal with bullying in the workplace - thank you.

BT Group: C. Coughlan, BT Manager
Thanks so much for your help, it really made a difference to the way I work.

NHS Primary Care Unit, Luton: Mary Adams, Senior Administrator
A very good facilitator, excellent delivery, engaging and really showed she was listening. Please come again!

Tanya Flegg, Kings Lynn
What a pleasure it has been having you as my life coach, sounding-board and mentor. You’ve helped me grow in ways that I have only ever dared dream of and I really do appreciate it. This time last year I was working full time at a supermarket. I was working long hours and juggling home-life and finances. Within three months of coming to you I had started my own domestic cleaning business. Within two months I was earning more than I had been in my full time job! I know for certain had I not made that first appointment with you I would still be working in a supermarket, I truly thank you for everything you have helped me achieve.

John Tassell, Bedfordshire
Via Sandra I explored my life values, enabling me to better understand who I am and thus where I could be going. We also discovered what my needs and drivers are in the work place. This coupled with an insight into the job interview process, gave me greater confidence for a job interview for a more senior role which I succeeded in getting.

CASE STUDY

BT Agilemedia. C Darren Parker, Chief Operations Officer
Agilemedia provides services to the Participation Media industry. As such, each employee understands the traditional progressions of grade and position are unlikely to be available during the time of this specific project. It is therefore particularly important for us to find other ways to motivate and develop individuals within their roles. We asked Sandra to work with us on a consultancy basis to offer individual coaching to those within the team who wanted this support. Although purely voluntary, all have met Sandra at least once and a large number of them still see her on a regular basis.

From my point of view, benefits are two-fold: I have the opportunity to vent and explore my personal feelings surrounding specific issues. Sandra is able to use her skills as a coach and her understanding of the team as a whole to help me think around issues, seeing them from all sides and make better decisions in key areas. Secondly, I’m able to put longer term development strategies into place, improving my skills and those of my team in specific areas.

I’ve seem marked improvements within the wider team, particularly where previously, the quality of communication had been an issue. Over time, the people involved have learned to tackle specific issues in a more sensitive way, leading to a greater degree of trust and communication.

Considering the high profile nature and value of our work, the emphasis on success within Ventures generally and the resulting stress that frequently accompanies such an environment, there is an extraordinarily low level of confrontation within the team and I feel Sandra's help is a key factor in this.

As a result, the team is more focused, better integrated and better able to handle the pressure of delivering success in a highly ambitious environment.

Individual, Career & Corporate Coaching
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