Case Studies

"Andrew has been working with the Directors and senior leadership team of a major Irish transport provider since Autumn 2017 to improve leadership skills, self-awareness and help prepare the organisation for change. This coaching programme involves monthly meetings that focus on current challenges, future aspirations and identifying personal and organisational blockages to change. The results of this approach have been improved confidence in the leadership team and a willingness to challenge individual and team behaviours. The coaching has also encouraged the leadership team to have more honest conversations about mutual challenges and how these could be overcome."

I highly recommend Andrew as an executive coach

Seamus Egan, Managing Director , LUAS Dublin Light Rail System

Drawing on her experience as a positive psychology practitioner and coach Jane developed a one-day seminar for educational leaders. The seminar focussed on how to apply the principles of positive psychology in schools and taught the participants interventions that would improve individual and group well-being. To support this process, Jane developed a Positive Psychology Journal for each participant that was designed to help participants identify their strengths and feel happier in their role at the school. Post-event feedback was that the event was relaxed, informative and gave the participants the opportunity to explore different ways of being.

A really useful workshop, Jane, I really enjoyed my day more than many I have attended.

Senior Teacher

Testimonials

Andrew helped me get to the root of my issues in the very first session. He was patient and helped me understand that my emotions and my thought processes were in conflict, which was at the heart of all my issues at work.

Company Director

"Having executive coaching with Andrew has been transformational. It has helped me focus my thinking and has challenged me to develop my ideas. Through the coaching, I have noticed a step change in my confidence (and my motivation) to take actions that will lead to resolving issues and progressing both my career and personal objectives. Andrew is a great listener and is incredibly insightful. The coaching has been invaluable, and I can’t recommend Andrew highly enough."

The coaching has been invaluable, and I can’t recommend Andrew highly enough

Marianna White, RSSB Engagement Manager – Train Operators

I was a sceptic about coaching but working with Andrew made me rethink that. He paid attention to me, helped me understand what was really going on inside my head and how it was affecting how I saw my role and the organisation. He gave me a completely new perspective.

Commercial Manager

"Andrew coached me during a transition from the civil service to the private sector. Coaching made me really think about myself, and my reaction to events and helped me through a particularly difficult time in my career. Always kind, but intellectually rigorous, Andrew provided me with a safe environment to discuss what was happening and take a step back, seeing it as an external viewer might. My coaching experience stays with me even several years later, and I often recall what we discussed and apply it to new situations now. I would recommend coaching to everyone, and Andrew as a coach in particular."

Always kind, but intellectually rigorous, Andrew provided me with a safe environment to discuss what was happening

Nicola Wood, Director, UK Rail Advisory Limited.

Working with Andrew is challenging, but rewarding. He never 'let me off the hook' when I was avoiding issues, but always did it with empathy and humour. His coaching made a huge difference to me and my business

Entrepreneur

“Andrew quickly established his credibility and trust as he set about challenging my understanding and strategies in the context of my goals. He identified my key motivational triggers and applied them to maximise the effectiveness of our coaching sessions. In a time of significant change to our organisation, Andrew’s support and guidance was critical in me achieving the next step in my career of becoming MD. I highly recommend Andrew as an executive coach.”

I highly recommend Andrew as an executive coach

Seamus Egan, Managing Director , LUAS Dublin Light Rail System

When I first met Andrew, he stood out for me in a room of heated division as an eloquent “voice of reason” rising above the tension and emphasising to all parties their commonalities and what unites them rather than focusing on the surface-based division. I am always drawn towards a person of substance and I went over to chat. We kept in touch and then I engaged his coaching services. Andrew indeed has proven to me that he is a person of great substance, depth and breadth. When the time was right for me, he became my Executive Coach.

Andrew has the talent and professional training to pick up on the “stuff” you hide from yourself never mind from him! This innate gift he has is quite wonderful as the whole idea of coaching is to stretch, challenge and be the best version of yourself.

While I’ve always believed in the idea of coaching I have always been a bit dubious about the many who present themselves as “Coaches” with my sceptical mind wondering what experience and background they have that would give them the credibility to advise another in areas they have not undertaken themselves. Andrew's background in the industry came into its own when relating to some of my challenges, much of his coaching in those areas were deeply rooted in practical experience — added to that his extensive training and coaching experience over the many years it was the perfect combination.

I would advise anyone considering Andrew only to choose to work with him if you are really and truly ready to step up, walk the path of absolute honesty and prepare yourself and the ground for positive change.

Andrew has the talent and professional training to pick up on the “stuff” you hide from yourself never mind from him! This innate gift he has is quite wonderful as the whole idea of coaching is to stretch, challenge and be the best version of yourself. I would advise anyone considering Andrew only to choose to work with him if you are really and truly ready to step up, walk the path of absolute honesty and prepare yourself and the ground for positive change.

Ruth Purim, Chief Executive Office, Proactive Rail

“Jane, so much has come out of that, and it all makes so much sense. Wow, thank you! I think that you facilitated it brilliantly. I liked your pauses. They gave me time to think. I really enjoyed it. I liked the space we were in, and I loved the sunshine coming through the windows and the background noise of the birds, too.”

Wow, thank you! I think that you facilitated it brilliantly

Person Centred Art Therapy Client

Jane is one of the founders & organisers of the "PP Summit" and invited me to deliver a keynote at the inaugural summit in April 2019. The organisation of the summit, from contact with speakers, to the little touches such as the gifts and the organising of evening meals for attendees to book onto, was brilliant. The summit itself was run smoothly and allowed for great interaction/networking with other attendees in a relaxed atmosphere. I enjoyed speaking there and look forward to the next summit in 2021!

The organisation of the summit, from contact with speakers, to the little touches such as the gifts and the organising of evening meals for attendees to book onto, was brilliant.

Frederika Roberts MPSA

Those of us interested in taking positive psychology off the flip chart and into the real lives of real business people owe a massive vote of thanks to Jane, Catherine, & Andrew for making this terrific event happen. It all worked, the great feeling in the room, the people, the flow of exchanged experience about Positive Psychology, the meaning that doing Positive Psychology provides in our work-lives, and at the close coming home on the plane, a nice comforting sense of achievement. Well done Guys. A real foundation for developing the application of Positive Psychology at work has been put down.

Well done Guys. A real foundation for developing the application of Positive Psychology at work has been put down.

Barry Docherty

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