Where could your inner direction take you?
Hi, and welcome to my web site! I am a professionally accredited coach based in Derbyshire, UK and I can help you to identify, unlock and develop capabilities in yourself, your team or even your organisation. On this page you can find out more about who I am, how I work and what people have said. If you think I can help, please click above to request a free, no-obligation chemistry session where we can chat about your requirements and you can make sure I am the right person to help you. I look forward to hearing from you.
I graduated in 1987 as a Materials Scientist and spent the next 32 years in the aerospace industry, a truly enjoyable and rewarding experience. My work took me around the world and I have been privileged to lead numerous teams on challenging global programmes and activities. My passion for unlocking and developing the best in people has always been a real driving force for me and over the years I have continually mentored, coached and developed others, mindful of my core values which are connection, compassion and contribution. I believe that our true potential as people is to a great extent already within us, and it is often our limiting assumptions and beliefs which hold us back. My style then, is to help you identify those barriers and to consider ways to reduce or even remove them.
As Michaelangelo famously said, "I saw the angel in the marble, and carved until I set him free".
I can engage with you in three ways, and these can be face-to-face, virtual, or a mixture of both:
1. As a personal coach, I work with individuals to unlock their thinking and to help develop powerful actions for self improvement or development. For example, I can help you to identify your real value set, and to consider how those values might best serve you in a life full of purpose. This is an engagement that would typically require three to six sessions of up to 2hrs each.
2. As your team coach, I can work with you to help you understand team dynamics, how to maximise team performance and to consider strategies for greater success and unity as a team. For me, a team's bond really only emerges when times are tough. Fragile teams crack under pressure, strong teams thrive on it.
3. I can also work with you at organisational level to help you to consider the overall culture of the business and to identify what would lead to breakthrough levels of performance and engagement.
"Mel is an excellent listener, he genuinely cares about the people he works with and treats everyone with the utmost respect. He has a calming presence and effortlessly gains the attention and respect from his audience, whoever that may be".
Aeronautical Engineer
"His ability to take a broad and often ambiguous requirement and by applying his vast experience, creativity and deep understanding of people and teams to deliver a valuable and thought-provoking session is second to none. His warm and approachable style coupled with appropriate challenge makes his interventions memorable and impactful, and several of my team members continue to reference their experiences of these positively. A true pleasure to work with!"
Senior Vice President
"Mel is a great person to work with; calm, considered, engaging and fantastic at listening carefully then gently nudging you to form your own conclusions about the best course of action."
Design Lead
"He created an ideal environment for personal reflection and learning. Mel's ability to develop new skills and competencies in others makes him a tremendous asset to any organization."
Senior Digital Marketing Manager
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