| Professional Development
Coaching
Every serious determined athlete has a coach. Professionals
in almost every walk of life are realising the benefits of
having a coach as well.
What do we do as coaches?
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• We listen and build a trusting relationship
with our clients
• We ask questions
• We learn about what matters to our clients; their
values, their preferences and their style; their goals
and objectives
• Were interested in our clients strengths and how
to build on them
• We’re interested in what they find challenging
and how to best address and transcend those obstacles |
Our job is to help you arrive at whatever destination you have
decided upon with ease and authenticity.
Clients come with a variety of goals including:
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• Transitioning to new areas in their
company
• Changing companies
• Career change and/or dealing with redundancy
• The need for an “outside” ear
• How to deal with criticism
• How to communicate with those you work with or
for
• How to master job interviews |
The current business climate demands flexibility in thought
and action. Our background in coaching, teaching and advising
allows us to use our intuition and experience to offer practical
solutions and new ways of evolving at work.
We work internationally with global companies and private
individuals to augment and enhance current personal skills,
and to develop the ability to perform effectively in a variety
of situations.
Our clients state that they leave with:
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• A new centered approach to their
life and work
• A clear focus and plan for improvement
• Added skill and confidence in dealing with a variety
of situations, both personal and group
• A new appreciation of themselves and their abilities
• Increased influencing skills
• Creative ways to solve problems
• Improved co-operation, communication skills
• A productive approach to addressing challenging
situations
• Greater confidence |
Dr Meribeth Dayme, Director, has been working with companies
and individuals for over twenty years. It has been said of her:
“Meribeth works magic - and she is the best kept secret
in town”! Her background in business, the performing arts,
and science give her assets that very few consultants share.
Originally qualifying and teaching the US in the performing
arts and health sciences, she brings an eclectic and multi-faceted
background to the corporate world.
She is the author of Creating Confidence, a business e-book
found on www.alchemyprogrammes.com,
and well known in voice and presentation skills work through
her teaching and books, the most recent being The Performer’s
Voice, a text used by singers, actors, presenters, speech
therapists. and doctors throughout the world. In 2000, Meribeth
was given an award for contribution to communication by Human
Communication International and in 2001 she was given the
Van Lawrence Fellowship Award for her contributions to the
field of voice.
Clients include:
DuPont
Rohm & Haas
Givaudan
BT
Proctor & Gamble
HP
Skandia
Prudential
Institute of Management
D J Freeman
McKinsey & Co
ICI
The Nichols Group
ActionAid Uganda
CAFOD
MIND
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What clients are saying:
| “Meribeth has carried out training
on both an individual and group basis for Skandia, and
without exception everyone has agreed it was the most
beneficial training they have experienced to help them
improve as a presenter.” |
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John Litchfield, Skandia UK |
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“I am very grateful to you for helping me to
overcome my fears and start to actually enjoy presenting.
Thank you for caring about the 'whole' me too, as I
now understand that all aspects of the person contribute
to well being and self- confidence”.
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Sandra Postles, HR Director, National Savings
and Insurance UK |
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"Meribeth is one of the most creative and resourceful
personal coaches and trainers that I have experienced
in my professional or personal life. She brings an immense
knowledge and understanding of the human mind and body,
which she delivers with a style that is simultaneously
challenging and supportive. I have worked with Meribeth
now in 3 companies over more than 10 years."
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Andrew Binns, Managing Principal, Change
Logic LLC |
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