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Caroline Taylor

Caroline Taylor has over 10 years experience as a coach to business leaders in both the UK and other European countries.

She is an experienced HR and Leadership Development practitioner with 25 years in the fitness & leisure, retail, hotel, catering, and engineering industries. Initially in general management she went on to lead teams in HR, Organisation Development and Leadership Development environments. More recently, she held Director positions at a European and then Global level and. has developed a strong understanding of cultural influences and the value of diversity.

Her areas of specialism within the coaching arena include:

• Coaching high potential individuals in preparation for senior positions
• Transition coaching for newly appointed senior leaders
• Transition coaching for people experiencing or planning significant change
• Coaching in the areas of personal effectiveness and interpersonal skills

As an experienced coach, Caroline enables senior leaders and managers to develop deeper self-awareness and understand their impact on others. She helps them to develop the most appropriate strategies to support their personal development in order to achieve measurable business success. Her style is a pragmatic and outcomes focused one. She balances strong support with an ability to challenge in order to move individuals forward and make tangible progress. Caroline is a resourceful coach combining an orientation for results with strong insight and intuition.

She has a particular interest in the area of coach and coachee matching and has successfully published a highly acclaimed book, Get Ready for Coaching, which is based on her academic research. She has been asked to speak at various seminars on the subject of matching and preparation for coaching.

Qualifications and professional memberships

• MA in Coaching & Mentoring Practice
• Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development
• British Psychological Society accredited level A & level B user (Myers Briggs, OPQ, Strengthscope).
• Licensed facilitator of PDI 360 feedback

Coaching in Caroline's own words:

"Effective coaching provides individuals with a uniquely safe place to explore the challenges that they face, develop greater self awareness and make significant and sustainable change to achieve their objectives.

Coaching will look and feel different depending on the needs and personality of the individual being coached. It should be supportive so as to encourage exploration and experimenting with new ideas and approaches but also challenging to move the individual forward.

Key to success for all coaching experiences is deep trust and commitment, clear objectives that link to the organisation and a resourceful, insightful and outcomes focused coach."