James is an Executive Coach
I worked for over 20 years in the financial services industry where I managed teams of up to 25 people. I retrained as a coach in 2011 and at the same time started a new line of work in the charity sector as COO of a small organisation called the Egmont Trust that supports projects developed by selected partners in sub-Saharan Africa, combating the impact of HIV&AIDS on the local communities. Since then I have embedded my coaching into everything that I do. I joined the Board of the MK Parks Trust in 2014 and spent 9 fulfilling years helping the team work towards financial sustainability and chairing the commercial subsidiary, Whitecap Leisure. Five years later I was appointed to the Board of Grand Union Housing Group and became Group Chair of the Board from 1st October 2019 to September 2022, stewarding the group through the challenges of the Covid pandemic and building a robust board to support and challenge the Executive team.
As a coach my approach is informed by all my experiences of work and I aim to deliver practical solutions for my clients based around goals that they set for themselves. There are two key elements underpinning my approach, the core tenets and models from NLP and a narrative dynamic which recognises that humans communicate most readily through stories and that we can change the story that we tell about ourselves.
My clients come from a variety of backgrounds across the corporate and the financial sectors and the non-profit and NGO arena.
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