Equipping leaders to deal with life's oranges and lemons
What people say about working with us
“You really helped me change and find my guide star again. For that I will always be grateful.”
— Director, International Charitable Organisation.
“We made great progress and that is largely thanks to your excellent facilitation. Thank you so much for your support, it was lovely working with you again”
— CEO, Retail Organisation
“I have gone from feeling fragile this morning to feeling utterly thrilled and invigorated at the end of the day. I feel closer and more in synch with the team.”
— Head of Facilities, National UK Youth Charity
“I can’t find words big enough to thank you!””
— Senior Scientist, Drug Discovery Organisation
“A massive thank you again for the last few days. I think they were fantastic and we came away with some essential, different and useful discussion which will shape the Exec going forwards”
— CEO, National Organisation
“As always it is your care, kindness and encouragement that helps create such a welcoming space and your knowledge experience and wisdom that provides the guardrails and guidance. Thank you Sharon!”
— Head of Partnerships, National Organisation
“I owe you a huge thank you Sharon. You have taught me so much about what it is to be a good leader and have helped me realise that self-care is more important than anything else. Performing at my best is so much better than just surviving! You are amazing at what you do and what you offer people, the difference you have made to me and my working patterns is an example of this. I am truly grateful for everything you have done for us as a management team and for me personally”
— Team Leader, Social Housing Organisation
“I have renewed energy and a totally different perspective on how to tackle the things I am facing”
— Director, National Charity
“Sharon is simply outstanding at what she does”
— Head of Learning and Organisational Development, Global Engineering Organisation
“We began working with Sharon and colleagues just over two years ago to develop and test a new approach to supporting future leaders in our federation. In a complex organisation with devolved decision-making this was not a straightforward task. Add to that the impact of the pandemic and it was more challenging still. It’s been a pleasure to work with Sharon to build the programme – she has been both flexible and responsive to our needs but also clear about what works in terms of achieving the desired results. Most of all she has been patient, working at our pace to ensure we have a programme that’s fit for purpose ”
— CEO Federated charity
“Thank you so much for great facilitation Sharon, a really fabulous job. My team loved it and were all buzzing. They had a really inspirational day with loads of tools to help them deliver out to the organisation.”
— HR Director, National Retailer.
“It was a great session as always – and to do it online is testament to your own inimitable skills ”
— CEO, Housing Association
“Both Sharon’s and Wendy’s approach is collaborative and engaging – they are exceptionally focused on understanding the business and leader’s requirements to support the delivery of tailored bespoke programmes. They are both approachable, hugely credible and a pleasure to work with – I view them as an extension of my HR department ”
— HR Director, National military service provider.
“Wanted to say a BIG thank you for an excellent day yesterday working with staff from the Kenya, Uganda and Bristol teams on trust-based relationships. I came away from it zinging with optimism and ideas on how to take this forward. Just what we needed, an injection of upbeat realisations that we really can work better together ”
— Head of HR, Global Humanitarian charity.
“we used “the round” today to talk about the trickiest of our issues – with a 6 second rule pasted on the wall. It was the comfortably the best conversation that we have had on the subject and we agreed a way through it. Thank you! ”
— Operational Director, National charity.
“I really don’t know how to thank you enough for a truly incredible weekend - we feel it has been transformative for the organisation and that we’ll look back on this as a turning point in the company’s history. You got the perfect tone throughout the whole weekend - gently supporting and encouraging and creating the space for us all to do what we needed to do.”
— CEO, European service provider.
“Sharon delivered a two-part Coaching for Success programme which was an eye-opening and confidence-boosting experience for our management team, both in terms of their confidence in tackling challenges within their own teams, but also in feeling better able to support each other through their day to day issues. Sharon’s open and engaging style was very well received - she is able to gain people’s trust quickly which is vital with the coaching subject. A very valuable experience and one I would recommend to any management team”
— Sales and Marketing Director, International Retailer.
“Working with Sharon was a pleasure. She took time to understand our needs and discuss options before pulling together a proposal that fully outlined how she planned to deliver our requirements with clear costs. Sharon facilitated two hugely successful workshops, where her warm and engaging approach maintained energy and enthusiasm throughout. The supportive post-event administration in drawing together the outcomes and providing this in a usable format, was incredibly helpful and set a clear direction of travel. A clear return on investment as the events would not have been as successful without Sharon’s involvement ”
