Rachel Coleman BA, Chartered MCIPD
CAREER & PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT COACH
Rachels’ approach to coaching is calm and welcoming, encouraging trust and openness. Her measured, exploratory and inciteful manner aims to support and work in partnership with you to design actions that will enable you to fulfil your personal and professional potential. She is comfortable asking relevant searching or challenging questions with the aim of building on your strengths and taking you further along the path towards your goals.
Rachel has more than 20 years’ experience working as an HR Manager and Training & Development Consultant with clients across the private and public sectors. In her professional career she worked in many sectors including retail, manufacturing, sales and education and so has an insight into the demands and pressures these industries and sectors involve. She is an experienced behavioural training consultant, designing and delivering programmes for clients.
Clients often recognise a need time away from pressures and judgements to talk things through. You may be seeking change or have a desire to be more effective. With Rachel’s experience and client centred, reassuring style, she works with individuals to increase their self-awareness and confidence to make choices that close the gap between how things are now and how they could be. Her style is gentle, empathetic, non-judgemental and supportive. She provides a confidential space for you to explore and challenge yourself. This coupled with an ability to help you identify next steps, pathways and actions makes for a powerful combination.
Rachel is experienced at working with clients at all stages of their career whether newer to the world of work or established in their field. Having been in the same situation herself, she is particularly adept at working with those returning to work from a career break. She lives in Hertfordshire with her husband and has three children.
Specialist areas
Personal impact and communication skills
Presentation and interview skills
Confidence building
Influencing and persuading
Time management and prioritising
Assertiveness
Handling difficult conversations
Stress management
Women in management
Stepping up to team leadership
Mental fitness
Qualifications
Sociology BA Hons, University of Nottingham
Chartered MCIPD
PGDip Personnel Management, University of West London
Certified Coach Training Programme accredited by the ICF
PQ Mental Fitness Coach Programme, Positive Intelligence
PQ Mental Fitness Advanced Coach Training, Positive Intelligence
Client Testimonials
‘Rachel is highly skilled and professional coach who has the uncanny ability to tease out information, options and ideas through patience, persistence and asking the right questions at the right times. Her coaching skills, coupled with extensive real-world business, are a powerful combination.’ Pete Watson, Head of Data Delivery Services UK & Ireland, Kantar Operations
‘Rachel is a gifted coach with a rare combination of experience, business acumen and passion for developmental growth’ Tara Fennessy, Managing Director, leadership Skills Training Ltd
‘Rachel has been coaching me for over a year. The sessions have had a huge impact and have enabled me to develop and strengthen my role as a leader. Rachel’s style and approach have really made the difference. I trust Rachel’s understanding of me and my context; I am always appreciative by how her very careful listening, and sensitivity to the nuance in my responses, leads the coaching in a direction that has maximum impact’ School Leader
‘In my 20 years of personal, team and management development, I have never met anyone better at linking the individual needs to the professional needs. If the opportunity existed to "headhunt" my dream team today, she would be my first choice’ Trevor Horne, Business Owner