From long experience as business coach, client and businessman, I have developed my approach to business performance improvement by aligning it to a vision and setting clear goals to achieve it.  Business performance improvement is strongly linked to the self-management and personal effectiveness of the individuals in the business, and this is where business coaching is an invaluable tool.

Now in my mid-50s, I had a long career in supply chain management, holding senior positions with Diageo, ExxonMobil and IAMS Petfoods before becoming an independent consultant and interim manager/director. During this time I did assignments for a diversity of companies including Total Oil, Russell Europe (casual clothing import/export) and AHED (heating and plumbing products distributor UK-wide).  Much of my time was spent coaching the MD and senior management teams to develop their own solutions to their business issues rather than trying to impose my personal ideas and experiences.  This worked very effectively and meant that the management team took ownership of the changes required and were empowered to implement them.

Looking to take a major step forward in my life I employed a coach myself and the outcome is that it has transformed my life.  I have become very self-aware and passionate about helping other people through the medium of business coaching.  As an aside, my physical health and well-being have improved significantly. On a recent Alpine climbing holiday in 2009 I scaled 4 major peaks in 5 days, 3 of them over 4,000 metres and involving rock climbing and crossing glaciers with the aid of ice axes and crampons. I persuaded my daughter to join me and she succeeded in getting to the top of the Matterhorn, the most difficult peak in the Alps.

Everyone in life has their own "mountains" to climb, some small, some big - but "mountains" nonetheless. I believe the important thing in a person's life is trying to overcome one's obstacles.

I invite you to climb your own mountain of achievement and would love to help you through my business coaching services.