I am an experienced EMCC-accredited coach with a focus on transformational coaching relationships to further careers, enable transitions, or grow businesses. With 30+ years experience working for the public, private and third sectors, I was a Partner at KPMG LLP (the business advisers) for 14 years in management consulting, focusing on M&A strategy and organisational change. Most recently I was Executive Director at UK Government Investments (HM Treasury) working on governance reviews and board effectiveness for arm’s length bodies. I am a post-grad MSc Organisational Psychology at Birkbeck, University of London.
My style is open, informal, and friendly. I am passionate about creating trusting and honest relationships with clients and helping them get to the ‘truth’ of a career or professional situation, by taking the time to understand their core beliefs and how they affect their world. I then support and encourage them towards a credible plan for change. He is accredited to use the Insightful Edge psychometric 3600 tool.
I coach on career planning and transition, business growth, relational issues, management & leadership, board facilitation and skills, confidence and ‘imposter syndrome’, and business/strategic planning.
For those looking at business growth, promotion and performance (Incl. work/life balance), I tend to follow a very goal-focused approach, using visioning and hindsight techniques to create robust plans from which clients gain a sense of ownership and achievability.
For issues around career transition and career breaks (and particularly how to maintain self-confidence during liminal periods) I use a sense-making, discovery and planning approach using E.Schein’s ‘career anchors’
For those with specific relational problems with colleagues or stakeholders, I use a combination of 3600 and perceptual positions to take the emotional defensiveness out of the situation, to gain insight, and to create a solution distinct from the emotion and defensiveness of the situation;
And last but definitely not least when it comes to resilience in our rather fragile times, I’m trained as a mental fitness coach with Cognomie: measuring mental fitness and helping to build it in our rather fragile times.
He is one of the best coaches I’ve ever worked with – he combines a deeply compassionate character with a wealth of real-world experience and academic rigour. He’s easy to connect with, it feels safe to explore tough subjects and he brings a practical forward momentum too which makes the coaching feel real rather than conceptual
Senior Executive, Financial Services
Robin is one of the unique consultants who is able to grasp the complexities of the wider context and translate this into effective, practical and preferable solutions. He manages, along the way, to provide advice and coaching to clients and team members that acts as a multiplier on the delivery of effective outcomes.
CIO, Ministry of Defence
