ADAPTAS - Key Persons
Al is an experienced entrepreneur starting businesses in fields as diverse as online video production, e-learning, art consultancy, history and tourism and website development.
Following a foundation in psychotherapy and counselling, he moved into Strategic Intervention Coaching, a highly results directed synthesis of multiple psychological schools and approaches. The balance of empathy and creativity with practical, actionable, outcome focused strategies greatly suits his personality and philosophy.
In addition to delivering group training and coaching with Adaptas in corporate organisations and governmental bodies such as Compu B, Phorest, the IMI, ISI, CIB and Maynooth University, Alistair privately coaches business owners and management. He enjoys working with groups and one-to-one, both in person and online. Resilience training and Stress Management are two key areas of particular interest, as well as sustainable behaviour change and increased productivity through peak performance psychology.
He has focused his knowledge in resilience, stress management and the resulting improvements in productivity and happiness into a prototype online video training course called ‘The RISE Method' (Resilience, Insight, Strategy, Effectiveness).
Annika is a Performance, Sport and Exercise Psychologist. Coming from a high-performance equestrian sport background, she has gained over ten years professional coaching experience. Combining this experience with a BA of Psychology from the University of Victoria and a MSc of Sport and Exercise Psychology from Ulster University, she delivers highly practical solutions for teams and individuals with a focus on optimal performance and wellbeing outcomes. Annika brings insights about performance, leadership and communication from a sport context and successfully applies them to a business context, specializing in resilience, mindset, communication and presentation skills. Annika also delivers specialized training for personal trainers and gym owners to help bring the benefits of exercise psychology to the gym environment. Annika is a guest lecturer in Cognitive Behavioural Coaching on the UCC Masters in Personal and Management Coaching programme. She is a firm believer in promoting wellbeing through sport and business and has conducted research on current mental health challenges in equestrian sport. Annika also enjoys writing about performance psychology and occasionally appears as a guest blogger for Adaptas.
Job Titles:
- Creative Tech Producer
- Virtual Reality Consultant
Camille is a Virtual Reality consultant and content producer with 15 year parallel careers in both technology and Read More…
Camille is a Virtual Reality consultant and content producer with 15 year parallel careers in both technology and the arts (theatre, film, radio).
Camille is a creative producer across multiple mediums - video, radio, theatre and produces our VR interactive corporate training experiences.
She is a qualified Scrum Master and IT Trainer (Jeb diploma) with an MSC in Computer Science.
Since discovering Virtual Reality and realising the potential for this immersive medium, she has been researching and developing concepts for how Virtual Reality can impact our experiences at work and at play.
Camille has ran VR and AR (Augmented Reality) workshops for clients including: Shinawil (TV production company), Xwerx (UX design company), iNavtas Technologies (Fintech company), National College of Ireland and the Centre for Creative Practices. She also lectures on a Transmedia postgraduate course in Griffith College.
She was featured on the Irish Times' Women's Podcast and panelled the VR panel discussion at Guth Gafa international documentary film festival.
Camille runs a monthly VR meetup at Filmbase called VR Community Ireland. See https://www.facebook.com/groups/vrcommunityireland/
Dr. Celine Mullins has over 15 years' experience as a Psychologist, Coach and Learning Consultant working across private Read More…
Dr. Celine Mullins has over 15 years' experience as a Psychologist, Coach and Learning Consultant working across private and public organisations and institutions.
Utilising the most up to date research and information from the intersection between neurobiology, psychology, neuroscience and psychology, Celine creates coaching and learning experiences that give people the tools to develop their ‘soft' skills including Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Communication, and Resilience. Celine also works with teams and organisations to instill high performance, to improve culture and climate, and with her team, creates video and award-winning virtual reality learning solutions.
Job Titles:
- Associate Group Facilitator, Trainer & Senior Coach
Eibhlin is an author, speaker, executive coach and highly experienced facilitator. She has 30 years' experience working in Read More…
Eibhlin is an author, speaker, executive coach and highly experienced facilitator. She has 30 years' experience working in blue-chip organisations across of range of business areas. Eibhlin is a Director of The Resiliency Hub which provides resilience and wellness coaching and training across a range of levels and businesses. She has 15 years' coaching and training experience across a broad client base. Eibhlin brings her experience as a senior manager to her training. She delivers highly interactive and practical relevant training on a range of topics, including resilience, management skills, communication and strategic change initiatives. She was the lead of the Women's Network in JP Morgan and was appointed as a senior mentor in the Bank. Her book, Gut Throat Leadership - Bouncing Back is an exploration of leadership and the way we think and lead with resilience. Eibhlin qualified with a BA Hons in Economics in 1990. She has a Diploma in Personal and Executive Coaching, is a Licensed Practitioner of NLP and a facilitator of the iheart Resiliency Training Programme. Eibhlin is certified with the Workplace Resilience and Wellbeing (WRAW), a psychometric measure of resilience and its impact on wellbeing for people in work. She is a Senior Practitioner accredited with the EMCC and sits on the Council of the EMCC in Ireland.
Janet Kane is an Executive Coach and also holds the role of Client Servicing and Accounts Manager with Adaptas. She holds a Diploma in Coaching with Neuroscience from the Positive Success Group and a BA in Business Studies, with a Finance specialism, from DCU. Janet is a licensed, accredited practitioner coach with the World Association of Coaching with Neuroscience (WACN).
Janet has a special interest in helping her coaching clients to positively focus, to believe in themselves and their potential, to successfully navigate challenging situations and to improve their interpersonal relationships in the workplace. She delicately uncovers the truth in the challenges clients are facing and invites them to explore new perspectives and ways forward.
Job Titles:
- Executive
- Associate Group Facilitator & Coach
Jennifer is an Executive Coach and Facilitator specialising in Forum Theatre and Corporate Role Play. Jennifer trained as Read More…
Jennifer is an Executive Coach and Facilitator specialising in Forum Theatre and Corporate Role Play. Jennifer trained as an actress and worked in that field for 20 years. During this time she gained valuable insight into what Presence means and how to maximize your impact in a space using your body and voice. She brings these skills to her work to help people reach their potential in this regard. In addition to that she is an accomplished Executive Coach, Facilitator and Corporate Role Player working in all levels of industry in Ireland - such as Banking, Law, Education, Civil Service and Professional Services. She believes passionately in the power of coaching to enhance performance and achieve specific goals. In her Role Play work she supports executive learning to enable employees and leaders alike to manage difficult conversations, enhance their communication skills and develop their leadership potential. She is particularly experienced in the discipline of Forum Theatre having studied with the Brazilian Augusto Boal who originated the system. She is a regular facilitator of Forum Theatre workshops where groups and teams come together to problem solve, team build and work on particular communication skills.
Job Titles:
- Consultant
- Associate Group Facilitator & Coach
Joseph is a consultant, facilitator and coach. Working at multi-levels within organisations, Joseph enables professionals to grow their Read More…
Moira is a teacher and consultant in Strategic Finance and has worked with both large corporate and SME clients Read More…
Moira is a teacher and consultant in Strategic Finance and has worked with both large corporate and SME clients worldwide helping decision makers at strategic level to understand finance and hence improve their ability to formulate and implement strategy and innovation across all elements of their business.
Since 2005, Moira has offered financial advice and training directly to companies and other organisations. She delivers financial consultancy and training throughout Europe, Middle East, Latin America, Africa and the US across a wide range of sectors and company sizes from start-ups to multinationals.
She teaches on diplomas, MSc Programmes and degree programmes in business schools and universities in several countries including CEDEP in Paris, IESE Barcelona, UCC and the University of Maynooth, and the IMI.
Niamh combines 20 years' experience in business with a Masters in Personal and Management Coaching to bring aRead More…
Job Titles:
- Design Leader and Engineer
Steve is an accomplished design leader and engineer with 30+ years of experience gained across multiple roles in Read More…
Steve is an accomplished design leader and engineer with 30+ years of experience gained across multiple roles in the electronics, medical device, pharmaceutical and rehab engineering sectors. His most recent role was Global Head of Design Transformation at Logitech.
A creative and proactive driver of transformational change, managing significant projects and integration programmes. He has a proven ability to positively build, engage and influence cross-functional, multi-cultural teams ensuring in-depth analysis that delivers improved outcomes and positively impacts the client. Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills with exceptional business partnering and leadership counsel plus the drive and ability to make a difference. An innovative problem solver, who enjoys energizing teams and shining a torch on other's potential.
Steve is a champion of design thinking. He threads this into his leadership, mindset and values. He has 15+ years of experience in practicing, coaching and setting the "design doing" conditions for success. Focussed on the "doing" aspect of Design Thinking, Steve enjoys the challenge and often untold journey of Design Thinking - How to put it into practice on actual projects within real teams. The importance and impact of leadership together with a transparent intent to drive change.
Steve holds an MA Industrial Design & Engineering Royal College of Art & Imperial College, BEng (Hons) Product Design & Manufacturing Engineering Loughborough University of Technology and is currently studying MSc Personal and Management Coaching University College Cork