I-COACH ACADEMY - Key Persons
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- Interim Head of Social Change, IRNIB
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- Senior Director, FTSE 100 Company
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- Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel
Angela is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, holds a Certificate in Organisation Development from the NTL Institute, an MSc in Human Resource Management from South Bank University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Training Management from the University of Wolverhampton.
Anne has a MSc Psychology of Wellbeing from De Montfort University and is ICF PCC accredited. She has completed an Advanced Diploma in Executive Coaching (AoEC), is an Accredited Resilience Coach (Resilience Engine) and Thinking Partner (Nancy Kline - Time to Think). Anne is a Certified Conversational Intelligence Coach (We Institute) and holds Level A & B for psychometric assessment, as well as Hogan accredited. She has a Certificate in Neuroscience for Coaching as well as a Certificate in Supervision for Coaches and Consultants.
Anne previously held international management roles in banking and finance followed by consulting roles with the financial sector and professional services. Since 2007 she has been providing consulting and coaching to varied clientele internationally. She is a facilitator and speaker who coaches teams and individuals working at Board/Executive/Senior and aspiring leader level. She contributes to the coaching profession as an assessor, supervisor and WBECS IM facilitator. Her work is underpinned by evidence from psychology, biology and neuroscience. Already an author, Anne is currently co-creating a practical guide for coaches and professionals working with recovery, health and wellness.
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- Air Vice - Marshal, FRAES FCMI MOID RAF ( RETD )
Briony is an Accredited ICF Coach in addition to a qualified Insights Discovery practitioner, working with individuals and groups (in and out of Nature) to support personal and professional discovery for performance and wellbeing. In the last two years Briony has expanded and deepened her knowledge and application of human/people interventions through experiential and qualifying programmes in Theory U for Coaches, Focusing practice, Human Systems Dynamics, Somatic Coaching, Yoga Nidra and the Thinking Environment.
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- Executive
- Direct or Directive? How Language Shapes How You Coach
Dr Caroline Horner is an executive coach, consultant and educator with more than 25 years' international experience. She works with leaders, helping them to create the impact they want on the world and to thrive during times of transition.
As managing director of i-coach academy, she has created one of the UK's most respected coaching programmes and enabled hundreds of aspiring coaches to reach the highest professional standards. Before establishing i-coach, Caroline worked as VP Marketing for NatWest Card Services, as well as other management roles across the IT, Telecommunication and Corporate Communications sectors in the UK and South Africa.
Dena is an accredited user of the Hogan suite of instruments - HDS, HPI and MVPI, Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), NEO PI-R, Work Interests Survey (WIS), Belbin, the Profiler 360-degree survey instrument and Personal Directions, Management Research Groups as well as being an experienced user of MTS 360-degree survey instrument. She is also accredited by the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) at EIA Senior Practitioner and receives regular supervision on her practice.
Eunice is an experienced Somatic Coach, and Leadership & Organisation Development Consultant, who has over 25 years organisational experience working as a Director, a Head of HR and OD Consultant.
Roger holds a Ph.D. Business Administration in Corporate Sustainability at the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business, a M.A. in Professional Development (Coaching) - passed with distinction - at Middlesex University, and a B.A. (Honours) in Psychology. He is accredited as a coach at Master Practitioner level with the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC Global). Roger has published journal articles in corporate sustainability and coaching. As a member of the EMCC Global, he receives regular supervision for his coaching practice.
Roger is a visiting lecturer at the University of Stellenbosch Business School on the faculty of the M.Phil in Leadership Coaching. He assesses coach development programmes seeking the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC Global) European Quality Award (EQA) accreditation. Roger designed the original curriculum for the Diploma in Coaching for the South African College of Applied Psychology, and was previously the Chairperson of the Western Cape Chapter of COMENSA (Coaches and Mentors of South Africa). Roger volunteers as a climate reality leader with the Climate Reality Project.
Dr. Anton Obholzer is a Psychiatrist, a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, and a Child and Adult Psychoanalyst who trained at both the Tavistock Clinic and the Institute of Psychoanalysis in London.
He is also a trained organisational consultant who trained under Eric Miller of the Tavistock Institute of Human Relations in London. Until February 2002 he held the position of Chief Executive of the Tavistock & Portman Clinics in London, is Chairman of the Consulting to Institutions Workshop and a Senior Consultant in the Tavistock Consultancy Service.
He has designed and directed residential group relations and management conferences on many occasions. Dr. Obholzer consults and lectures widely on organisational change and resistance to change. He is Visiting Professor at the Universities of Vienna, Graz and Innsbruck, runs Organisational Consultancy courses in Turin and Madrid, and is on the Faculty of the Advanced Management Programme of the INSEAD Management School in Paris. Dr. Obholzer's special interests are leadership and the management of change at times of stress and turbulence
Eva is an executive and team coach, a coaching and OD supervisor and a coach trainer. She partners individuals and groups who want to bring more consciousness and choice into their lives in the interests of sustainable high performance. Her niche is to help clients to find their authentic leadership voice and to live a resilient and fulfilled life.
Fran is an executive leadership coach and team facilitator with over 30 years' experience. She has an extensive knowledge of financial services as well as technology and voluntary sectors. She combines a practical understanding of business as leader of a multi-location People Team at JPMorgan with a rigorous training in psychotherapy.
Francesca is an accomplished consultant, facilitator and executive coach with wide experience in diversity and inclusion and in supporting organisational and personal development. Beginning her career in South Africa, Francesca worked in healthcare, education and financial services. She then moved to the UK, working there from 1997 to 2010, contributing as both an internal and external consultant to the success of organisations and their people. Internal roles in organisations have included senior level appointments as Director of Organisational Development, Director Talent Management and Head of Culture and Engagement. She has designed and delivered Executive education and leadership programs; In Australia she has worked on culture change initiatives; team development interventions, strategy and vision workshops; executive coaching and large-scale employee engagements.
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- Coach
- Executive Coach at Civil Service Learning
Hamid is an experienced coach who also has over 20 years of experience as a Chartered civil engineer, programme manager, consultant, director and civil servant. This broad experience of public and private sectors, including running his own consultancy, has involved working with senior leaders up to and including Ministerial level providing a strong appreciation of the leadership challenges individuals face in complex fast-moving environments.
Hamid is an Executive Coach at Civil Service Learning and has coached clients from over a dozen government Departments. Other clients have included: Standard Bank, Citibank, Save the Children, De Beers, NHS, European Banking Authority, London South Bank University and company owners.
"Hamid is an intelligent, empathetic coach who confidently strikes a balance between creating a safe space for his clients to express themselves while still challenging the client as appropriate. His extensive background in engineering and business, his knowledge of NLP and his connection to Rumi's philosophy all come together to enable him to empower clients on both a rational and intuitive level."
Helen is currently training in Gestalt Psychotherapy at the Metanoia Institute and keeps herself updated with regular supervision and training. Through experience and continuous professional development, Helen has developed specific skills that best support neurodivergent clients to manage frequently cited difficulties such as time management, concentration, memory and organisation, and related issues including anxiety, stress management, depression, and emotional resilience. She has a BSc and MSc in Occupational Therapy and is a registered Occupational Therapist with the UK Health and Care Professions Council and a Certified Coach with the European Mentoring and Coaching Council at Senior Practitioner Level. Helen holds a Certificate in Supervision from The Tavistock Institute of Human Relations and a Certificate in Humanistic Counselling from the Gestalt Centre.
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- Professional Certified Coach With the International Coaching Federation
Hugh is a Professional Certified Coach with the International Coaching Federation (ICF) receives regular supervision for his practice and subscribes to the ICF Code of Ethics. He is a GTCI Systemic Team Coaching Practitioner and an accredited facilitator in Practical Appreciative Inquiry. He completed his Advance Executive Coaching Diploma with the AoEC in 2006. Psychometric accreditations include Hogan Assessments; MBTI Step I & II; Barrett Cultural Transformation Tools; Emotional Capital Report and StrengthScope.
Jake is an Executive Coach and consultant with a proven track record over 18 years of working with senior leaders and their teams in business and government. Her early career was spent working in the voluntary sector, challenging the then accepted wisdom around working patterns and styles. She went on to become an in-house consultant and occupational psychologist in the Post Office before becoming independent in 2000. Since then she has successfully applied the principles of psychology, growth and change to organisations and individuals across the UK.
Janie van Hool is a communication expert specialising in leadership development and executive coaching. A RADA trained actress with an MA in Voice Studies and MSc in Performance Psychology, Janie teaches the art of communication, presence, and impact to professionals in a wide range of organisations. Janie has worked as a workshop facilitator and 1:1 coach for more than 20 years, enhancing the communication skills of senior leaders. Her many high-profile clients include the House of Lords, Dyson, Deloitte, McDonalds, Sainsbury's, Charlotte Tilbury, and Travis Perkins. Using her tried and tested practical tools and techniques, Janie supports business leaders to connect with, inspire and motivate their people. She also has extensive experience in developing and delivering high potential leadership programs for graduates - and teaches at some of the world's top business schools including the Ashridge Hult flagship senior executive leadership program.
Janie teaches in one-to-one conversations and interactive group sessions involving challenging and constructive feedback, practical ideas, tools and encouragement creating impactful change and shaping inclusive, listening organisational cultures. She delivers coaching for specific communication situations, such as high-profile public speaking, media training, strategy message design and delivery; plus C-suite level interview preparation and presenting at board level. Janie also offers interventions where a specific gap in leadership skill is missing, such as empathy, presentation style, influencing, and listening.
Janie is author of The Listening Shift: Transform your organization by listening to your people and helping your people listen to you (Practical Inspiration, 2020). The book explores the power of listening, which often flies under the radar when it comes to communication in business. It is the ultimate guide to learning how to cut through the noise and listen expertly, offering a constructive toolkit for raising the game in communication with strategies, tools, and techniques to implement with confidence.
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- SVP Strategy & Tech Transformation at GSK
"Caroline has been a critical force in almost everything I have achieved in the last 18 months. She provides a safe space that has allowed me to explore myself as a leader and the impact of my leadership. She encourages and challenges in a way that is both gentle and forceful. I recommend her to anyone who is looking to explore new dimensions of their life and career."
Jolene is an experienced programme manager and coach, who has led the operational management of i-coach academy's academic education programmes since 2008 both in the UK and previously in South Africa.
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- Vice Chairman Deloitte Mcs Limited
"From my very first conversation with Caroline I have felt fully supported by her, and consistently, constructively challenged. I chose to work with Caroline because it was clear from the outset that she would not let me leave any stone unturned. The coaching experience exceeded even my high expectations. I will always be particularly grateful for her tenacity, for her thoughtful challenges, for her belief in me and for her humour. I have felt far more confident in my leadership and in myself ever since…the coaching I received now benefits every area of my life"
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- Head of International Coverage Standard Bank Group
"Caroline is an amazing coach, she creates the safe space to allow the individual to really be open and not feel judged. Caroline's fast array of tools in the personal development and coaching arena helps to tailor. Her positive energy leaves the candidate with confidence to further continue his/her journey."