Testimonials

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“The course today has been brilliant. It’s allowed me to look at certain aspects of my behaviour in the workplace and analyse that. To look at some of my strengths, my perceived strengths, and my perceived weaknesses. It’s allowed me to look at areas that I wouldn’t naturally look at, so that’s been great.

I intend to go through the form (profile) again, once I have a printout, and highlight areas that I can build on and apply certain behaviours and ways of working in teams and groups and being able to delegate and take it forward from there. So it’s been great today. It’s a very good part of the course to be able to get the feedback and then to go through it in detail with Marcia. So, thank you.” DA – UEL (MBTI feedback)

“It was really nice to just have the time to talk through issues, find some solutions for teamwork and take the time to breathe and step back from day to day things, to gain some perspective.”

John Blythe, HCC

“I (also) didn’t expect career coaching to apply so directly to my field of work, thinking it was designed more for people in business. I was amazed how, simply by asking a few perceptive questions, you formulated a clear a picture of where I was at the moment, and where I wanted to be. Because the work you do has true substance and is so fundamental, it could usefully be applied to any area.

It was striking how immediate the effects were. Even that evening I noticed I was performing better. Being challenged to think clearly brought clarity, a sense of purpose, and freed up a huge amount of energy and confidence. This has affected the quality of what I do, as well as my strategy for finding work. I am starting to learn how important it is to break the big picture down into manageable pieces, and that once I start addressing the pieces, they affect one another positively, bringing the bigger picture together.”

Zoë Challenor- Soprano

“After the initial coaching session with Marcia, I quickly realised why I was so unhappy in my job! Marcia helped to find the courage to do what I needed to bring the team along with me – far more difficult than it sounds.”

J. Johnson – C. Academy

“Over the past 5 months, my coaching sessions with Marcia have provided me with a living breathing action plan. I now know how to move forward.”

B.Wong- Ealing & Hammersmith College

“The funny thing is how easily things became clear around where I was getting stuck. I realised that our leadership situation has now changed, so things are different. My coaching session allowed me to gain a different perspective and move forward.”

Mike Ryans, CitySun

“My coaching session was really useful. It catapulted me into taking action on a project that I’d given up on. As I said, in 2 weeks, I managed to pull together the proposal and I’m now driving it forward. Thanks Marcia”.

Don Peattie, CitySun

“If someone had told me that I would have discovered as much as I did about my Leadership skills, I would have said ‘yes, sure’. I admit that I was skeptical about the process. But 2 months later after my coaching sessions with Marcia, I’m able to set clear targets and objectives.”

Tracy Aust, WTC

“Sometimes it was difficult because of the negative comments to solutions given (by Marcia) that my colleagues couldn’t hear. But in the following weeks, they eventually began to focus more on the positive rather than anchoring in old agendas.”

D. Roulston, B6

“The Leadership course was great because it gave us a chance to examine a number of issues which are (just) under the surface that we don’t get any solutions to. It was helpful to understand clearly, the difference between management and leadership processes.”

B. Patterson, HCC

“In the past, we’ve been only marginally successful in following through on the strategies we conceived. However, with Marcia’s expert guidance, we have begun to implement critical imperatives required to accomplish our objectives…she is able to turn talk into action.”

Charlie Nielson, Prudential

“[Marcia] brings in an element of fun that helps accelerate the learning. Her energetic, magnetic personality allows her to connect with people from many different backgrounds.”

F. DS, Travelocity

“I have thoroughly enjoyed this course because, not only that it had broadened my horizon of the things that I need to do and the things that I have accomplished, but didn’t recognize I had done it, and to look at new targets and visions which I can do and take on and to bring my Faculty forward. Some of the targets which I believe that would have helped me to do so would be time management. If I can manage my time effectively, I will definitely have more time to work on other things on the team. Delegation is another one: To communicate effectively to my team so they know exactly where we’re going, what we need to do and it’s very clear. On to overall motivate them so that we move forward as a team and to face the challenges which are ahead of us for the year 2009 and beyond.”

Edison Samuel, Head of Faculty for Business and ICT

“Today I’ve been able to reflect on how I should be managing my time more effectively, without coming across as being inaccessible or unapproachable.”

HW, CITYSUN