“What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”
Dr. Jane Goodall, Primatologist and Anthropologist
Inspirational leadership is the key to enabling positive change in the lives of individuals, organisations and the world we live in.
I work with leaders and future leaders in professional services firms.
I have coached more than 200 partners and senior executives in legal, consultancy and financial services firms. With a professional background in law and more than 20 years’ experience in senior City roles I understand my clients’ world.
Whether you are stepping up to a leadership role or already an experienced leader I can help you become the best you can be.
“Anne enabled me to translate abstract concepts and overwhelming questions, of values, leadership, career change, into manageable questions and enabled me to develop my own approach in answering these”
“We must learn to be still in the midst of activity, and to be vibrantly alive in repose.”
Indira Ghandi, 1917-1984, Prime Minister of India
Coaching brings together the fields of strategy, psychology and personal development – a uniquely powerful combination to drive sustainable learning and change.
My role is to create the space and ask the questions that will enable you stand back, reflect and think creatively about your challenges and issues. I bring objectivity, an external perspective and fresh insights.
I will help you get to heart of things quickly, identify what’s holding you back, and settle on a positive course of action to accomplish your objectives.
“Anne’s incredible positivity and empathy ensured I left each session with the confidence and motivation to be able to put what I had learned into practice.”
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.”
John Quincy Adams, 1767-1848, 6th President of the United States
Whether you are transitioning to a more senior role or already a seasoned leader I can help you focus on the right things and be more effective and inspirational.
Leadership is about passion and purpose. It is about influencing, encouraging and inspiring others to achieve positive goals. Even if you don’t have a team to manage you can be an inspirational leader.
These are some of the leadership challenges clients have discussed with me:
Transition to a more senior role – how to step up and lead with authority, getting to grips with unfamiliar challenges as quickly as possible
Adapting to leadership - as a professional expert how to re-focus towards managing the business, and leading your peers as ‘first amongst equals’
Settling into a leadership role – how to find your voice, develop your authentic leadership style and be the confident ‘best version of you’
“The coaching has enabled me to acknowledge and step into my leadership role. It has made me embrace elements of that role and how I can more effectively fulfill it.”
“Who You Are Is How You Coach”
Edna Murdoch and Miriam Oriss, founders of the Coaching Supervision Academy
I was born in Dublin to Irish and German parents, both astrophysicists, and grew up in the Royal Observatory in Edinburgh. Surrounded by telescopes – and astronomers researching the farthest reaches of the Universe - I developed a fascination with the ‘big picture’ and how things connect.
With scientific genes and a love of the arts I chose law as my first profession: a perfect combination of rules based logic and the unpredictability of human behaviour. My experience in legal practice, and subsequently in academic teaching and research, led me to a number of senior international roles in leading law firms including Norton Rose, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Baker McKenzie where I was the firm’s Global Director of Professional Development.
I have been coaching full time for more than 10 years. Coaching is a dynamic and evolving field and as a coach I am trained in and can draw on many disciplines – for example positive psychology, neuroscience, transactional analysis, systems theory, Gestalt, NLP and mindfulness.
In the end good coaching rests on a relationship of trust; open and honest dialogue; and a firm belief in the resourcefulness, imagination and courage of my clients.
Anne’s Coaching Profile (pdf)
“Anne is wonderful – honest and real. She is highly organised, adaptable, thoughtful and considerate. She is also one of the smartest people I know and brings a wonderful range of insight to her craft.”