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Hi. Thank you again for being curious enough to see what PLUS is all about.
 Why PLUS?
Director Profile
Summary of Services
“Coaching you see, is not telling people what to do; it’s giving them a chance to examine what they are doing in the light of their intentions.” – James Flaherty
“Companies are searching for undiscovered reserves of value. Human nature is one of those last, vast reserves of value. If they are to increase their value, companies know they must tap these reserves. In the past they have tried to access the power of human nature by containing it and perfecting it, just as mankind has done with the other forces of nature. We now know why this cannot work: the power of human nature is that, unlike other forces of nature, it is not uniform. Instead its power lies in its idiosyncrasy, in the fact that each human’s nature is different. If companies want to use this power, they must find a mechanism to unleash each human’s nature, not contain it. You…..are the best mechanism they have.” – Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman, First, Break all the Rules
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Background
After 20 years of successful commercial experience in a wide range of companies, with 15 years centred on getting the best from teams of 5 to 100 PLUS, I have come to realise that I am outstandingly good at bringing the best out of people. I have constantly received emails and text messages and impromptu gestures, recognising the support and guidance that I have been able to provide and I now feel able and confident enough to combine my passion with my career. For those of you that have had a look at our DISCOVER! programme, I know that I am enough.
Throughout my life I’ve learned many things.
In my professional life, I’ve learned that not everybody has my view of common-sense and that you should be wary of assuming work colleagues are your friends. I’ve learned that people speak a strange language when at work that they don’t use at home. I’ve learned that people are unhealthily competitive and that morals and ethics can sometimes be sacrificed for personal gain. I’ve also learned that true success brings true rewards and that your experiences are capable of helping others.
In my personal life, I’ve learned about the pain of failed relationships, the unbridled joy and excitement of new relationships and the unconditional love that you have for your children which only another parent could truly understand. I’ve learned that you emerge stronger and wiser from traumatic events and that your experiences are capable of helping others.
What I’ve really learned is that my life is my life; professional or personal. You hear people say “when I’m at work I’m a completely different person”. Why is that? Can people really have 2 identities or is it merely that they exhibit different behaviours?
What is PLUS?
PLUS has been created out of a desire to provide the opportunities available from coaching to the widest possible audience. PLUS seeks to dispel the myth that coaching in business is only for the elite. Coaching is simply about improving performance through a desire to do so; providing more, difference or both. That’s it. It sounds easy but it can be incredibly significant. To the individual being coached, what is learned is usually far more powerful than that from a typical training course because it has actually come from them over a period of time; a building of awareness and personal understanding that will open up new possibilities for both them and the business they are in.
Being a coach however, is a skill. Coaches don’t direct, advise or teach; they assist, challenge and encourage. They do not tell you what to do. It’s not always possible (or advisable) to have individuals in the organisation coached by individuals in the organisation. Sometimes it’s too close, too directional. An independent view from someone who understands the business drivers yet who sees, hears and feels the potential within the individual must be a good thing.
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