Coaching within Organisations.

 

Organisations have recently coached staff are:

• Pacific Brands, Education Review Office, ING, Meridian, NZ Fire Service

• Statistics NZ

• Southern Cross Healthcare

 

 

I have been very impressed with Diane’s highly professional approach to her work. In everything she does she displays warmth and openness. Through all her work Diane has a high ethical and consistent manner. Diane provided exceptional guidance and support to me in preparing for a new position that I was applying for. Subsequently she has coached my Senior Leadership Team as they developed as a new team and as individual Leaders. Diane is adept at coaching people to be effective leaders.

 

Graham Randell, National Manager Review Services, Education Review Office (ERO)

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Diane provided a focused discussion in an open but confidential environment. Not blame or shame based, it was Goal focused with accountability mechanisms built in. It was solution focused that built leadership capability. The benefits of coaching provided is ongoing even when the face to face part stops. I’m still applying the principles and strategies learned.

 

Greg Tucker, Review Services Manager, Education Review Office.

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While recently reassessing my future working professional career I was fortunate enough to have consulted with Diane Smith. The sessions consolidated realistic ideas on roles that I see myself doing and really changed the way I think about myself. They were so beneficial that I now have a plan in place for a definite career change. I have focus and an inner confidence that any changes I make are well considered and well thought through. Without Diane’s capable help I would still be considering options, procrastinating over the pros and cons of roles I have thought about for some time, still reading self help books but feeling stuck and not making any progress. I found this to be a most rewarding and transforming experience.

 

S. Currie, Christchurch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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When I first met Diane I was unsatisfied in my career but didn’t know what I would rather be doing. By evaluating my core values and assessing things I enjoyed it became clear to me I would like to be a Nurse. As a result I am now studying a Bachelor of Nursing. With Diane’s’ help I am now very satisfied in my career choice.

 

Debbie, Student Nurse

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In having 1:1 sessions with Diane allowed me to reflect on the present , appreciate my values and tools to move towards my ideal future. I would recommend Diane’s support and guidance to my friends in finding their life direction.

 

Susan, Registered Medical Nurse

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Diane helps you to identify your strengths and work on the areas that are problematic in your life. When you know who you are and what is important to you, it is easy to work out your goals and create a plan for your future. Working with Diane is like having a conversation with an old friend, but developing your future direction at the same time. The best thing is that at the end of the process you have a new toolbox of skills to help you follow your new direction.

 

Catherine McEvedy, Company Director

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The benefits of coaching allowed me to make and set goals and see them through. I had to think through and answer “harder questions”. It also helped me gain a perspective on the skills I have gained through teaching. Diane is approachable, listens well, friendly, great sense of humour, knowledgeable, firm but caring, consistent, persistent and helpful.

 

A. Probert, Teacher

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I would highly recommend Diane to any person requiring high quality coaching for work or personal reasons.

Diane established a positive rapport quite quickly in a warm, friendly, approachable manner. Her professionalism and focus enabled me to achieve my personal objectives from the six sessions I received. I thank Diane for her expertise conveyed in a fun manner.

 

Pauline Freeman, Manager, Mary Moodie Family Trust.

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I found Diane’s clear, empathetic coaching style helped me plan my professional and personal goals for the year.

I would recommend forgetting New Year’s resolutions and getting some coaching instead!

 

Sue Kingham, Charity Worker, Adoption Option Trust.

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Diane allowed me to recognize that I had the ability to control, who I was and where I was going, by really examining me as a person and in turn my personal goals. Where I wanted to go and what I loved about who I was with my interests and hobbies. She also opened me up to the world in general and pointed out, gently, if you race through life you don’t just miss the bad opportunities but the good ones also will pass you by. Diane helped me slow down and examine the wood as well as the trees!

 

By our 3rd appointment I had made some major decisions in my then life : (1) I had submitted 2 stories to national Creative Writing Competitions; (2) applied to be a contestant for MasterChef NZ Series 2; and (3) was going to write a screenplay and win an Oscar!

 

I am the MasterChef Runner Up, 2nd Best Amateur Chef in New Zealand, 2011. I am the Director of my own brand Jax Hamilton Limited. I am happy beyond measure, and because of Diane’s careful guidance, recognize the huge abilities within myself to achieve over and above what I think I can!

 

Today Diane is a close family friend and will be one of the first people on my list to attend my Oscar winners’ party!

 

May 2011

Jax Hamilton – Runner Up, MasterChef NZ 2011 - TV Personality – Celebrity

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After 16 years out of the fulltime workforce and having to return to full time employment I was struggling with creating an up to date CV. Diane helped enormously, pulling information out of what I was verbalising and created a credible and professional document. Diane’s coaching was invaluable and assisted me through a transition phase in my professional and personal life. Diane quickly got to know me and seemed to ask the right questions to allow me to find my own solutions. Realistic goals were encouraged to be set and accountability ensured these were able to be met. After just 5 sessions I am now back in the fulltime workforce, even though we are in the middle of a recession, due in no small part to Diane’s support and encouragement.

 

Sue Davidson, Office Administrator.

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As a mum thinking of returning to the workforce, I found Diane’ Workshop invaluable. I found the Career Anchor exercise of particular value as it really brought forward some work values that are important to me but which I hadn’t given much thought to previously. I found Diane to be a thoughtful and clear workshop leader with a nice sense of humour. She also displayed genuineness in helping people find their career path. I left the workshop feeling real clarity about the direction I want to head in, what I need from my future career and confidence that I can achieve my goals. Six months after attending the workshop I have made a number of steps towards achieving my goal of becoming a fashion designer. I am enrolled in an online fashion design course, a dressmaking evening class and hope to take on a full-time diploma course at CPIT next year. I don’t believe I would have had the confidence and self belief to follow this slightly unexpected career change (for a history graduate and former personal assistant) had I not attended Diane’s workshop.

 

Jane Grove, Aspiring designer and mother!

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Diane’s coaching has been one of the best things happening to me since my arrival here in New Zealand. Diane is a warm and empathetic and maintains a superb level of rapport throughout her sessions. She keeps you in a place of trust and resourcefulness, whether your issue may be personal or career related.

 

Diane possesses an amazing variety of professional tools and in depth experience as a coach and practitioner. Her own dedication to personal and professional excellence is invigorating. The transformational energy created during our sessions will stay with me on a deeper level. It is with all my heart that I recommend Diane and her services to anyone who is dedicated to change and growth in this world.

 

I feel privileged to have also worked alongside Diane and am looking forward to future projects together.

Barbara Clegg, Walk Your Talk International Ltd, Personal Growth Strategies, new kiwi resident, small business owner, and mother of two teenage boys.

www.walkyourtalkinternational.co.nz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I used Diane’s services for support in developing myself and my business as a coach by integrating my NLP skills in particular as she has extensive training in this area. Diane has a very calm and methodical approach to coaching and she was able to support me in accessing the most beneficial state to be in with any challenge I brought for discussion. She asked me great questions to get clear on what the issue really was, and as a result I was able to create a very clear action plan to implement from our call. I felt more focused and confident in my ability to develop my business and have no hesitation in recommending Diane in her role as coach.

 

Heather Stevenson, Wellington, www.inspirationscoaching.com

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Diane made me realise right from the beginning, that our session’s may not be easy. She was right, but that was the great aspect. It made me question who I am, what I what to be and how I achieve it. This wasn’t some counselling session where you are made to look at the past, instead it focused on the now and future which is exactly what I needed. Thanks Diane and much appreciated.

 

Wayne Dennison, Electrician.

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After doing a communication paper with the open Polytech, this put the meat in the sandwich and gave me some practical skills. Both Alan and Diane were knowledgeable and good listeners.

 

Bernard Lee, Pit Boss, Christchurch Casino.

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I found that Diane lead us through a well organised 4 days of training (a fortnight apart), that build on the skills gradually. She demonstrated great use of the skills she was teaching us, and provided lots of opportunities to practice the skills as we went along. This is a course I would recommend to anyone.

 

Jane Cowan-Harris, Occupational Therapist, Sit Right Workwell.

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I feel more confident about dealing with conflicting issues in the workplace, home and family environment. The communication principals applied to all areas of life. Workshop very interactive. Very enlighting to learn new ways of thinking.

 

Kim Maunder, Accounts Manager, Non-Government Organisation.

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Diane’s Coaching has helped me to understand and begin to realise my leadership potential. With Diane’s help I have become much more aware of how powerful communicating effectively can be and how to use if to achieve the results I want. Her collaborative style allowed me to fully explore my goals and develop approaches to achieve them. Thank you Diane!

 

Allyson Seyb, Statistics NZ

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