"My sessions with Moyra were, without hyperbole, life-changing."

Senior Fundraiser, Education Charity

 "I really wanted a coach who knew about the specific challenges of my sector and Moyra has years of expertise in this area."

Development Director, Performing Arts

 "Moyra asks difficult questions, the type of questions you deliberately avoid asking yourself, but ones you know need answering."

College Development Director, University of Oxford

 "Moyra's care, professionalism, and well-thought-out counsel were precisely what I needed at a turning point in my career."

Director of Development and Alumni Engagement, Higher Education

 "My sessions with Moyra were invaluable - each one was challenging yet encouraging, thought-provoking yet practical."

Strategy and Fundraising Consultant, Charity Sector

 "Quite literally walking with me, Moyra supported me to make positive changes with confidence and purpose."

Fundraising Director, Cultural Sector

EXECUTIVE COACHING

For over five years I’ve been coaching mid-career leaders and managers wanting to develop their own personal style, which feels authentic to them and gives them inner confidence and balance. I have worked with a wide range of people from all sectors – commercial, charity, not-for-profit – based in different parts of the world. Most of my clients work in fundraising and development in education and the arts- a field in which I have over 20 years’ experience as a recruitment consultant.

Coaching can be helpful in response to a specific event: a recent promotion; a return to work; a new job with a bigger team; a restructure; a redundancy; an early retirement.

MY APPROACH

I use a variety of different ways to encourage open discussion and thought-provoking observations. I like to get to know the whole person to help them identify what drives them in both positive and negative ways. It’s often the unconscious drivers that are the most revealing in helping us to understand our behaviour in the workplace.

I’ve worked with some clients for several years and others for several months. It all depends on what you are looking for from coaching. A period of intensive coaching sessions – every 2 to 3 weeks – can be very effective to get out of a rut, change direction or when work/life is feeling overwhelming. Other times, once every few months is enough to stay on track. Some clients like to come back for a top-up session every now and then to discuss a specific issue, this can be both time and cost effective.

After most sessions I send clients some follow-up reading or areas to specifically work on.

I offer a complimentary “chemistry” meeting to all new clients which is a good to way for us both to assess whether there’s a good fit.

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WALKING AND TALKING

Many of my clients really enjoy walking in London parks whilst exploring work related issues.  It provides a calm, confidential space with time to explore and reflect whilst enabling an opportunity to see things from a different perspective. Sometimes we can more easily access unconscious behaviours and beliefs when we are relaxed and inspired by nature.

Walking and talking is not for everyone though, so I also work on-line and in mutually convenient indoor meeting spaces.

 

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"I had thought about coaching for a long time before I worked with Moyra, but I really wanted a coach who knew about the specific challenges of my sector and Moyra has years of expertise in this area. She brings a really deep understanding and empathy to her work which made me feel sincerely understood and genuinely supported. I didn’t need to explain the challenges I was facing - she just got it and this understanding has enabled me to make far reaching changes. Her insights are very illuminating and have made a profound difference to many areas of my life. If you’re ready to seriously explore your potential and make positive changes to your life, I can think of no better coach to work with."

Development Director, Performing Arts “Working with Moyra provided me with the space and opportunity to think about how I managed my workload and my team and challenged me to consider new approaches and shed old behaviours. Moyra asks difficult questions, the type of questions you deliberately avoid asking yourself, but ones you know need answering. The sessions were invigorating and delivered what felt like a new start and I can’t recommend Moyra highly enough.”

College Development Director, University of Oxford "My sessions with Moyra were, without hyperbole, life-changing. I came to her burnt out, anxious and stuck in a toxic work environment. She helped me gather my tools and find strength to find another job much more suited to my personality and priorities. I am now thriving, with my sense of inner confidence and calm back in place. This means I can be the best fundraiser possible for my new charity and I am eternally grateful."

Senior Fundraiser, Education Charity "I've had the great pleasure of knowing Moyra for many years, first as a candidate she placed, then later as a manager hiring her to coach members of my team. She is an excellent listener, is very discrete, and challenges your assumptions and biases in a thoughtful and respectful way. Everyone I know who has been coached by her has found their experience valuable and productive. I continue to recommend Moyra's coaching services to others I know - she's one of the best out there."

Strategy and Development Consultant "Moyra's care, professionalism, and well-thought-out counsel were precisely what I needed at a turning point in my career. I valued our sessions, and I gained a tremendous amount of insight and direction from them. Working with Moyra on a plan during the transition was provoking and inspiring. I highly recommend sessions with Moyra for anyone looking for new insights or working collaboratively to overcome challenges and obstacles. I know myself better now. Thank you Moyra."

Director of Development and Alumni Engagement, Higher Education "Moyra was suggested to me through my fundraising network and I can’t recommend her highly enough. I had recently had an internal promotion and I wanted someone to coach me through the process of stepping up to be part of the senior management team.

She provided me with some practical steps to help me navigate an occasionally challenging work environment, but more importantly we talked through several work scenarios in detail and she helped me approach them in a more thoughtful and productive way."


Development Director, Visual Arts
 "My sessions with Moyra were invaluable - each one was challenging yet encouraging, thought-provoking yet practical. I felt that we identified and addressed some of the issues that had been shaping the way I've been working for years and, as a result, I was then able to start to be more intentional about my leadership style, goals, and professional relationships. I feel a clarity I've not had before about where I'm going and what I want to achieve over the next five to ten years. In addition, what has been particularly helpful is being able to go back to Moyra a couple of times over the last year for "top-up" sessions when I've experienced a change in role or new challenge."

Strategy and Fundraising Consultant, Charity Sector "I initiated coaching sessions with Moyra to consider my next career move. The sessions gave me a sense of headspace and time where I didn’t feel I had any. Grounded in rigour yet delivered sensitively and without judgement, I found her questions and observations led me to explore much more than simply what I might do next. Quite literally walking with me, Moyra supported me to make positive changes with confidence and purpose.
Moyra’s outstanding ‘after-care’ and responsiveness mean I know she is there to call on if I need. Crucially though, she has enabled me to express my priorities and build understanding of what drives me so that I can enjoy creating the next phase in my life and career."

Fundraising Director, Cultural Sector
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