NICE TO MEET YOU, I'M CLAIRE
MY JOURNEY
When my Dad died very suddenly I realised that he had been my lighthouse and unofficial coach for years. Without him listening to me and helping me find my own answers, I felt lost. I found myself a coach and she gave me the space to find my direction again.
In fact, years later when I was coming to terms with the fact that my 17 year career at L'Oreal was approaching its natural end and we were exploring my "what next?", it was my coach who suggested that I should become a coach. I remember pulling her up when she said it, pointing out that coaches aren't supposed to give the answers! She wasn't the first person to highlight to me that I am a natural coach, and deep down I knew that supporting people (not selling shampoo) was what really gave me energy.
Taking the plunge to finally do what I love, wholeheartedly listening to others and supporting them to believe in themselves, took many years of procrastination, working through my own self-doubt, and a lot of encouragement from family and friends.
AND NOW, HERE I AM
Today I blend 20+ years of my own experience of growing high-performing teams and cultures and delivering business results with my pragmatic, intuitive coaching style to do what I love: create energy and self-belief in others so they can achieve their dreams.
Alongside running my own business and coaching at F I R E F L Y , I work as an Associate at KDVI, a global consultancy, where I design and develop organisational change and leadership development programmes. This blend of working with senior HR Managers, a network of other coaches, and a wide range of individuals and teams, gives me a unique perspective on the dynamic world of work, the latest in coaching practice, and an insight into what leaders need to succeed today. I am also an Associate at New Wave Learning, where I lead the CoachMe programme- a blended learning journey to enable managers to have better coaching conversations to empower their teams and improve performance.
If you would like to explore how we could work together, drop me an email.
WHY FIREFLY?
F I R E F L Y holds a lot of meaning for me. Fireflies represent passion, guidance, self-illumination and freedom- everything I would like my coaching to provide.
At first glance, these insects are unassuming and under-appreciated because of their ordinary, appearance. They remind us that we need to look inside, and let our light shine out.
Fireflies do not use heat to ignite their lights, symbolising that we need not burn ourselves out in the pursuit of our goals. Instead the process should be natural. For me that means building our inner resources, connecting to our strengths and our values, to release our energy.
Fireflies hold a sense of magic, a reminder that anything is possible, if we believe in ourselves.
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