Working with:

Board level executives, managers and individual contributors.

Practice location:

London, Reading.

Expertise:

18 years consulting in learning and development and working across 17 different countries with a wide range of organisations. Career transition, stress reduction, life/work balance, positive attitudes and motivation. Shona is qualified in neuroscience based facilitation skills and has worked with groups traversing all levels of leadership and capability over 25 years.

Qualifications and Accreditation:

HND in Management Operations, NLP Trainer and Master Practitioner, Three Principles, Belbin Accreditation, Disc Certified, CMI and ILM Certified Trainer, Accredited NeuChem Coach Practitioner, ILM Level 5 Coaching & Mentoring, Qualified in using: CARI, DISC, Belbin, and Strengths Finder.

About Shona.

Shona is an experienced, professionally trained and qualified coach, having graduated with a distinction from The Coaching Academy, Europe’s largest coach training school, is an NLP Trainer and Master Practitioner in addition to being an Accredited NeuChem Coach Practitioner. Passionately believing in CPD, Shona regularly takes part in various personal development courses and seminars.

“I believe everyone is unique and capable of amazing achievements, if they only believe it for themselves.

My passion is assisting people develop their confidence and abilities in whatever direction their desire takes them so they can be the best version of themselves and positively influence their world.

We all have a story, and owning that story makes us stronger. My calling is to help people turn their story to a powerful purpose they can use to be empowered and go beyond what seems possible for them.”

Contributions to the field of coaching and human performance.

Shona has been a qualified coach for over 20 years and was involved in the early NeuChem trials as part of the research group. She has contributed to NeuChem's ongoing development through research, pilot delivery, and feedback. Her work has supported the preliminary research leading to the Randomised Control Trials launching in 2025.

Industry experience.

16 years management experience in the corporate world working with FMCG companies including Unilever. Diverse projects delivered for pharma, fiduciary sector, telecoms, IT tech companies, retail and travel industry eg; Roche, GSK, Eurochange, Leica, NMC, CIPD, Hemsley Fraser, GFSC, Apax Partners, Resonate. Facilitator for CIPD and ILM.

Testimonials.

79% of Shona's clients consider her coaching transformational, and 76% specifically note that the process has been helpful in overcoming barriers and achieving higher levels of performance.

“Just a few meetings and telephone conversations with you have opened so many doors for me that I am overwhelmed with the result of this coaching. Certainly it has improved my personal life, my business, and my relationships quite unexpectedly. It has also made me realise how much more I can do and how much I don't know and I still have to learn. But that is exciting!!”

“With Shona’s experience and skill in questioning, [she] quickly and efficiently uncovered the blocks, clearing the landscape, resulting in a focused approach.”