Blue O'Connor - Head of Programme Management, School for Social Entrepreneurs

"Andy can create rapport and trust easily and naturally in his coaching space. This has tremendously helped the coaching experience and outcomes for me. We have explored practical elements of my recent career development into a ‘Head of Dept’ role and the actions, steps and mindset needed to create, define and roll out a project management approach within the charity I work for. We have often worked through exercises to prioritise what is the next most important task and I found that process very valuable when there are a myriad of things to do. Andy is great at asking questions, digging deeper and supporting conclusions and new perspectives to be found.

We have also discussed the politcal elements of getting a change bought off at levels of seniority and how to influence decisions makers to adopt positive change for the organisation. Andy has also allowed for time and space to discuss other challenges that have emerged; including potential difficult decisions on team resource due to financial shortfalls and lobbying the board to appropriate reward our admin. Team.

Overall, I have found Andy’s coaching style to suit my needs. Relaxed, knowledgable, explorative, empathic and it feels like he’s right next to you on the ride to solving your challenges."