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Client Feedback
“Through her sessions, without fail, Des is able to draw out what is personal to the individual and how this can then be used to positive effect. She is challenging and supportive in equal measures and makes participants question innate assumptions. Critically I have been able to translate the learning to deal with situations at work in a much more appropriate way, leading to a more positive outcome than I believe I would have achieved prior to the intervention”.
(Director in Recruitment consultancy)
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“I have worked with Des on various training and coaching propositions over
the last 6 years. I find Des very straightforward to work with; always having fresh ideas but also she gets straight to the point and has a way of cutting through the waffle to deliver brilliant training every time. In fact although I work with several different trainers Des is always my go to person in terms of new work
on anything to do with talent, leadership training, performance management, coaching or diversity specifically. In terms of the training I keep feedback on modules and Des has always received excellent feedback from delegates. In fact 6 years on from when we first launched the programme delegates still refer to Des and she is often asked for further coaching work if delegates are facing specific issues.”
(Head of Financial Services organisation)
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“Des’ team and group sessions are engaging and thought-provoking and, most importantly, they deliver sustainable long-term impact. Des structures her sessions in such as way as to ensure resonance. And the thing that most stands out to me is her unique ability to challenge individuals and spark the introspection needed for change to occur in any team or group. By combining her direct approach with her clearly supportive intent, she nudges individuals out of comfort zone to achieve ambition. I believe it is this that enables her sessions to have the impact they have.”
(Executive Director of Consulting firm)
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"Des has the perfect balance of empathy for what everyone is bringing into their discussion, i.e. their professional and personal context but able to get to the heart of the issue so quickly. She is able to so brilliantly challenge people to help them move forward but in an empathetic and supportive way. The best sentence she has ever used with me was ‘that sounds like ‘excuse-itus’, when I was trying to avoid an uncomfortable truth about why I had not tackled an issue. The firmness to help people take accountability for their own actions and walk away from a session with clear plans drives real behavioural change.”
(Executive Director of Professional Services firm)
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