NLP Coaching

When I first met Steve Reilly I was at a particularly difficult point in my career and was seeking expert career coaching.  I was dissatisfied in my current job and my confidence had been dented to the extent that I did not believe that I could be successful in applying for other similar or more senior roles.  The key for me was confidence, and real belief that I could achieve what I set out to achieve.  Steve helped me to understand my strengths and ensure that I did not limit my mind to what, at that time, I thought was possible.

He helped me to create a vision of success that I could really believe and built my confidence in selling my skills and experience for a more senior post.  I had an interview at the end of the coaching sessions and was successful in being appointed for the position. Stephen is an enthusiastic and unique coach and I feel very lucky to have found him. Not only will I recommend him to friends and colleagues but I will almost certainly use his coaching skills again in the future.

Stephen has been very good at reading me and bringing out my issues / barriers. He has picked up on the effects my current work position has had on me and has helped me develop ways to improve and over come some of these issues / barriers. He has definatley made me think from a different angle.

Each session has left me challenging my views and increasing my desire to achieve my goals. I always come out of the sessions with a clear vision of the areas I should be working on to improve my position. Each session is very structured and Steve has a way of making sure you work on the areas of improvement and know you have achieved good results.

During the 6 months or so Stephen has been coaching myself as part of the General Managers Programme I have found the coaching very beneficial on many fronts, Stephen has probed into some areas that I have struggled with , or indeed have not even thought out pre the session. The sessions have been very beneficial for me to understand and think about what I need to work on or focus. The sessions themselves have been relaxed informative and thought provoking.

Stephen is a fanatstic coach, he is inspirational and not afraid to challenge when feeding back. For me personally, I have contacted stephen on several occasions, not related to work issues and he has always been very helpful. He shows real pride and passion for what he is doing and was determined to ensure that I received the very best coaching experience.

Stephen coached me in areas were we both felt there may be a weakness or an area that may need to be developed. Currently I am not as defensive as before, and I do not pass judgment until I have all the facts. I am more of a listener and I take more of an interest what my employees are telling me. I am more approachable were upon they can share their ideas and initiatives with me and the management team. By having a coach it reminds you what you already know and sadly to say how easy to fall back in your old ways.

Stephen has always made the sessions we had enjoyable, focused and meaningful. In each session we have reviewed recent training activities and applied that to my current situation, ensuring that something positive and tangible is gained either at the time or with a future action. The outcomes have had an impact in a positive way for both myself and the business, working withing the SMART paremeters to ensure that tangible results are evidenced.

I feel that Stephen has given me great help in structuring my working day better and making me more productive. My time management has improved and my delegation skilss have improved greatly.

I found the sessions allowed me to to reflect on what I have learnt and further explore activities to relate this directly to my position within the company. There was one particular area of focus wheer Stephen challenged me on a project to connect beter with the sales teams. This helped me further develop the structure of my plans through delivering my first sales meeting.

I found Stephen to be good active listener and gave me the time to answer more fully than I normally would have. I could have given up on my goal but I had the question asked of me, how important is this really to me? it was. The coaching I had made me think more about what has gone well if we take the time to do it constuctively. I have learnt from and enjoyed my coaching sessions

Stephen was a great listener when I was frustrated or over awed with situations in my work schedule. His challenging questioning was second to none and helped me to tackle a number of those challenging moments that I was avoiding. He helped me put into perspective the need for a balanced life. I enjoyed his input into my personal development which will be of great benefit to me and my colleagues.

The coaching had a huge impact on how I looked at the work I undertook and also at the way I approach the work. It allowed me to take some time to reflect on what I do and how I do it. The goals that I reached were significant in that they helped me focus on the areas where I could get the most improvement and impact on the results of the business. Overall each sessionwere enjoyable and the time flew past with a lot benefit from the experience Stephen had and his methods of me focus.