TESTIMONIALS

“Before working with Kirsty, I was stuck with a lack of motivation to complete my PhD. Kirsty helped me reconnect with the bigger picture of why I was
doing this work and unlocked multiple motivations. After each coaching session, I felt I had some practical tools to work with around managing my
workload (including letting some things go) and balancing study with life responsibilities, including carving out space and time to enjoy relationships with
others. I would recommend working with Kirsty to anyone who is looking for a coach who listens and is able to work with the primary concern and coach
beyond the immediate presenting issue.”

“I was a returning coachee and came to Kirsty for the second time as I was starting a new job. I could see a number of challenges ahead and knew I would value Kirsty’s coaching along the way. In the end, the transition to the new job went really well. Things moved fast we found ourselves covering lots of topics. I made particular progress in the field of creating and harnessing the power of my network, thinking about “gardening rather than hunting”. Thank you, Kirsty for an enjoyable and enriching experience of growth once again.”

“I was new to my General Manager role and didn’t know how to move from TM to GM role and who I wanted to be as a GM. … I also wanted to challenge myself to find my voice in senior management meetings and relationships. Through Kirsty’s guidance and strategies, I was able to increase my confidence, find my voice with management and find my metaphor of who I am as a GM. Kirsty challenged me against dropping down into TM role, and to coach others to do it versus me doing it all myself…. Kirsty was patient and compassionate and supported me with some personal struggles I also experienced over this time. I can’t recommend Kirsty enough, she was amazing. … (Coaching) gives you the opportunity to unpack, explore and challenge barriers and find solutions to get the most out of yourself and the teams you manage.”

“Kirsty is such a supportive, knowledgeable and inspirational coach. She has a gentle, kind and guiding way of imparting her knowledge and is just what I needed at the time. I would 100% recommend working with her to support any personal and leadership growth. I feel lucky to have been able to be paired up with her.”

“I’ve had so many insights into how I think and what I do. It changed the way I interact in my role with stakeholders. I have more confidence and would genuinely make changes after every meeting. I was looking for maturity and I think coaching was the best and most efficient way to mature my professional self.”

“Coaching created a space for me to reflect and think, be more purposeful in practices, and helped me make choices. I see the difference and the value in making small changes again and again, so the differences accumulate. The biggest changes are within, and how I now position myself in situations, and the feeling of being enough in those situations.”

“This was my first experience with a professional coach and will not be my last. The coaching sessions increased my general level of self-awareness and got me in the habit of regularly evaluating my goals and progress. I now more openly share my goals and my progress along my development journey. My improved knowledge management has really helped me to maintain focus on big-picture, longer-term priorities and be less distracted by daily events. It has led to more knowledge sharing in my immediate network, to the benefit of everyone.“

“I sought out professional coaching last year because I did not know which direction to take in terms of my next career move and I needed to improve my self-confidence to lead in the way I wanted. Through the coaching sessions with Kirsty, reading, and practice assignments, I worked on getting comfortable with being uncomfortable, speaking up more, finding stretch opportunities and taking on strategic work, evaluating my own strengths and values, and pursuing career options that built specifically on those strengths and values. As a result of coaching, my leadership and work is more visible. I put up my hand for strategic projects and built my network. I am now clear on the type of work I want and love, and found the confidence to secure a new role. I still have lots I want to work on going forwards and I’ll do that feeling more comfortable in myself and with what I have to offer and the value I bring to the table.” 

“I found coaching sessions with Kirsty incredibly valuable. Kirsty helped me see myself in a new light. I was able to look at my role from the perspective of the future rather than just the day-to-day. She also helped me develop great faith in my capabilities and to think bigger than I was currently thinking. I was really empowered to continue being the leader/manager that I wanted to be. I have become less people-pleasing, and more confident in my own management of situations, management, and leadership style and although I remain collaborative in my approach to things, I am more confident in doing so and standing by my decisions as a manager. Kirsty was fantastic, highly, highly, highly recommend.”

“We often reflect on the coaching sessions with you both individually and as a team. I am seeing the confidence build up. One of the team asked three questions in a row to (a senior leader) in a meeting which she would never have done before. Another team member commented to me later: “Wow, you can see that coaching made a difference with her”.”

“Kirsty has a deep understanding of gender issues and how they affect women in leadership. She has helped me develop my leadership, my confidence in my own abilities, and inspired me to become a mentor for other women in leadership positions.” 

“I got to address issues that I thought were big taboos. I thought that I shouldn’t talk about it and that I had to figure it out on my own, which wasn’t working, and things lingered. I had very open conversations and it was a huge learning curve for me. My confidence has improved in leaps and bounds.”

“I left coaching actively determined to work with more courage… I am being more bold, saying more, reacting more strongly (rather than just politely) in those discussions. I don’t worry about being wrong in the leadership meetings…. While at times I feel the heat of speaking up, I feel like I am adding more value – having more of the impact of the role.  I get great satisfaction from that, while knowing that the journey continues.”

“I’m now in a great role as service development manager at X. Valued, respected, trusted, and managed by one incredible woman and our CEO. Having a great working life and involved in and leading lots of cool pieces of cross-agency and strategic work.” 

“Kirsty was fantastic to work with. At the start of coaching I shared results from the Clifton Strength profiling I had done and from that alone she understood so much about me and my behaviours and tendencies. She gave me great, relevant tools to help deal with my ‘work-ons’, that we uncovered throughout the coaching process. Would highly recommend!.”

“I have found the coaching a valuable tool to guide me on my career pathway and would recommend it highly to anyone that was offered this.”

“My team and I really appreciate your ability to get us to focus on what we knew and to see beyond was blurring or confusing our decision making.” 

“I really want to again thank you as without your support I would not have found the strength to stand my ground with (seniors and contract partners)”.

“I really valued my sessions with Kirsty. Her approach to coaching is so relaxed and at the same time so deep and meaningful. She knows how to draw things out of you, and has such a wealth of knowledge to back up all of her observations and advice with resources or examples. We covered everything in my goals and more. I chose Kirsty because I knew she would push me outside of my comfort zone and that’s what I wanted to learn and grow, and the feedback from my boss noting that she can see the impact the sessions had is the icing on the cake. I highly recommend Kirsty as a coach for leaders and managers wanting to continue their personal journey.”

“I really valued my sessions with Kirsty. Her approach to coaching is so relaxed and at the same time so deep and meaningful. She knows how to draw things out of you, and has such a wealth of knowledge to back up all of her observations and advice with resources or examples. We covered everything in my goals and more. I chose Kirsty because I knew she would push me outside of my comfort zone and that’s what I wanted to learn and grow, and the feedback from my boss noting that she can see the impact the sessions had is the icing on the cake. I highly recommend Kirsty as a coach for leaders and managers wanting to continue their personal journey.”

“Kirsty was very good at meeting my energy, and lifting me up when I needed it. She stretched my thinking, without leading me to feel silly or dumb. I felt respected by her but also cared for.” 

“The work we did together was hugely impactful on my career and how I work with my team. At the beginning, I was so involved with everything. I’ve learned to delegate, I sit back on things, I’ve been able to prioritise things better, and let people do their job and make their own mistakes.”