Career MOT

Are you at a career crossroads?

As humans we are motivated to embrace change, grow and develop, it’s the way we are wired.

It is not uncommon with the pressures of everyday life that we lose sight of ourselves and do not invest the time and energy into thinking about our long term future. Suddenly we wake up to the fact find that we are STUCK in a role that is okay but not providing the arena we need to flourish.

The career MOT programme is about getting you UNSTUCK and back in the game, where your contribution is valued, the role stretches and rewards your innate capability and provides the space for you to grow.

The programme is a 12 hour programme and includes:

An overview of your career to date

An overview of your lifestyle preferences

Diagnostics re your personal motivation and preferences

Preparing a CV to fit the types of role which interest you

Preparation of a sure hire cover letter

Interview practise – whether for a recruitment agency or future employer

The option of adding transition coaching
as you prepare and start your new role

Valerie has supported me through several transitions enabling me to reflect on my leadership style and feel confident to make a move into the Senior Civil Service and then out again into my first Chief Exec role. She has helped me focus on impact, culture and relationships, combining her extensive personal leadership experience with deep knowledge of the management literature and an easy and relaxed style. Her coaching has been invaluable.

Anna Dixon – CEO The Centre for Ageing Better

Valerie has been an absolutely crucial figure in my personal and professional development – she introduced me to the gentle art of coaching as a leader on the Discovering the Future senior management programme at The Body Shop; and subsequently reappeared as my executive coach when I went through the company’s Global Leadership Development Programme a few year’s later. Critically, this was the time when I realised that I would want to move on to a portfolio career and she was the perfect coach and role model for this. She is generous with her time and exceptionally skilled; has a jaw-dropping track record in coaching at the most senior levels, internationally; and demonstrates the blend of curiosity, listening and necessary challenge that is essential to coaching for performance. Thank you Valerie and I hope you will display this recommendation with the pride it deserves.

Patrick Ballin – Executive Coach and Change Consultant, Mile One Limited