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  • Dr Tim Adams, Programme Manager, Local Government Association, December 2022

    During 2022/23, Anne worked with us at the Local Government Association on an initiative to bring councils together to share, learn and debate the best and different approaches to managing performance management in their organisations.  In total, we ran ten round table events with around 60 participating local authorities.  As lead consultant to us, Anne…

  • Jo Underwood, Gloucestershire Healthier Communities Together Stewardship Group, December 2022

    ‘Anne has been a convenor, coraller and critical friend of our stewardship group for health equality for the last two years.  Always treading the line beautifully between systemic and systematic action, Anne’s consistent and persistent skill has helped us crystallise our theory of change and shared values, to embody them, and to capture our impact…

  • Gloucester City Council employee, 2021

    “I found my coaching with Anne really useful and beneficial in my role and on a personal level. Having listened to feedback in 1:1’s and from appraisals, a common theme was for me to try and find my voice and speak up at meetings as I often have good ideas and suggestions that are valued;…

  • Gloucestershire County Council employee, 2021

    “Anne’s coaching has enabled me to start dismantling the barriers that I had built around myself, real and imagined. Having felt very stuck, Anne has helped me to take that hard first step in making changes – as a result this has opened up opportunities and other changes that I wouldn’t contemplated before. Coaching isn’t…

  • Jennifer Taylor, January 2022

    “Anne provided me with a mixture of coaching and mentoring as I prepared to step up in to my first local authority director role. Her approach is professional, compassionate and flexible, ensuring she could adapt to my needs during each session. As well as typical coaching methods, Anne used a variety of other tools, e.g.…

  • Ben Ward, World Jungle, April 2022

    ‘I really looked forward to my coaching sessions with Anne. She is a great listener and is able to draw out the key areas for learning and development. Each session I would go away with valuable insights and practical ways to make positive and lasting changes in my life which would impact positively on both…

  • Susan Parris, Director of Care, Longfield, May 2022

    ‘I have greatly benefitted from Anne’s coaching. This is a fairly new role for me and after 6 months I was struggling to see how to overcome some tricky staffing issues. Anne was a new coach for me and has more than met my expectations. I have really enjoyed our time together. She has given…

  • District Council Director, August 2022

    Anne asked very thoughtful questions to really allow me to reflect on what I wanted and needed in my career.  We only had the 3 sessions, but it felt that we covered so much and I have acted on what I committed to, and I feel in a much better place career-wise and emotionally.  There…