Supporting leaders and professionals within and beyond education, including work with WIB, INEQE and committee leadership.
Empowering Professionals to Lead with Confidence
Empowering Professionals to Lead with Confidence
I can help a busy professional who feels a little stuck, stretched or stressed identify, make positive change and overcome stumbling blocks.
Whether you are preparing for promotion, stepping into leadership, rebuilding confidence, or simply feeling stuck, coaching can provide the space and support you need to move forward with clarity and purpose.
Sometimes we need an ‘uncluttered’ space or a planned moment to hear ourselves think so that we can retune, adapt and flex how we show up being the best version of ourselves. Through supportive challenge, honest reflection and practical tools, mentees gain greater clarity, confidence and capability.
Initial objectives for coaching & mentoring
Initial objectives for coaching
& mentoring
To develop better communication and relationships with colleagues. To put my views across in a constructive and positive manner
To develop confidence, know the worth of my experience and skills and be more able to apply in my role.
Develop deeper listening skills, to understand how to listen actively and gain a better understanding of her colleagues views, what they are saying and respond appropriately.
Develop greater emotional intelligence, be able to relate better to colleagues and student.
What Joan Offers
My approach combines proven coaching frameworks, including SWOT analysis and the GROW model, to encourage self-reflection, goal setting and meaningful action. The model is a simple yet powerful framework for structuring a session.
G
Goal
What would be the most helpful thing for you to take away from this session today?
R
Reality
Avoid or check assumptions and discard irrelevant history to understand the current situation.
O
Options
Cover the full range of options and invite suggestions from the mentee.
W
Wrap Up
Commit to action, identify possible obstacles, and ensure choices are made.
Women in Business
Empowering Women to Lead with Confidence
Over the past several years, I have had the privilege of working with women across a range of industries, supporting them through mentoring and coaching programmes designed to unlock their potential and accelerate their professional growth.
Many talented women face similar challenges throughout their careers: finding the confidence to communicate their ideas effectively, managing difficult conversations, leading others with authority, and navigating workplace relationships with greater emotional intelligence. Through structured mentoring, I help women explore these challenges, recognise their strengths, and create practical strategies for success.
I have developed resilience and coping mechanisms that are relevant to my job and my listening skills have improved immensely.
“As part of the sessions Joan and I have discussed a range of professional situations where I have felt the need to develop. I have learnt coping mechanisms and various ways of interpreting conversations to ensure I can present, respond and communicate in a more positive way. Joan has provided me with a range of to help me review and reflect on my development. I have developed resilience and coping mechanisms that are relevant to my job and my listening skills have improved immensely.”
Cathy Wilson
Work Related Learning Development Officer
(Arts Humanities’ and Social Service)
Queens University Belfast
Joan is an expert in getting you to realise your potential and giving you the courage, confidence and skills to rise to any challenge.
“Joan is an expert in getting you to realise your potential and giving you the courage, confidence and skills to rise to any challenge.
She helps you to tap into your inner-belief and become the best you can be.
A coach and mentor like no other!”
Lisa Brown
Principal
Doagh Primary School
“Joan is an expert in getting you to realise your potential and giving you the courage, confidence and skills to rise to any challenge.
She helps you to tap into your inner-belief and become the best you can be.
A coach and mentor like no other!”
Lisa Brown
Principal
Doagh Primary School
Joan is an expert in getting you to realise your potential and giving you the courage, confidence and skills to rise to any challenge.
Working with Joan has been nothing but a positive experience. Her support, skills and depth of her experience have helped me navigate uncertainty and unpredictability.
“Working with Joan has been nothing but a positive experience. Her support, skills and depth of her experience have helped me navigate uncertainty and unpredictability which often inevitably accompany any change programmes. With her guidance over the 12 month programme, I was able to solidify my newly acquired skills and at the end became more resilient and confident to develop new change initiatives both building on previous successes and learning from techniques/steps that didn’t work. I have especially appreciated the post coaching/mentoring support as it helped me capture the knowledge gained during the year and resist regressing to old ways of thinking and acting. It worked great for embedding my new learning and adopting a practical and sustainable system for on-going reflection.”
Jana Rabikova
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Guiding Our Coaching Conversations
At the heart of the mentoring process is self-motivation. Success comes not only from having the right skills but also from believing in your abilities and setting meaningful goals. Together, we will focus on:
1.
Personal strengths, skills and unique experiences
2.
Areas for growth and development
3.
Career opportunities and future aspirations
4.
Potential barriers and strategies to overcome them
Contact Joan to Schedule
your FREE Discovery Call
It’s a relaxed honest conversation to talk through what is or has been happening for you, what you need and are looking for. I try to answer any questions you might have. I share with you what I provide and how I work so you can decide whether I’m the right person to support you. I then can send you through my coaching contract with the options of work I offer, and all the relevant details.
Contact Joan to Schedule
your FREE Discovery Call
It’s a relaxed honest conversation to talk through what is or has been happening for you, what you need and are looking for. I try to answer any questions you might have. I share with you what I provide and how I work so you can decide whether I’m the right person to support you. I then can send you through my coaching contract with the options of work I offer, and all the relevant details.
Your Mentoring Goals
Confident Management
Becoming more confident and competent at managing junior members of staff, overcoming issues, and dealing with difficult conversations.
Increased Assertiveness
Learning to stand up for your own or others’ rights in a calm and positive way, leading to feeling more confident in your working environment.
Increased Resilience
Developing tools to deal with difficulties, recover quickly, and reduce the time spent thinking about setbacks so you can move on from them.
Constructive Communication
Developing better communication and relationships with colleagues, enabling you to put your views across in a constructive and positive manner.
Active Listening
Understanding how to listen actively to gain a better understanding of your colleagues’ views, what they are saying, and how to respond appropriately.
Emotional Intelligence
Developing greater emotional intelligence so you are able to relate better to colleagues and navigate workplace dynamics effectively.
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
What is coaching?
Coaching is a partnership that helps you gain clarity, build confidence and identify practical steps towards achieving your personal or professional goals. It provides a safe and supportive space to reflect, explore options and move forward with purpose.
How many sessions will I need?
This varies from person to person. Some clients achieve their goals in a single session, while others prefer a series of coaching conversations to support longer-term development and growth.
Are coaching conversations confidential?
Yes. All coaching conversations are treated as confidential, subject to legal requirements and duty of care responsibilities.
Are sessions available online?
Yes. Coaching sessions can be delivered online via Teams, by telephone, or in person where appropriate.
