Bird is my surname, and also represents how you can take off using my 'soaring' executive coaching approach!
I will help you take flight towards your goals and support you on your journey there.
My name is Mike. I have been executive coaching for 15 years, during which I have delivered over 300 hours of formal one to one coaching. I am proud to be a full member of the Association for Coaching. I am also skilled in group coaching, and an experienced trainer and presenter.
I have been a people leader/manager for 18 years and also mentored many colleagues. I am also a chartered fellow of the Chartered Management Institute.
Executive coaching is a process to support and empower people to work towards their goals. Unlike mentoring, it does not require coach expertise of the coachee’s work area. It is mostly forward looking rather than addressing and dealing with events that have already happened (for example - counselling).
I will be clear with clients if I think their goal/challenge would be better supported by another approach. (I am also a mentor, but I separate out mentoring and coaching sessions.)
In addition to primarily using a ‘person centred’ executive coaching approach, I also use both cognitive and behavioural techniques.
Most of my executive coaching is on a one-to-one basis, ranging from short, medium and long term goals of coachees. I also deliver coaching to teams and groups.
I can help with the following (although this list is not exhaustive):
Managing conflict
Dealing with difficult relationships
Personal effectiveness
Personal impact
Developing presentations
Confidence
Resilience
Managing change
Personal and career development
Leadership and management.
I have had many happy coachees.
Please reach out to me for an initial free chat to explore how I can help you.