COACHING LEADERS
Welcome to HRd Bristol. HRd Bristol was established in 2005 when colleagues Lisa and Sandra decided to join forces and form a consultancy that would enable them to fulfil their passion for developing people.
Together we have over 60 years’ experience of developing people through coaching and facilitation of learning which includes the provision of high quality ILM courses. During this time we have supported hundreds of people in leadership roles to develop. Over the last year or so we have decided to follow our passion and energy and shift our focus to concentrate on coaching.
As Level 7 qualified Executive Coaches, we provide much valued genuine and honest conversations for leaders and managers who wish to move forward in achieving their goals.
We are also the coordinators for the Bristol & Bath branch of the EMCC.
About Us
We are committed to working with our clients to assist them in identifying their business and development needs. Clients take and maintain ownership of their own business goals and we support and challenge, facilitate and advise along the path to achieving them.
Sandra is an EMCC Accredited Coach at Senior Practitioner Level, with an ILM Level 7 Certificate in Executive Coaching and Mentoring and an MSc in Management Development & Organisational Change. She has over 30 years’ experience of working with leaders, delivering training programmes and one to one coaching. She also provides ILM Coaching & Mentoring Qualifications to people seeking to develop their coaching skills which means that she is highly skilled in coaching techniques and current thinking.
SANDRA KEITH
Sandra has coached managers at all levels and her strengths are:
coaching leaders who are facing challenges because of the scale and complexity of their work or because of performance issues within the team. She uses her in-depth knowledge of leadership models, tools and techniques to help her clients discover more about themselves and their leadership style.
coaching people who need to develop their levels of resilience and mental toughness and help them to discover ways of building more robust strategies which enable them to feel more able to cope in their role and flourish.
coaching people through career changes, helping them to find new ways forward with work and work-life balance.
coaching people with Neurodiversity, offering Workplace Strategy Coaching to develop techniques to help them find ways of working at their best.
Coaching Style
Sandra’s approach is that of strength-based development - focussing on what people can do and using their strengths to overcome barriers. She is known for quickly building rapport with her clients and establishing effective working relationships. Her coaching style can vary from nurturing and supportive to challenging, depending on the needs of the client and the situation.
Lisa has over 30 years experience as an executive coach, her focus is on developing leadership capabilities and enabling individuals to achieve their full potential, whether through organisational or individual change.
Lisa delivers challenge and support in equal measure through high levels of insight and empathy. Her strength is in her ability to listen actively to her coaching clients in a supportive and non-judgmental way. She uses powerful and insightful questions to enable coaching clients to open up new horizons and unleash personal and business potential.
LISA HEGAN
Coaching Style
Lisa is known for her supportive coaching style enabling clients to focus on their development and achievement of long and short-term goals. She is able to see the bigger picture and uses this to inspire curiosity in clients, encouraging self-discovery. Lisa coaches through one to one sessions, first meeting with the potential coaching client to establish rapport and agree ways of working.
Our Community & Social Impact
We are committed to using our skills in the wider community. We are coordinators for the Bristol and Bath branch of the EMCC and we both volunteer for charitable organisations, which includes mentoring schemes, group coaching and the facilitation of young people’s groups.
Coaching
We believe that coaching is a conversation with a purpose whereby we as coaches help people to achieve their personal or work goals. Our aim is to unlock potential and help perform at their best.
As professional and accredited coaches, we hold our coaching clients in highest regard and support them to unscramble their thoughts and find new ways forward. We view coaching as an empowering process for our clients and we are licensed to use a range of tools to assist us in that process.
Coaching can support people at all levels in an organisation and is often particularly helpful when people feel ‘stuck’ or at a crossroads. Coaching provides a confidential space for people to talk through their conundrums and generate momentum to move forward.
Leadership Coaching
Whether you are new to leadership or very experienced as a leader, we can work with you to identify your strengths and how you can use these to overcome challenges to unleash personal and business potential. The coaching sessions will help you to unlock your thinking and find tangible ways forward. more >
Workplace Strategy Coaching
This coaching is for people who may or may not be in a leadership role but who are looking for ways of working more efficiently and effectively. This may include challenges around time management and organisational skills through to interpersonal relationships. We help you to develop practical solutions to meet your workplace challenges including challenges because of neurodiversity. more >
Coaching Leaders in Schools & Higher Education
We have supported the development and progression of many leaders in universities and schools during the last 20 years and have a unique insight into the challenges that leaders face in the education sector. Our coaching sessions will support you to identify your goals, overcome obstacles and take steps forward in your current role and career. more >
Coach Training
We provide courses to develop coaching capability, available as either non certificated training or formal ILM qualifications. Training courses can vary from half day workshops to more in-depth programmes over longer periods depending upon your aims. more >
Pricing
Leadership Coaching
Free 30 minute discovery session
4 x 1 hour sessions £650
4 x 1.5 hour sessions £1000
Workplace Strategy Coaching
Free 30 minute discovery session
4 x 1 hour sessions £480
We do not charge VAT.
Courses
We design and deliver ILM programmes in Coaching and Mentoring at Level 3 and 5 as Open Courses and as In-House Programmes.
We have been registered centre since 2011 with the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) and over the years we have successfully supported hundreds of people through ILM qualifications at Level 2, 3 and 5 in Leadership & Management and at Level 3 and 5 in Effective Coaching. We are currently focussing our ILM offering upon the following Coaching & Mentoring Programmes:
Level 3 Award & Certificate in Effective Coaching more>
Level 5 Certificate in Effective Coaching & Mentoring more>
We are passionate about developing coaches who have really good practical skills and therefore we include observed coaching practices in each day of training. We keep our cohorts small so that we can give regular and detailed feedback about coaching capability. Our courses are well researched and we provide full course hand outs along with a list of guided reading. We ensure that our delegates get regular one-to-one tutorials and an opportunity for supervision.
Our courses are either run in-house, in which case we take care to get to know the organisation and understand the culture and strategy, or as open courses where we welcome people from a variety of organisations. Either way, our delegates enjoy engaging learning and fruitful time to discuss how coaching can be applied effectively in their environments.
ILM Programmes
We are delighted to have welcomed delegates to our open courses from a variety of organisations, including:
UWE Bristol, University of Bath, University of Bristol, West of England Academic Health Science Network, OFFA and HEFCE, Government Legal Department, Arag, DAS UK Group, DAC Beachcroft, TLT, Brandon Trust, Marie Curie, Richard Harding Estate Agents, Highcroft Vet Group, The Donkey Sanctuary, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Coloplast UK, ALD Automotive, Air Technology Systems, Bristol City Football Club, Badminton School, L3 Marine Systems.
Attendees
Our Clients, Work & Testimonials
Here are just a few of the testimonials we can provide:
University of Bath
We are on Bath’s list of external coaches and have coached a number of managers to achieve their goals. Our relationship with Bath goes back to 2012 when we first started supporting them to develop their line management capability.
What they say about us:
'...really good at providing stimulus to reflect on your own qualities and areas for development.'
ARAG
We have worked with ARAG since 2012 during which time we have developed a good knowledge and understanding of the leadership and management competencies needed in their niche market and have develop a range of learning and development interventions. We provide coaching sessions to the ARAG Management Team. The content of these are coachee-led and can range from how to best approach a management conundrum to personal development objectives.
What they say about us:
‘the coaching programme designed to support key staff across the business has been extremely well received and appointments continue to ‘fly off the shelves.’’
UWE
We have worked with UWE since 2005 working closely with the Staff Learning & Development Centre to develop people management capabilities.
Since 2016 we have been on UWE’s list of external coaches and have supported a number of managers from Professional Services and Academic Services in their development via coaching conversations and 360 degree feedback.
What they say about us:
‘I really got a lot our of our sessions, it gave me space and time to think about my next steps forward’.
‘the coaching session really helped me to reframe my thinking and find ways forward to build my mental toughness’
TLT
We worked with TLT to deliver part of their Partner Development Programme which focussed on building personal effectiveness and resilience. This included providing individual feedback to each of the partners, based on their completion of the MTQ 48 Mental Toughness questionnaire. A series of development days were then held which supported the partners in focusing upon their resilience as individuals and teams. The workshops provided valuable time for the partners to reflect and plan ways forward.
What they have said about us:
"This is the first time I have had such in-depth psychometric feedback and it has been really useful."
"The Mental Toughness report does reflect me and it is helpful to think through how I am coming across."
"It was good to take time out to think about my development."
University of Bristol
We have worked with various departments of the University of Bristol since 2011 when we were asked to develop and deliver a bespoke programme for IT Services Managers. During the last 6 years, we have had the pleasure of training a number of staff from various departments in the ILM Level 3 and 5 Coaching qualifications. In addition we provide ad hoc coaching on a one-to-one basis.
What they have said about us:
"I've gained more from this course than most I’ve ever undertaken and find regular reasons to keep applying the knowledge."
ILM External Verifier
What our ILM External Verifier has said about us:
"The centre has a very high standard of assessment. Assignments have excellent feedback for students that clearly show where they have excelled and areas for further development. Feedback from students has been excellent."
