ABOUT US
“The purpose of coaching is to support leaders to uncover what is really holding them back, to gain the insight and courage to tackle these challenges and then to move forward with greater purpose, presence and performance than what they thought possible”.
SARAH FRIIS - FOUNDER & KEY TALENT COACH
OUR APPROACH
As leaders advance in the organisational hierarchy, so too does their impact on the people and the overall performance of the organisation. This impact may be trending more positive where their presence creates an uplifting environment that stimulates the culture to thrive or it may be trending negative, where their presence may be suppressing and compromising the culture and performance. The impact is never neutral.
What determines if this impact is trending positive or negative is the executive’s capacity for self, social and systemic awareness.
A positive executive impact is characterised by a strength of purpose, authentic presence and the ability to create sustainable performance growth.
WORKING WITH US
We are the HR team and CEO’s trusted coaching partner, delivering results with the talented leaders you want to keep and advance.
The benefits of working with us:
MEET OUR COACHES
Sarah Friis
FOUNDER
MA (Hons) in Psychology. Member, New Zealand Psychological Society (NZPsS)
Sarah is a highly experienced executive coach. Sarah’s expertise is working with CEO’s and their Executive team to achieve the professional accomplishments and legacies to inspire the next generation of leaders. She is the co-author of The Power of Team, A practical guide to breakthrough performance. Sarah is based in Auckland, New Zealand.
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Over the past 25 years, Sarah has worked extensively in the HR industry, both as an external consultant supporting a range of organisations globally to achieve cultural change, and in-house, in senior roles developing leadership and cultural change.
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Sarah brings to her leadership coaching a unique blend of psychological insight, practical solutions, and a huge depth of experience in developing high-performance teams and cultures. Her extensive experience in advanced group leadership and facilitation ensures that the group process is a challenging, rewarding, and rich experience for all.
“An absolutely amazing experience. I loved how Sarah guided me through my reflections, helping me to pinpoint the issues then provide explanations about the behaviours, let me digest the whys before being gently led/nudged in a direction that helped ME find the answers”. - Lisa Aspin, Head of Department, Biochemistry and Immunology
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MA (Hons) in Psychology
Member, New Zealand Psychological Society (NZPsS)Sarah is accredited in the use of the following 360 assessments: Strengths Profile, Organisational Culture Inventory, Group Styles Inventory, Life-Styles Inventory (LSI), Management/Impact and Leadership/Impact by Human Synergistics and EQ-i 2.0, the world’s leading 360 measure of Emotional Intelligence by MHS.
Megan Davies
KEY TALENT COACHING DIRECTOR, UK
BSocSc - Psychology and Education; MCIPD -Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
Megan brings to executive coaching her extensive experience in leadership and team development, combined with her psychological and education-based foundation and HR/People and Culture knowledge and expertise. Megan is based in Wales, United Kingdom.
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Megan is an award-winning HR professional in the design and delivery of development programmes that identify and invest in leadership and emerging leadership talent. She has over 20 years’ HR/People and Culture experience at a strategic level, in both in-house HR Manager positions leading HR teams in complex environments, and as an external HR consultant, with her own HR consultancy, supporting business leaders and HR teams to design and deliver on their people plan.
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Megan has an intuitive style, utilising NLP, positive psychology, and a variety of coaching models within her practice, to support and enable people to flourish and reach their full potential.
“Megan is a natural coach, who put me at ease during our sessions so I could be truly vulnerable. She has an amazing ability to both be kind and let me know she had my back, but really challenge my thinking. The outcomes I gained from coaching, as well as her positive and optimistic energy, left me excited and motivated.” Morwenna Tutt, HR Manager
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Megan has a Bachelor of Social Science (Double Major – Psychology and Education), is a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (MCIPD). Megan is accredited in the following; Accredited in the Life Styles Inventory™ (LSI) and ACUMEN® Leadership WorkStyles™ (LWS), NLP Coaching practitioner, MyTeamPulse and certified in SHL Psychometrics