Career Coaching

I started working with Hilary on her Career Coaching programme in April 2006. I chose to work with her because, compared with her competition, she was the most professional, providing me with detailed information of how she worked and what was required from me. Another factor in my choice was her flexibility. As I was based abroad I needed to do many sessions by MSN on a computer, rather than all by telephone, which other coaches seemed unable to consider.

During the four and a half months that we worked together I found Hilary to be very encouraging, down to earth and insightful. I always felt comfortable in my dealings with her and have been absolutely delighted with the result of our collaboration. Her assistance in helping me to understand where my strengths lie has been invaluable.

I am very happy to recommend Hilary to anybody looking to change their career path and believe that at the end they will be as happy with her work as I am.

Nichola Woodward

“I found the work with Hilary very useful in that from the fog emerged a crystal clear view of my values, motivations and their inter-relationship – I gained a sharper picture of where & why I would make compromises in my professional life and what impact that would have. Hilary guided me through the fog with a flexible approach that she tailored to my needs, pace and context”.

Dr Catherine Boyle, Head Of Science, Strategy & International Division, DEFRA

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Work/Life Balance Coaching

“I can thoroughly recommend Hilary to you as a thoughtful, considerate and scrupulously honest coach. Her independent viewpoint always helps you to shed new light on existing problems. Having identified barriers, Hilary is excellent at encouraging you to break them down into manageable steps and tasks—what once seemed intractable rarely is”.

James Jeynes, Strategy Manager, Accenture

“ It definitely felt like someone was holding a mirror up to me and I had to look into it for some time, not something I do very often. The coaching allowed me to face up to some difficult questions, think through my feelings and make some plans”

Barry King, Oil Company Manager

“I found the coaching challenging and enlightening. It enabled me to gain a clearer picture of what I want from life and work and what was holding me back. I am now better equipped to face new challenges”

Colette Roberts, Local Government Manager

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“Before I started my programme I was a bit cynical about the benefits of coaching. I thought I couldn’t change ….maybe I haven’t changed. But what I have done is focused on my strengths and used these to increase my confidence generally by building on the areas I was already skilled in. This has helped me perform in areas where I previously felt unable to shine, so I have got better at things rather than changed… therefore I am still me but a better me!”

Donna Spillane, Senior HR Manager, Department for Work & Pensions

“I have found my coaching sessions with Hilary invaluable. By creating the space for me to think about what my barriers were to achieving my goals, she persuaded me to identify these barriers and the ways to overcome them. Hilary has made me think about elements of my behaviours that I’d never thought about and do something about them. I feel that I am happier in myself as a result”

Helen Robson, Stakeholder Manager, Home Office

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“Hilary has been an excellent facilitator, teasing out the real issues and helping focus on actions. Fun but focused!”

Roger Minns, BT plc

“ Hilary’s facilitation has been excellent, intervening when necessary and lighter at times”

Barbara Beedham, Cardiff City Council

“ Hilary’s facilitation was efficient and flexible. Her facilitation felt subliminal which was effective”

Nicky Cavaciuti, Rolls-Royce plc

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Team Facilitation

"Hilary's focus on understanding the needs of the team and delivering an agreed action plan, together with her pragmatic approach to facilitation, resulted in a very successful event. No sooner was it over than I was asked whether we could work with her again."

James Robertson, Senior Manager, HM Treasury