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Group CFO & COO, Manufacturing Industry
“I found Joanna’s coaching to be tremendously valuable in my client work, my collaboration with colleagues and my life. She had good empathy and understanding of me as a person and challenged me just enough to make some positive changes that have made a real difference to my professional life. She has a good balance between the softer people skills and commercial understanding which was just what I needed.”
European Practice Leader, Global IT Company
“The coaching from Joanna was one of the key highlights in my EMBA journey. She meets you where you are and give valuable and realistic methods to your coaching needs. I was able to apply these at my work and observe the changes in me as a leader. The sessions were done practically with real life problems which I was facing. I would highly recommend Joanna for executives who are developing their leadership skills.”
Digital Transformation Head, Dubai
“It was fantastic to work with Joanna. She is an exceptional coach capable of identifying nuanced growth opportunities of a coachee. She is insightful in crafting subtle coaching interventions to help make lasting leadership and personal behaviour change. As an executive coach, Joanna earns my highest recommendation!”
CIO, Global IT Multinational – Sri Lanka
“I consider myself very fortunate to have embarked on a coaching journey with Joanna. She provided support in areas and at times when needed, but challenged me suitably as well. Through her personable and personal approach, we quickly established a very trusting and open coaching relationship which meant our journey progressed efficiently and effectively, allowing my professional leadership development to evolve in a significant and lasting way. Thanks for your support and I would highly recommend Joanna for anyone in need of an holistic executive coach”
Director Energy, Global Consulting Group
“Joanna has been a key advisor and coach to me enabling my transition into and successful establishment as a senior business executive. She is incredibly effective in balancing listening, coaching and challenge to explore self, values, purpose with a focus on personal and business impact. If you are looking to level up, or simply evolve your leadership impact, Joanna is a wonderful sparring partner to enable meaningful change.”
Vice President, HR, Manufacturing
“Joanna is an insightful and inspirational coach who combines a deeply perceptive understanding of human behavior and interpersonal relations, with solid and practical experience of how institutions and businesses operate. She is not afraid to challenge perceptions, or to ask the challenging questions that are needed to pave the way for transformational change. Her warm and open manner creates a safe space for exploring and practicing behavioral change. Highly recommended as a coach”
Head, Climate Resilience Investments, International Bank
“Joanna coached me for 6 sessions which included a 360 feedback from my colleagues followed by some personality testing and then some targeted coaching sessions. The process overall was far more insightful and transformational than I ever could have imagined. It helped me to identify and be mindful of personality traits of which I had not even been aware. And Joanna’s careful, supportive and highly professional approach helped me to work through behaviour change at quite a deep level. I am certain I will be a more self aware and rounded leader as a result of working with Joanna.”
Global Procurement Director, Oil & Gas Industry
“I strongly recommend Joanna. From our very first coaching session I already felt the results. Joanna is one of the top 50 qualified executive coaches in the U.K. and it shows. She has an amazing ability to constantly change the lenses and channels to coach you to superior leadership. I had now over half of the scheduled sessions and I am much more grounded and a positive force for my people and yes, people, people and people, that’s what it’s all about in organisations. I am so looking forward to extending my sessions with her.”
Managing Director, Group Digital & Innovation, Postal Industry
“I have been fortunate enough to have been working with Joanna over the last year. It has been an incredible experience! Whilst at times it has been personally challenging, as it should be, it has been incredibly rewarding. Joanna has a superb ability to understand and assess my thoughts, observe barriers to progression and has helped develop a frame work in which to operate and explore positive opportunities and resolve challenging issues. Ultimately this had led to better results and the achievement of desired goals with an increased efficiency and increased confidence. I cannot recommend Joanna highly enough and feel very privileged to have worked with somebody of her experience and ability.”
Director, Head of Residential, Estate Agency
“Had the pleasure of being coached by Joanna over a six month period. Joanna always paced the feedback and advice really well so that each session built on the last and nothing felt too daunting. She also taught me a few simple and effective techniques that I still use in meetings large or small. Overall her coaching led to some quite significant shifts in the way I manage my work and teams that have helped me focus on new priorities and others grow into new roles.”
Group Head, Global Mining Industry
“Joanna is a very perceptive coach that works with the pace you as a client are comfortable with. I truly recommend working with her, helping to unlock your inner potential. She makes even the hardest developments seem achievable and shares the real her, which makes it easy to share your real self.”
VP Sales, Global Transportation Industry
“I’ve had the chance to work with Joana at the beginning of my General Manager role, which happened to be the most challenging period of Covid-19. Throughout our 12 months of engagement, I was really impressed by her unique style of using both scientific and emotional evidence. Working with Joanna is a truly impactful investment in supporting your key talents.”
General Manager, Insurance
“With challenging periods in senior C-Suite roles, the professional mentoring support Joanna has provided has been truly exceptional in engendering a genuinely sustainable work-life balance. It has been a real pleasure to have been coached by Joanna, and I have no hesitation in recommending her services.”
CEO, IT
“I have been working with Joanna for about 6 months and it has been a truly productive time. Ranging from helping me to cope with very practical issues and finding appropriate solutions, she has also been able to help me shift some decades old beliefs and thought patterns which prevented me from being as productive and well as I could be. Her direct style is perfect for me and she knows just when to push me (and how hard) to get me out of my comfort zone. I have been introduced to new concepts and thought models which has been inspiring and rewarding if challenging at times. The work with Joanna has increased my resilience and ability to cope with stress, has improved my efficiency and well-being and has already had an effect that goes well beyond the workplace.”
Security Manager, IT
“It is hard to recommend Joanna highly enough. I’ve worked with her for the last couple of years and her guidance and direction have been invaluable. She has a real talent as an executive coach and I have greatly benefited from having been a client of hers.”
Director, Arbitration
“I was paired with Joanna for almost a year and we covered 8 sessions during that time. She has been instrumental in providing me with the tools and advice to refocus my viewpoints and use my strengths to achieve better outcomes not only at work but also in my personal life. She is direct and yet patient, always challenging but with empathy. Our sessions yielded plenty of useful tips and guidance, from breathing exercises and posture to concentrating on what’s a good outcome in any situation, and I feel that these nuggets will greatly assist me in any situation, work or otherwise. Thanks Joanna!”
Head of Pricing, Insurance Co
“Joanna and I have been working together for about nine months now and have had several coaching sessions. One of her outstanding qualities is getting me to find my own solutions and reflect on myself with straightforward questions. She always manages to look behind my thoughts and to uncover the core of an issue. With her direct and sympathetic manner, Joanna manages to get me out of my comfort zone and to look at topics from other angles. In the sessions, we discuss Leadership and Management topics, as well as transition and career steps. It becomes clear that Joanna has excellent knowledge of these topics and has experience in dealing with upper management from various industries. Joanna fully engages with the client and is also interested in developments and news outside the coaching sessions. I recommend working with Joanna without reservation.”
HSE Manager, Oil Industry – Iraq
“Joanna through her tailored coaching techniques enabled me to reach new levels of effective leadership. Her impact on my career had been huge, progressing me further. I believe her strongest skill is in understanding the individual, empathising, and putting across a clear goal. The sessions were always followed up by great resources and material.”
Director of Transformation, HR, Qatar
“It’s been a privilege working with Jo over the last six months. I have found her insight exceptional and her perspective utterly refreshing. My coaching relationship with her has been among the most influential of my career to date, and has also led to fundamental positive change outside of my working life. A fantastic and worthwhile investment.”
CEO, Recruitment Industry
Joanna Bown
Distinctions Executive Coaching
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