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“Shirley is an accredited Master Coach, and an accredited coach supervisor (CSA). She has an M.Sc Organisational Psychology, B.Sc (hons.) Psychology.

She has lived and worked in the Gulf region for over 15 years, and resides in Dubai. She works as an executive coach across a variety of industries including petrochemical, finance & investment, telecommunications and FMCG companies.

She provides coaching and coach supervision both for in-house and external coaches, & to both individuals and groups. Her aim is to improve coaching knowledge and skills across the GCC, and to offer her support through her accredited coach training programmes.

Techniques from a variety of theoretical and practical backgrounds are used in all the above scenarios, in particular solution-focused, cognitive behavioural tools & transactional analysis (TA) techniques to encompass a broad holistic approach. She is also Level A and B accredited, which enables her to use a wide variety of psychometric tools; including personality profiling.

A wide variety of FTSE 100, and Forbes 500 companies work with her and her team”

Michelle’s supervision with coaches and leaders is characterized by shoulder to shoulder reflection that focuses on depth learning poised towards understanding, action and being.
She has supported organizational development in the private, non-profit and public sectors and has worked as a coach supervisor, mentor coach, executive coach, leader, presenter, teacher and university instructor.
Michelle has worked with individuals of all ages and in all stages of life.  She holds a PhD in curriculum, teaching and learning. She is a CSA accredited coach supervisor, has earned a graduate certificate in Executive Coaching from Royal Roads University and is a certified mentor coach.
Michelle has been awarded a Province of Alberta Graduate Fellowship and an Alberta Education’s Excellence in Teaching Award. She has also been recognized by the Alberta Teachers Association for exemplary leadership in learning, curriculum development and teaching.

My varied career has included senior leadership and executive roles, moving on in the last 10 years to working with senior executives, boards and leadership teams as an executive coach and organisational development consultant. Alongside this I support other professional coaches as a coach supervisor.

Much of my early career was spent in the finance sector, however, as a coach, mentor and OD consultant I have worked in many sectors including finance, power generation, legal, police, health, local government, high-tech engineering, IT services, education, pharmaceuticals, a professional institute and transport.

I have held a number of senior leadership and board positions in large organisations, including with Norwich Union, Capital One and Eagle Star. Responsibilities included strategic planning, operational planning, cultural and organisational change management, information systems, information security, recruitment at all levels and performance development management.
I was one of the team of three senior managers who created Eagle Star Re, and was subsequently appointed as an executive director responsible for planning and information systems. As part of the Exec team I enabled ES Re to achieve financial success. Following the acquisition of the parent company, Eagle Star, by Zurich Insurance I played a significant role in the successful sale of ES Re to GE Capital.

I bring an ability see the bigger picture, and to enable others to recognise the relevance of their contribution to the strategic aims of their organisation. A natural curiosity has supported me in developing as an Executive Coach and Mentor. In this role, I have worked with both exec and non-exec directors and senior leaders, including Chief Executives and Chairs- both individually and in teams.
In recent assignments, Peter has had exposure to many organisational components of the NHS, and to the complex and radical organisational change in which they are now engaged, a steel manufacturer struggling to survive in adverse economic circumstances, a creative high tech engineering firm seeking to establish ground-breaking green technology and a start-up IT service supplier. He has worked with senior executives taking on significant new roles, leading organisations in highly challenging environments, and others aspiring to accelerate their personal career progress.
Peter is now seeking to find a role as a non-executive director where he can put his skills, career and life experience to effective use.