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Alastair Kidd

Alastair is a developmental coach, passionate about encouraging others to realise and surmount self imposed boundaries, learning ways of being stronger, more effective, and measurably more successful. Coaching from a position of curiosity; often an inspiration and catalyst, through an independent and external lens, his focus is on the client’s agenda and outcomes.

Working with others at times of high impact change - critical stages of evolution, points of transition and opportunity, struggling with resistance or execution, needing to achieve growth or transformation – he enables individuals and organizations to achieve the success they desire, building new pathways of performance, awareness, resilience and authenticity.

Alastair’s style is down to earth, straight forward, and productive - challenging the status quo and stimulating behavioural growth. Skills such as attention, accountability, perseverance, systems thinking, sensitivity, humour, powerful questioning, influence and collaboration are used to achieve sustainable results.

His approach is non-directive and emergent, deploying a variety of principles and techniques (Co-Active coaching, NLP, non-verbal communication, GROW, Transactional Analysis, Emotional Intelligence, leadership dynamics) with “managed eclecticism”, and most importantly creating what is appropriate in the moment with the client.

Company experience:

Logica, Philips, BT, ATOS Origin, Symbian, Baan, Kanbay, GE Money, HSBC, Morgan Stanley, Experian, First Data, Daiwa, DBS Bank, American Express.

Areas of expertise:

Coaching - executive, business, leadership; Team coaching, facilitation and alignment; Culture and values assessment and change; Merger and acquisition integration

Sector Experience:

Software and IT Services, Financial Services, Telecoms, Consumer Electronics

Academic and Professional Qualifications:

• Qualified Coach and a Certified NLP Master Practitioner
• ACC Accredited with the Association for Coaching
• BPS Level A and B qualified: Bar-On EQi Emotional Intelligence instrument
• TA 101 certified

Recent Assignments:

• IT Services Group expanding through acquisition - Acquisition integration planning
• Culture and values assessment and change
• Leadership development programme.
• Executive Coach to CTO, European Financial Services – focussed on leadership and team alignment ability, improving upwards communication and management.
• Business and Personal Coach:
  • Start-up consultant and trainer
  • HR Manager, Caribbean newspaper group
  • Diversity consultant
  • Portfolio Managing Director
  • Internet marketing entrepreneur