James Wilson’s Executive Coaching Background in His Own Words
Why Did I Become an Executive Coach?
“Have you been to one of those sessions with your coach on the way into work this morning?” asked Debbie, my PA, while I was Senior Partner. “Why?“, I replied. “Because”, she said, “you are very energised and very focused – and that’s very tiring for the rest of us!“
That conversation stayed with me. It was part of a two-pronged thought process that led me down the path of becoming an Executive Coach. The truth was that I had indeed had a great session with my coach that morning and I was really energised and focused – and confident and clear about what I needed to do next. I began to think how wonderful it would be to have a job that involved generating some of that energy and confidence for others.
The second part of my thinking happened during a sabbatical break after stepping down as Senior Partner. I was sitting on a beach with my wife, watching the sun set in Vietnam, discussing what I should do next. With the startling clarity that comes with a beautiful sunset, a chilled gin and tonic and a very perceptive wife, I made a decision that my goal should be to do only the things that I enjoyed and to cut away the rest of the ‘stuff’ that drains away energy and causes tedium.
And so I applied for and was accepted onto the Meyler Campbell Business Coaching Programme. My experience of completing the BCP over the next 12 months confirmed what my initial research suggested, namely, that it is simply the best course of its type in the UK.
The Programme was the first course in Europe to be accredited by the Worldwide Association of Business Coaches (WABC) and it was awarded the European Quality Award by the European Mentoring and Coaching Council in 2012.
There is a depth and breadth to the programme and its tutorial structure that is so challenging and so rewarding – and the opportunity to gain so much hands on practical experience of coaching throughout the programme was really valuable.
James’ coaching has been brilliant, it has increased my confidence taking on my new job and came at a very important time in terms of career development and challenges that I was facing.
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