Biography
Mark is motivated by a desire to support individuals learn, develop and gain new awareness about themselves. He believes that enabling the client to adjust their relationship with a topic and to shift their attitude, assumptions, beliefs, thinking or behaviour is key to them identifying new goals and building personal responsibility to take action.
Mark is Inspired by a quote from Paulo Freire from his book Pedagogy of the Oppressed
“Looking at the past must only be a means of understanding more clearly what and who you are – so you can more wisely build the future. “
Mark enjoys painting and describes himself as currently being in an abstract phase. Mark also has a love of writing and has published two children’s books which come from his experiences of being a grandparent to ten grandchildren!
Coach training & specialism
- Certified Master Neuro Linguistic Programming practitioner
- Time to think facilitator
- Facet 5 psychometric tool accreditation
- IWAM psychometric tool accreditation
- Action Learning Set trained facilitator
- EATA international certificate in Transactional Analysis
I specialize in coaching leaders across both commercial and public sectors including education and government.
Example clients:
- School leadership team, Multi Academy Trust
- Director, Network Rail
- Director, Sports Medicine Company
- Director, Barclays Bank
- Senior Leaders, Cayman Islands Government
Industry experience
Rise Organisational Development Consultancy Ltd. – Director
2000-Present
As founding director of Rise ODC, I lead the growth of coaching and leadership development partnerships with a range of organisations in both the public and commercial sectors in the UK and internationally. I bring my experience in a variety of leadership roles to my coaching and mentoring practice. I am also on the faculties of two UK universities and specialize in critical self-reflection. My book Coach Yourself First- A coach’s guide to self- reflection is an Amazon top 100 best seller.
Children, Schools and Families Directorate Surrey County Council – Directorate Head of Resources
2008–2014
Mark led a service of 300 staff with accountability for performance and knowledge management, strategy and policy development, family rights and participation, human resources, internal communication, strategic risk management , ICT and Union relationship management. He led the service to both national and international awards for project delivery and E communication.
Education
University of Derby
2012 – 2014
Master of Arts: Applied Coaching
Institute of Leadership and Management, UK
2015
Post graduate diploma in coaching and NLP supervision
2012 – 2013
Diploma in Executive coaching and mentoring
PCC credentialed coach – International Coaching Federation
Fellow of the Institute of Leadership and Management
Fellow of the RSA