What People Say about PINNA's Professional Coach Training programmes

"PINNA's Coaching for Organisational Performance programme was probably the best value for money course I have ever attended. I have acquired real skills that I use in my daily role and outside of work.  It has changed my approach to increasing performance and helping people deal with issues and has added an essential tool that enables me (and my coachee's) to make a real difference.  If you are serious about change, then this course will give you the capabilities and confidence to achieve it."

Roger Porthouse, Head, Service Opportunity Development, Glaxo Smith Kline (User Computing Services)

"Choosing PINNA to run a Leadership and Management Development programme is one of the best decisions I've made in this job.  We are part way through PINNA's Manager as Coach programme and because of the benefits I'm already seeing, I already know I want to spread this management style throughout the rest of the firm."

Stephen Anderson, Managing Partner
PM+M Chartered Accountants

"Going through PINNA’s ‘Coaching For Organisational Performance Programme’ has dramatically increased my skills and ‘know how’ as a coach. Although already an accredited and practicing coach, PINNA’s programme has introduced me to a number of new models and techniques, and the excellent balance between theory and practice has ensured that I could use these new tools straight away with my clients. In particular I have noticed the improved results achieved through taking a Solution’s Focused Approach – sessions are more focused on moving the client forward and clients seem so much more empowered and equipped to take action."

Louise Yates, Managing Director
Clear Perspectives

"Since going on PINNA’s Manager as Coach programme, I have a new management tool up my sleeve and a completely different way of talking to my staff.  We now have great conversations that we just wouldn’t have had in the past.  I know they can see the difference too – I can see it on their faces."

Colin Cameron, Managing Director
Mutech Ltd

"Since doing PINNA's Coaching for Organisational Performance programme it has made a real difference to the way I  lead and manage my Team.  It has freed me up from feeling I have to know and /or give all the answers.  It has developed my management style so that I encourage and challenge my team to come up with more ideas and answers for themselves which in turn stretches them and allows their potential to shine through."

Caroline Hampson, Category Execution Manager
Mars Chocolate

"Since completing PINNA's Coaching for Organisational Performance qualification I have changed everything in my life.  So be warned, if you want to stay stuck in the same old rut don't take this course.  If you want to explore new pastures, walk in new paths and find new ways to express yourself, this might just do it for you.  On the way you will learn to help and support others to make changes and have a lot of fun learning.  Be brave and take the first step. You won't regret it."

Ros Healy
University of Central Lancashire

"Since attending the PINNA Programme I have been opened up to a new way of dealing with people; staff and customers alike.  The results are filtering through to the performance of the organisation, and I am still continuing to learn!"

Simon Cox, Audit Manager
Rotherham Taylor Chartered Accountants

"I found PINNA’s Manager as Coach programme to be well facilitated with a good balance between theory and experiential learning with lots of opportunities for practice.  The programme was well sequenced, had a logical flow to the 3 days and was very progressive.  I was particularly impressed with the flexibility of the facilitators and how they drew on the experience and knowledge of the delegates in the room. 

I found the philosophy and interventions of PINNA’s programme to be consistent with my background in Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy and Solutions Focused Brief Therapy.  As Associate Head of the School of Nursing and Caring Sciences at University of Central Lancashire, a school which runs courses in mental health, counseling and psychological therapies, I was aware of much of the material, so all credit to the facilitators for allowing me to share my knowledge and experience. 

PINNA’s Manager as Coach programme gave me an opportunity to revisit some materials and to reflect and evaluate them in terms of how I can use them in a more flexible way.  I can see benefits in the application of the skills and interventions learnt on the programme with a range of people, both students and staff, in a range of situations, both formal and informal, in the University."

Nigel Harrison, Associate Head, School of Nursing and Caring Sciences
University of Central Lancashire

"I have seen the future - and it's huge!"

Adrienne Collinge, HR Partner
Moore and Smalley LLP, Chartered Accountants

"Lots of practical hands-on coaching and honest feedback. The whole programme went from one great thing to the next and everything is 100% useful and relevant"

Ian Woods
Company Director, Olympic Coach and former Olympic Athlete

"Feedback has been very positive; especially from those working in very challenging areas where such an approach would not previously have been contemplated. I have found PINNA to be an organisation that behaves with honesty, professionalism and insight - highly recommended"

Joe Bell, Learning and Development Manager
My Travel Airways (Part of the Thomas Cook Group)

"The ability to have a 'different dialogue' with people has proved immensely beneficial in so many non-coaching areas of my working life"

Gwen Coyle
Independent Business Consultant

"I wish I'd had this knowledge four years ago - it would have saved a lot of pain!"

Delegate
Coaching for Organisational Performance programme 2007

"Very relevant to the workplace in terms of targeting performance and the manager's role as coach"

Joanne Pickering, Head of Human Resources
Forbes Solicitors

"This programme has caused  paradigm shift. The truly unexpected outcome is a learning journey that has created choice and awareness that I wouldn't have had otherwise"

Sam Jones, Training Manager
Forbes Solicitors

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