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Scroll to the end of our full-featured article to find the previous Coach-in-the-Spotlighters!
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August 2019
Coach-in-the-Spotlight: Sue Frost
Systemic Coaching and Leadership Development
From being an executive to coaching executives, Sue Frost uses her background as a leader in the Civil Service to deliver effective systemic coaching and development to leaders and leadership teams.
Sue first discovered coaching 12 years ago when she moved from her role as an operational leader responsible for teams of tax specialists into a brand new role in change and transformation. Here Sue set up and ran an intiative that developed coaching as a leadership style. This brought Sue into daily contact with coaches who she felt had a magical style about them! It was at this point that Sue realised the power of coaching, both for the individual and the wider organisation.
Qualifying as a coach herself, Sue began to coach leaders whilst continuing to develop her own career as a leader working in government departments including HMRC, the Home Office and Ofwat. “Leading isn’t easy” says Sue who has a desire to pass on top tips on the why, what and how of leadership to others via her business, Sue Frost Consulting Ltd.
Sue first discovered coaching 12 years ago when she moved from her role as an operational leader responsible for teams of tax specialists into a brand new role in change and transformation. Here Sue set up and ran an intiative that developed coaching as a leadership style. This brought Sue into daily contact with coaches who she felt had a magical style about them! It was at this point that Sue realised the power of coaching, both for the individual and the wider organisation.
Qualifying as a coach herself, Sue began to coach leaders whilst continuing to develop her own career as a leader working in government departments including HMRC, the Home Office and Ofwat. “Leading isn’t easy” says Sue who has a desire to pass on top tips on the why, what and how of leadership to others via her business, Sue Frost Consulting Ltd.
Sue uses systemic team coaching, a method set out by Peter Hawkins in his book Leadership Team Coaching (Kogan Page). Working systemically means that Sue works in partnership with the individual or team in service of their stakeholders. Sue uses her knowledge and experience as an organisational development and design professional to encourage clients to see the wider system they live and work in.
Emotional intelligence also underpins Sue’s approach and she offers clients the opportunity to undertake Lumina Spark, a non-judgemental psychometric that explores personality and preferences and gives people an insight into how they can work better with others.
For anyone considering a career in coaching Sue’s message would be – it’s hard! The ability to ensure that your language is clean, that you don’t bring judgement or too much of yourself and your experiences into conversations - either verbally or through your body language - is no easy feat. Managing this, whilst also interpreting and noticing patterns of behaviour and the hidden talents within your client is challenging. But don’t be put off! If your heart tells you that is the way to go then definitely follow it. And be prepared to learn and discover far more about yourself during your journey than you would expect.
Sue would also recommend joining the Three Shires Coaching Group. The group have a true sense of professionalism and friendship. They are never judgemental, very generous in sharing their knowledge and keen to learn from each other. Membership offers valuable developmental sessions where everyone benefits. Sue is also undertaking coaching supervision with Debbie Inglis and would highly recommend this too.
In her spare time Sue volunteers as an Enterprise Advisor supporting Tapton School in Sheffield to inspire pupils around their future career choices. Sue also enjoys being with her family, walking her labrador Oscar, gardening and cooking. One of the other things Sue particularly enjoys is a love of cheese and a good piece of mature British Cheddar. This stems back to when she was a child and her mother making ‘Cheese Souffle,’ which the family considered at the time to being really ‘posh.’ If she ever finds the time, one of the things that Sue would love to do is to take up painting as achieving a grade A at GCSE art remains one of her proudest achievements!
Emotional intelligence also underpins Sue’s approach and she offers clients the opportunity to undertake Lumina Spark, a non-judgemental psychometric that explores personality and preferences and gives people an insight into how they can work better with others.
For anyone considering a career in coaching Sue’s message would be – it’s hard! The ability to ensure that your language is clean, that you don’t bring judgement or too much of yourself and your experiences into conversations - either verbally or through your body language - is no easy feat. Managing this, whilst also interpreting and noticing patterns of behaviour and the hidden talents within your client is challenging. But don’t be put off! If your heart tells you that is the way to go then definitely follow it. And be prepared to learn and discover far more about yourself during your journey than you would expect.
Sue would also recommend joining the Three Shires Coaching Group. The group have a true sense of professionalism and friendship. They are never judgemental, very generous in sharing their knowledge and keen to learn from each other. Membership offers valuable developmental sessions where everyone benefits. Sue is also undertaking coaching supervision with Debbie Inglis and would highly recommend this too.
In her spare time Sue volunteers as an Enterprise Advisor supporting Tapton School in Sheffield to inspire pupils around their future career choices. Sue also enjoys being with her family, walking her labrador Oscar, gardening and cooking. One of the other things Sue particularly enjoys is a love of cheese and a good piece of mature British Cheddar. This stems back to when she was a child and her mother making ‘Cheese Souffle,’ which the family considered at the time to being really ‘posh.’ If she ever finds the time, one of the things that Sue would love to do is to take up painting as achieving a grade A at GCSE art remains one of her proudest achievements!
Previous Coaches in the Spotlight ...
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Janet Woodjetts
Executive Coach, Generative Life Coach & NLP Trainer & Coach Supervisor 'The beauty and benefit of being part of the Three Shires Coaching Group is that despite all its members being at different stages of their Coaching careers everyone wants to be the best they can be. They all understand the core beliefs and principles behind Coaching and are prepared to practice a lot of self-reflection, self-development and generally take care of themselves. This in turn means that their clients get the very best from them as their Coach.’ Read more here ... |
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David McCormick
Motivational Coach, Mentor & Trainer David has a great love of both Coaching and Training. When focusing on and enjoying every moment of one aspect (say Coaching), momentum and excitement is building for the other (Training). David was ordained at the age of twenty-four with the Church of England at Lincoln Cathedral. He has always had a genuine interest and love in releasing the full potential within people which has formed the backdrop of what he has done, hand in hand with his spirituality. David’s role in the church naturally progressed over time from being a parish priest, leading retreats and reflection, to becoming a Theological Educator and the Principal of Lincoln Ministry Read more here ... |
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Claire Cahill
Confidence & Leadership Coach Accendo, which is the Latin word for ignite, not only reflects Claire’s brand name but also the personality of this remarkable lady. She is enthusiastic, energetic, inspiring, passionate and funny. The other human side of her that on very rare occasions may emerge (that her clients would never see) would be described as - like a red dragon in a whirlwind. Claire knew right from deciding upon her options at school that she wanted a career in finance. This resulted in twenty nine years working in a Building Society. Read more here ... |
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Debbie Inglis
Leadership Coach, Coaching Skills Trainer & Coach Supervisor Debbie Inglis is an authentic lady who has a deep understanding and care for those she coaches. She primarily had a Career in Education spanning sixteen years, in a profession where there simply wasn’t the time to be a perfectionist in everything due to the heavy workload and pressures it presented. Realising where Education Policy was heading, Debbie sought the advice of a Career’s Specialist for a new direction. Three potential careers emerged from this. Read more here ... |
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Beverley Powell
Leadership & Inclusion Coach Beverley Powell is a national award winning leadership and Inclusion Coach and one of the top 50 National Black Minority Ethnic pioneers for her work around Inclusion. Beverley is self-driven and inspirational woman who has made an impact on those fortunate enough to be associated with her throughout her career. From her humble beginnings, Beverley has taken on many challenges seizing opportunities. Read more here ... |
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Jaime Beckett
Executive Coach & Mentor Jaime promotes a focus not on work-life balance but on life lived irrespective of whether during work or not. His early career as a Design Engineer progressed to Project Manager then Business Change Consultant. It was during his time as a consultant that he engaged a personal coach who had a great impact on him. Receiving coaching opened his eyes to the range possibilities and new perspectives for transforming both himself and his clients. Read more here ... |
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Kevin Hill
Life Coach for Children & Teenagers / Suicide Intervention Coach Kevin’s career has always been associated with working with children and teenagers. The early part of his career was spent teaching English in Taiwan to children of all ages. Whilst there, he met and married his wife Camille and became father to three of his four children. One of the greatest pressures he found whilst living there was the importance that society placed on perfection in all things. Read more here ... |
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Rebecca Norton
Life Coach, Trainer & NLP Practitioner Rebecca is a life coach with a passion for the outdoors and walking, which she has successfully integrated into her own business, Sense of Direction. It is whilst walking that she has some of her greatest ideas and it was where she decided this would also be a huge benefit to some of her clients. This extends and compliments her wider work, as she holds a U.K. Mountain Leader qualification and a lifelong love of Girl Guiding. Read more here ... |
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Specialist Corporate and Executive Coach for Female lawyers
Nikki Alderson now uses her expertise from her previous career as a Barrister, where she wrestled with some of the most complex legal issues - as a Death Row Attorney in Jamaica through to being a Prosecutor on serious Rape and Sexual Offences. She left this behind in 2017 and launched her career as a Specialist Corporate and Executive Coach for female lawyers. Read more here ... |