Company & Contact Details
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Square Two Development Ltd
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Specialist Areas
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Biography
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I set up Square Two Development in 2008, after coaching managers and team leaders (business coaching) and private individuals (life coaching) for 4 years. Before that I was a teacher for 16 years in a range of roles, including school leadership roles and local authority consultant. I thoroughly enjoyed each one, particularly the consultancy role, where I honed my training and mentoring skills.
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This is what naturally took me down the coaching route, and sparked my desire to work in partnership with people in the workplace, helping them to make the most of their skills / strengths, and develop confidence in areas where they felt they were lacking.
Square Two reflects my philosophy … moving you forward and avoiding that feeling of going back to square one.
My personal experience of burn-out, plus dealing with a range of other 'life challenges', has resulted in specialising in Mental Toughness and Resilience. I enjoy sharing tools and strategies from my own experience, together with research, reading and training on this topic (see below). My coaching skills have also helped me enormously, and I always emphasise the power of these when delivering Coaching Skills Training courses. It's not just about the ability to deliver empowering coaching sessions to your colleagues/clients, coaching skills are also powerful communication and confidence building tools.
In summary, Square Two's main services are:
Square Two reflects my philosophy … moving you forward and avoiding that feeling of going back to square one.
My personal experience of burn-out, plus dealing with a range of other 'life challenges', has resulted in specialising in Mental Toughness and Resilience. I enjoy sharing tools and strategies from my own experience, together with research, reading and training on this topic (see below). My coaching skills have also helped me enormously, and I always emphasise the power of these when delivering Coaching Skills Training courses. It's not just about the ability to deliver empowering coaching sessions to your colleagues/clients, coaching skills are also powerful communication and confidence building tools.
In summary, Square Two's main services are:
- 1-1 & Group Leadership Coaching
- Mental Toughness & Resilience - coaching & training
- Coaching Supervision - in-house, independent & trainee coaches
- Writing and delivering my “Coaching Skills Training for Leaders” programmes
On 1st January 2021, I launched my new membership group for coaches: Supervision Plus Membership Group (SPMG). This is now part of Square 2 Academy, an online learning area, which also hosts my online training programmes too!
SPMG offers group supervision, plus downloadable resources, monthly goal-setting sessions, masterclasses and an online discussion forum (private LinkedIn Group). The group came about as a result of 3 things coming together:
SPMG offers group supervision, plus downloadable resources, monthly goal-setting sessions, masterclasses and an online discussion forum (private LinkedIn Group). The group came about as a result of 3 things coming together:
- my supervision training and experience of delivering 1:1 and group supervision to experienced coaches
- delivering my coaching skills training course, and wanting to continue to offer new coaches further support after their initial training finished
- my love of being creative and giving extra value by creating useful tools and resources for coaches
Qualifications
In order to provide the best services to my clients I have completed high quality coaching training programmes, receiving 3 separate coaching qualifications in the process:
- Certificate in Business & Life Coaching (Barefoot Coaching)
- Post Graduate Certificate in Life and Business Coaching (Derby University)
- Advanced Diploma in Performance Coaching (Newcastle College)
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I am also licensed to deliver and provide follow-up training / coaching for the MTQ48 Measure, MTQ Plus (both mental toughness measures), and ILM72, a leadership measure which identifies individual and group leadership behaviours and characteristics. Both are useful if you're in a leadership role, as diagnostic and development tools, although can also be used as stand alone tools.
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CPD
I have been lead facilitator and organiser of the 3 Shires Coaching Group since 2011, and in 2014 became its Chair.
I enjoy sharing my experiences and learning new things from my 3 Shires colleagues.
I have regular coaching supervision sessions from one of the top coaches in the UK, and am always looking for ways to develop and grow personally, as well as in my business. This has led to completing Coaching Supervision training in 2017.
I enjoy sharing my experiences and learning new things from my 3 Shires colleagues.
I have regular coaching supervision sessions from one of the top coaches in the UK, and am always looking for ways to develop and grow personally, as well as in my business. This has led to completing Coaching Supervision training in 2017.
Professional Memberships
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I am a member of the following organisations:
The International Coach Federation The National Council of Psychotherapists |
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Testimonials
I've known Debbie for about 18 months and had been coached by her both as part of a coaching triad and in group supervision before having coaching supervision from Debbie. Good, insightful coaching supervision is essential to my development and practice as a coach and Debbie has provided exactly that. The training and delivery were excellent and I received high quality materials. I was given help and support throughout the (4-day) course. Coaching is a powerful tool and I have seen first hand the impact it can have. It has led to positive results within the classroom and developed our staff. It has been a privilege to watch them grow and improve their practice. 10/10 for the course! |
Your questioning techniques are brilliant! You helped me focus on my target more positively. You have a really lovely way, and you’re not judgemental. I found our recent session very helpful and supportive. By far the best CPD which has had the most impact on me in 10 years of teaching. This session brought about a huge attitude shift in me. I could instantly see the benefits in the long and short term. I found the series of coaching sessions I had with Debbie to be really valuable in helping me sort through what was a confusing time. I came out the other end feeling positive and focused. I would highly recommend her excellent coaching techniques and personal skills to anyone. |
That was really useful! It’s good to figure out some of the solutions yourself, whilst getting the group’s support and ideas too!
Jane, Head Teacher, Notts