Karen's strategic approach, embedded in pragmatic practical processes, has been informed and refined from her coaching ethos. She has the courage to usefully provoke and challenge her clients. Karen works with precision and blends this approach with the sensitivity to support as needed. She enjoys complexity and seeking clarity and simplicity, which is also relevant in her supervision practice. Being endlessly curious and intellectually creative has led Karen in her unusual professional direction, devising valuable methods and diagnostics, which pay attention to the head, heart and gut. Karen is passionate to share her approaches, knowledge and ideas with other coaches. Increasing their reach to make an even more significant impact. Spontaneity and structure are simultaneously present in her coaching work. She believes that frameworks are the foundation of safety and enable the freedom to work in our unique styles, whether with individuals or teams.

 

Prior to establishing her coaching practice, Karen was employed for 10 years by Marks and Spencer plc, where she held commercial leadership roles, followed by head office assignments in sales management and corporate marketing. She then took the role as chair of the corporate marketing committee facilitating the face of Marks and Spencer on the high street, across all promotional disciplines for Clothing and Homeware commercial divisions. She began her career as a scientist, specialising in Haematology and Blood Transfusion at St Thomas’ Hospital, London, attaining Fellowship of the Institute of Medical Laboratory Sciences.

Karen is the co-author of Coaching Stories: Flowing and Falling of Being a Coach – Published by Routledge Worldwide in February 2019. She has authored many articles and was awarded ‘Joint Winner – Best Feature Article’ in Coaching at Work Magazine 2016 and shortlisted in 2017. Karen has been the guest on a number of podcasts and was interviewed in a 2-part production of ‘The Workplace’ on London arts radio station, Resonance FM, where she was invited to share her expertise, knowledge and insights from working with teams.

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Karen is an original thinker and innovator who has crafted the me:my™team method. This is a process for team leaders and coaches working with teams to prepare for and conduct structured, inclusive conversations. The method accelerates team performance for delivering mission critical accountabilities. This uses the me:my™team diagnostic to assess and then track progress. The me:my™teamfeedback tool incorporates external input from stakeholders. Karen designed me:my™coach to support coaches in self-supervising. me:my™coachfeedback enables you to invite clients to offer feedback on the impact of your coaching, to demonstrate the ‘Return on Investment’ from working with you. This gives you a professional consistent framework. Find out more at memyresources.com

Karen’s clients say “Working with Karen enabled my enhanced understanding, gaining a more insightful view of my team’s status. This allowed me to tailor my leadership to better cater to their specific requirements, resulting in accelerated growth and development across the entire team”. Karen says, “this is what I aspire to achieve with you, accelerating your impact for better individual, team and organisational outcomes.”

 

Professional Qualifications and Training

• Master Certified Coach (International Coaching Federation)

• Certificate in Coaching Skills (Coaching Development)

• Coaching Supervision and Mentor Coaching Certificate (Coaching Development)

• Transactional Analysis Level 1 (Intact)

• Transactional Analysis TA101 (Trudi Newton)

• Certified Master NLP Practitioner (ITS)

• Member of the Federation of Image Consultants Joint Accreditation with City and Guilds

• Fellow of the Institute of Medical Laboratory Sciences (Paddington School of Biological Sciences and St Thomas’ Hospital, London)

 

Professional Memberships

International Coaching Federation (ICF)

Association of Coaching Supervisors (AoCS)