Career and Executive Coaching in Canary Wharf and the City

What is coaching?

Coaching is an action- oriented and future -focused intervention, where you are listened to, supported and appropriately challenged by an experienced and qualified professional towards a goal you’d like to achieve or a change you’d like to make. Through the support of your coach you identify the gaps in your thinking, reflect on your habits and enhance your perception of events, situations and people.

With the help of your coach you reflect, analyse, plan, take action and get results.

What does a coach do?

The key role of a coach is to hold a mirror to the gaps in your thinking and in your actions- and help you close those gaps.

Your coach is there to ask you the right questions at the right time, to help you arrive at the correct answers quicker than you otherwise would, whilst making sure are accountable for the steps you are taking.

Executive vs Career Coaching

Executive Coaching focuses on the development and enhancement of the client’s leadership and management skills and performance.

Career Coaching is centred around the development and enhancement of the client’s career performance, the extent they are able to fulfil their potential and effectively plan their career path.

During both types of coaching, the client’s professional life remains to be the main focus.

LET'S TALK WORK

Work is not 'just work'. It is where most people spend most of their time. It is where many people are able to make a positive impact, develop their skills and expertise, grow as people and learn about themselves and others. Therefore, it is important that our work is aligned with who we are now and where we would like to be in the future.

Examples of results I help my clients achieve are as follows:

Mindset & Behaviour Change

Effective Communication

Leadership

First 90 days

Landing a New Job

Effective teamwork

WHO I WORK WITH

Whilst my clients come from diverse industries and backgrounds they all unite in posessing the following qualities:

ABOUT YOUR COACH - ÖZLEM IMIL

Hi, I am Özlem- a DISC accredited, qualified and experienced Executive Coach. I have been a coach and a mentor for more than a decade and have been a full- time coach and soft skills trainer for 7 years now, having received my coaching qualification from the Coaching Academy. I have delivered more than ten thousand hours of coaching and coaching-related training, have had hundreds of clients and great results to date. I have so far worked with professionals from technology, finance, insurance, education, law, science and more…

I am passionate about and committed to my clients’ professional performance, personal development- and of course their well-being.

When you work with me your career and leadership are at the centre of our work. I want you to get the most out of your work hours and stop seeing work as ‘just work’ and start seeing it as a meaningful ‘career’ you enjoy and shape.

Supporting you in maximising your productivity, potential and carrer opportunities are my top priorities, while teaching you how best to nurture relationships at work. Together, we focus on making sure you become more visible for the results you bring to your organisation. We also ensure you can communicate more effectively to increase your influence and play a bigger role in making the vision of your company come true whilst advancing your career in a purposeful manner.

I absolutely love coaching and helping people reconnect with their strengths, skills, passion and resilience. And when I was managing teams myself, I used to crave for some meaningful and quality reflection time as a leader and some perception sharing with professionals who were not necessarily working with me. I often felt many people were not able to see why others behaved the way they did at work. Most of the time it was because people were busy, tired and almost always in a rush to complete taks. Coaching gives people that space, the time to reflect through being asked the right questions. It does help people become wiser and more aware individuals and leaders. I want to help as many people as possible to genuinely enjoy their time at work and 'grow' while doing that. Life is too short to live without joy.

If the above speaks to you, please get in touch.

HOW I WORK WITH MY CLIENTS

The Coaching Model

Alongside creating and using powerful coaching tools, I use a coaching model that includes: Reflection- Clarification- Reconnection- Implementation- Revision.

Sample areas and questions covered in each stage of the model can be seen below. The model is not rigid and is fully adaptable to your needs:

Clarification:

Reconnection:

Implementation:

Revision:

TESTIMONIALS

"Having Özlem as my coach has been one of the best investments in my personal development."

Tim Mayer

CEO, Technology

"I defined numerous challenging goals with Özlem’s guidance and was able to achieve a lot during the process! I got a new job exactly as I wanted and with the salary I was aiming for. Most importantly, coaching changed the way I think. I have more of a sense of direction."

Jessica Berton

Associate Director, Compliance Advisory

"The coaching sessions I had with Özlem were immensely helpful to my personal development. Özlem helped me identify my qualities and strengths and supported me to articulate them. The coaching process worked very well with Özlem as a strong, disciplined mirror."

Nalan Erol

Cyber Security Consultant, Banking

"Özlem has the ability to guide any professional into identifying their strengths and values and how to approach challenging situations. She is very easy to work with and her methodology is very effective as it is based on identifying clear goals and setting up a path to reach them. She has a strong business acumen while being emotionally intelligent which was a real asset for me. I would recommend Özlem for any training and coaching."

Yasmine Abbas- Customer Success Manager, Technology

"I have no hesitation in recommending Özlem to anybody seeking coaching support. She'll fill you with enthusiasm and ideas and be instrumental in helping your reach your goals"

Tracy Winchester - Change and Programme Management

If you’re looking for a coach, look no further! Özlem and I instantly clicked, I immediately felt comfortable and confident in her company. She provided me with a great understanding of myself and the wider business world in a relatively short period. I noticed a big difference in my ability to break down tasks and deliver beyond expectation, as well as being motivated to develop my career.

James Bashford - Business Development Manager, Technology

"Özlem has been a great collaborator and coach and has helped me in assessing a number of areas from career road map, to communication and work style. I would recommend Özlem to anyone needing to jump start their career or simply looking at making a change in the way they do things "

COACHING PACKAGES

ONLINE PACKAGES

Giving and Receiving Feedback Effectively - Online Coaching Package

Effective Communication has always been key in personal success, well-being and managing teams. However, it has never been as crucial as the time we are experiencing- as of Spring-Summer 2020. As a leader, you can manage the changes your team is experiencing smoothly if you yourself get more skilled in both giving and receiving feedback.

Leading Compassionately with DISC - Online Coaching Package

Leading compassionately is essential to motivate and to get the best out of any team. This particularly is the case right now when people may be overwhelmed due to the many changes we are facing as a global society. Therefore, understanding your own preferences when it comes to communication and preferences of others is beneficial to leadership and team success.

Boosting Self and Team Motivation - Online Coaching Package

At least half of our waking lives is spent at work. Therefore, many of our motivational needs must be fulfilled through the work we do and our work environment. When we are not motivated at work, our productivity, engagement and self-esteem suffer. When we keep our motivation sustainably high, we are in the best position to support our teams sustain theirs.

GET IN TOUCH

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