Lamiya Mammadova
“Penny has been my trusted coach and mentor since I joined a new company in an exciting and challenging career transition. During our 3-years long coaching engagement she has enabled me to deliver significant business transformation and inspired curiosity and courage to drive lasting change within both the client group and my people function. Penny has a gentle yet firm style of questioning - and is great at igniting real “lightbulb” moments. Her rich and varied business experiences make her a valuable mentor, able to draw from a diverse repertoire of relevant lived scenarios. Perhaps most importantly, Penny brought into sharp focus for me the need to prioritise my own well-being and vitality in order to sustain my ambition and drive for business achievement. I am hugely grateful for the lasting impact she has made on my leadership and confidence.”
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Dino Pace
“Penny has worked with me and my global organisation for 3 years, providing HR expertise at a strategic and practical level. She has worked with me and my senior team as an executive coach and facilitator of my senior team development. She brings a practical, commercial and grounded perspective which has helped us to address key people aspects of our business. She is sensitive to the uniqueness of our sector and organisation and provides insights and guidance which are relevant and useful. She is a pleasure to work with and I would recommend her as an insightful and helpful advisor on all People matters and as a member of the Board.”
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Tania Sabroe
“I have worked with Penny on a coaching/leadership development journey in my capacity as a new CHRO for a large multinational company.
Penny played a crucial role in building my 100 day plan and keep me accountable for executing. I was able to share what was difficult, motivating and what drove me as a leader and as a human being; I felt Penny could relate to all of it through her own career experience and through her high emotional intelligence and interpersonal awareness. I always felt safe with Penny and at the same time she was able to challenge me, ask the right (difficult) questions and together we shaped the elements which lie at the heart of my leadership and which I am now ready to showcase and practice.
The full journey has been insightful, fulfilling and has provided me with additional understanding of who I am, how I wish to lead and what it takes to get there. Thanks a lot Penny for excellent sparring and for your thorough, professional and considerate approach. I would recommend Penny to other leaders who are committed to their own development and want to evolve their leadership for the future, you will not be disappointed!”
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Jim McNeish
“Pen is in a category of one when it comes to HR strategic advice. Her functional mastery, commercial depth and wicked humour makes her the go-to People consultant. She was an integral executive before it was a thing. Pen will help your business draw the best from its leaders and avoid expensive mistakes made by most companies. I have admired and benefitted from her work for over 20 years. I would urge you to invest…”
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Michelle Clark
“Penny brings a wealth of knowledge and experience combined with empathy and calm that comes together in a powerfully humble way to help you unlock your thoughts and find the course of action that is right for you.”
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Fiona Tice
“Penny worked with us on our Organisational review, a participative programme of diagnosis and org design. She worked with the Exec board, the senior operational team and implementation team from conception to delivery. Her clear integrity, understanding of our business and professionalism through the process, from workshopping with the exec team to the management of the resourcing programme, positioned us well for the future.”
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Jim Chaplin, CEO
“Penny worked with the senior team of SRI in the review and design of our organisation, in preparation for the delivery of our strategy. She worked with sensitivity, integrity and good humour throughout the process, from collating information about all aspects of our business through to full recommendations for design and implementation. I appreciated her insights and understanding of the organisation, seeing where to reinforce and where to flex her recommendations. A thorough job well delivered."
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Simon Phillips
“It's been extremely rewarding working with Penny; from a coaching perspective her ability to build a relationship, understand individual strengths, and areas of focus are second to none. She's then able to apply techniques and processes which result in immediate positive impact, whilst also affecting medium and long-term professional objectives. She is always so willing to push the boundaries of creativity and strategic thinking, whilst keeping a firm focus on desired outcomes and results.”
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Natalia Uribe
“My experience with Penny has been life changing in so many positive ways. I never thought it would be possible to achieve so much in such a short space of time. Penny is a great listener and has been tremendously helpful and patient during this process……her guidance and support have encouraged me to explore and experiment new ways of approaching challenges in a more efficient and effective way …..finding joy and balance in my professional and personal life.”
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Mike Wilson-MacCormack, Design Director
“As a creative director I greatly benefited from working closely with Penny wherein she provided focused guidance and strategies for personal and professional development. A combination of her insights and external training resulted in a step change in self-awareness and ultimately helped me take practical steps to higher performance and fulfilling personal ambition.”
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