| NEWS: 2008 COACHING CLIENTS: John newest clients are The Director of the Hayward Gallery at the South Bank Centre, the Chief Execdutive of the Arts Council and the Managing Director (Europe) of Yahoo. Earlier in 2008, he coached senior execuitives at Coutts, Grant Thornton, Unilever, Coca Cola, Accenture, Leith Ports Authority, Corrs Breweries, NHS Trust Winchester, Barclays Bank, London Metal Exchange, Diabetes UK, Broker Profile, Waterman PLC, JP Morgan, Saxby's, Man Financial and Goldshield Group.
2008 MANAGEMENT TRAINING CLIENTS: John has trained groups and teams at: JP Morgan, Vodafone, Corrs, Herman Miller, London Metal Exchange, Aegis, Virgin Media, Healthcare Commission, JP Morgan, Federation of Image Consultants, Mouchel Parkman, PDN, Broker Profile, Breyer Group, Matchett Group,The Federation of Image Consultants, Homeserve, Richmond Housing Trust & Deutsche Bank.
John is a CENTRAL OFFICE OF INFORMATION approved consultant. As a result, he has worked for the Ministry of Defence as a coach, events manager and trainer.
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Craft of Communication: :
Executive Coaching
Craft of Communication Coaching helps Executives to develop
a personal style that matches both their seniority and their
aspirations.
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Executive Coaching: what
you learn:
In these personal development sessions clients are helped
to enhance their energy levels, fine tune their interpersonal
skills, often releasing underappreciated qualities like
charm and wit. Above all, they learn how, over time, they
can develop gravitas.
The first skill set centres on concept of Status. Once
the basic skill has been mastered, these sessions help
executives to develop the sophisticated skill of modulating
their Status to suit the circumstances. In this way, they
learn how to influence others around them: colleagues,
boards, clients as well as audiences.
The second skill set is a blend of the physical, psychological
and vocal. Executives are shown how they can influence
others by making subtle changes to posture, using eye contract,
altering their breathing, choosing an appropriate pace
when speaking, and making full use of pitch changes in
the voice.
Understanding and mastering their own use of Space Time
and Energy also helps executives to learn the skill of
reading the Body Language of others.
There is a third skill set in which, if a client wishes,
the session can be used to examine work relationships and
any problems they encounter in this area. A combination
of discussion and role play can be used to find more fruitful
and positive solutions to this range of problems.
Specialist Communication skills:
Where there is a specific
area of need, such as Media Skills, dealing with press,being
interviewed on camera
- special sessions can be arranged using additional relevant
experts.
Executive Coaching: how you learn:
Each client has different needs. This is why Craft
of Communication Executive Coaching sessions are client-led.
All the work
is done by focussing on the areas the client considers
important in their working lives:
- Running or chairing meetings
- Facilitating discussions
- Networking
- Presenting to board, to colleagues, to conferences
etc
- Face to face client meetings
- Conference Preparation
- Negotiating on the phone
No issue, however difficult or knotty is excluded. For
example, John Abulafia’s experience in Diversity
Training has proved helpful to women executives and those
from ethnic minorities. Craft of Communication is fully
in tune with 21st Century society where difference is a
positive asset.
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Craft
of Communication: Executive Coaching
UK CLIENTS
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE: Commander of Defence Logistics
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE: Deputy Commander of Defence Logistics.
KURT SALMON ASSOCIATES: Several Managers and Principals.
BUDGEN PLC: Finance Director
OLD MUTUAL PLC: Investor Relations Team UK
SUNLEY GROUP: Managing Director.
MANN FINANCIAL: Finance Director.
MFI: Managing Director.
EMP PLC: Marketing Manager
KINGFISHER PLC: Finance Director.
CROSS LONDON RAIL LINKS: Finance Director.
ERNST & YOUNG: Senior Manager.
NATIONAL GRID: Finance Director (Taxation).
BHS PLC: Finance Director
HSA HEALTHCARE: Chief Executive
VODAFONE: Marketing Director.
QUEENS UNIVERSITY, BELFAST: Vice Chancellor.
LLOYDS
RISK MANAGEMENT: Head of Risk Management
MORRISONS PLC: Director of Marketing
HALMA: Divisional Chief Executive
BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS: Finance Director
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND:
RSM ROBSON RHODES: Director of Training
INTERNATIONAL CLIENTS
CNN / TURNER BROADCASTING: Senior Vice President, Advertising.
RICKETT & BENKISER: European Vice President.
FRESENIUS: European Vice President/Head of Milan office.
WALT DISNEY TELEVISION: Managing Director UK
WALT DISNEY TELEVISION: Managing Director
Germany.
WALT DISNEY TELEVISION: Managing Director North Europe,
Middle East.
OLD MUTUAL PLC: Managing Director of Old
Mutual in South Africa.
YUKOS OIL (RUSSIA): Director of Investor
Relations
ENERGIS: Marketing Director.
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CLIENT FEEDBACK 1
I selected your training because I felt it would answer
some wider questions about my personal effectiveness and
this it
did very well. I now feel very aware of my impact on others
and the reasons for it and am actively working day by day to
make necessary changes: principally my posture, taking time
to breathe, talking at the pace I choose etc…I have mooted
the idea of a 1-day follow-up in 3 months' time or so.
ANDREW PARKINS, Old Mutual PLC.
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CLIENT FEEDBACK 2
John, your understanding of all those complicated
issues I get was so refreshing and helpful. So good to know
it isn’t just me! Thanks for an empowering afternoon.
OLU OLYSELE: Marketing Manager.
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