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Catalyst Coaching Referees"I highly recommend Wendy Somers to anyone facing change in their lives and wanting to make the most of it. Her firm-yet-friendly coaching style has challenged me to look at myself from an objective perspective, prioritise my emotions and prepare the best possible response - for all concerned. Her keen insights provoke thought and stimulate new ways of thinking - I would be hard-pressed to find another coach as effective as Wendy in the competitive business or personal coaching fields." —Julie Davidson 18 November, 2009 This is a letter of recommendation for Wendy Somers' coaching skills and abilities, and an acknowledgement of the (ongoing) benefits I have obtained in my interactions with her. The insights I have gained, and the improved understanding of me and of my relationships with family and work colleagues have been quite profound. I am absolutely sure that the personal growth I have achieved would have been impossible without the probing, questioning, and leading provided by Wendy. Her coaching is more than a confessional, it is also the 'exposure' of potential pathways that have been gained through a greater understanding of myself. Through her coaching, the pursuit of my dreams and goals is clearer and achievable. Wendy's professional training and understanding of the human psyche has been a gift to me. She is prepared to challenge (often false) personal assumptions I have had, and her 'checking in' outside of the coaching session itself is a real unexpected bonus. For anyone considering personal development and growth, I thoroughly recommend Wendy. She knows her stuff, acknowledges her own (as we all have) imperfections, and cares without being soppy about it. In spite of my current financial situation being extremely tight, the investment I have made in myself via her coaching skills has, and is, an excellent return. If anyone would like a personal conversation on Wendy's coaching skills, please feel free to contact me. Yours sincerely, Peter Kerr "My coaching work with Wendy Somers has been very powerful, helpful and profound, particularly in relationship to my career advancement as into a regional director level role with the US Government. This is a position of much responsibility and often high stress dealing with highly technical type people. Wendy really knows what she is doing as a coach, and has helped keep me on track when I felt overwhelmed. I have been challenged in my new role, particularly when faced with conflict, which is not an area of strength for me. She was able to help me look at it and other leadership challenges from a fresh perspective, and has helped me add new tools/ skills to assist me to be a much more effective, productive leader in my role as regional director. She has also been of great assistance to me in planning my future goals and objectives, as I approach retirement in the next 5 years. She comes highly recommended. The time I spent coaching with her was highly productive and valuable. —L. Armstrong - Regional Director USGS I have absolutely loved my coaching work with Wendy Somers. I always learned so much about myself and am amazed at what I can achieve. It is much more than I thought possible. It is also great to be acknowledged for my accomplishments, something that does not happen very often in my position. I am finding all sorts of hidden abilities that I did not realise I had as a manager, and am now able to implement them successfully with my team. It is wonderful to see, concretely, the results of my coaching work with Wendy with the positive responses from my team. My coaching work with her is always very productive, insightful and sometimes very challenging. She will not hesitate to push and confront me if I am avoiding an issue or not meeting my goals, and just making excuses. . She has been a great asset to me as a coach and I would highly recommend her. —E. Peel - TEC |
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