By the end of the session we’d worked through enough of it that I felt much clearer and calmer. I had more peace, more perspective and clarity about why the situation was so tough to sort through. It was much more complex than even I had thought. In the course of one session so much has shifted that it now feels like a wonderful gift to have been in this situation, instead of a terrible ordeal.

Alison brings experience, skill, and intuition to every interaction. There is wisdom and ease in the way she works.
She has an amazing ability to help one find clarity in complex situations; she asks the right questions and creates the space and structure for you to figure it out, and when needed she is able to easily shift into making suggestions for you to consider. One enters the conversation confused, and comes out with clarity, peace, and a way forward.

Alison listens deeply to you, and without making assumptions. She recognises the complexities and realities of the situation/environment you are working with. Her “space” is people – not theoretically but practically and holistically – people as whole beings, working in the real business space.

I am still grateful for our sessions. It was about a year ago that we started. And I still reap the benefits every day. One of the things that has helped me tremendously – with everything – is that thing of pushing. I am so incredibly grateful that Enid recommended you. Our sessions were life-changing.

Thank you for making me come up with tangible action points and targets and triggering new ideas

I’ve learned to communicate smartly and not only with the other managers, but with my team as well. Instead of ordering people around, I ask. I use words such as “would you mind”, ‘can you please” and that is contributing to the positive vibe that is within my team currently. Whatever I ask them to do, they do it 101% with all the sacrifices. This has also assisted me to deal positively with situations that otherwise might have resulted in conflicts.

I’ve learned to communicate smartly and not only with the other managers, but with my team as well. Instead of ordering people around, I ask. I use words such as “would you mind”, ‘can you please” and that is contributing to the positive vibe that is within my team currently. Whatever I ask them to do, they do it 101% with all the sacrifices. This has also assisted me to deal positively with situations that otherwise might have resulted in conflicts.

The results of having Alison as a coach were reflected in the positive evaluations of the unit as it went through different phases of growth. More so, she also supported me to keep what I was good at while shifting the boundaries and learning to take on my leadership role more overtly. She has supported me from running a small Chief Directorate in National Treasury, through the setting up of a Trading Entity and having the delegated responsibility of an Accounting Officer to the establishment of a Government Component, a form of Public Entity.

The value of Alison’s coaching is that she supported me in having confidence in myself, to trust my gut and thus my ‘way of being and doing’ which filtered down to the staff. As I change my position, I am leaving staff behind which knows how to request support, not be afraid to admit that they are struggling emotionally on the job, and have the courage to show their vulnerability and do something about it. Alison has enabled me to support staff to use the opportunity to bring the best of them to and be productive in the workplace and hopefully enjoy their work.

The National Treasury received value for money and the Technical Assistance Unit (TAU), which I head, really got a big return on this investment by allowing me to do executive coaching with her. She is true to her slogan “growing people, growing businesses”. With great appreciation,