Profile of Phil Langstaff
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Phil Langstaff (Shrewsbury, England)
Phil has twenty-five years experience in learning and development including twenty-one years specializing in management development, personal effectiveness training and leadership coaching. Currently a Training Consultant with Ashorne Hill Management College Phil previously led the in-house coaching program in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region for global technology services company EDS. |
Areas of Expertise/Specialization
- Assertiveness, Interpersonal Skills, Negotiation and Conflict Management
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Building and Leading High Performance Teams
- Stress Management and Work/Life Balance
- Managing Virtual Teams
- Influencing, Building Alignment and Alliances
- Political Skills
Personal Theory and Philosophy of Coaching
I see coaching as a focused conversation that gives rise to increased awareness, greater clarity, fresh insights, new thinking, personal learning and productive action that ultimately leads to the accomplishment of a particular goal or the resolution of a particular challenge.
My role in the conversation is to listen, question, guide reflection, encourage, challenge and support the client in coming up with their own ideas, options and solutions. Throughout the coaching journey I help my clients remain accountable to themselves for the actions they design in line with the changes that they want to make.
My coaching approach is based on the belief that we all have within ourselves the wisdom, resources and capability to achieve what we want from our professional and personal lives. Coaching helps to unleash our hidden potential by creating the time and space for the client to gain clarity about what it is they want to achieve and focus on the changes they need to make, the strategies they need to employ and the actions they need to take to get them from where they are now to where they want to be.
Illustrative Coaching Examples
- Transformational leadership coaching for a senior executives and mid-level managers with Electronic Data Systems Ltd.
- Leadership development profile coaching (using in-house 360 degree instrument) for mid-level managers with Electronic Data Systems Ltd.
- Team building coaching for managers with Inland Revenue, Information Technology Division
Education, Training and Certifications
- Master of Arts in Management Learning, University of Lancaster
- Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, University of Lancaster
- Certificate in Training and Development from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
- Member of the International Coach Federation, the Institute of Leadership and Management, the International Positive Psychology Association and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
Contact
Company: http://www.findfocus.co.uk
Call: +44 (0) 7792 811230
