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What my Clients Say about my Coaching

“I’ve found coaching with you incredibly valuable. I felt understood remarkably fast. I’ve had a lot of great mentors and managers but nothing else has provided this type of targeted nudging that supports real change. As a result of this work, I’ve shifted my balance in terms of what it means to lead. My team has responded well to a new mix of expectations and we’re all stepping up. “

Toby Harris, IT Strategy & Architecture Director, Intact Insurance

“I’m neurodivergent and it can be hard to keep up with me – I run a few small businesses and work in the corporate world. Many thought I was un-coachable – even I thought I might be – until I met Kate Franklin. Kate is so much more than a coach: She brings her expertise across a range of specialisms to create a unique connection that nourishes and challenges in equal measure.”

Roianne Nedd, Global HR Director, Oliver Wyman

“Kate is a fantastically insightful coach. I have relied on her as my secret weapon for over 5 years now. She makes me a better leader”

Louisa Doswell, CEO, Pinnacle Pet Group (previously MD Personal Lines, and COO, RSA Insurance)

“In 2015 when I was CMO at Thomson Reuters I hired Kate as my executive coach. We worked closely together in that capacity for 2 years. Kate was an insightful, powerful partner on my personal journey of professional and self-development. Her passion for helping people find and acknowledge their brilliance, combines with a true sense of purpose in determining progress towards solving real challenges. Her breadth of understanding of both human nature and corporate life, combined with her exposure to different coaching approaches and techniques makes her own unique blend of magic very potent.”

Elise Finn, previously CMO Thomson Reuters

“Thank you for your wisdom back then. It really did change my life! The more I think about it, the more I value the work we did together. I’ve gone from strength to strength. I’ve had the best years of my career in the last 4 years”

Managing Partner in a Private Practice Law Firm

What my Clients Say about my Team Development Work

“I am delighted to recommend Kate Franklin for team development facilitation and coaching, based on the outstanding work she has delivered for me and key members of my leadership team. Over this last year I have seen tangible performance uplift in my function, as a direct result of the time invested in work with Kate and her colleagues. Her well designed and executed interventions are enabling my leadership team to significantly move the needle on the Team Data on a number of key measures; overall functioning as a team; shared purpose; clarity of accountabilities; team relationships and trust. Kate brings in industry as well as coaching experience coupled with deep empathy which is a clear winning combination. Thank you Kate!”

Jaleel Abdul, Vice President – Employee Experience, Adobe

“We’re a close knit Partner group at eatbigfish, and remain so in no small part due to the work we did with Kate Franklin. At several key points in our history, Kate worked with us to help surface objectively – and very sensitively and constructively – the barriers and enablers that exist in our different styles and capabilities as a management team. She married great skill with humanity and candour, and helped us find ways to work together even better – to listen more constructively, to partner with one another better where needed and overall to lead the business forward with clarity and alignment. She did great work for us that has had lasting impact, and I believe anyone who hires her will quickly – and enduringly – appreciate the impact she has on a team. She is the epitome of the strong hand in a kid glove.”

Hugh Derrick, MD, eatbigfish

“Thanks Kate for designing and facilitating a valuable and productive offsite for our Exec Team. It was a tough brief we gave you, with a lot of people and a lot of complexity, but you delivered superbly and everyone agreed it went really well. In particular, the depth of conversation, the connectivity between people and the clear action plans we created were real highlights of the time spent together. We’ve carried forward our commitments we made in the session and it’s definitely driven more direct and productive dialogue between us all.”

Sharon Hough, Transformation Director, Pinnacle Pet Group

“I knew I could rely on you for this programme of group coaching for my Exec Team. You’re making exactly the right calls about which elements of misalignment and tension to handle when. And bringing in Adrian was genius, his energy works so well alongside yours. I’m so grateful.”

CEO, Insurance sector

“Kate did an excellent job at facilitating a team development programme for me and my team. Everyone came away feeling re-energised and with set action plans which Kate checked in on to keep us honest. The team’s feedback was really great, and I’ve seen tangible shifts in the way we’re operating.”

Rachel Naughton, Head of Retail, Allied Irish Banks Group (UK) plc

“The team coaching exceeded my expectations. It made all the difference getting the professionals in, Kate created a bespoke approach for my team that was exactly right, made astute observations, and left us with a plan that was easy to implement.”

Finlay Smith, QBE Insurance Group

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