No-nonsense Career Coaching with an Edge
Gain confidence, clarity, and control over your professional choices with no-nonsense coaching that supports your career progression and professional development.
WHAT IS THE Cynical Coach ALL ABOUT?
You might be wondering why one would seek a 'cynical' coach for their career progression.
Before I trained and qualified as a coach – after a long career in public service – I admit I was quite cynical about the whole coaching industry. I have an aversion to wishy-washy, new-age, cheesy self-help philosophies.
However, unlike the modern cynicism that conveys a pessimistic, distrustful view of humanity, ancient Cynicism was actually quite optimistic about human nature. These Greeks posited that by stripping away social conventions, individuals could embrace a happy, virtuous life aligned with their true values.
My approach to no-nonsense coaching is pragmatic, straightforward, and solutions-focused. This method is grounded in the belief that individuals possess the solutions within themselves and that, when there’s a will, they can chart their course by looking to the future rather than getting bogged down in the past.
Ultimately, you will receive honest coaching that empowers you to pursue your professional development and live in accordance with your true self, just like the Cynics did.
Is Cynical Coaching for You?
Suitability:
Coaching is a methodology, which in theory should be subject-agnostic. Nevertheless, having almost always found myself at the intersection between the public and the private sector - acting as a bridge between the two - my experience might appeal particularly to individuals in corporate roles that are public sector-facing or civil servants, regulators, government agencies, international organisations, voluntary or public bodies.
I have been particularly effective in coaching early and mid-career professionals, but I am flexible and open to considering anyone who thinks I might be a good fit for them regardless. Coaching is, after all, an approach that lends itself to a wide variety of people and contexts.
Outcomes you can expect:
· Support with professional transitions (career progression, career pivots, returns from parental leave, secondments or career breaks)
· More confidence, influence, and presence at work and at public speaking
· Success navigating authority, visibility, and boundaries
· Greater clarity in your decision-making
· Identifying a leadership style and approach that feels right for you
· Better work-life balance
· Improvement in managing up and down
· Fewer conflicts at work and greater ability to manage invevitable ones
Ways of working:
I tend to do most of my coaching work around lunchtime, in the evenings, and weekends to suit busy working professionals.
If you have any questions, please contact me via the form below. You can generally expect a response within 48 hours.
Schedule a free, 15-min 'chemistry call' to decide whether this is the right coaching for you.
About ME
You might be wondering why one would seek a 'cynical' coach for their career progression.
Before I trained and qualified as a coach – after a long career in public service – I admit I was quite cynical about the whole coaching industry. I have an aversion to wishy-washy, new-age, cheesy self-help philosophies.
However, unlike the modern cynicism that conveys a pessimistic, distrustful view of humanity, ancient Cynicism was actually quite optimistic about human nature. These Greeks posited that by stripping away social conventions, individuals could embrace a happy, virtuous life aligned with their true values.
My approach to no-nonsense coaching is pragmatic, straightforward, and solutions-focused. This method is grounded in the belief that individuals possess the solutions within themselves and that, when there’s a will, they can chart their course by looking to the future rather than getting bogged down in the past.
Ultimately, you will receive honest coaching that empowers you to pursue your professional development and live in accordance with your true self, just like the Cynics did.