With an extensive teaching and senior leadership career, mainly in education and the voluntary sector, Ruth now leads an award-winning coaching, training and consultancy company, specialising in supporting cultural transition and wellbeing. Provision includes coaching training for leaders and educators, team and career coaching, cultural transition coaching and supporting organisations to develop their leaders’ coaching skills and embed a coaching approach.
Ruth is Course Director for the Certificate in Coaching, concurrently holding a part-time role as Coaching Module leader/lecturer on a world-renowned Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology Master’s Programme. In addition, she holds associate coaching, board, and faculty roles in a number of specialist coaching and coach training companies and institutions. She works with a wide range of universities and organisations supporting education and international staff and students, mainly with senior leaders and leadership teams. She has a particular interest in supporting leaders through cultural transition, utilising strengths, emotional intelligence and a systematic approach to development and performance.
Ruth’s coaching approach is informed by an EMCC Senior practitioner accredited MSc (MAPPCP) in Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology and draws on a range of theoretical influences to produce a style which is informed, empathetic and very much tailored to the individual and/or team within their specific contexts. Her warm, collaborative style builds on establishing productive relationships and is underpinned by a supportive and challenging process where personal and professional growth, new perspectives and positive change can emerge.
Her teaching style combines evidence-based academic rigour with compassion, experiential learning, and practical coaching skills development. Each student who attends the Certificate in Coaching is unique; motivation, previous experience, cultural background and so many other factors can vary widely. However, accompanying students on their challenging and fulfilling coaching development journey and watching their personal and professional growth as they expand their horizons, is always a delight.
