Flexibility to support you with a range of styles and services

Working with 80/20 Challenge means you immediately get access to a flexible range of support services; you don't need to worry about making a choice between coaching, training, facilitation, group workshops etc. We focus on your outcomes and blend a range of services specifically to meet your needs. Behind this is always a belief that we are working with the person, not just the topic - we seek to draw out your natural strengths and resources, increasing your confidence as well as your insights and skills.

Clarity - focus - stretch - resilience - follow-through - measure - develop

• Remove the frustrations that hold back your growth, reduce profits and sap your energy.
• ​Avoid conflict, misalignment, confusion and simply doing the wrong things - albeit with the best of intentions.​

• Work smarter and exploit your strengths
• Enjoy increased confidence and clarity.
• Design and share vision, goals and plans to motivate and develop your people and your business.

Executive coaching

Executive coaching enables leaders and  senior directors /managers to take a step back, reflect on their own and team performance, gain important insights, focus on priorities and have the support to set, plan and implement goals.

Executive coaching supports personal growth and development, providing impartial feedback, challenge and skill development for people who often feel they don’t have someone they can discuss these important things with. Executive coaching provides a confidential, non-judgemental environment, with someone who understands where you are at and what the job demands.​

Business Growth Coaching

Have the support of your own dedicated, experienced business professional, coach and trainer to work with you on your own customised programme to develop and grow your business.

With business growth coaching you set the goals you want to focus on and over what period.
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Some companies just want a few sessions to work on a specific goal or challenge; others are looking for support over a longer period as their business grows and flourishes. My support is flexible – so you can decide as you go, what you need and how frequently you need it.

Common topics businesses want support with include:

• developing and implementing a strategy; 
• how to refresh and focus on marketing and sales activities;
• retaining and maximise existing customer relationships;
• developing teams;
• aligning people and actions to a common purpose;
• implementing and improving processes to make things flow more easily;
  
• motivation and performance.

Leadership & management development training & coaching

The majority of leaders and managers I work with are highly skilled professionals within their own fields – their backgrounds may vary - scientists, sales directors, architects, engineers, lawyers, consultants, designers etc – but one thing many of them have in common is that no one taught them how to manage.  As managers they will also face increased demand to work on a greater number of areas – such as business and account development, improving processes, strategic planning,  communicating in public.

They want up to date, relevant and easy to apply skills, knowledge and support to relieve the frustration and stress that managing people can bring. They want to know if what they are doing is the best way to achieve their goals and learn some of the many tips and techniques that help them to empower their people and encourage greater accountability and results.

I will design a custom programme that can include individual and group training and coaching workshops. You can access individual courses – such as ‘presenting with confidence’ – or a flexible programme covering topics such as managing people, marketing and sales, communicating and influencing, coaching as a manager and advanced management tools such as Neurolinguistic Programming.
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More about our coaching and training services

Coaching and mentoring

One to one coaching and/or mentoring sessions. Confidential, highly focused, stretching and always enlightening.

Team workshops and away days

Workshops to define strategies and plans for the business, a department or team. Facilitated sessions on topics such as new business development, account management, processes and systems, team effectiveness and innovation.

​Facilitation of company 'away days' with a difference. Turn the day into a highly productive event which then links back to actions and follow-through in your organisation.

Training and facilitation

I offer a wide range of topics and programmes that can be delivered at your offices or other suitable venue. All are customised to your specific business and needs and are highly interactive.

• ​Tools and skills for managing people effectively
• Motivation and teamwork
  
• ​Presenting with ease and confidence
• ​Effective communication
• ​Coaching skills for managers
• Emotional intelligence
  
• NLP tools and skills for managers
• New business and account management for people without a sales background
• How to run appraisals that work (instead of causing stress and conflict);  how to align appraisals to business strategy and yearly business goals.

​I have custom designed an 80+ page Management Training Workbook, which supports our workshops, bringing together some of the most useful and tested tools for managing people effectively, avoiding conflict and communicating more effectively.

Example page spreads from the 80/20 Management Workbook

Tools and techniques

I have a vast amount of experience and tools that I draw on (see also 'About Martin' section). Most of my tools are experienced in everyday coaching and training sessions (and includes hundreds of models, graphics, visualisation, activities etc that help leaning come to life and tangible).

​I only use more formal profiling tools very selectively - as I want them to support (and not restrict) people's development and confidence. Every tool I use I test on myself and use extensively in real-world situations. (Being 'theoretical' is not my interest!).

• ​Strengthscope psychometric profiles - for individuals and teams, leadership profiles, team engagement, 360 feedback.
• ​Belbin Team Roles - individual, 360, team and job role profiles.
• ​I also use a range of other tools, according to need, which may include Emotional Intelligence, Psychological Type Indicators (MBTI style profile) and Communication feedback.

80/20 Challenge
​Thinking and behaving differently to increase performance

"Over five coaching sessions, Martin has helped bring a new clarity and direction to my business. His easy-going, flexible approach - mixing coaching with his personal experience - has enabled me to step back and think in new ways about what we do, and helped me understand that thinking and strategising are work tasks too! Steve Smith, General Manager, STAR UK Ltd

" Martin helped me to take a step back and analyse how I was operating within the wider spectrum of the organisation. Martin helped the board of directors to consolidate priorities and align departmental objectives to great effect.
I would highly recommend Martin as a coach / consultant for any business or individual needing a sounding board or an external pair of eyes to assess operational activity and help improve inter-department efficiency / harmony." Nick B., Finance Director.