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RICHARD LOWE

When Richard started coaching 15 years ago, his contemporaries were often well intentioned but a bit unstructured. As a qualified psychometrician, he immediately saw the need for objective inputs to the coaching process.

"Coaching works best when you know something about the personality of the individual and how they actually operate as a leader. In my experience, there are many different ways of leading. Finding out what will work best for the individual - and their situation - is the essential starting point for the coach."

Coaching today, according to Richard, "...is based on the same fundamentals of careful analysis, building of trust and a clear plan for growth. But the pace is quicker: short, focussed programmes are much more the norm. And, the international dimension has become a pre-requisite for many senior positions."

With a background in Economics and Statistics, Richard worked first for the CBI and then local government in the UK . He subsequently became a consultant, operating across the financial services, IT, utilities and offshore construction sectors. Much of his career has been about the development of managers and leaders, often within the context of major organisational change.