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ROSEMARY HARPER

Rosemary is an APECS Accredited Executive Coach

For Rosemary, coaching is all about growth: growth of the individual being coached, and growth of their organisation's capability.

Rosemary became convinced about the benefits of coaching at senior executive level when still in corporate life. Since becoming a coach in '94, this conviction has become even stronger.

Each programme gives people the insight into the impact and implications of their style that would be truly difficult to achieve within an organisation, or on an external development programme. Better still, they can then work through what they need to change, and be supported as they do so. "A good coach needs to know when to be robust enough to insist that even the most forceful CEO really confronts their difficult issues. They also need to be supportive when the going gets tough and the individual needs 'a speaking partner' to test and refine new ideas and strategies in complete confidence."

Rosemary's corporate career embraced HR and Strategy. Organisation change - and development - have been constant themes. As divisional director for Human Resources, she helped restructure the Military Aerospace and Defence arm of BAE SYSTEMS. Her last role was as BAE's Corporate Employee Development Director, responsible for the top 400. Tasked with creating Europe-wide management development, she was a management committee member of Euresas, the aerospace business school in Toulouse, and a founder and Council member of NAME, the Network for Aerospace Management in Europe.

Over the last decade Rosemary has coached individuals and teams from most major regions of the World as well as the UK. She also specialises in team coaching. "I get great satisfaction from working with whole teams, helping them understand and resolve collective issues, and then helping each individual to see how they can best contribute to the teams overall success".

Rosemary says, "Each time I start a new coaching programme, I am filled with fresh enthusiasm about the work we will do together. I often meet past clients, and it has been a privilege and pleasure to work with so many talented individuals over the years, and to have played a part in helping them shape their ongoing success."

Rosemary has a husband and 2 teenage children. When not assisting with their homework, or acting as unpaid chauffeur, she enjoys relaxing with her 2 horses. Occasionally, the whole family enjoy time together on their riverboat.