Our Employment Service supports people one to one and in groups to overcome the barriers that prevent them from going into work. We were looking for training in supporting people around coaching, motivation and goal setting techniques. Stewart Lane ’s training did all of this and more and our whole team greatly benefited. The training has impacted each person as an individual, and also improved the service we are able to offer our community. I would highly recommend this training to anyone!

 

Lindsey Donoghue

Employment Programme Manager

Bromley by Bow Centre

 

 

I have found working with Stewart truly inspiring. I now better understand myself and have personally and in my career achieved so much more since working with Stewart”.

 

“Learning coaching techniques with

Stewart and understanding the theory

behind the practise has been a

revelation. The sessions are

inspiring and focused,

I often take time to revisit the tools

and materials that Stewart has

created to keep on track with my

personal and professional

development.”

 

Liz Duff

TSP London Team Leader

Off the Streets and into Work

 

 

Stewart’s particular and

unique style of coaching

encourages the team to use

their creativity and initiative

to do the job in their own way.

The coaches are able to

come up with ideas with clients

that are practical and then to

methodically put them into action and see them through. This approach is so empowering and leads to greater satisfaction in the staff team, and better results for the client, too. Stewart’s training has made an enormous difference to our day-to-day performance.

 

Debbie Hilton

Head of Employment Services, Crisis UK

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I have known Stewart Lane since April 2007 in my role as TDA Regional Programme Leader in London. Stewart had already been undertaking delivery work as a TDA trainer prior to this time and also worked with the TDA central delivery team in the design and delivery of national programmes. As part of the trainer team in London, Stewart was commissioned to work with Local Authority (LA) partners to customise TDA programmes to match training needs locally for schools and other partners and, because of his skills and flexibility, was one of the trainers we used most frequently (he completed 107 days work in 2009-10).

Although sometimes asked to work as part of a team, both in lead and team-member roles, much of the commissioned work required Stewart to work alone and negotiate a design brief which matched the requirements of the TDA and also local needs. Many of the colleagues he worked with relied heavily on his coaching expertise to develop their own understanding and thinking about what was needed to arrive at a feasible delivery plan.

Stewart’s commitment to the principles behind TDA programmes and his ability to listen and empathise with a wide range of partners ensured that his work was of high quality and very highly valued, whether working in a team or independently. As a specific example, he was asked to support a colleague in one London LA on planning, preparing and delivering a half day network event, who subsequently reported ‘The thanks are all mine, I count the Family Worker event as one of the highlights of this term’. This specific example is typical of very positive feedback from participants and partners.

Another of Stewart’s key strengths is in knowing and being open about the extent of his own knowledge and in seeking out additional information and advice where required. This enabled him to maintain high credibility, both in areas where he has personal expertise, such as design and facilitation skills and in working with the voluntary sector and in areas such as work with schools, where he has no ‘insider’ experience.

I would also wish to mention Stewart’s excellent communication skills. These are clearly demonstrated in delivery and in design work, but he is also reliable and pro-active in ensuring that information and feedback about his ongoing work is provided back to all involved.

I have no hesitation in recommending Stewart’s work and am very willing to be contacted for further or specific information if required.

Rebecca Nelson

TDA Regional Centre for London

London Centre for Leadership in Learning

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Dear Stewart

Please accept our huge thanks for facilitating our session in such a thought provoking, professional, productive, efficient way and ensuring that not only did we all come away with a clear vision of our next steps but also as a much stronger and unified team.

You are obviously a gifted coach as you prodded and challenged us to respond to the task in hand using a sensitive and very supportive approach paying attention to the process and context in order to achieve a positive outcome.

 

Jane Earle

School Workforce Development Adviser

London Borough of Newham

 

 

Stewart has led a number of coaching sessions I have attended, as well as providing bespoke coaching training for my team. On a personal level I have found his sessions to be informative, succinct and inspiring. My entire team responded positively to Stewart’s training and requested follow up sessions on different topics. Without doubt his coaching has increased performance and productivity.

 

Marc Molloy

Extended Services Strategy Manager