What's different about Walking with Leaders?

• work mainly with very senior people, Chief Executives, Directors and their teams
• bring a very wide breadth of experience at senior level across a variety of organisations in the private, public and voluntary sectors
• can introduce the coaching culture into your organisation
• apply our incisive analysis to enable us to take in a huge amount of information about your business and your organisation in a short space of time and to connect these with current leading edge thinking
• believe that senior people have the skills to lead their organisations but sometimes lack time to think about their particular big issues. Our coaching approach enables those issues to be understood in their fullest context and specific, workable solutions to be identified
• combine powerful business analysis and 1:1 performance coaching with quiet pause for reflection, deep thought and rediscovery of individual vision and energy. Participants leave calmer and in better humour - once again able to see the lighter side.

We are...

• qualified executive coaches, accredited by the University of Strathclyde
• qualified in coaching supervision accredited by the University of Bath
• qualified to use the MBTI instrument to Step 1
• Fellows of the Institute of Leadership and Management
• Margaret is a Fellow of the Institute of Quality Assurance

We specialise in...

• Executive 1:1 coaching - helping senior people make more powerful and rewarding choices to benefit both individuals and their organisations
• Training groups of managers - deepening their understanding of the skills and underlying philosophy of coaching and how to apply this to impact organisational and individual performance
• Team coaching and facilitation
• Coaching qualifications
• Coaching supervision
• Leadership development
• Organisational strategy and development
• Organisational change management

Our programmes increase confidence and potential. Each participant develops a reliable range of problem solving approaches that can be used again and again. As a result, overall effectiveness increases and stress and 'busyness' reduces.

We are a strongly values led organisation. As part of our values-led approach, we set aside time and resources to enable leaders in the voluntary and educational sectors to benefit from our programmes and coaching.

We enjoy speaking to groups about leadership and coaching topics and will be happy to contribute to your events. Contact us to discuss your requirements.

Recent clients include:
ACEVO
BBC
Big Brothers and Sisters
Bolton Metropolitan Council
CPD (Building Industry)
Centre for British Teachers
Customs and Excise
Department for Education & Science
Department for Work & Pensions
Directory of Social Change
Inland Revenue
Institute of Quality Assurance
Johnnie Johnson Housing Association
Methodist Housing Association
National Police Training
National Theatre
Metropolitan Police
Price Waterhouse Coopers
The London Library
William Mercer

Our CVs

MARGARET LLOYD

Margaret is a performance coach and leadership consultant with a particular interest in organisational leadership development and is a founder-director, with Sheridan Maguire, of Walking with Leaders.

Margaret has worked across sectors including central and local government, education, media, police and charitable and voluntary organisations. She has designed and run group workshops, senior strategy meetings, conferences and symposia, facilitated training days and lectured extensively to large and small groups and she coaches and mentors directors and CEOs on a 1:1 basis.

Margaret is an accredited coach certificated by the University of Strathclyde. She is also

• an associate consultant and programme leader for The Campaign for Leadership
• an associate of the School of Coaching
• a Fellow of the Institute of Quality Assurance
• a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
  

Margaret has also written on organisational transformation for the Journal of Change Management. In 2001 Margaret delivered the John Loxham Memorial Lecture at the Institute of Quality Assurance to great acclaim and chaired the Leadership Forum at the European Quality 2002 Conference.

Margaret has a background in public service, initially in teaching and then in various senior roles in the Inland Revenue, most recently directing a major programme of organisational change in the central policy areas while coaching senior directors.

Margaret is the former Chair of Trustees of the Directory of Social Change and special adviser to the Board of the Streatham Youth and Community Centre.

SHERIDAN MAGUIRE

Sheridan is a well-established business performance coach, with a particular interest in organisational leadership development, and is a founder-director, with Margaret Lloyd, of Walking with Leaders.

Sheridan has worked extensively across sectors including central and local government, banking and financial services, the police, the power industry and local and national charities. He has designed and run group workshops, coach training programmes, senior strategy meetings, facilitated training days and action learning sets and has coached directors and CEOs on a 1:1 basis for eight years.

He is also a Faculty coach and programme leader for the School of Coaching, one of the UK's most respected coaching organisations. Sheridan is an accredited coach and assessor for the School's prestigious programme certificated by the University of Strathclyde. He is also an associate consultant to:

• Great Companies Consulting
• CFM Consulting
• Campaign for Leadership

Sheridan has written articles on coaching in journals including Managing Best Practice and the Journal of Change Management.

Sheridan has a background in publishing management, and before becoming a coach was former Head of Publishing for the Work Foundation, developing the publications division into an award-winning multi-media business.