Many thanks
for your
wise council and as always it is having a real benefit. The
Director who is my line manager has seen a massive improvement in my
effectiveness. Apparently I have consciously changed so much
that
it is now more obvious when I am NOT using our coaching !!! His
feedback on my effectiveness at last Monday's meeting was that my
additional focus helped us achieve a positive result and also influence
a more involved and valuable contribution from the other two senior
managers. Overall real progress very quickly - many thanks again for
your help.
Senior
manager, St
James' Place
After
our session, I felt 100% better. The presentation went very well, and I
even got a clap at the end of it. I've also had a number of
congratulations since. It just shows what can be done if the pupil
finds the right teacher at the right time! The two most helpful tips
were thorough preparation of the beginning and end of the talk, and
looking for my inspiration.
Department Head, PPCUK
Alexander - a wise and insightful listener and a skilled and
knowledgeable trainer. He is able to transform just by being his own
authentic self. His presence is extremely powerful. I felt challenged
and at the same time utterly accepted. Thank you Alexander. I learnt a
lot from you when we met. You were extremely generous and sensitive.
May I recommend you contact Alexander as soon as possible - you will feel larger and more substantial afterward.
Sarah McCloughry, Director, Anrah Mind and Body
Thank you for the time we spent together yesterday - the time seemed
to whizz by and I found the whole experience really beneficial and at
times quite emotional - as you can imagine for someone so driven I have
never before allowed myself the time to reflect in the way that we
did yesterday and it was greatly valued.
Regional
Head of
Business, St
James' Place
Thank you
for a generous and characteristically warm response. Coming on top of a truly
mind-altering meeting, it reminded me of your Quality. Thank you for
that meeting. Suddenly I realise that I have felt lonely for some time.
I have worked at giving the market what I thought the market wanted.
And all the time I kept the best of myself in reserve, rather than
reveal the deepest and most passionate feelings I have about my work.
It was a revelation that I could talk about my work in the way we did.
I felt seen and understood. It was like water in a desert. Thank you,
Alexander.
Director
of a coaching business (Anonymous)
Alexander
is a great guy, he definitely walks the talk. I really
appreciated his advice on how to rework my business. He was
true to my message and helped me to convey what Happy2Learn is all
about with
a clarity and focus that displays his depth of understanding. If he can
do this for a one-person business what could he achieve in bringing
together the authentic voice of a dynamic team? Holding up the mirror
to what you do and reflecting it back is the sign of an
inspiring
coach.
Jeni Hooper,
Director, Happy2Learn
I do so appreciate you for working with me so well, I always felt that
you were totally there for me and powerful enough to hold my energy
without rescuing me. You really helped me to accept myself -
even
those bits which were not very appealing to me at the time. I
really appreciate your power, your generosity, your kindness, your
trust, your awareness, your noticing, your courage, your openness, your
honesty, your professionalism, your attention to detail, your patience,
and your love.
Heather, counsellor
When I first came to these sessions I was deeply
unhappy being who I was, but I believed that this was unalterable. Over
time I came to recognize that I am not confined to repeating the
patterns of behaviour and feeling of my past life, even if changing
them is a slow and stumbling process. I am not confined to the view of
me that other people may continue to hold. Because I know that I do not
have to go on being governed by it, I have dared to see more of how I
habitually think and feel and act. If I can leave these sessions
and still remember something of this larger vision, I will have
made good use of what I have been given here. The fact that I can write
it now is a tribute to you and the quality of your work. What has made
this growth possible is the presence, trust and love that I have met
with in these sessions – your genuinely and consistently being
here with me in a way that I have never experienced before; your trust
in the process which has been strong enough to support me when I had
none; and love that asked nothing from me, that didn’t change
with my changing moods, that didn’t require me to be anything
other than what I was, and that was patient enough to wait until I
trusted it enough to come close to it. There is no way that I can
adequately express how precious what I have been given here is, other
than by taking it out, as best I can, into the rest of my life.
Kate, lecturer and trainer
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It was extremely useful for me to have this space
today. The week
preceding was extremely difficult, tense and there has been a lot of
conflict recently (outside the team) and I personally gained a lot from today. It was great to get back in
touch with things I really value, and to have the luxury of creative
play space.
Team manager,
Oxfam
"You
set the event up beautifully. It was such a pleasure dealing with
you in advance of the event and your whole friendly and natural
approach gave me as organiser a very high degree of comfort that you
would handle it professionally and that it would be a success. I
really appreciate the way in which nothing seemed to be too much
trouble and how much you focused on what we needed rather than just on
what you would or could provide. You led us through a powerful yet safe
set of exercises and experiences that really helped us to open up to
each other, to enjoy each others’ company, to learn new things
about each other and to break down barriers between each
other. The atmosphere during your exercises was tangibly
electric. I was observing peoples’ reactions (as is my
role!) and I was struck by the sheer enjoyment, the shared pleasure,
the improved non-verbal communication between participants, the rapidly
increasing confidence exhibited by people and the disappointment when
it finished. I found your personal contributions hugely helpful
and encouraging – I really liked the way that you led and
participated at the same time and how your leadership powerfully
enabled people to participate when it could so easily have been
intimidating because of your obvious skills."
Jeremy Keeley, Managing Director, Sadler Heath
"I've heard lots of talk this morning and
everyone is singing the praises of the activities yesterday, so very grateful to you for making it such a success." Leila - training manager. "Many thanks for last weeks
excellent event. The workshop went down well across the board and the
way that the 3 Cs were incorporated was very imaginitive and effective.
Well done." Antony, Managing Director, MMR Research
“Mark and I have received very positive comments ... I even
had a phone call at home Friday night from one of the teams saying how
great it had been. Mark, who is one of the area managers, from being
slightly dubious re the relevance of the workshop to the day, was quick
to realise where Alexander was coming from as he wove in the importance
of collective responsibility, the need to listen and share etc. - to
feeling that we were fully justified
to include such an activity." Wessex Youth Offending Team
"Authentic Voice is a personally challenging course for any
leader who believes that authenticity counts, and wants their own
leadership and organisation to be authentic."
David Peters, Chief Executive, McMullan Peters (Australia)
"I just wanted to say thank you for a wonderful day today -
Authentic Voice delivered far beyond my expectations! The attentiveness
and focus we held through the day was just one result of the skill with
which you managed the group. Your processes gently led us all into a
very deep state without a hint of the 'New Age', allowing profound
realisations and shifts to surface for everyone present. All this
without anyone feeling compelled to 'share' or expose their personal
vulnerabilities! I truly admire your vision for expanding authenticity
in the world and I believe that there isn't a single company (or
interpersonal relationship!) that would not benefit from what you have
to offer. I left with a renewed commitment to honour my own authentic
voice ... and the authentic voice of others. I honour yours - it's a
rare gift."
Jennifer Moalem, InSpirall, Practitioner - Resonance Repatterning
Last Thursday was a very special day for
many reasons. Firstly,
the workshop contains some very powerful processes and I encourage you
to run this workshop again when you're next over from the UK. I feel
that your tools for decision making have many useful
applications. It's
about developing trust for my decision making that lies
beyond my
rational thinking.....from the unconscious so to speak.
The Circle ... I still can't quite get over how a small bit
of
blue ribbon had such a powerful effect on my mind, thinking,
behaviour
and feelings.... and in association with the group's skill at
questioning and the 'truth bubble' the whole process provided me with
some wonderful insights about myself ... thank you!
Jeffrey Wilson, Managing Director, Quantum Evolution
Thank you for your inspiration I felt from your workshops...your
powerful energy comes through strongly as well as your wisdom and
genuine connection with people! What wonderful work you are doing...
Nerise Howes - complementary health practitioner |
