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Sam Patterson
At the core of Sam’s work with managers and leaders is the belief that ‘people make the difference’.
Using a strengths-based approach Sam works with her clients to tap into the difference they want to make, to their team, their organisation, their own effectiveness and life-balance, or to the wider system, and seeks to make that real for her clients. Sam specializes in human-centred organisation change, personal effectiveness, navigating the complexity of new working landscapes, and career transition.
Sam is an Executive coach, Team Coach, Neurodiversity specialist, Trainer and Facilitator.
Sam has extensive cross sector experience which includes Higher Education, Children’s social work, Technology and Start-Ups, NHS, Housing, Construction, Engineering and Manufacturing.
My time with Sam has been so valuable. She has asked questions I would never ask myself and allowed me to see opportunities and resources I would have never known were there. This has really helped me to consider myself as a person and a professional and why I really do what I do. Sam’s ability to home in on what is really important is an amazing skill and I feel privileged to have experienced that with her. I have been able to mirror some of this in my own practice and am already seeing results.
Senior independent social worker
…I have previously commissioned Sam on both team based and individual assignments and my confidence in her skills, knowledge and impact have only been heightened following my own and most recent experience.
Deputy Director HE
Key skills
Executive coaching; Leadership development; Confidence building; Career progression / transition; Coaching; Building remote teams, Hybrid working, Developing psychological safety, Facilitation; Relationship management; Leadership coaching; Strategic planning; Transformation and change; organisational design; resilience and wellbeing; managing change; facilitation and action learning; Managing relationships; Collaboration tools and techniques; Group Coaching; workshop facilitation, mentoring and large event facilitation
Style
Sam uses a strengths-based approach to build a coaching space with each client that is unique. She will utilise a range of coaching models, neuroscience research and tools to support the client in realising their goals. She will challenge alongside the client, existing narratives and assumptions to support the changes the client wants. Sam’s approach is fully inclusive, and she works with her clients in the way that supports their needs, and experiences.
Professional memberships
Chartered Member of Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD); Accredited Senior Practitioner European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC)
Career background
Sam’s consultant career spans over 20 years including the last 15 years working independently. Working across sectors and organisations, with hundreds of people, Sam has developed the skills and experience to tailor everything she does to exactly what the client needs.
Sam works with leaders and teams at all levels focusing on organisation change, effective leadership, personal effectiveness and building adaptable teams to deliver strategic objectives.
Qualifications and training
ILM L7 Certificate in Executive Coaching; ILM L5 Certificate in Coaching and Mentoring; MA Human Resource Management; BSc (Hons) Applied Psychology; Neurodiversity Deep Dive to support your coaching of neuro-distinct clients; ADHD for all; Certificate in Team Coaching; Team Coaching in Turbulent times.
Find out more about our coaching services or contact us to discuss your next step.
We are
professionally and experientially qualified, regularly supervised and have appropriate professional memberships. CBC is a corporate member of the Association for Coaching.
We offer
individual coaching to executives, and leaders and managers of various levels as well as group and team coaching
We follow
professional guidelines, principles and competencies including the Global Code of Ethics for Coaches, Mentors and Supervisors