Jo enables you to have the conversations that matter and truly make a difference. If you are looking for an easy ‘team-building’ experience, then look elsewhere. If you want to improve as a leader or as a team and are willing to put the effort in and challenge yourself in new ways, then Jo can make a huge difference. I am now a much more effective leader based on the work we did with Jo and my teams operate at a much higher level!
Jo has this extraordinary capacity to push you harder than you ever let anyone push you whilst still feel understood and valued. She will challenge you to turn off default mode, to look deep into what lies at the root of your problems, Unhelpful behaviours or even ambitions and move forward with much greater lucidity and empathy. In a sector, frankly full of wacky claims and paid for platitudes, Jo is that exceptional gem: smart, clear, deep, empathetic, authentic.
Jo can change your perspective massively in just 30 minutes. Jo uses silences creatively to encourage deeper thinking and works hard to make breakthroughs no matter how large or small – beginning our conversation with an understanding of exactly what I wanted to get out of our session and what success would look like. Based on my experience with Jo I can highly recommend her coaching.
Jo understands complex business dynamics in the corporate world and has a knack for helping you to break old habits and find new breakthroughs that drive you and your business forward to reach your desired goals. The biggest thing she’s helped me overcome are conflict situations. Understanding how to handle them with resolve and achieve the best outcome has been incredibly helpful to eliminate chaos. She’s great at helping you remember your own strengths, is intuitive to relationship building in business which helps manifest positive change.
Jo brings a realism to her coaching which I’ve not experienced elsewhere, she asks searching questions which really help you discover new things about yourself and help you question why you do what you do. I can absolutely credit her with a noticeable increase in my team’s performance purely because she helped me recognize improvements I could make to my leadership style, but then crucially, works closely with you to ensure you implement them.
I’ve been working with Jo for over 10 years and she never fails to impress. Decades of experience in behavioural development, she digs from her buckets of wisdom to share anecdotes and stories to bring points to life. Often she stops us in our tracks with one thought provoking gem of a question. Every team who have worked with Jo made significant progress on their way to becoming high performing teams. The individuals are better versions of themselves and able to help drive the cultural changes needed. We continue to partner with Jo, start small fires and work to be our best.
The initial reason I approached working with Jo was because I was lacking confidence in my abilities and leadership skills which was holding me back from excelling in my role. It also meant I was “very busy” but inefficient and highly stressed. I chose to work with Jo because she has an incredible skill to get to the heart of the issues and creates actionable steps to address and manage these. It’s not an exaggeration to say that for me, these sessions were completely revolutionary. As a result of working with Jo, I was able to see where my specific challenges were coming from and what I could do to manage them. I was able to demonstrate significantly improved performance and confidence at work (noted by both my peers and leaders) and after 7 months of working with Jo received a promotion. If you are considering coaching, and you aren’t afraid to dig deep and put the work in, I could not recommend anyone more highly than Jo
The significant difference I’ve experienced when working with Jo versus other coaches is her ability to connect every learning to the real world. This delivers value from day one and makes it easy to continue the learning outside of Jo’s sessions. She has an uncanny way of cutting straight to the heart of a discussion, supporting people to make their own realisations about themselves and embed positive changes into their existing routines. I see the value in working with Jo on a daily basis, sometimes this is a tactical change made following reflections on how personal accountability can improve outcomes but mostly it’s a continued confidence build as people experience the buzz that comes from experiencing their own personal impact. Jo is a coach for today’s business world and I would recommend her to anyone.
I’ve been working with Jo as part of a programme with the goal to build a high-performing team. I found working with Jo to be exciting, thought-provoking and a game changer thanks to her focus on trust, accountability and ownership. After working with her I have been asked to mentor a promising talent and share my newly learned skills. Jo is a brilliant coach who understands both the individuals and collective needs of her clients which is why I would highly recommend her.
