Jill S.
About me
| Jill S. | |
| Social Policy and Social Work | |
| Social Policy and Social Security Management | |
| Taught Postgraduate | |
| Goodricke | |
| 1995 | |
| United Kingdom |
My employment
| Executive and Leadership Development Coach | |
| Self employed | |
| Luxembourg | |
| HR, recruitment and training |
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A day in the life of a Executive and Leadership Development Coach in Luxembourg
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My career goals when I graduated
I wanted to accelerate my career.
My career history
Social security - from benefit payments in local office to policy development in HQ. Then in legal aid administration which included auditing solicitors, developing the quality standard, director of equality and diversity and developing a pilot public defender service in the UK (2001)
What has helped my career to progress
Being prepared to put the effort in to create new thoughts and habits.
Courses taken since graduation
PCC - professional certified coach
Certified PCM coach (Process Communication Model)
Leadership training and mentorship in the John Maxwell Team (ongoing)
How my studies have helped my career
I graduated at the age of 39 and 2 years later I had taken early severance and moved into a role 3 levels up. Only because I took the risk of leaving the secure public sector at an age people told me I was too old.
What surprised me about my career so far
I feel I am doing everything backwards. Having the time of my life at 59 and not 29!
Where I hope to be in 5 years
My business will be more established in Europe and not only the UK and Luxembourg.
My advice to students considering work
Understand your strengths and what makes you you. Knowing your personality and the environment you thrive in plus how you can communicate with people are keys to success.
My advice about working in my industry
The advantage of the public sector is the variety of skills you learn along the way. The advantage of working for yourself is flexibility and learning even more skills!
Other advice
Always have a coach or a mentor throughout life. You stay focused and move forward more quickly.
Contacting me
Personal growth, organisational skills and priorities, communication, mindset, women in business
What I do
Executive and Leadership development coach. Also a mentor for the Aspire Foundation which seeks to impact 1 billion women by 2020
Skills I use and how I developed them
Communication, coaching, leadership, organisational - developed over 30 years as a UK civil servant and 7 years with my own business
What I like most
Seeing people become the best version of themselves and play to their strengths.
What I like least
Having to do everything myself - however, I have learned how to build websites, social media and accounting as well as my core skills
What surprised me most
How long it took to be accepted and established in a foreign country when you are not an employee
Next steps...
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