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Dorothy Tande

Coaching in English

500+ hours of coaching experience

Executive Coach · Leadership Coach · Career Coach

London

United Kingdom

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Executive Coach - London


I am a highly skilled executive coach who enjoys working with individuals at all levels of organisations and from all backgrounds, professions and sectors in career and leadership development. I have a deep interest in development and wellbeing of individuals in the workplace and how they embrace their uniqueness and authenticity, strengths and potential to thrive in their careers and achieve their goals. This is enhanced by wealth of experience in human resource development/OD for more than 25 years up to director level in NHS strategic health authorities (Chartered Fellow CIPD). Started in retail. Background also includes service improvement and commissioning healthcare, working with boards and CEOs.

Typically coach:

• Team leaders at the frontline of service delivery and those leading organisational change programmes and projects.
• Rising stars at all levels of organisations aspiring to progress their careers but maybe facing challenges.
• Those from minority ethnic backgrounds.
• Parents returning to work after a career break.

Examples of experience:

• Associate Coach, Freelance - across sectors.

• NHS - coached frontline leaders via South West Leadership Academy during the pandemic and on a leadership development programme for newly qualified GPs. Coached for the London Leadership Academy. Coach clinicians aspiring to senior executive roles and others widely.

• Charities - coach for The McPin Foundation (mental health research) - featured in organisation's wellbeing week podcast (2023), SHELTER and UNESCO.

• Ethnic minorities - coach internationally recruited clinical professionals in the NHS.

• Private sector - have coached for a large global retail chain, a national transport network and from finance.

• Pro bono - CIPD - mentor parents returning after a career break and previously, undergraduates at Greenwich University.

If you choose to work with me, you get a coach who is interested in you as a unique individual, somebody who will help you better appreciate your own value, strengths and skills that you have to offer in the workplace. I will help you work out how best to use these to better manage yourself, your wellbeing and happiness at work. I am genuine, non-judgemental, approachable, collaborative, friendly and above all, somebody who will listen to you fully and help you figure out what will work best for you. If you are seeking a new job, I will also help you strengthen and better articulate your skills. My energy comes from seeing people become more aware of their inner resources - 'know thyself better' - and increasing confidence and self-belief to flourish in their careers.

Central to my coaching is positive psychology, its strengths-base for example - what you do best/what energises you/what you enjoy, authenticity, resilience and wellbeing. As my favourite quote from the tennis champion Roger Federer goes, ‘if you are good at something, make it everything'. Secondly, emotional intelligence - awareness and effective management of own and others' emotional and social skills in work life and leadership.

Please feel free to request a free half-hour consultation!
Credentials
Professional body membership

European Mentoring & Coaching Council GlobalBritish Psychological Society Division of Coaching PsychologyInternational Society for Coaching Psychology

Level of membership/accreditation

EMCC - Accredited Senior Practitioner

Qualifications

EMCC Accredited - Senior Practitioner EMCC Accredited - Executive Coach Practitioner Certificate - TPC Leadership, London Positive Psychology in Coaching Certificate - Buckinghamshire New UniversityProfessional Practitioner Member - Positive Psychology GuildChartered Fellow - Chartered Institute of Personnel and DevelopmentPsychometrics/Accreditations:Strengths Profile Practitioner Emotional Intelligence - EQ-i 2.0/EQ 360 Impact 360 Leadership Feedback Coaching Further Training:Career Coaching Workplace Resilience and Wellbeing Emotional Intelligence CoachingCoaching for InclusionGestalt CoachingPsychodynamic CoachingChange Management

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I would like to commend Dorothy on creating a safe space for open conversation from the very first session, I have always felt at ease and able to speak openly; this is incredibly beneficial as it allows for deeper exploration and self-reflection into areas of focus. The coaching sessions have all been of great value. I’ve worked through areas of development identified through one-to-ones with my line manager and psychometric testing and have improved greatly on all areas I chose to focus on, which has had the added bonus of improving interlinked competencies too. I feel much more confident in my abilities and have developed some useful techniques to push myself to keep on improving and positively engaging with various challenges as they arise. I would highly recommend coaching to anyone who is thinking about it, and to those who aren’t! I didn’t realise it would be as beneficial as it has been, and I can honestly say I wouldn’t have developed in the way I have over the last few months without Dorothy’s coaching, a big thank you Dorothy! Project Sponsor, Transport Sector (Sept 2024)

01/10/2024

As a result of working with Dorothy, in a very practical sense, the sessions helped me identify that I did want to do a CEO-level role, particularly a co-CEO or Co-Director role, so that when I then saw one come up in an organisation in the sector, I immediately identified it as an opportunity that I wanted to pursue, and was then offered the job which has been an excellent next step for me. I really appreciated that Dorothy took a ‘therapeutic’ approach, being very live to my body language, tone, energy etc and reflected that back to me. She also seemed to strike a good balance between asking me to set a focus for our sessions and then introducing useful perspectives and tools to move me forward. Dorothy also seemed to really get to know me and felt invested in what happened to me – it felt really great that she was so pleased for me when I got offered the job. Her focus on me using my strengths and believing in myself feels like a really great intervention for the self-doubt that I don’t always notice but is definitely a key part of my make up. Co-Director, Charity Sector Organisation

26/04/2023

Before working with Dorothy, I had never had an executive coach, and was honestly a little sceptical. However, from the moment I first met with Dorothy, I knew her impact would be invaluable. Dorothy explained the coaching process so well, and immediately put me at ease, creating a safe space to share my experiences, goals and aspirations. Given the pressurized and fast-paced nature of my work environment, I sometimes had to chop and change appointment dates, and truly appreciated how exceptionally flexible and accommodating Dorothy was. Dorothy was instrumental in helping me build my personal brand, and instilled in me a new level of confidence in my ideas and ambitions. This really helped me achieve my personal and professional goals. Throughout my coaching tenure, Dorothy was a helpful sounding board for everything from important national presentations, public speaking engagements and even mentally preparing for new opportunities. I strongly recommend Dorothy as a coach and mentor and absolutely loved working with her. Assistant Director Nursing

10/05/2022

My mentoring journey with Dorothy was incredibly useful and insightful. It helped me consider differently and more effectively how I approach my work and line management, and also enabled me to identify key areas that I could focus on to improve in my role and on my career path. I completed my sessions with a much better sense of what I needed to feel more confident, my leadership values and my career goals, all of which have made me a more productive leader for my organisation. Dorothy’s approach is thoughtful and considered – she is fantastic at making you stop and think about statements you make that you would normally say and not notice, but she encourages you to note these things down and think about them which has served me immensely. Head of Service, Charity Sector.

25/10/2021

I always looked forward to the coaching sessions with Dorothy, even when initially, my situation at work seemed hopeless. Dorothy allowed me to talk, to open up, to challenge myself and to consider various techniques. I can clearly see the progression in my thinking, optimism and confidence in taking my career forward. This has been my first experience at professional coaching and it has been thoroughly positive. In hindsight, I wish I had searched for and initiated the coaching sessions earlier. Asset Manager.

28/09/2021

Dorothy was a wonderful coach, she listened and encouraged me to work outside my comfort zone and try new ways of managing situations which in turn enabled me to develop my management skills. Her guidance enabled me to look more widely and strategically when trying to influence change. Clinical Nurse Specialist

28/09/2021
Specialist areas
Assertiveness Career Direction Communication Confidence Emotional Intelligence Leadership Managing Change Managing Emotions Resilience Partner Offer
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