Heike Saxer-Taylor

Executive Coach - Surrey & London

I qualified as an Executive Coach in 2012 and have since worked across a wide range of industries, from automotive through to fashion, and at all levels of seniority, from Future Leaders through to board members and CEOs.

International Focus
Some of my work takes place in an international context, supporting individuals and teams working across different cultures. I have worked as an intercultural consultant since 2001 and continue to do so. As a coach, my multicultural background and experience enable me to ask deeper and more pertinent questions in this context.

Why culture matters
When working with colleagues, clients or partners from different countries we often find that our usual behaviours or communication styles don't have the intended impact, that there are reactions we don't understand or we misjudge a situation. While there might be many reasons for this it could be to do with different cultural preferences, ranging from communication style through to different ideas on leadership, empowerment or the importance of building relationships. Reconciling these different preferences and practising true inclusion, can lead to powerful new ways of working. If we make these factors part of our coaching work we can overcome potential bias and benefit from cultural diversity.

Team Coaching
This does not just matter for individuals but also for teams. Studies have shown that international teams which are well-managed and work with their diversity can be more productive and happier places to be than homogeneous teams.

Whether teams are international or made up of people of similar backgrounds, finding a constructive way of working together and interacting with key stakeholders is crucial to their success and well-being. Team coaching can help to refocus a team on its purpose and the needs of its stakeholders while also realigning relationships within the team and building resilience and psychological safety.

General Executive Coaching
Independently of whether a client works internationally or not, some of my other areas of focus are supporting clients in overcoming self-limiting beliefs, identifying and building strengths, improving presence and influencing skills, resolving difficult relationships and handling conflict as well as managing and empowering teams.

Solutions Focus
My coaching approach depends on the needs of the client. It ranges from free-flowing explorative sessions through to more structured ways of working using a range of coaching techniques, such as Solution-Focus, resilience models or personality assessment tools.

As an APECS Accredited Master Executive Coach I follow their ethical guidelines.

Contact me for a free consultation on 07818 095654 or by email: heike@saxer-taylor.com