Tanya Yazdanpanahi

Executive Coach - Oxford & London

Tanya helps the leaders of mid to large organisations to consciously and purposely lead, sharpen their focus and shape the environment necessary to realise their ambitions.

Her approach draws on her diverse background; her foundation in the field of organisational psychology (studying at UCL and UMIST), her senior leadership roles in the Technology and Financial Services industries (ICL Fujitsu, Gateway Computers and Citigroup) and 25 years working as a trusted executive coach and leadership consultant internationally, with senior leaders across multiple sectors and in wide-ranging cultures.
Tanya is an accredited coach (APECS) and a member of the Association of Coaching, CIPD and BPS (Division of Occupational Psychology and Division of Coaching).

The leaders Tanya has worked with can be grappling with fluctuating self-belief and self-confidence or struggling to really build trusting pivotal relationships that are critical for their success as a leader. Many of her clients are leaders making the transition into executive roles or first time CEOs, wanting to reflect on this significant step up and how they can grow , be more strategic and be focused in the right areas to drive the business as a whole. Leaders who want to become clear about their approach, how they harness their top teams to collectively shape the organisational environment for success in some of the most challenging, uncertain and ambiguous times. And some of Tanya's client are looking for support to handle the pressures and build coping strategies so that they can stay healthy as leaders and ensure the wellbeing of others in highly competitive and demanding markets.

Tanya has a warm, challenging, realistic and honest style. She’s able to build authentic trusting relationships, creating a safe and curious environment for reflection, recognizing patterns, seeing the bigger picture or exploring possible options and changes that are needed to achieve focused sustainable progress.

Tanya is qualified to use and interpret a large range of psychometric tools including the Prophet profile, Myers Briggs, Hogan Leadership Series and EQ-i. She’s able to work with in-house feedback diagnostics and run tailored 360 feedback processes and reports.

Since 2001, Tanya's clients have included Mars, Pagefield, Open Text Corporation, Intralinks, Dataiku, ActiveViam, MomentumABM, Cobalt, Hitachi Data Systems, Aiimi, Fujitsu Softek, Shibumi, Asmodee, Corplex, Edios Media, Kingfisher, Striim, Pega Systems, Middlesex Cricket and Redwood Software. She has also worked extensively as an associate coach/consultant in organisations such as Sainsbury’s, Barclays, Royal Bank of Scotland, Yell, Nestle, American Express, Wetherby’s Bank, The Just Group, Virgin Atlantic, Visa, TUI, Lego, Coca Cola Enterprises and across the civil service.

Tanya lives in Oxford with her daughter. She predominantly grew up there until she was 18 years old but then spent 20 years living, studying and working in London, Manchester, Ireland, Buckinghamshire and Devon before returning. Her free time is spent parenting and staying fit and healthy.

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