STEVE COLGATE - TESTIMONIALS
Extremely perceptive. Remorselessly challenging.
Don' t come to Steve if you are looking for a gentle chat or for someone to take responsibility away from you.
Steve' s strength as a coach lies in his ability to help you
crystallize what it is you really want to achieve, how badly you want it, what you
are prepared to do in order to make it happen and when you are prepared to start.
He'll help you to work through challenges but he'll never do it for you. He is an inspiration,
but it's never an easy ride.
Head of Professional Services.
Financial services
Working with Steve was not only really enjoyable, but he works in such a way that that you do
not feel like you are being taught, he helps you unlock yourself so that you discover
the answers for yourself.
In many cases he unlocks your potential by helping you realise that you already possess
the required skills, abilities & values, it is just that they need to be explored, & developed.
He develops you whilst giving you the confidence to find your feet.
He really has made me feel I can achieve the highest potential. Working with Steve really has
moved me forward not only in many professional aspects of my career, but has also enabled me
to take these invaluable skills & into life away from the office.
He is a very accomplished coach who I would recommend to anyone & already have to friends &
colleagues.
Senior Manager- Bskyb.
Deputy Head of Studios
When Steve Colgate became my "Coach/Career adviser", he was already highly
recommended from a personal friend (we were in same Hall of Residence for 2 years over 30
years ago).
Steve had delivered "exceptional performance" for his team (a big 4 Consultancy/Accountancy Firm).
My situation was out of the blue my Line Director at a routine 1:2:1 meeting
suddenly "invites me to leave" my Job within the year. Yes it can be devastating !
Steve was able to re-build my confidence & prepare me to go after other jobs.
The most obvious thing he taught me was to remember "to ask for the Job in the Interview" -
I'd been for numerous interviews previously & never heard of this TIP ! Cheers Steve.
Senior Manager in Education
In relation to the support you gave me before my interview: I would like to say that I found the experience reassuring and empowering. After speaking with you I was able to feel more confident and less anxious about facing the interview. Once again I would like to thank you very much for the time you gave me.
Lisa B
Head Teacher
Steve has personally coached me in gaining my NLP Master Practitioner Certificate. I was so impressed with Steve that I also asked him to come and deliver a number of days training in Nationwide Trust on coaching and NLP.
I have found Steve's coaching style to be flexible with the client
and outcome orientated. He uses his business experiences to add some reality to his
coaching sessions and to ensure that his methods are down to earth and understood.
He is a dedicated individual, completely positive and professional. In short, a nice,
charismatic guy and very easy to talk to".
L&D Manager
Nationwide Trust
Like, I suspect, many managers I’d risen to my position without ever
really thinking about the skills I needed to do the job.
After a serious challenge to my leadership from unhappy members of my team, my employer
called in Steve for five sessions of one-to-one coaching.
I found them incredibly useful. Steve is an insightful listener,
who would invariably guide me to the nub of an issue – often, from a throwaway comment
I’d made rather than what I thought was the core of the problem.
Three months on, I feel more confident in my management and more aware of the complex
interpersonal issues that make up any office workplace".
Executive Producer
Sky Television.
I wanted you to know that the work we did on questioning and setting
outcomes has been really useful to me both in terms of coaching colleagues and dealing with
clients. It has helped me develop business opportunities as well as well as work as a more
effective coach and help colleagues' development - thank you.'Best wishes Richard
Principle Consultant professional services organisation
" I was a driving instructor in need of a career change. After being
self employed for 11 years I was feeling a little out of touch with the business world and
had an interview looming!
Spending some time with Steve enabled me to evaluate my skills and effectively communicate
them during the interview process.
I was initially sceptical when Steve explained how to ask for the job and get it but......
that is exactly what happened! In fact I ended up with 2 job offers within a week and am
looking forward to a new and challenging career."
Katherine Woosey.
"Thank you so much for leading the workshop yesterday. I found your
session very practical, interesting and thought provoking. I am looking forward to
reading the information which you so kindly provided and sharing it with the other mentors.
Thank you once again for your time and expertise."
Warmest best wishes
Inese Clayson
Teacher - Student mentor Highdown School and Sixth Form College
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