What our Clients Say
“Thank you for the opportunity to
experience a coaching session with Piers recently. The feedback from
the session was extremely valuable, with some immediate practical
advice. The style was both challenging and pragmatic and
Piers’ experience at the most senior levels added credibility
and gravitas required for coaching for business leaders. I look forward
to working with you again soon.”
Suzi Howard,
Group Succession Planning & Development Manager
WH Smith Plc
“Highly recommend to
others.”
“Very practical and hit completely the right level. Can you
come back again?!”
“...lots of new ideas to take back to the work place. Very
enthusiastic delivery of subject.”
“Superb!”
“Can heartily recommend him to anyone. He is a very generous,
clearly committed leader who is enabling and empowering.”
“A must for anyone involved in teams and empowerment.
Superb!”
“A very relaxed day with many learning opportunities,
including the great style of facilitation.”
Clinical
Leadership Programme
NHS &
Royal College of Nursing
"Mr. Fallowfield-Cooper's coaching
techniques are unique and effective. Like a tool-kit I carry them
around with me wherever I go. I highly recommend him to any executive
who is interested in improving his or her leadership skills. Inspiring
yet very grounded and practical"
Timothy M. St.
George, Managing Director, International Development
Hyper Feed
Technologies, Chicago
"Working with Piers was wonderful it gave
me, and I'm sure would give others, an analytical look at the
individual through focussed and logical coaching, with a clear 'result'
for the individual as the objective..."
Alex Lamb,
General Manager
Fimat, Chicago
“Piers is an entrepreneur quite
unlike the stereotypical view. Its as if he has found the trick of
being able to handle the highs and lows of business and of life, and of
- as Rudyard Kipling might have said - treating them both the same; as
experiences to be savoured, celebrated and welcomed.
He exudes an inner peace which makes him a rarity - a person who
inspires by what they emanate, rather than simply through courageous
words or dynamic example. But the thing I most value about Piers is the
quality of the feedback he has on offer for you if you are brave enough
to ask. He possesses phenomenal insight, and because he matches and
blends that skill with the ability to communicate at a deeply personal
level, his advice and counsel always gives a fresh angle and never
bears even a hint of judgementalism.”
Gareth Chick,
Chairman
Prologic
"My meetings with Piers are stimulating. He shows a real interest in me
and what I am doing. His questions are direct and perceptive - and he
finds the weak points in my argument and assertions. Sometimes it is a
little uncomfortable to be challenged in this way but the process
improves my self-knowledge and Piers is unfailingly supportive. When
asked, he gives practical advice worth listening to, based as it is on
his extensive business and leadership experience"
Chris Bailey
Business
Consultant and Non-Executive Company Director
“Really impressive! It woke
something in me that I should have known before. It has impacted my
personal and working life and has really made a difference.”
“Superb communicator. Very articulate. Seamless transition
between subjects. Integrated theory and real life. Excellent to hear it
from a person who has ‘done’ it in real life. Some
super advice and great anecdotes. Very valuable interface
indeed.”
“Very informative, learnt a lot. I can take away a lot of the
suggestions/tips and tricks and use them in everyday life –
both work and outside. Impressive for someone who is in the position he
is – so down to earth and easy to relate to.”
Senior Management
Team and Directors
Avnet Inc
“I believe the day took a
disparate group of 8 people and made them begin to understand each
other and begin to work together. A great starting point.”
“What a difference! I learnt a great deal and found it
enjoyable, practical and relevant.”
“A fantastic introduction to leadership. A real insight into
personality traits and behaviour. I would recommend this to any
business.”
“Exactly the course I needed to become more aware of how to
improve my day-to-day role.”
Senior Management
Team
Champneys
Health Resort
“You and your trainings are
becoming almost legendary with my team”
Tim Geannopulos,
EVP Global Sales
Trading
Technologies, Chicago
“Truly a fine teacher and a
gentleman.”
“I was amazed at the number of things I leant about myself
that will be helpful at making me a better executive and more
importantly, a better person.”
“Piers’ team and their depth of knowledge and
expertise has enhanced my workforce with a degree of confidence not
achieved before.”
“I thought this would be boring but it was fun and very
interesting.”
“I will definitely be back for more!
Extraordinary!”
“Play to my strengths when I can and customise my approach
when I need.”
Sales, Support
and Pre-Sales Team
Trading
Technologies, Chicago
“I had my first meeting with Piers
3 months ago as I was about to step into a management function for the
first time. Faced with the challenge of rebuilding a key business unit,
I felt I would benefit from the experience he has gleaned from all his
years in the City.
I definitely got, and am still getting, that benefit from my
interaction with Piers. What I hadn’t bargained for was how
much time he’d spend helping me to rediscover who I really
am. He’s helped me learn to harness my own strengths rather
than expend negative energy worrying about my weaknesses.
A big change has come of this: I no longer see
“problems” but rather I see little hiccups that
need to be overcome. This has led to increased drive, increased energy
levels and a much higher work rate. My new team is thriving and
steadily raising the bar internally.
Having Piers available to discuss issues and ideas is an invaluable
asset. He has made a tremendous difference to my approach to things and
I can’t recommend him highly enough!"
Ikenna Iroche
Exchange
Consulting Group Ltd, London
“I first met Piers Fallowfield-Cooper in the fall of 2006.
We sat down over a cup of coffee at my local Starbucks to discuss my aspirations and goals.
As I later discovered, I was being interviewed and appraised as much as I was sizing up Piers.
In the end, Piers chose me as much I did him.
Subsequently, through the course of six coaching sessions, Piers helped me, in a very unconventional way,
become a more effective presenter and better manager of people.
His method is an “inside-out” approach which carefully determines what makes his clients tick after which he tailors a programme to leverage their greatest strengths.
Piers shows his clients how to “be themselves” in a most powerful and effective manner.
If you want to attain your highest potential, I cannot think of a better place to start than with Piers and Mind-Star.”
J. Boyd McKoane, European Sales Director
Merrill Corporation
“There are moments in everybody’s career when fundamental changes are required to push beyond our own limits.
Piers has an extraordinary ability to guide you through the journey needed to reach a new level. With acumen, intuition and refreshing wittiness,
Piers can be instrumental in changing forever your perspective on your career and kit you out with an empowering clarity of mind.”
Sabrina del Prete, Head of Sales for Structured Products
Barclays Wealth
“I was a little apprehensive about taking a whole day off work for the first day of the coaching programme,
but my fears were soon allayed. The personality profile exercises were both thought provoking and enjoyable and provided
the basis for some interesting discussions.”
“The session was conducted in an extremely professional manner and in very pleasant surroundings.
I liked the fact that there were some tangible short-term takeaways tailored to my individual needs which could be implemented
immediately to provide the foundation and direction for longer-term personal goals. It wasn't just about big picture action plans.
All in all, a day well spent. I'd definitely recommend it to other people.”
Jason Perl, Global Head: Fixed Income, Rates and Currencies
Technical Strategy Group
UBS
“I have great pleasure in writing a testimonial for Piers Fallowfield-Cooper who has been my business mentor and an
invaluable guide/advisor since I took up the post of Chief Executive of a global organisation four and a half years ago.
From the outset, Piers ensured that work and family stayed in focus plus the all too easily neglected area of personal growth.
His encouragement for me to take a long term view was essential in the first twelve difficult months. There were numerous challenges as the organisation had to undergo substantial change in relation to governance, infrastructure, external reputation and corporate culture. Piers has invariably provided sage and balanced guidance, encouraging me to constantly re-evaluate professional challenges from new perspectives.
Over the last four years Piers has shown great adaptability, using his own professional experience and an array of coaching/mentoring philosophies to ensure that all issues, whether strategic, commercial, interpersonal or personal, were resolved using the appropriate tools. In the long term interest of his client he knows the subtle art of when to be assertive and when to allow clients to be drawn to their own resolutions.
Overall I found Piers to be an exemplary mentor. With his assistance I have been able to perform at or near my best for nearly five years in a very demanding global role. The fact I have done so, exceeded the corporate goals and retained my sense of humour, sense of balance and a holistic approach to my family, is testimony to his skills.
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Allen Blewitt, Chief Executive
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
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