Christine Griffin, MCIPD

To achieve results with people, Christine combines:

• Passion
• Senior leadership experience
• A pragmatic approach

Passion - Christine started her own business as a Human Resources Consultant and Executive Coach in 2006 to follow her passion of supporting leaders and leadership teams to build strengths in themselves and others and develop effective strategies for change. She gets the biggest "buzz" out of her work by seeing the positive impact that a coaching approach has on individuals and organisations.

Senior Leadership Experience - Christine has over 20 years' Human Resources' experience gained in major international blue chip organisations, including BP, Halliburton, Total, Marathon, Cable & Wireless, the BBC and the International Co-operative Alliance.

She has extensive experience of leading, developing and motivating multi-cultural teams and managing the HR aspects of large-scale project start-up activities and re-organisations in Europe, Middle-East and Africa. Having been a member of Senior Leadership Teams for the past 10 years, Christine understands the professional and personal challenges facing leaders. She has specific expertise of coaching and consulting with Business and HR Leaders on strategies for effectively engaging and motivating employees and maintaining morale and performance during periods of rapid growth and change.

"…I feel very comfortable talking openly to Christine about the challenges I face at work, especially as her experience of working on Senior Leadership Teams, has given her a deep understanding of the business context. This differentiates her from other coaches I have worked with."(Peter Manoogian, President, BP Exploration Libya Ltd)

Pragmatic Approach - In order to achieve excellence in her work with clients, Christine uses a unique combination of skills and tools to bring empowering results to people:

• Third Generation NLP - Christine qualified as an NLP Master Practitioner in 2006 at the NLP University in Santa Cruz, USA. With its emphasis on whole system change and developing individual excellence, Third Generation NLP can be applied to organisational and cultural development as well as to individuals and teams.
• Coaching - Christine qualified as an NLP Coach in 2007 with a highly reputable organisation accredited by the International Coaching Federation. When coaching, she focuses on building a high level of rapport and trust with her clients to help them to achieve their desired outcome.

"… Christine has a stillness and presence that is very reassuring. During our coaching sessions, I felt that she was giving me 100% of her attention…" (Kate Warren, Managing Director, Brightlife, a communication consultancy)

• HR Experience - Christine has extensive experience as a Senior HR Manager in corporate and interim management positions. She is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (MCIPD) and Chair of the CIPD Dorking Group. In addition, she speaks fluent French, which supports her work in broader geographic regions.

"… Christine has a common sense, rational and balanced approach, an ability to enable objectivity in others in analysing and solving issues and an understanding of commercial and people issues based on her long-standing HR experience, which differentiate her as a coach…" (HR Director, Pharmaceutical Company)

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