Welcome to the herBusiness program, where we interview inspiring businesswomen and entrepreneurs.
In this episode, we interview Natalie Ashdown, CEO of The Open Door Coaching Group and author of the recent book on corporate coaching, Bring Out Their Best – Inspiring a Coaching Culture in Your Workplace.
In this interview, Natalie tells us:
- what coaching is and how it differs from managing and mentoring
- how coaching is best utilised in the workplace
- about the ‘coaching culture’ and the skills coaches require
- why simply solving people’s problems is not more time-efficient in the long run
- how to introduce the coaching culture into your workplace
Enjoy this interview with Natalie Ashdown.
About Natalie Ashdown
Director, The Open Door Coaching Group
Natalie Ashdown is an experienced coach whose passion and commitment assists and supports individuals, teams and companies to achieve the amazing results that come from within the person and team. Natalie currently coaches executives, senior management and teams from Australia's leading corporations, along with private business clients.
Natalie holds a Bachelor of Business in Marketing from RMIT and a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from The University of Melbourne (2001). She holds the Diploma of Workplace and Business Coaching, Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training, Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), Master Coaching and Master of Ericksonian Hypnosis, thus qualifying her as a fully accredited Master Coach and Trainer.
Natalie is Co-President of the International Coach Federation (ICF) for Victoria, has held the role of Co-Chair Professional Development and Events and is one of only twenty professional coaches in Australia to holds the status of Professional Certified Coach (PCC).
Natalie is also an experienced and creative writer and has developed and written the workbooks and leadership programs used by Open Door and our clients, including course documentation for the Certificate IV and Diploma of Workplace and Business Coaching. Natalie is the Director of the Open Door Coaching Group Registered Training Organisation.
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About The Open Door Coaching Group
Executive Coaching. Accredited Coach Training. Registered Training Organisation.
The Open Door Coaching Group has assembled Australia and New Zealand's leading coaches to deliver an outstanding range of services to you and your business or organisation. Their Team brings a vast range of experience, across a broad range of industries, including health, manufacturing, mining, banking and finance and rural.
Each team member is a fully accredited coach and trainer (with nationally recognised qualifications) and holds one or more outstanding academic qualifications in their field, that complements their extensive business and life experience.
The skill set of the Team covers all your individual, team and business needs across areas including performance and change management, leadership development, business strategy, strategic marketing, human resources management, career management and transition, behavioural profiling and psychometric testing.
Connect with Natalie
Phone: 1300 006 324
Email: info@opendoorcoaching.com.au
Website: www.opendoorcoaching.com.au
Facebook: Open Door Coaching
Twitter: @opendoorcoach
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