David Bottomley

David is an experienced and empathetic personal, career, leadership and team coach.

He specialises in :-
- helping new, middle, senior and executive leaders to lead and not just manage
- coaching teams to work collaboratively, strategically and to maximize their strengths
- assissiting clients to develop positive and constructive ways of thinking and behaving
- helping individuals with challenges such as anxiety, self-confidence, procrastination etc.
- supporting people through major life transitions, such as redundancy, retirement, staring a new business

David’s coaching style is to engage empathetically and to ask revealing and challenging questions. He uses a range of thought-provoking exercises to help clients to learn more about themselves, see new perspectives, and come to practical and often life-changing conclusions and resolutions.

He is a certified International Coaching Federation (ICF) Professional Certified Coach (PCC), qualified Team Coach, trained with Barefoot Coaching and qualified in Positive Psychology.

David spent 30 years as a manager, leader and board member in a variety of UK and international businesses. He has first-hand experience of the multitude of challenges and opportunities of leading teams in the complex, fast-paced world of business. He now runs his own business and volunteers with a number of local and other charities.