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Coach Profile:  Barbara Anderson, Member Coach

Barbara Anderson
Barbara is an executive coach, business coach, life coach, and a professional trainer and facilitator. She has an extensive background in Corporate, Business, Information Technology, Management, and Training and Development. Over the past 12 years Barbara has worked with a range of corporate and small business clients as a Trainer, Consultant, Facilitator and Coach for their Business and Personal Development.

As a trainer and consultant Barbara's specialised areas include Coaching Skills for Managers and new coaches, Leadership Skills, Team Building, Workplace Trainer, Workplace Assessor, (Certificate 1V); Presentation Skills (Public Speaking), Goal Setting, Time Management and Communication Skills.

As an Executive, Business and Life Coach, Barbara has much to offer from the combination of experiences in her personal and business life. Barbara primarily works with executives and business leaders and causes them to think better, leading them to be more effective and to create the results they desire in both their professional and personal lives, and for the benefit of the business. Regular 'time out' with a coach assists busy people see the 'big picture' and to be clear on their vision, follow a plan, overcome challenges and live happier and rewarding lives.

Barbara has a very personal, interactive and practical approach. She has a great sense of lightness and humour, while simultaneously being as bold as required to get the job done.

Barbara trained as a professional coach with Results Coaching Systems in 1999. Prior to that Barbara used a coaching methodology in her previous roles, and was also a volunteer coach with Landmark Education. Since the Results training, Barbara has also completed the Graduate Certificate in HRM & Coaching at University of Sydney, and attended a variety of workshops with different coaching training groups including training with Thomas Leonard, a founder in coaching, CTI (Coach Training Institute) and several NLP workshops.

Barbara is an active volunteer with Sailability - facilitating sailing for people with disabilities, and a generous donator to World Youth International, World Vision, and several other organizations.

Her qualifications include:
  • Graduate Certificate HRM & Coaching, University of Sydney 2005
  • Bachelor of Business in Human Resources and Psychology
  • Certificate 4 Assessment and Workplace Training
  • Professional Certified Coach with the International Coaching Federation
  • Accredited Level Life Coach; Business Coach; Executive Coach, & Team Coach
Previous Clients include: Telsta, Optus, IBM, Prudential, Legal and General, Colonial, Commonwealth Bank, NRMA, RAMS, GIO, Martin Ridge and Associates, Caltex, Scott's Refrigerated Freightways, Environmental Protection Authority, Wentworth Hotel, MBF, Department of Health (Post Medical Council); Royal and Sunalliance, Results Coaching Systems, Sapiens UK, Air New Zealand, National Australia Bank, MLC, Centrelink Victoria, School Principals and Executives, Asteron Holdings Limited, QBE.

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