Facilitator

Andy Smith is an Emotional Intelligence coach, Appreciative Inquiry facilitator and NLP trainer. He specialises in the practical application of leading-edge approaches to the personal development of leaders and key professionals. Andy is the author of “55 Ways To Increase Your Emotional Intelligence” (Coaching Leaders 2003) and “Achieve Your Goals: Strategies To Transform Your Life” (Dorling Kindersley 2006).

Andy’s work ranges from executive coaching (using the Hay Group’s Emotional Competence Inventory 360º assessment as a starting point) to the design and delivery of coaching skills training for managers and coaches. He has developed a number of coaching models which incorporate appreciative and solution-focused tools in practical and jargon-free formats.

Experience in the Middle East

For VMAC:

Designed and delivered ‘Grooming Managers in Decision-Making’ two-day course in Qatar 2010

For Kexxel Group:

Designed and delivered ‘Emotional Intelligence and Coaching Skills for Leaders’ two-day course in May 2012:

  • Open course (Dubai)
  • Open course (Qatar)
  • In-house training for senior management team (UDC, Qatar)
  • In-house training for senior managers (ELNG, Egypt)

For Mobily, Saudi Arabia: designed and delivered Coaching Skills training for top management in June 2012

Other experience:

  • EXECUTIVE COACHING:
    Working with directors and key professionals to develop emotional intelligence and leadership skills, using the Emotional Competence Inventory (ECI) 360º assessment as a starting point. 20 years experience in people development. Clients include:

    • True North Design
    • Disney
    • Congleton Borough Council
    • Central and East Cheshire PCT
  • APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY AND COACHING SKILLS TRAINING:
    Designing and delivering Appreciative Inquiry and coaching skills courses, facilitating Appreciative Inquiry events. Clients include:

    • O2
    • Handpicked Hotels
    • The Executive Foundation
    • The Academy for Chief Executives
    • Genus Pharmaceutical
    • Thames Valley Police
    • Manchester City Council
    • Halton and St Helens Primary Care Trust
    • Vedas
    • Southampton City Council
  • NLP TRAINING & CONSULTANCY:
    Training NLP Practitioners and Master Practitioners since 2000 and having facilitated many in-house courses for organisations. Clients include:

    • Sony
    • British Vita
    • Mintel
    • Chester, Ellesmere Port and N Wales Chamber of Commerce
    • The Cabinet Office
  • EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE TRAINING: has delivered well-received training programmes for clients including:
    • National School of Government
    • Manchester Royal Infirmary
    • Mizuh
    • Corporate Bank
    • Roche
    • Lancashire County Council
    • Genus Pharmaceutical

QUALIFICATIONS

Emotional Competence Inventory (ECI) accredited user (Hay Group, 2002)
Certified Trainer of NLP (Advanced Neuro Dynamics, 1997)
MA (Econ.) Government (Manchester University, 1979)

PUBLICATIONS

The Trainer’s Pack of NLP Exercises (Coaching Leaders, 2010)
Achieve Your Goals: Strategies To Transform Your Life (Dorling Kindersley, 2006)
55 Ways To Increase Your Emotional Intelligence (Coaching Leaders, 2002)

Books

Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/Andy-Smith/e/B0034P6BVA/
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Andy-Smith/e/B0034P6BVA/