Coaching & Consulting
About me
Leader, coach, mentor and trainer
A former senior executive in the third sector, commercial archaeology and commanding officer in the British Army with thirty years of professional experience as a leader, manager, trainer and coach, my passion is developing people, services and organisations. My experience and expertise includes strategy, operational and change management, R&D and service development, human resources, talent management, coaching, mentoring and training. I truly believe that no leader, manager or employee should lack the 'soft' skills to perform their roles effectively and find work fulfilling. Also every employee deserves a manager who can support their development and wellbeing needs and help them achieve their true potential.
Why Athena?
Aside from my love of archaeology and the ancient world, there are two key reasons why I chose Athena for inclusion in my company name:
- For one, Athena as a patron of peacetime skills and crafts came to be the personification of wisdom and is represented on ancient Greek coinage by an owl hence the logo design.
- The second reason is that Athena assumes the guise of Mentor who is assigned to guide Odysseus’s son, Telemachus, while he is away fighting in the Trojan War in Homer’s The Odyssey. It is this intervention by Athena that keeps Telemachus on the straight and narrow until Odysseus returns. So, the origin of mentor to mean trusted advisor, friend, teacher and wise person is intrinsically linked to Athena.
I hope to emulate Athena and pass on some of my wisdom gained through my varied leadership and management career and help others develop their experience, knowledge and good judgment through coaching, mentoring, consultancy and leadership and management training, albeit with more compassion and empathy that she is traditionally associated with
Coaching
The gift of time and space to focus on solving today's problems and planning the future
Whether you are a CEO, executive, aspiring manager or employee at a career or life transition, coaching is an excellent tool to support decision making and the pursuit of work or personal goals. I have coached clients in the financial services industry and third sector across a wide range of topics ranging from leadership challenges and career progression to developing soft skills and addressing behavioural traits such as perfectionism and self confidence. Helping others become their best selves is a passion, but don't take my word for it have a look at some of my testimonials.
Consulting
Strategy, planning, organisational development, people processes, workplace wellbeing, and reviews
As a trusted advisor to senior military officers, CEOs and social enterprise founders and learning lessons from successes and setbacks as a leader, I am well equipped to advise senior leaders and companies on a wide range of business and organisational issues. An independent eye can cut through the fog of institutional culture and habits and help leaders and organisations develop new approaches and make changes to improve the business
Other services
Training, mentoring, facilitation and service design
I have expertise in delivering leadership and management training that includes time as a senior instructor at the globally prestigious Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. In addition to training individuals to be mentors, I can help your organisation design and implement mentoring schemes.
Get in touch today
for an initial discussion of your needs and an honest conversation about my ability to support you to achieve your goals and objectives.
Email: giles.woodhouse@athena-cc.com
Tel: +44 (0) 7723 077196
Bringing 30 years of leadership and management experience in public service and the third sector supporting individuals and organisations in pursuit of growth strategies
Giles Woodhouse Founder
Athena Coaching & Consultancy Limited is a company limited by shares registered in England, No. 14810150
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