About me
Executive Coach and Assessor
25+ years of international business experience based in Hong Kong, New York and London
Working primarily with CEOs, other C-suite roles, business unit leaders and partners of professional services firms
Broad industry experience: Asset Management, Consumer, Investment Banking, Manufacturing, Media, Pharmaceuticals, Private Equity, Professional Services and Technology
Hands on Dad, enjoy spending time with my children and supporting their neurodiverse world
How I support business growth
The business psychology services I offer rest on my, evidence based, beliefs that:
The future performance of any business is significantly impacted by the quality of its leadership
Leadership is a skill set that any individual can develop if they have the motivation and tailored coaching
I focus my practice on what a business can influence by:
Providing you tailored assessments of the strengths and development needs of your leadership candidates to hire and/or to promote, to make high quality succession planning decisions
Coaching senior leaders to develop the mindset, skills and behaviours needed to meet the increasing demands of their existing or future executive roles
My professional background
Associate Fellow and Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society
Author on the topics of executive assessment and coaching in academic journals and contributor to a Harvard Business School Handbook for Teaching Leadership
Qualified to use an extensive range of psychometric tools
PhD research and journal publications on behavioural decision making
Current purpose: coaching senior executives to identify, develop and implement impactful changes in their leadership behaviour that will drive business success
My career experiences
London and EMEA: 3 years consulting FTSE 100 and European clients, with business psychologists Kiddy and Partners
Hong Kong and Asia: 3 years at HSBC focusing on senior talent assessment and succession planning across countries including Australia, India, Hong Kong and Singapore
New York: 16 years at Goldman Sachs. Primarily conducting partner level assessments and coaching. Designed and facilitated Executive Leadership Programs.
UK – ‘Home’. Founded Yardley Talent Consulting, 2019
