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Anna Hislop is a highly skilled Certified Professional Coach and Leadership Training & Development Facilitator who brings both experience and expertise to her clients. She has a special commitment and focus on supporting Emerging Leaders and Talents on their journey towards becoming a leader who others are inspired by and will want to follow. Her clients are based across EMEA, UK and US and work in a wide range of sectors and industries such as Media & Communication, Retail, Med Tech and Healthcare. Before embarking on her career as a Professional Coach, Anna made significant contributions as a leader in the Private Education Sector in Sweden. She has extensive knowledge in the field of leadership, employee engagement, talent management, learning and development and she has a track record of guiding teams through challenges and change, leveraging her experience to foster engagement, resilience and success. Anna has also spent 15 years working with, teaching and coaching Generation Z, during their formative years in higher education, which has enabled a deep knowledge about this generation’s perspective and characteristics as well as their challenges. Peter Lightfoot From 1989 Peter practised as a consultant coach to management leaders and their teams long before the concept of a ‘business coach’ became mainstream. He worked for many years alongside Sir John Whitmore, founder of Performance Consultants. He contributed to Sir John Whitmore bestselling book ‘Performance Coaching’ which challenged and changed the leadership role of managers and their teams throughout the corporate world. Peter brought a sports background to the world of business coaching. Originally a Chartered accountant he later became a National Ski Coach, promoting the practice of the Inner Game upon which ‘Performance Coaching ‘is based. His experiences of developing the skills of skiers, and the lessons he learned in coaching to improve performance, are written up in his book ‘Skiing is only a Game’. These principles still influence his style of business coaching. Clients for whom he has acted as executive, or team coach include KPMG, Texaco, Scottish Life, Cornhill Insurance and Lloyds bank. Now retired he welcomes this opportunity to contribute to this book and collaborate with Anna Hislop in sharing his experience with another generation of corporate team members and their leaders.

Question One. Do I Really Understand What Is Expected of Me…?, Question Two. Do I Know Why It Is Expected of Me…?, Question Three. Do I Agree…?, Question Four. Who Cares…?, Question Five. But Can I Do It…?, Question Six. Am I Confident in Doing What’s Expected of Me…?, Question Seven. How Am I Getting On…?, Question Eight. Am I Happy with What I’m Getting Out of This…?