Kate Pinder

Kate Pinder - MA MBA

www.piaffirm.co.uk

The sort of projects and solutions she is valued for:

  • Coaching for personal and Career Development
  • 360 feedback
  • Mediation and team development
  • Management Development
  • Organisation development
  • Coaching supervision

Qualifications:

  • B.A., then MA in English - Leicester University
  • Diploma in Counselling - Huddersfield Polytechnic
  • M.B.A. - Hallam University
  • Certificate in Supervision – Oxford Brookes University
  • Coaching and mentoring skills module on MSc – Sheffield Hallam University
  • Foundation course in Group Dynamics
  • NVQs - (D units) adviser, assessor, internal verifier (management and training).
  • Massage and aromatherapy (level 3)
  • Psychometric tester - SHL and Myers-Briggs; Emotional Intelligence

Clients and experience

  • Assistant General Secretary , National Association of Educational Inspectors,Advisors and Consultants (NAEIAC)
  • IDeA - National programmes for senior managers and members
  • Warwick University Work with councillors- 360 feedback and research
  • NHS - coached chief executives and senior managers; team and executive development
  • Milton Keynes Council, South Ribble BC - management development programme
  • Carlisle City Council - coaching and team development
  • Action learning sets with NHS CX and senior managers,local authority and senior voluntary sector managers
  • Merseyside Fire service,West Yorkshire Probation Service,Civil Service College
  • In partnership providing ILM centre for level 5 coaching and mentoring in management

Employment Career


  • 1997-Current Self-employed; Director - Pi:affirm, Senior associate, SOLACE Enterprises; associate, Warwick University; North West Employers Organisation, Action Learning Associates, Xue
  • 1997 & 1995 Management Adviser, Seconded to LGMB and Improvement and Development Agency
  • 1989-1997 Management Development Officer, Sheffield City Council
  • 1985-1989 Principal Training and Development Officer, Education Dept., Sheffield City Council
  • 1983-1985 Management Training Officer; Training Officer (Equal Opportunities, West Yorkshire Metropolitan County Council
  • 1979-1983 Free lance work, counsellor, tutor
  • 1974-1978 Tutor,Commonwealth Youth Programme, Zambia
  • 1971-1974 Youth Tutor, then Community Tutor, Leicestershire County Council
  • 1971 Teacher, Darlington Council
  • 1969-1970 TEFL Teacher, Maarif Koleji, Istanbul