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WHAT CLIENTS SAY ABOUT CAM'S COACHING

In all circumstances, while challenging, testing, cajoling and supporting me, Cam has demonstrated exceptional respect and empathy, but he is also not afraid to confront me and more importantly, help me confront myself so that I can improve my leadership behaviours.

As a coach, Cam develops trust quickly. He is behavioural in his approach, so the comments and feedback he provides are actionable. Cam seeks to understand, is an exemplary listener and operates from a position of supporting shared goals and processes. He uses a questioning, rather than a “telling” approach, encouraging those he is working with to self-discover the solution.

You have encouraged (okay, pushed) me to step out of my comfort zone and try things I probably never would have tried if not for you challenging me. I have found working with you both very challenging (in that you are always pushing me further) and also very rewarding (in that I get the biggest payoff from those things I think I can't do). Through this, I have discovered talents and interests that I didn't know I had and also have been able to effectively apply them. I now have a broader sense of my own skill set and more confidence to be able to push boundaries in the future and be more effective.

Cam helps me stop and think and he challenges me when I stray. He asks me excellent questions that help me determine how I can achieve more. It’s hard work – he can push you hard. Cam can also be calming when it is needed, which is a good balance to the drive required to get things going. Cam has high integrity and I feel I can trust him with my goals and personal struggles.

Cam communicates with both passion and compassion. He is sincerely interested in helping you achieve your goals and understands the pressures and issues of top performers. He not only helps you identify the steps you will take to achieve your objective but helps you establish support structures to further increase your chances of success.

You have taken me out of my comfort zone and put me into mindsets where I have been forced to look at things from different perspectives. This has changed my thinking about some of the challenges I have faced and has improved my results. You pushed me hard, but appropriately.

I was very uncomfortable with the initial feedback. It challenged some of my beliefs about my own leadership style, which I thought had been reasonably successful for me to date. Once I got over the initial discomfort, I began to look forward to the feedback and finding more effective ways of leading the team. The biggest paradigm shift for me was the realization that despite a leadership style that has been very successful for me, I needed to enhance certain areas of my leadership style to be successful.

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