Coaches

Alyson Chadwick

Alyson Chadwick

“I love helping clients to unlock their thinking, ideas, and demands so they can get really clear and focussed on what they want to achieve and their options and actions to move towards that. I’m relaxed, down to earth and pragmatic, but I am also challenging when needed”

Alyson has over 25 years’ experience of leading strategy, planning and transformation delivery, ​and is passionate about delivering high impact change that puts customers, colleagues and communities at their heart. ​Operating both within, and as an external advisor to, a large range of complex organisations and stakeholder groups in ​a wide range of sectors​, she is skilled in ensuring strategies and plans are relevant, practical and joined up, that delivery is focused and aligned, and colleagues and stakeholders positively ​engaged.

Alyson began her career with LEK Consulting, working in both the UK and USA before joining Co-op Bank, where she led the integration with Co-op Insurance, building a broad-based ethical financial services offering to UK Retail customers. From there Alyson became ​Group Strategy Director for ​Co-op Group​, ​and played a pivotal role in the rescue and relaunch of the Co-op, leading the Purpose and Ambition reset, the development and delivery of the new Membership offer and operating model across all Co-op’s businesses, a revitalised community strategy and the identification of future digital growth options.

Over the last 2 years Alyson has been operating as a ​strategic advisor, consultant and mentor supporting scale ups and larger established businesses as well as a Non-Exec in the charity and retail sectors.

Typical Outcomes

Many of Alyson’s clients are looking to drive significant change in their organisation and/or transitioning into a new senior role. As such, typical outcomes include:

  • More effective strategic thinking, vision development and objectives
  • Greater (strategic) impact around the board table and the organisation
  • Clarity in purpose and role
  • Confidence to take decisions and see them through
  • Increased stakeholder engagement and improved relationships within/across teams
  • Confidence to deliver business change and better management of change processes
  • Development of new approaches, processes and organisational design

Qualifications and areas of specialism

  • Diploma, Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP)
  • Mentor Training, WLA
  • Member of Institute of Leadership and Management
  • Part way through ILM7 Professional Coaching Qualification
  • BA Honours in French, German and Spanish

Testimonials

"Working with Alyson has been a breath of fresh air. She is a highly skilled and professional coach who has supported me to become a better leader with greater strategic impact. Alyson helped me to reframe my thinking, which has led to both personal and business success" - UK Exec team member, European Fintech business

“Alyson is a calm, trustworthy, approachable and attentive mentor who has helped not only keep me focussed but also made me a better professional and person. Since spending time with Alyson I’ve been able to approach problems in a new light and structure the thinking of not only myself but the wider team to improve our performance overall. Alyson’s experience and approach is extremely valuable, without which I know I would not be where I am today” - Head of Partnerships, Fintech

“Alyson supported my team and I with advice & mentoring on how to understand, work with and ultimately sell to large retailers. We worked with her over a few remote sessions, and the time we spent with her was incredibly valuable.. Though the sessions were several months ago, I still keep the principles she taught us in mind and ensure I apply them when building relationships with new customers and partners” - CEO, Training Start-Up