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Testimonials
Here is a selection of unsolicited comments from a few of our satisfied clients.
"I definitely think that I will benefit greatly from applying these principles this year!!
Thank you once again also for taking part and contributing such a valuable amount of information to our Chance Eau Tendre training events. We have received fantastic feedback from the consultants and area managers and I must say, I thoroughly enjoyed your presentation!! "
~ Helene Cloete
Business Development & Training Manager - Chanel
The Prestige Cosmetics Group
"Kirsten provided me with the platform to learn to reflect on my experiences and to better understand myself and the role that I play in creating and shaping my world. She provides a great pair of eyes for those wishing to see themselves clearly and objectively and with a sense of optimism about the future. She has an incredible capacity to empathise and respond with thoughtful and considerate suggestions to the challenges presented. Her wealth of knowledge and years of experience provided the basis for insightful comment and thoughtful guidance. I enjoyed my time immensely with her."
~ Thabo Machete, COF, SAB Miller
"... I just wanted to thank you for your help and coaching. When I started coming to you for personal coaching I was in a lost and dark place. I was looking for a purpose to my life and career.
Through your guidance I slowly grew in confidence. I gained clarity on what I wanted to do. Shortly thereafter, I joined up to a correspondence college and I'm now studying again. I have also started my own company and now work from home.
It was a challenging but very rewarding process. I thoroughly recommend that anyone seeking to clarify their thoughts and to set goals should go through a personal coaching experience.
Thank you for your guidance. It really was invaluable."
~ Kirsten Stoyell
"Over the last 12 months I have embarked on an amazing exploratory journey of self. One of the key figures during this often rocky process has been Jenny. Her down to earth practical approach to her sessions helps me get the balance right every time and to always see a different angle to every situation. Jenny's profound wisdom and business experience make her sessions rich and varied and she is not afraid to stretch thinking beyond your comfort zone and reflect the alternate view honestly and authenticaly. Jenny's ability to combine this with a deep sense of compassion and insight into what makes us human, is what renders her, in my view, an outstanding coach and human being. Jenny thank you for being such and instrumental part of my journey to self discovery and for assisting me in realising my potential and value."
~ Candida di Giandomenico
Training and Develpment Consultant
Resolve Encounter Group
"When the department in which I worked underwent a restructuring exercise in December 2004, I was promoted to a managerial position and, in line with avision's "Care and Growth" commitment to staff, Jenny Leclezio was appointed as my life skills coach. Although Jenny and I already knew each other as colleagues, this appointment took our relationship to a different level - one which was extremely beneficial to my professional and personal development. From the outset, Jenny made sure that I understood the nature of the coaching that she offered; she did not so much give advice and answers, but rather encouraged me to think of my own solutions, offering different ways of looking at problems and challenges. Jenny made every coaching session both interesting and meaningful; she was widely read and passionate about life skills coaching, and was able to introduce me to new ways of reacting to people and dealing with difficult situations. Jenny made me aware that I could set boundaries, and she helped me grow in maturity so that I could handle confrontational issues with becoming defensive. I will always be grateful for the opportunity I was given to have Jenny as my coach. Her compassion, her genuine interest in coaching and her intellect have empowered me and helped me to grow."
~ Ethnee Hepburn
Governance Manager
AVIITSS
"I had the pleasure of Kirsten Longs' coaching for a period of 6 sessions. My primary intention was to gain insight into the identification of talent within the members of my team. I found benefit from her helping me become aware of the following:
1) Self Awareness. In what particular state of mind I am I today.
2) Personal Accountability. Do what you said you would do, when you said you would do it. This was achieved through the coaching process, and the setting and reviewing of assignments.
3) Setting personal goals. These varied from short term, "do that report", to long term, "where do I want to be?"
4) Gaining insight into the process of coaching, for application within the team. I believe that to have a particular goal at the outset will facilitate a clearer path towards it.
Would I recommend Kirsten Long as a Coach?
Yes!"
~ Norman Crichton
Drug Access Manager
Sanofi-Aventis Group
"About four months ago I reluctantly agreed to six sessions of coaching with Kirsten Long. Reluctantly, not because of Kirsten but just because of coaching per se. a load of codswallop, waste of time. So it was with a heavy heart that I ventured forth.
What I am now forced to admit that after a slow start, coaching with Kirsten has given me the space to consider what I really wanted out of specific situations. Often we sort of know but never give ourselves the space to explore different scenarios or possible solutions. Coaching with Kirsten afforded me what I now consider to be an unbelievable luxury.
The sessions, which centered mainly around relationships, both short term at work but also relationships covering many years and much more intimate gave me the courage to not only see the issues but more importantly the courage to carry out the actions I decided on whilst being coached by Kirsten.
Coaching opened the opportunity to improve and in some cases fix things in my life that were simply not working. Quite amazing for a skeptic! Working with Kirsten enabled me to learn more about myself and to understand myself better.
Kirsten has life's experience on her side and so views things from a mature , wordly way without being judgmental. Through this she supported me to gain clarity and afforded me a new perspective on things that had vexed me for a long time(no pun intended !!)
The coaching time with Kirsten assisted me to see things from another person's point of view, pointing out that many times I was making massive assumptions about others that were not always founded.
Kirsten is a coach who, with tremendous life skills, a delightful sense of humour, blessed with keen intuitive skills and a warming smile, is able to make a difference in people's lives. She did in mine.
I would unhesitantly recommend her to anyone who wants to take control and change their lives."
~ Trevor G Smith
Sales Manager Sanofi-Aventis
Father of four
"I realised in the second session why I was holding onto patterns of behaviour that were serving me no purpose. The behaviours were important to me at some stage but not now. Once I identified this I could make the changes I need.
Coaching helped me to work through all the loose ends in my head. Finally I was able to come up with a plan for my life that made sense and worked.
Clarity! I feel that coaching helped me to see something that may have been obvious but that I was missing."
Thank you once again also for taking part and contributing such a valuable amount of information to our Chance Eau Tendre training events. We have received fantastic feedback from the consultants and area managers and I must say, I thoroughly enjoyed your presentation!! "
~ Helene Cloete
Business Development & Training Manager - Chanel
The Prestige Cosmetics Group
"Kirsten provided me with the platform to learn to reflect on my experiences and to better understand myself and the role that I play in creating and shaping my world. She provides a great pair of eyes for those wishing to see themselves clearly and objectively and with a sense of optimism about the future. She has an incredible capacity to empathise and respond with thoughtful and considerate suggestions to the challenges presented. Her wealth of knowledge and years of experience provided the basis for insightful comment and thoughtful guidance. I enjoyed my time immensely with her."
~ Thabo Machete, COF, SAB Miller
"... I just wanted to thank you for your help and coaching. When I started coming to you for personal coaching I was in a lost and dark place. I was looking for a purpose to my life and career.
Through your guidance I slowly grew in confidence. I gained clarity on what I wanted to do. Shortly thereafter, I joined up to a correspondence college and I'm now studying again. I have also started my own company and now work from home.
It was a challenging but very rewarding process. I thoroughly recommend that anyone seeking to clarify their thoughts and to set goals should go through a personal coaching experience.
Thank you for your guidance. It really was invaluable."
~ Kirsten Stoyell
"Over the last 12 months I have embarked on an amazing exploratory journey of self. One of the key figures during this often rocky process has been Jenny. Her down to earth practical approach to her sessions helps me get the balance right every time and to always see a different angle to every situation. Jenny's profound wisdom and business experience make her sessions rich and varied and she is not afraid to stretch thinking beyond your comfort zone and reflect the alternate view honestly and authenticaly. Jenny's ability to combine this with a deep sense of compassion and insight into what makes us human, is what renders her, in my view, an outstanding coach and human being. Jenny thank you for being such and instrumental part of my journey to self discovery and for assisting me in realising my potential and value."
~ Candida di Giandomenico
Training and Develpment Consultant
Resolve Encounter Group
"When the department in which I worked underwent a restructuring exercise in December 2004, I was promoted to a managerial position and, in line with avision's "Care and Growth" commitment to staff, Jenny Leclezio was appointed as my life skills coach. Although Jenny and I already knew each other as colleagues, this appointment took our relationship to a different level - one which was extremely beneficial to my professional and personal development. From the outset, Jenny made sure that I understood the nature of the coaching that she offered; she did not so much give advice and answers, but rather encouraged me to think of my own solutions, offering different ways of looking at problems and challenges. Jenny made every coaching session both interesting and meaningful; she was widely read and passionate about life skills coaching, and was able to introduce me to new ways of reacting to people and dealing with difficult situations. Jenny made me aware that I could set boundaries, and she helped me grow in maturity so that I could handle confrontational issues with becoming defensive. I will always be grateful for the opportunity I was given to have Jenny as my coach. Her compassion, her genuine interest in coaching and her intellect have empowered me and helped me to grow."
~ Ethnee Hepburn
Governance Manager
AVIITSS
"I had the pleasure of Kirsten Longs' coaching for a period of 6 sessions. My primary intention was to gain insight into the identification of talent within the members of my team. I found benefit from her helping me become aware of the following:
1) Self Awareness. In what particular state of mind I am I today.
2) Personal Accountability. Do what you said you would do, when you said you would do it. This was achieved through the coaching process, and the setting and reviewing of assignments.
3) Setting personal goals. These varied from short term, "do that report", to long term, "where do I want to be?"
4) Gaining insight into the process of coaching, for application within the team. I believe that to have a particular goal at the outset will facilitate a clearer path towards it.
Would I recommend Kirsten Long as a Coach?
Yes!"
~ Norman Crichton
Drug Access Manager
Sanofi-Aventis Group
"About four months ago I reluctantly agreed to six sessions of coaching with Kirsten Long. Reluctantly, not because of Kirsten but just because of coaching per se. a load of codswallop, waste of time. So it was with a heavy heart that I ventured forth.
What I am now forced to admit that after a slow start, coaching with Kirsten has given me the space to consider what I really wanted out of specific situations. Often we sort of know but never give ourselves the space to explore different scenarios or possible solutions. Coaching with Kirsten afforded me what I now consider to be an unbelievable luxury.
The sessions, which centered mainly around relationships, both short term at work but also relationships covering many years and much more intimate gave me the courage to not only see the issues but more importantly the courage to carry out the actions I decided on whilst being coached by Kirsten.
Coaching opened the opportunity to improve and in some cases fix things in my life that were simply not working. Quite amazing for a skeptic! Working with Kirsten enabled me to learn more about myself and to understand myself better.
Kirsten has life's experience on her side and so views things from a mature , wordly way without being judgmental. Through this she supported me to gain clarity and afforded me a new perspective on things that had vexed me for a long time(no pun intended !!)
The coaching time with Kirsten assisted me to see things from another person's point of view, pointing out that many times I was making massive assumptions about others that were not always founded.
Kirsten is a coach who, with tremendous life skills, a delightful sense of humour, blessed with keen intuitive skills and a warming smile, is able to make a difference in people's lives. She did in mine.
I would unhesitantly recommend her to anyone who wants to take control and change their lives."
~ Trevor G Smith
Sales Manager Sanofi-Aventis
Father of four
"I realised in the second session why I was holding onto patterns of behaviour that were serving me no purpose. The behaviours were important to me at some stage but not now. Once I identified this I could make the changes I need.
Coaching helped me to work through all the loose ends in my head. Finally I was able to come up with a plan for my life that made sense and worked.
Clarity! I feel that coaching helped me to see something that may have been obvious but that I was missing."
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