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Simon Gardner
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Simon Gardner

Executive Coach and Director at
The Activation Project & Impact Innovation

Describe yourself in 3 words.

Creative, natural builder, optimistic.

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What are your unique strengths and accomplishments?

I believe my greatest strength lies in my ability to work with a blank piece of paper. This enables me to help my coachees to creatively approach, explore and work through their challenges from different perspectives. I also strive to build an understanding of the individual themselves - their stories, comfort, stretch and panic zones, their edges and what motivates them.  By bringing together an understanding of both the person and their challenges, it helps me to ensure that the outcomes of the coaching are not just successful, but also sustainable for the longer term.

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What is the most inspiring thing about coaching for you?

It’s a real privilege to work with a leaders or a team of leaders in a creative way.  To underpin this, it's important to create a mutual supportive space where individuals can suspend or defer their inherent judgments - those ingrained notions of yes, no, right, and wrong from an early age; and instead embrace their challenges, which helps them grow as leaders as well as bring about improvement or change.  This is very inspiring to me.

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What's the one piece of advice you would give to someone who's seeking coaching?

Allow yourself the time and space to stand back, reflect and plan for the future; it’s a precious commodity we all crave for!

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What are you happiest doing when you are not working?

I am someone who likes to keep my brain engaged, so I enjoy activities like building, designing, and fixing things. I also like to read a lot, but most of all I enjoy being outdoors - long walks with my dogs, hiking in the hills, going for a trail run or bike ride, and paddle boarding - basically, any active outdoor activity.

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