Clare Roberts

Executive Coach

Clare has 15 years’ experience working in investment banking as an HR Director, working for Deutsche Bank and Merrill Lynch. As an HR Business Partner, the Global Head of Learning Development Practitioners, and now as a coach and facilitator, Clare has worked extensively with individuals across a variety of roles, levels and geographies to help them optimise their performance and realise their potential. Clare is focused across the Asia region on working with executive leaders, emerging talent and those who are going through a transition point in their career.

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Coaching Style

Clare has a focused, inspiring and energetic style to her coaching. She is a strong communicator and works with clients to develop a tailor-made programme which helps them pinpoint their strengths, identify areas for development and where the challenges lie. Clare brings her warm enthusiasm which motivates her coachees to maximise their potential, and reach their stretch goals which they develop as part of the programme.

“Clients describe me as having the ability to read and challenge them in a direct but very positive way. They feel safe to be open and honest, and find the process that I follow with them allows them to take stock, reflect, and grow into stronger and more effective individuals.”

Special Interests

Having worked in a very competitive environment, and across a variety of HR roles, Clare enjoys coaching for performance and helping individuals strive to be the best they can be. She also enjoys working on the female agenda in business and is involved with products including ‘The Leading Women Series’ group seminars helping women to successfully navigate their career; ‘Returning Talent’ for those who have been out of the workplace for 3+ years, ‘Accelerate’ to help individuals to take more ownership for their career and drive their development; as well as group facilitated leadership sessions. Clare’s coaching areas of expertise comprise of the following;

Leadership presence and impact
Authenticity
Developing Leadership Style
Work/life balance/Stress Management
Managing transitions and leading change
Diversity awareness
Self-confidence and motivation
Team Dynamics

Training & Qualifications

Clare has a Masters in Personnel and Development from the University of Westminster, is a graduate of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and also has a Bachelor’s degree in Management with French from the University of Leeds. Clare is trained and licenced to use the Hogan personality inventory and is an Accredited Member of the Association for Coaching.

Clients

Allen and Overy, Herbert Smith Freehills,Standard Chartered, Barclays, HSBC, TH Real Estate, Bloomberg, Deutsche Bank, Natwest Markets, Reckett Benckiser, and White and Case.

Testimonials

“I have thoroughly enjoyed every coaching session with Clare and feel enormously grateful for the opportunity to have spent some high quality time on myself, and my future, for a change. Clare has given me the confidence to challenge, experiment and demonstrate an increased level of self-belief. I only wish I had had the opportunity to meet Clare earlier in my career.”

Senior Executive, HSBC

“I found Clare to be highly effective in gaining an understanding of my role, organization and aspirations. Importantly she also probed me to reflect on some of my career choices and what drove them. The plan she helped me develop was actionable, practical and helped me achieve my aims for the future. I would be happy to recommend Clare to other professionals.”

Senior Executive, Deutsche Bank