Region

United Kingdom

Simon McBride

Region

United Kingdom

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Simon specialises in executive coaching, leadership and team performance. He works alongside his clients supporting them to reflect, learn and flourish in their organisations and context.

Simon has more than 25 years’ professional experience in leadership, consulting and people management. Early in his career he was a management consultant with Willis Towers Watson. He joined the People function of UBS in 2001, where he held a number of different leadership roles for the Investment Bank and the Group, becoming a Managing Director in 2007. In 2012, Simon moved to Investec where he led the People & Organisation function for both the Wealth and Banking businesses, acting in a regulated capacity and as a member of the executive management team.

He lives on the Surrey Hampshire borders with his wife and 3 children.

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Coaching Style

Simon is an active listener with a calm demeanour and deep respect for his clients as individuals.

He invites his clients to reflect on their personal journey, their values, where they see themselves, in their role, relationships and organisation … as well as their challenges and fears for the future. Through the dialogue, Simon supports his clients to increase their self-awareness, to rediscover hidden strengths, to find their way with confidence through career transitions and to adapt to what is new or changing.

The ambition is to thrive, not just cope, and to create value within their organisations.

Coaching Specialisms

Executive coaching
Transitioning into leadership roles or first time executive positions
Creating and leading high performance teams
Leading organisational change
Career transitions
Balancing work life demands and stress

Training & Qualifications

Ashridge Accredited Executive Coach and EMCC Senior Practitioner
MSc Executive Coaching, Ashridge Executive Education, Hult International Business School
BA Mathematics, Lancaster University
Certified to work with Hogan Core Personality Assessment tools: HPI, HDS, MVPI

Current Clients

Simon’s coaching clients include leaders and executives within: wealth management, banking, healthcare, publishing, entertainment, early stage Venture Capital-backed businesses and founder/entrepreneurs.

Testimonials

"The six sessions I had with my ECC Coach changed my perspective of coaching. I was initially uncertain (and possibly sceptical) about the benefits of coaching but my coach read me very well and knew when to coax a response out from me by being encouraging and when to firmly push me to see the benefits of reframing some of my previously held positions."

Head of Legal, International Property Group

"Both from my personal experience of ECC’s approach, and from seeing the impact on our company I can particularly recommend their pragmatic approach and their insight into our collective and individual needs."

Senior Leader, Commercial Property Management and Investment Company

"The team is a pleasure to work with, consistently bringing expert advice and guidance, energy and professionalism to the partnership."

Diversity and Inclusion Executive, Multinational Investment Bank

"The coaches at ECC are commercial, pragmatic and highly focused. The coaching they provide on an individual basis has given valuable insight and helped our senior executives to gain greater perspective in terms of managing relationships, prioritising, strategic thinking, influencing and confidence."

Senior Leader, Multinational Retailing Company

"I found my ECC coaching sessions incredibly valuable - for the unique and necessary space I was seeking as a sole proprietor to feel heard, understood and connected to a peer in business. My coaching experience provided a safe space where I could be the real me, and provided a relationship I could truly trust. Thank you ECC."

Manager, Creative Retail Agency

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