Background
Shalini has 15 years’ experience of coaching leaders, aspiring leaders and managers, both one to one and within group coaching programmes. She brings a strong City leadership background, from careers in Law and Learning & Development; and adds to that her experience of leading in the not for profit world, as a non-executive director and trustee. Shalini practised law in the City at Norton Rose and Shearman & Sterling, and subsequently went on to work as an in-house lawyer. She chose to move into Learning & Development at Addleshaw Goddard and experienced working on the business side of law, rising to become Acting Head of Learning & Development before starting her own business. Shalini is particularly inspired by supporting women, and high potential non-white men and women, to reach and retain leadership positions.
Shalini is a mother of two children, has lived in Hong Kong and Singapore and her career has seen her working all over the world. The variety she has experienced in her own life and career has taught her much and enriched her coaching.
Coaching Style
Shalini’s clients describe her as having a calm presence, enabling them to leave their fast-paced world outside and move into a different space where high quality thinking can happen. Shalini believes that every coachee has their own answers within themselves – and that her role is to partner with them, offering space, support and constructive challenge – so they connect with their own wisdom. She focusses on how clients will use what they have learned through coaching to reach their work and life goals, and what they are learning about themselves. Shalini’s knowledge of working in client facing roles as a lawyer and as a consultant, as well as working in business roles, gives her a rich understanding of the wider systems that her clients operate in and underpins her work as an executive coach.
Intuitive / Curious / Pragmatic; clients say she supports them to unpack complex issues and provide the right level of challenge to push their thinking further.
Special Interests
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Working with women, people of colour and their managers to support them to develop into leadership roles
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Working with expectant, new parents and their managers to help them navigate the challenges of managing a career and family
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Coaching leaders and managers who are navigating leadership transition points
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Providing bro bono coaching to cancer patients, and those living with cancer, at Macmillan Cancer Care
Training & Qualifications
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Professional Certified Coach and member of International Coaching Federation (ICF)
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BA in History from Queens’ College, Cambridge
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BPS Level A and B qualified; accredited Myers-Briggs, 16PF and DISC practitioner
Current Clients
