About me

 

I'm Philip Davies, an experienced HR professional with over 20 years of expertise in strategic HR, talent management, organisational development, and learning & development. I've honed my skills working with renowned organisations like EDF Energy, Southern Water, Harrods, Anchor Trust, and HCA Healthcare.

My track record speaks for itself — I excel in managing and executing large-scale people projects efficiently and within budget.

Throughout my career, I've collaborated with a wide spectrum of professionals, from individual contributors and frontline managers to functional leaders and executives.

As an Executive Coach Practitioner, I leverage the power of 'CliftonStrengths' to help leaders, teams, and individuals recognize and harness their unique strengths. I specialise in shedding light on blind spots and empowering clients to invest in their talents daily.

Additionally, I facilitate Myers-Briggs feedback sessions and employ a variety of coaching techniques to unlock the full potential of every client.

Let's work together to bring out your best.

 
 
 

My Story

I am creative minded, having initially trained at the prestigious Royal Academy of Music, before finding my calling as a people developer and completing my professional development with the CIPD. I have continued my professional development with practitioner certificates in executive coaching, Neuro Linguistic Programming, CliftonStrengths & Myers Briggs I & II. Learning never ends and I am currently studying towards an MBA from the University of Brighton.

 

My Approach

 

Curious

Strengths-based, time-bound & results-focussed I am curious to fully understand and I will listen deeply when coaching or consulting.

Collaborative

Together we will agree clear expectations and goals so you can be sure that the service you get is the one you wanted - pay for exactly what you get.

Results focussed

I will work hard for you and strive to delight by delivering results that empower you and your team to action.

My Strengths

Here are my top 5 CliftonStrengths and how they help me be successful:

Maximiser

I focus on strengths as a way to stimulate individual and group excellence, transforming something strong into something superb.

Input

I am curious for knowledge and crave to listen and know how I can help you to achieve your goals.

Relator

I enjoy building close relationships, finding deep satisfaction in working hard to help you and your organisation achieve goals.

Strategic

I ask insightful questions and quickly spot relevant patterns and issues so that you can find new awareness to create alternative options to proceed.

Learner

I have a great desire to learn and want to continuously improve my Coaching and Learning & Development practice so that I can help you achieve your goals to the best of my ability.

Why use 'Strengthsfinder' for individual and group coaching?

Strengthsfinder helps you realise what you’re naturally best at and what sets you apart from others by measuring 34 different “themes” within you. What’s a theme? It’s a cluster of your innate reoccurring patterns of thought, feeling and behaviour. It gives you a lens to see both your own strengths and the strengths of others. Your Strengthsfinder report shows your unique Strengths profile. There is a 1 in 33million chance that you have the same profile as someone else. Your profile is your unique Strengthsfinder DNA.

For example, here is my own unique Strengthsfinder DNA.

What my clients say

  • "Highly collaborative, professional and reliable I have worked with Philip on an ongoing basis for Strengthsifinder team development, which has helped us develop as a team and which we all enjoyed. The buzz has been so good, other managers have asked Philip to roll out CliftonStrengths for their teams too. Now I am consulting with Philip on the production of bite sized training videos for new starters"

    (Digital Strategy & Solutions Lead, Gilead Sciences Ltd, pharmaceutical industry www.gilead.com)

  • “Thank you! You helped me find a way forwards when I was at a career crossroads, analysing my skillset and facilitating my own thinking about my options. With your help I felt empowered to tackle difficult conversations and was reminded of my own value. I would recommend Philip for coaching, he is warm with a calm and insightful approach and his career experience and skillset is obvious when you work with him”

    (Senior Editor, WGSN, mens fashion insights www.wgsn.com)

  • “Philip was an excellent facilitator, and created a perfect environment which was light yet productive and very constructive, learning and listening from all of my colleagues”

    (Senior HR Business Partner, International Alert, peace keeping charity www.international-alert.org)

  • “Very good facilitation and levels of interaction and challenge. You helped us identify and confirm our recruitment process for 2023”

    (Head of Resourcing, Inspiring Learning, outdoor education and adventure www.inspiring-learning.com)