Testimonials

Here’s what clients say about their coaching experience.  Which of these describe what you too would like to achieve?

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Jacqueline approached our sessions in a way that worked for me and asked questions that shaped my curiosity and thinking. She brought good insight; knowing what questions to ask to help me re-frame things and/ or look at things differently, recognising when I wasn’t ‘feeling it’ and rolling with the highs and the lows! I hate to sound like someone from a reality TV show, but I do feel like I’ve been on a journey!!
Senior HR manager

Hospice

These coaching sessions were invaluable for learning more about myself; how I came across; deeper understanding and acceptance of my skills; areas that I can enhance. All of this led to greater confidence both in myself, my instinct and the way I approach life. I would wholeheartedly recommend Jacqueline. Thank you very much.
Award Winning Ecologist

Bearing Fruit

Coaching with Jacqueline provided a supportive environment for me to work through gaining clarity in my purpose as a professional. She encouraged self-awareness and tailored our sessions to my individual needs. Jacqueline helped me set clear expectations and it is encouraging to know that she will always be someone I can reach out to who is rooting for me.
Senior Coordinator DEI and Executive Team

Last Mile Health

If you need someone that will be able to follow each and every step of yours and to provide you with the kind of a feedback that you were always missing, than you are at the right place. This coaching was my first experience of a kind and I enjoyed discovering some missing answers during it, recognizing where are the gaps and what are the things I am sure about.
Project member

An international agency

I enrolled in these sessions with nothing specific in mind. I always saw that career coaches hand you over the solutions and you follow a secret recipe to success. With that in mind, I followed the recommendations from my supervisor and joined this coaching cycle. But I discovered a whole new world. It is still magical and offers you a secret recipe, but it turned out to be a one of your creations. This coaching experience brought emotions, thoughts and reflections in a very spontaneous and natural way. Jacqueline provided the safest space I had in a long time. The ownership she ingested in each session had me thriving for more exchanges and sharing. I now feel more confident, more invested in myself, and willing to take on more professional challenges. Thank you for reminding me that learning is a never ending trip!

Senior Project Assistant

International Organisation for Migration

A great listener who helped me view things from various perspectives that I had but were not obvious to me, helped me remained focused on the goals of the coaching, and provided helpful resources to help me in my growth journey. Professional, empathetic and challenges you to examine your perspectives whilst discovering your potential.

Deputy Managing Director, Health Systems Strengthening

Last Mile Health

Jacqueline’s coaching facilitated the space and clarity I needed to understand my best role now and helped developed my thinking for my future career plans. I think I already had a lot of the answers to questions I was seeking but Jacqueline’s skilful guidance gave me confidence to act and a purpose in my decision making.

Associate Director Development

Soil Association

Jacqueline was a wonderful support during a time of change in my organisation. She helped me realise that during times of upheaval, an understanding and awareness of my own values can provide direction and consistency. She brings a steady, professional and deeply knowledgeable perspective to every conversation.

Director of Development

CAMFED International

I have learned through coaching that I can do it! I actually have many answers and coaching helps me get them out clearer.  Jacqueline smiled back, matched my energy and excitement, and came on the journey with me.  She checked if I was happy to hear a niggle whenever she had one and it was always a thought, never telling me or making me feel inadequate or wrong, just helping me stretch or think about things.

Life coaching, singer songwriter & vocal coach

If you lack clarity on your goals or at a crossroads at the moment, a session with Jacqueline is a right step towards discovering yourself.

MBA student and charity founder

Nigeria

Huge generosity to a stranger. Jacqueline was non-judgemental. Belief in and investment in my life & hopes. Kindness, patience, respect and encouragement, support, professionalism. Commitment to trying to understand. Openness to self-reflection & willingness to engage with examining whiteness and anti-racism.

Anti-racism and nature explorer

UK

She was very flexible and at the same time demanding to ensure that I am on the right track. She made me do self-analysis and planning my goals. The models and guides that she provided will be useful throughout my life.

Team member

UNOPS

Jacqueline was a wonderful support during a time of change in my organisation. She helped me realise that during times of upheaval, an understanding and awareness of my own values can provide direction and consistency. She brings a steady, professional and deeply knowledgeable perspective to every conversation.

Director of Development

International NGO

Having recently relocated to the UK, it was a fairly steep learning curve and adjustment period for me. Having an external coach allowed me an independent ‘sounding board’ to freely test ideas and approaches without feeling the need to be guarded in what was said. Jacqueline has been excellent in knowing when to push and when to allow the pace to develop.
Senior Manager

International financial organisation

Jacqueline encouraged me to take specific time out of my day to focus on my own development, something I have never done before! She was able to work well with my approach to coaching which can differ from session to session.
Manager

Ambition Institute

Jacqueline helped me to realise what was blocking my progress and helped me to analyse for myself what I needed to do to move on. My confidence had been severely shaken and she set me back on the path to self confidence again. She quickly realised what she could suggest to support my analysis of the situation- which in my case was the additional reading of some very interesting books. I cannot thank Jacqueline enough for her coaching which has made me a much stronger person and one who really can see, as Noel Coward said, that…”the secret of success is the ability to survive failure”. I feel that with the coaching I not only survived it but I’m raring to continue my road to success. Thanks Jacqueline!
Senior Leader

Education sector

As a Visual artist I find Jacqueline’s coaching very useful as a complimentary thinking possibility. It helps my cloudy and unclear feelings and ideas put on a road and structure, and get touchable results.
Artist and Coach

Latvia

Coaching was an extremely valuable experience. Jacqueline helped me get a long way towards achieving the short-term goals I set myself and reshape my longer-term ambitions from something frightening and remote into something that was achievable and exciting.
Future Leaders programme graduate

Ambition Institute

The session was participative and engaging, giving delegates the opportunity to use a simple yet effective model that could be applied in a variety of change scenarios.
Training & Development Manager

Blue Cross Animal Welfare

Jacqueline is an experienced and talented coach and she has really helped me personally and with teams over the past few years. She is very approachable but at the same time is able to challenge and make sure that you are achieving your aims. I often use the techniques that Jacqueline uses with me when I am talking to others. I am more self aware and am able to think about the outcomes that I want from others when I am designing and thinking about my communication style/approach.
Head of International Communications

International development organisation

I felt like I was talking to someone who really understood the whole area of change management. Jacqueline has more than knowledge and tools, she is a keen listener, is extremely patient and understanding and very empathetic.
Manager

VSO

During our sessions I was going through a period of significant change and I felt that Jacqueline was able to adapt to the ever-changing focus of our coaching conversations which I appreciate couldn’t have been easy. I felt that Jacqueline had a great understanding of how women can be made to feel in the workplace and the effect decisions and situations can have on confidence, she balanced this understanding perfectly with challenge which is something I definitely needed to force me to push through the difficulties I was facing at work. While I have experience of coaching, Jacqueline provided a range of methods and exercise I had not seen before which I found interesting and very useful. I still use these processes today and they have helped me greatly during a time which has seen me move cities, get a new job and experience a merger. I don’t think I would have been able to deal with these situations quite so well had I not had my sessions with Jacqueline.
Manager

Ambition Institute

I would highly recommend Jacqueline to anyone for coaching. Jacqueline is a highly experienced, intuitive, and empathetic coach. She genuinely cares, is a great listener and will adjust each session to ensure progress is made and goals are met. Jaqueline is very generous in sharing her expertise, and resources and I found all the tips, strategies and readings super helpful in helping me get better.
Chief Academic Officer

International Education Group

I would absolutely recommend Jacqueline. My preconception of coaching was closed, fixed and negative. “It’s not therapy”, was my tagline. However, through working with Jacqueline, opening myself up to the process and fully immersing myself in the practice, I have grown, found peace and found clarity of thought like I never thought possible.
Senior leader

International School

My gratitude goes to Jacqueline for her astute and patient coaching skills. Her insightful questions, based on her diligent listening, stopped me in my tracks on several occasions. The outcome was a useful reset with the matter in hand. The tools she introduced also helped me to process thinking in different ways; changing my lens and extended my perspectives.

Senior leader

International School

When I started the coaching programme I was moving into a new and more challenging role, which I was nervous about. Coaching helped me understand myself better, and I realised the gap I had wasn’t necessarily skills, but confidence. The coaching sessions gave me courage in my convictions – I became a much more confident leader, able to act in a way that was true to my values, and also to look after myself while doing it.

Head of Policy Development

Cancer Research UK

Jacqueline was a fantastic support for me while going through a period of organisational, personal and professional change. She has a great balance of sensitivity and challenge. I found her reflective tools very helpful and now feel I have a stronger suite of inner resources to cope with change and perform at my best in the future. A really valuable experience to learn more about me, where I’ve come from and where I’m going next.

Senior Communications Manager

Cancer Research UK

Jacqueline is the right coach for someone who likes suggestions of practical solutions to workplace challenges. Jacqueline also is very good at refocusing challenges and assisting the learner to step back and view the challenges from a neutral place in order to find solutions that may not have been possible upon first glance.

Senior Legal and Ethics Advisor

CGIAR

I was at a point where I was facing multiple challenges, and feeling that I had lost both momentum and direction. Jacqueline’s coaching enabled me to understand both my true priorities, and the things that were blocking my progress. She was challenging where necessary, always encouraging, and made me responsible to myself for the outcomes. I now have focus, know where I am headed, and am reaping the benefits, both personally and in business.
Director

Consulting business

The following words sum up Jacqueline’s work and commitment: reliable, professional, technically able, positive, and culturally sensitive. Thank you!
Director

Namibia Nature Foundation

The most important outcome for me is the ability to effectively question myself in both assessing situation (present) and finding a solution (future) in the context of my preference to overthink and overcomplicate!
Deputy CEO

Air ambulance charity

I think that had I not had her (Jacqueline’s) coaching I would not have had the confidence to take on this new role and effectively manage the stresses that any new role places on an individual. I think the most important tools she has given me is my new ability to take criticism constructively and have faith in my abilities, whatever role it is that I am taking on.
Project manager

Youth organisation

Within just 12 months my coach Jacqueline Hill helped me change my mindset from a junior manager and purely supportive role to a more strategic and director role. This in turn has given me the confidence and skills to apply for the position of Director of Fundraising and prepare me for the huge task ahead. Through subtle but thought-provoking discussions and tasks, I was able to see the bigger picture, change my behaviour and image and more importantly see myself becoming a leader for my new team and for the organisation. I strongly recommend coaching from Jacqueline for anyone who is thinking of becoming a leader in their field.
Senior manager

Air ambulance charity

I felt like I was talking to someone who really understood the whole area of change management. Jacqueline has more than knowledge and tools, she is a keen listener, is extremely patient and understanding and very empathetic.
Managers and staff

VSO

I have never used coaching before and was sceptical about how useful it would be … I was pleasantly surprised however about how useful the sessions were and the opportunity it gave me to reflect and gain new insight into my personal and professional development. I would recommend coaching to all professionals especially those who have contemplated it but thought ‘it’s not for me’. If you have the right coach which I feel I did it is really an amazing and valuable experience.
Team leader

Mental health charity

Jacqueline came into a complex situation and provided much needed clarity. She coached and mentored the project team, transferring skills, knowledge and confidence.
Director External Relations

MSI

Jacqueline brought a range of coaching skills and techniques that really enabled me to reflect on the areas we were discussing and to come up with a number of strategies for my own development; a valuable and worthwhile experience that I would fully recommend.
Future Leaders graduate

Ambition Institute

Had I not had her (Jacqueline’s) coaching I would not have had the confidence to take on this new role and effectively manage the stresses that any new role places on an individual. I think the most important tools she has given me is my new ability to take criticism constructively and have faith in my abilities, whatever role it is that I am taking on.
Project manager

Youth organisation

Coaching has given me the time and space to look at myself and think more deeply. It has been an exceptionally positive experience and given me scope to build on what I have learned.
Day Unit Manager

Clinical services provider

Having coaching opened up a space for me to consider my actions and behaviours that is rarely available in the busy day to day. I have come away feeling more confident about the thought processes I go through in considering the way I work and this has had a direct impact on my performance. As someone who has not had coaching before I was concerned that this approach wouldn’t deliver any tangible outcomes but I left every session with clear actions and these were followed up.
Manager

Ambition Institute

The post-workshop meeting helped me to refocus my energy on the team members and relationships that will have the most positive impact.
Team Manager

Thames Reach

We have built on the outputs of the workshop and there has been a positive impact on the business.
Director of Operations

Identity & Passport Service

The coaching allowed me to focus on specific areas of my professional practice that I wished to develop and, through a structured approach and targeted tasks, I was able to spend time really thinking about and then discussing the areas I wished to develop.  A valuable and worthwhile experience that I would fully recommend.

Senior Leader

Education Sector

Jacqueline works in a very sensitive and straightforward way. She listened very carefully to understand what I wanted to get out of the coaching at every stage and carefully guided me through each session. She has a whole range of ideas and games and tools, and was very clear about how to use them to chart a way forward. Each second of each session was productive. She also kept checking her understanding of what was required. I was amazed at the way she was able to break big issues into smaller understandable problems I could deal with. It was very valuable to be able to analyse my feelings, responses and aspirations and to make more conscious choices for the short and longer term. I have enjoyed the coaching. It has been enlightening and practical.
Senior Manager

WaterAid

I hope that you have found it useful to read what others have said about coaching with me. More testimonials and recommendations are available on Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/jacquelinemhill/

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