About me
About me
My name is Jo Maitland (she/her). Warm, reflective and empathetic, I am passionate about supporting people to achieve their full potential, and about enabling workplaces to become more inclusive.
I create a calm, warm, non-judgemental and empathetic environment for you to explore your current challenges and opportunities. Through curiosity, observation and thoughtful questioning, I encourage you to deepen your self-awareness.
Together, I aim for us to find that ‘light-bulb’ moment for you, which provides new clarity and sets you on the path towards constructive – perhaps transformational - change.
It is important that my style works for you. Before we set up a coaching relationship, we will have a free, no obligation, 'chemistry' session to explore what you are looking for in a coach.
My coaching approach
I support you in setting realistic, practical, goals, and work with you over a series of sessions to achieve them. You own the process, you provide the insights, and you bring the motivation to progress. I provide you with structure, tools and a neutral setting away from the pace and intensity of work and life to reflect, plan, act and review.
Together, we select an approach that suits you.
I work with behavioural approaches (coaching to support you in behaving differently), cognitive-behavioural approaches (coaching to support you in thinking differently), and acceptance and commitment approaches (coaching to support you in changing the relationship with your thoughts, rather than changing your thinking).
Whatever the approach, I create a psychologically-safe space for you to explore and progress through the trickiest areas that may be holding you back.
My professional experience
I am a qualified executive coach, experienced facilitator and Defence consultant working from Wiltshire.
I hold a Post Graduate Certificate in Coaching and Behavioural Change, an Executive MBA and am a Chartered Engineer with the IMechE.
My coaching approach is underpinned by over 20 years’ experience in leadership, engineering and organisational culture as an officer in the British Army.
I have led and managed teams 100-1500 strong. in engineering and training environments and have broad project and programme experience.
I offer a very practical understanding of STEM and Defence workplaces, of developing leaders at all levels and of developing male-majority cultures to become more inclusive and more productive.