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Comments from Clients

“Lis offers a highly professional service to her clients, whilst exhibiting the highest levels of enthusiasm and energy.”

“A great relief to meet someone who immediately understood what a “difficult” team I had and recognised my skills in managing them, but more importantly, made them appreciate how challenging they were and instilled a desire to learn and change.

Lis is a charming lady who gently persuades you to commit to doing something which you intrinsically know is right.”

“As my coach, Lis single-handedly encouraged me to believe that a goal I had thought impossible was achievable. The focus and momentum her coaching sessions provided ensured that I did not prove her wrong!”

Lis Merrick

Lis is a social science graduate, with an MBA and is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and Chartered Management Institute. She has a Diploma in Coaching and Mentoring with the Oxford School of Coaching and Mentoring. Later this year, she will be completing an MSc in Organisation Change and Consultancy, specialising in Mentoring and Coaching, which she is studying at Sheffield Hallam University.

Lis has considerable experience in the field of Human Resources, having worked for both Thomas Cook and Merrill Lynch, European Investment Banking at a senior level

Between March 2002 and April 2004, Lis held the post of National Mentoring Co-ordinator for the JIVE Project, a National Development Partnership, which aims to break down gender segregation in the engineering, construction and technology sectors. Her role was responsible for developing and disseminating the Let’s TWIST model of mentoring on a national basis through a team of Regional Mentoring Co-ordinators.

Lis is a Senior Associate of Clutterbuck Associates and is an accredited assessor for the International Standards for Mentoring Programmes in Employment (ISMPE). She is also an Associate of the Coaching and Mentoring Research Unit at Sheffield Hallam University.

In June 2004, she launched her own company, Coach Mentoring Ltd, a consultancy specialising in Mentoring, Coaching and Organisational Change assignments. Her recent assignments include working with both public and private sector clients including the NHS, Local Authorities, the Police Force, DEFRA, EMDA, the Institution of Civil Engineers, Bovis Lend Lease, the Simons Group, Kellogg's, Fulcrum Connections, Co-Operative Financial Services, The Bradford and Bingley plc., Whessoe Oil and Gas Ltd., Costain, Stora Enso, Acergy, Alfred McAlpine, SITA, Allianz and the WWF.

Paul Stokes

Paul is a Senior Lecturer in Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management at Sheffield Hallam University, where he is currently course leader and admissions tutor for the MSc in Mentoring and Coaching. Additionally, he is an active member of the Mentoring and Coaching Research unit within the Faculty of Organisation and Management. He is a member of the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) as well as serving as part of the EMCC Conference Committee. Paul works with students on industrial placements as well as teaching a wide range of subjects including mentoring and coaching, organisational behaviour, strategic management, human resource management and organisational change, at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Paul’s background is in research, having worked on a national research project into organisational learning for the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council, following on from completing his MSc in Human Resource Management. Having attained a Post Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching, he is also

completing his PhD, which explores the role of middle managers in knowledge management and organisational learning.

Paul has also been involved in a range of mentoring and coaching research and consultancy projects with clients including: South Yorkshire Police, Business Link for London, Connexions Trade Partners UK, Business Link Surrey, Health Action for Stoke, Yorkshire Forward, South Yorkshire Investment Fund.