What is coaching?

Coaching is partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximise their personal and professional potential.

As a coach, my role is to:

  • Discover, clarify and align with what the client want to achieve

  • Encourage client self-discovery

  • Elicit client-generated solutions and strategies

  • Hold the client responsible and accountable

I specialise in coaching around the following themes:

  • Growing self-awareness

  • Developing personal brand

  • Effective communication

  • Improving relationships

  • Enhancing performance

SHE HAS TRULY HELPED TO BRING CLARITY AND PURPOSE TO MY THOUGHTS AND LEADERSHIP STYLE

I have been working with Alyson as my coach for the last year and in that time believe that she has truly helped to bring clarity and purpose to my thoughts and leadership style. Working with Alyson has helped me to unravel sometimes complicated situations and put things into a clearer perspective which then helps to create a more defined path ahead for personal development.

I would highly recommend Alyson as a coach and look forward to working with her again in the future.
— Mark Longley, National Sales Manager - Stainless
I CANNOT RECOMMEND ALYSON HIGHLY ENOUGH

I had the pleasure of working with Alyson as part of the Soltius Leadership Program and also afterwards during one-on-one coaching.

The time I spent with Alyson to work through my own insights, gain real clarity on my goals, and put self-directed action plans in place to achieve them, has had a huge positive impact on me personally and professionally. I cannot recommend Alyson highly enough.
— Jan Devereux, Customer Solutions Manager - IT
I AM ABLE TO REALLY LEAD MY TEAM WITH CONFIDENCE

I have had the pleasure of working with Alyson over the past while to help me transition into a new leadership role and help me realise my full potential.

Alyson has really helped me understand what has held me back in the past and given me tools to help overcome these prohibiting behaviours.

I have taken small steps over the period, building on actions from our meetings and am now in a position where I am able to really lead my team with confidence - and am getting good results.

I warmed to Alyson very quickly and found her quiet respectful nature easy to respond to and feel that through this process I have made a friend.

Thank you Alyson!
— Tania Rakena - Regional Manager
I AM A MORE CONFIDENT AND EFFECTIVE LEADER

It has been my privilege to spend many hours one-on-one with Alyson Keller as she coached me through my Leadership Development Program. Without question I am a more confident and effective leader as a result of the principles and skills she taught me. Her advice is practical and has already been implemented in the workplace. Furthermore, I appreciate Alyson’s readiness and availability to assist and counsel me on any management or personal issues I was grappling with.
— Philip Stainton, Product Manager

Outcomes of coaching

Clients often experience deepened awareness of:

  • Value-adding and value-reducing behaviours

  • Impact of behaviour on others

  • Partnering strengths

  • Assessing other behaviour to understand how to flex one's own behaviour

  • Similarities and differences with behavioural preferences

  • Developing strategies to modify behavioural preferences and improve interactions with others.

MY TRANSFORMATION FROM HAVING COACHING WITH ALYSON HAS BEEN MEASURABLE, OBVIOUS, PROGRESSIVE, AND A REAL SUCCESS!

Alyson is hands down the best coach I’ve ever had!!
My transformation from having coaching with Alyson has been measurable, obvious, progressive, and a real success!
With so much clarity gained in such a short time frame. I have been able to implement systems and structure that are making a real difference to my business and my life! As well as seeing a clear and steady increase in income.
Alyson’s approach is supportive, understanding and empowering.
Her skill in drawing out the “right” information, keeping you on track, and encouraging you in a progressive direction is unique and on the ball.
I am incredibly grateful to have experienced Alyson’s coaching and can say “if you’re looking for real progression and for a coach to help with that – Alyson Keller is it!
— Sharlene Ferguson - Photographer Personal Branding, Events & Visual Content
SHE HAS HELPED ME TO GROW IN BOTH WORK AND PERSONAL LIFE

Alyson has been my business coach for the last year and has helped me to grow in both work and and personal life. Alyson really gets to understand you and ensures the coaching sessions are personalised and add value to what you are trying to achieve, the sessions really made me reflect on the actions I was doing and really helped to give me insight to the things I do everyday and what impact that has on me, my colleagues and staff.
I would highly recommend Alyson to anyone looking for a coach.
— Jonathon Walker, Store Manager
Phone coaching

Who is coaching for?

I have experience coaching:

  • Executives

  • Business Owners

  • Leadership Programmes

  • Graduate Programmes

  • Teams

  • Team Leaders

  • Managers

  • Professionals.

Often the coaching I provide is incorporated as part of larger learning events for:

  • Assessment and Development Centres

  • Graduate Programmes

  • Leadership Programmes

  • Teams.

I CAN ATTEST HER ABILITY TO DELIVER RESULTS

Having been coached by Alyson over the past year I can attest to her ability to deliver results. She has an amazing ability to quietly but firmly coach you to some real insights but even more importantly translate that into real change. Her style is warm and friendly but still able to get to the nub of an issue. I have really valued both our interactions and the impact they have had on me.
— Kylie Elsom, Head Of Human Resources at MediaWorks NZ
IF YOU WANT TO CREATE A DIFFERENCE WITHIN YOURSELF AND HAVE THIS BENEFIT ALL FACETS OF YOUR LIFE, THEN YOU SHOULD COACH WITH ALYSON KELLER

Alyson has been my coach over the last year and I cannot recommend her highly enough. I was drawn to approach Alyson for coaching after benefitting from two different training sessions that she ran for Auckland Council. I was reaching out at a time when I really needed input into developing strategies for some challenging situations I was facing at work. Alyson is an extremely effective worker and I have gained much deeper insight into my personal leadership style and more confidence with how to wield it and I have enjoyed some really stunning results with my team at work. Most importantly though, with Alyson’s gentle but very astute guidance I have been able to safely gain perspective on the things that have been holding me back – Alyson has allowed several “a-ha” moments to shine through for me and for those moments, and all the other benefits I have experienced, I am extremely grateful to have had Alyson in my corner. If you want to create a difference within yourself and have this benefit all facets of your life, then you should coach with Alyson Keller.
— Anna Cameron, Executive Director at Auckland Theatre Company
EVERY SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS EXECUTIVE NEEDS SOMEONE LIKE ALYSON

I recently needed help to clarify the focus, direction and opportunities to maximise my business. I engaged Alyson for some personal sessions because of her expertise and high level coaching. I was amazed at the results after a couple of sessions with Alyson. She has a fabulous approach and her skill level is second to none.

Within a short period of time she managed to help me get very clear on what was the right ‘fit’ for me, in terms of business and potential clients, and I was thrilled. I had thought this would take quite a few meetings, but was surprised how fast she helped me achieve what I needed.

I think every successful business executive or business owner needs someone like Alyson.
I can’t recommend her highly enough!
— Fiona Clark, Director

Qualifications

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I am a member of the International Coach Federation (ICF) - with a (PCC) Professional Certified credential - and adhere to their code of ethics for coaching. 

Conversations at the Growing Edge - Growth Edge Coaching

Global Team Coaching Institute (GTCI) - Certified Practitioner in Team Coaching

To learn more or to discuss your specific needs and requirements, I invite you to contact me.

ALYSON WAS EXTREMELY HELPFUL IN HELPING ME CREATE MY CAREER PATH

Her coaching skills and easy manner helped me feel relaxed and engage easily into some great ideas for my development.
— Bob Morrison, Senior Station Officer at New Zealand Fire Service
HER ABILITY TO BRING EVERYTHING TOGETHER EACH SESSION WAS INCREDIBLE

I had the pleasure of being coached by Alyson as part of my professional development.
Her ability to bring everything together each session was incredible and the strategies we worked on together made an impact in my day-to-day work immediately and I know will make a difference when difficult scenarios arise in the future.
Alyson is extremely supportive and encouraging and I would highly recommend her as a coach.
— Micayla Cotter, Sales and Marketing Assistant
FROM MANAGER TO LEADER

I had the opportunity to work with Alyson as part of the coaching aspect of Noel Leeming Groups Women in Leadership course Aspire over the past year. When I first met Alyson one of my struggles was with procrastination and prioritisation, this led to me finding myself falling behind in preparation for meetings and spending limited time on planning for the future. Through the coaching I was able to discover my triggers for the behaviours, identify when I start to go down the path and have mechanisms in place to overcome these issues.
In the one hour sessions Alyson had an incredible ability to get to and clarify my objective, work me to find a solution and have me take accountability of my actions. This meant my sessions were always productive and I left with tangible outcomes, but more importantly the following sessions we were always able to build from and take it to another level.
So what started with procrastination and prioritisation ended in developing an authentic personal brand and working on a transition from manager to leader. I am looking forward to working with Alyson in the future and keeping her updated throughout my journey.
— Iliska Julius, Commercial and Insurance Fulfilment Manager