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Jo Richings/Purple Cow Un Limited
An active member of the Nonprofit Builder consultant platform since 08, December 2021 and has completed 36 engagements through the platformBusiness & Executive Coach * Mentor * Management Coach
United Kingdom, Europe
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Business & Executive Coach and Mentor Jo Richings, is passionate about coaching growth-minded organisations, charities and NGO's who are looking to move their organisations to the next level. Jo also specialises in working with Senior Management Teams who are struggling to work as a cohesive team.
Over the last 14 years, Jo has coached & mentored in all kinds of areas, such as enviromental, climate change, blue energy, econonmic policymaking, human rights, think-tanks, finance, property, construction, restaurants, film making, HR, fashion, design and marketing, - just to name a few!
Jo says, "Management is management. Leadership is leadership. It doesn't matter whether you are selling widgets or changing the world with blue energy. The same rules apply. You will have the same challenges with your team, systems, sales, branding, marketing, finance etc. The framework is the same."
Jo and her team offer bespoke 121 and group coaching programmes via Zoom. She also offers team training in Spanish, French and Bengali and is expert at sourcing great trainers if you need training delivered in another language.
"All of my coaching programs are completely bespoke and designed specifically for the client's needs and challenges, goals and dreams. I work really closely with my clients and am as invested in their success as they are."
Jo says "My coaching\mentoring style is very directive and I’m pretty dynamic and tend to “say it as it is” so I’m usually able to get to the nub of issues quickly. As a result of this, I usually find it very easy to build trust with clients as they can see that I know my stuff and can help them."
Areas covered in either 121 or small groups
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Decision making
Problem solving Stress management Running effective meetings Communication skills Coaching your team Customer service training Strategy planning Goal setting 360 Development programmes
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Leadership skills
Management skills Delegation DISC profiling 5 Dysfunctions of a team Performance management Management by objectives Assertiveness training Confidence building Trello & Notion Training
Myers Briggs
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Motivating your team
Time management Organisation skills Mind-set coaching Business Development Interview training Sales Training Customer service training Company Vision programmes |
Client testimonials
Jo is an excellent business coach who I would recommend to anyone. She is quick, insightful, a great listener, organised and gives excellent, actionable advice.
James Hooten, GFI
I have been working with Jo for 14 years, since 2007. Her work has been central to many areas including the ongoing coaching our of senior leadership team to increase personal performance – with some fantastic results & the development of a five year business plan to grow turnover in our Planning business from £2m to £5m in 5 yrs – plan was achieved in 3 yrs"
Peter Kavanagh, CEO
"Through her coaching Jo has skilfully challenged the Senior Management team on their behaviours and has contributed significantly to changes we have made which, without her involvement, would not have taken place. We have expanded the business in recent years and Jo has made a huge contribution to this process. I would have no hesitation in recommending the services of Jo Richings."
Peter Fuller, Director
"Jo Richings is one of the most energetic, inspiring mentors that I have encountered in many years of business. She took responsibility for assessing our company’s needs in terms of where we felt the new direction should be taken. Jo neatly processed the steps we should take as individuals, as well as a team, and gave us clearer insights to the moves we should be instigating to get to the goals we jointly set. It is now 12 months since Jo first started to guide our thoughts and we are extremely happy with how that professional enthusiasm has fed through to all the members of our team, to achieve a good transition towards new directions and horizons for our company."
Christine Marshall, Chairman,
"I worked with Jo for 8 years. She's been a great asset to helping us develop our peoples' skills Working at all levels in the organisation, she is able to cut through the 'noise' that frequently masks the root cause of problems or issues, and not only provide clarity of the solution, but a means to achieve this solution.
Jo works with structured, proven models and is always insistent on measuring the output of the efforts applied, be these commercial or otherwise. The fact that we keep engaging with Jo year after year is testament to the value she adds to our organisation as well as the results she delivers."
Peter Loverdos, Group Operations Director
"Jo has provided coaching and support for almost a year and in that time has been amazing. Her attitude is second to none and her enthusiasm, energy and positive attitude are incredibly inspiring. It is impossible to end a session with Jo and not feel like you could do whatever you set your mind to. She also quickly gets to the nub of any issue you may have and allows you to find the answer by supporting your thought processes and asking the right questions at the right time. Jo will encourage you to work in ways which are more productive and which save you time and energy, but she also really values non-work activity and emphasises the importance of valuing yourself and your own time. If you are thinking of taking on a coach, don’t look any further than Jo - she sets very high standards and then exceeds them."
Nick Cork, Managing Director,
