Throughout her legal career, both at Senior Associate and Partner level, Fiona acted for many corporate clients as well as local authorities and charities. She has coached executives and professionals from a variety of sectors and understands the ever increasing pressure on individuals to reach demanding targets and deliver excellent results within tight time frames. Being aware of the demanding expectations placed on individuals by colleagues, clients and employers and having personally worked in this modern business culture for many years, Fiona is well placed to help clients gain awareness of thinking patterns and positively change behaviours to boost performance and effectiveness. Combining her legal education and career with her more recent degree in psychology and certificate in counselling, Fiona is able to introduce to the business world awareness of how long held beliefs and attitudes can both inhibit and enhance business performance and personal effectiveness.

• Partner of a City law firm, developing new perspectives and leadership qualities in preparation for the move to equity partnership.
• Partner of a City law firm working to improve leadership effectiveness and develop stronger people management behaviours to improve personal effectiveness and team performance.
• Fund Manager of a Mayfair-based Hedge Fund working to develop effective strategies and strong leadership skills to motivate peers and subordinates to improve their performance in a tough competitive environment.
• Senior Accountant in construction company to identify future career goals and developing effective strategies to cope with difficult business relationships.
• Director of IT organization focusing on developing new behaviours to improve personal performance and to inspire others in the organisation to do likewise in a highly competitive market.

• Solicitor
• BA (Hons) Law
• BSc (Hons) Psychology (1st)
• AQA Certificate in Advanced Counselling Skills
• Member of British Psychological Society

Fiona’s approach to coaching is firstly to build a rapport with clients to enable the client to feel comfortable in the relationship to facilitate honesty and insight into thinking patterns and behaviours. Fiona seeks to provide a strong level of support to her clients, but where appropriate she will challenge to enable the client to: set clear and effective goals; gain an awareness of the reasons for certain behaviours and their impact on business performance and relationships. Fiona strives for the development and fulfilment of potential.

Mobile: +44 (0) 7887 997021

Email: fionadickie@insideout.biz