Penny Holburn

Take a few minutes and ask yourself the following questions:

• Am I just "going through the motions" day to day because I do not really know what I want from life?
• Are my finances a source of worry?
• Do I feel like I am in the wrong job/career?
• Do I want to start my own business?
• Do I have my own business, but it is not growing the way I know it could?
• Are my relationships full of conflict, misunderstandings or disappointments?
• Is fear preventing me from making changes in my life that I really want to make?
• Is there too much stress in my life?
• Do I neglect my health?
• Am I failing to achieve my goals?
• Is a lack of confidence stopping me from moving forward in my life?
• Do I want to advance to leadership positions but don’t have the necessary skills?

If you answered yes to any of these questions then coaching could be the solution for you.

Professional Experience

Penny has spent the past 25 years working in the fields of people development, organisational and psychological assessment, change management, leadership development, and training and coaching, for many individuals and organisations. Client organisations include those in a variety of sectors: banking, insurance, mining, refining, paper and packaging, retail, utilities, medical services, telecommunications, information technology, tertiary institutions, parastatals, the public sector and trade unions. Companies benefiting from her coaching include large multinational corporations with over 40 000 employees to small businesses with less than 10 employees. Individuals she has coached include teenagers, entrepreneurs, employees, managers, students, the unemployed and Senior Executives.

Throughout her career she has had, and continues to have, opportunities to speak around the world and write for publications. She has contributed her ideas to magazines in SA and the USA, and writes for the Business Women magazine. She is a practitioner member of COMENSA (coaches and mentors South Africa), on the organising committee of the Gauteng SAODN (South African Organisation Development Network), a member of Women in Finance, a mentor for readers of Destiny and DestinyMan magazines and is a Financial Mail preferred supplier of Executive Coaching and Mentoring.

Post-school Penny completed a BSc Hons (Psychology) Cum Laude, an MSc (Psychology) Cum Laude, and a major in Industrial Psychology (Cum Laude). She was awarded a number of scholarships during her studies. She completed a personal coaching programme which she passed with marks of over 95% and in 2000 she completed a Senior Management programme through Wits business school (together with Harvard). She has worked in research, lecturing, training, consulting and coaching positions. She has also spent 6 years in senior management positions, including a role of General Manager.

Results achieved by her coaching clients include promotions, new careers, increased business profitability, improved health, improved leadership capability, considerable increases in income, greater emotional intelligence and communication skills, more rewarding relationships, greater self confidence and management of fears, and better management of stress. Other benefits her coaching clients attest to include the ongoing ability to apply skills and techniques that achieve results, clarity around what they want in life, achievement of their goals and development of their own personal success formula.

What is my commitment to my clients?

• Total focus on you, the client, and your goals
• Someone who believes in your potential and wants to see you become all you can be
• Someone who keeps you focused on your goals
• Someone who understands, accepts and respects you, and truly listens to you without judgment
• Someone who challenges you when you talk yourself down and encourages you not to accept second best for your life.
• Accelerated personal development
• Adherence to a code of ethics and complete confidentiality
  
  

How do the coaching sessions work?

I conduct coaching either face to face, or by telephone, and I coach anyone from the age of 15 who wants to make changes in their life. After the first coaching session we will work out a coaching programme to meet your needs. Although you need to be coached for between 3 and 6 months to make long lasting changes, I do not require that clients sign up for a fixed number of sessions. You will increase your awareness and learn new skills from the very first session. Clients attend coaching either once a week or once every two weeks. After completing the coaching programme some clients want to continue with refreshers once every quarter or once every six months.

Client Feedback

"Dear Penny, before the coaching sessions I felt directionless and generally uninspired by my situation in life. I struggled to identify what I wanted and had no idea how to go about achieving the goals I did set for myself. With your help I have made significant breakthroughs in both the career and health aspects of my life. I managed to consciously alter my career path to better suit my strengths, find the strength to quit the job I was unhappy in and gain the confidence to recognize and embrace a new career opportunity. I also managed to turn my health around after an extended illness and am feeling generally healthier and fitter than I have in years. All these changes have been achieved in less than 3 months and I have never felt in better control of my life. I want to thank you again for being such a pivotal part of this journey and really believe that it was your direction and support that made it all possible! Kind regards."
Sue, Architect

"Penny is a very approachable person who conducts herself in a very professional and open way that makes the coaching sessions with her very relaxed but very interesting and thought-provoking. Also, you feel that you are dealing with someone who knows what she is talking about. The whole coaching experience was fantastic. It opened my mind to how to get what I want in life. I would recommend her as a coach to friends and colleagues."
Lee, Divisional Head

My purpose in life is to help you take charge of your life and realise your goals and dreams. Let me help you do that.

For more information visit my website www.lifecoachingbusiness.co.za or send me an email at penny.holburn@live.co.za with any questions you have or information you require.