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Barbara Buffton
I was a qualified careers adviser who one day decided to take my own advice and change my career! Whilst studying to become a Master practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming I became interested in personal growth and the power of the mind. I went on to make my own dreams come true, using many of the techniques outlined in my latest book, Follow Your Dream. I am now a successful executive coach and life coach and have my own thriving training and development business - check out my website www.people-developers.com
I have a client list that includes major companies in the private and public sector, as well as private individuals.
I have had four books published, including The Which? Guide to Choosing a Career (1998). As well as editing various government careers publications, I have also written for the BBC Learning Zone and was the Editorial Consultant for Sky's Reach for the Sky magazine. I write articles on an occasional basis for various business publications, the most recent being Fenman's Train the Trainer.
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I believe in coaching as a means to effect powerful change. This has led me to debate and advocate many aspects of coaching. I have appeared on BBC Radio Stoke, Merseyside and Manchester for interviews and phone-in coaching, and wrote a regular newspaper coaching column for over three years.
My Executive Coaching practice is just about to enter its 8th year. In 2006 by combining my learning from coaching leaders in organisations www.thedirectorscoach.com with educational input from Jack Stewart, I co-authored my first book - ‘The Coaching Parent’, www.thecoachingparent.com
This meant the creation of an accessible, readily available approach to help adults provide younger members of society with a means to realise their talents. Previously workshops had proven time consuming, reaching relatively small numbers. Now through the Internet, this work is available in many countries including France, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Germany, Japan and the United States of America. That means a lot to me, as my aim is to make a difference with this work in as many parts of the world as possible.
I am married to Laura, have two daughters, Nicole and Anne-Marie, and three grandchildren, Marcus, Aiden and Annika.
