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Meet Patrick

Patrick Ballin, Team Flow Lead and Senior Coach

Putting intentionality at the heart of individual and organisational achievement, Patrick has a particular passion for facilitating positive change through individual and team collaboration that aligns with their organisation’s commercial, social and environmental missions.

 

Before starting his coaching business 20 years ago, he worked in the personal computer industry before becoming Global Head of Supply Chain and Logistics Development at The Body Shop International plc, leading global change projects and serving as a Trustee of The Body Shop Foundation.

 

Patrick coaches individual leaders and their teams across a wide variety of organisations, to address their most important challenges. His style is always compassionate, and challenging when it’s helpful.

 

Sample impacts of coaching

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  • Recent Exigence joint lead with a global people leadership team (FTSE100), to enhance the team’s cohesion and strategic focus under new leadership

  • Lead on a four-year global virtual coaching programme for a Canadian client that brought multiple acquisitions globally together into common ways of working in high-performance, high-trust team work

  • Over a 19-year coaching career, supporting many senior leaders through role transitions

  • Coached with leaders and teams across Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East in sectors ranging from aerospace, biotech, financial services and retail to non-profits, local and central government

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Professional Qualifications and Credentials

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  • Advanced Coaching Training at Ashridge

  • Team Coaching accredited with 3Circle Partners/Belbin North America

  • Peer Coaching accredited with Coaching Ourselves (Prof. Henry Mintzberg)

  • Globally recognised practitioner in Belbin Team Roles, also accredited in MBTI Steps 1 & 2, Profilor, Executive Profilor and Denison DOCS

  • BA & MA from the University of Cambridge

  • Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy

  • Associate Member of the Institute of Coaching

  • Visiting Lecturer on Specialist Masters Programmes at Brighton Business School from 2008-10​

 

Personal Detail

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​Patrick likes to be outdoors, exploring in Gwen the camper van, hiking and cycle touring. He also enjoys strumming on one of his guitars and socialising with old friends.

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