Imtiyaz Foolat

I am passionate about helping people be their best!

As an experienced leader, transformation manager and leadership developer having been in leadership roles for over 20 years, I have learnt a few things about what it takes to get the best out of people. I use this knowledge and experience to coach people so they can get the best out of themselves.

Coaching for me has enabled me to see and think through challenges and opportunities clearly, create different levels of awareness and make the right choices and actions to help me move forward with conviction

My Coaching Experience
I help my clients get clear about what they want to be working on, why is this important and what good outcomes looks like for them. I help them to baseline and measure their potential, provide insights into what is helping and hindering their progress, develop a joint plan to help them make progress towards being their best and measure the difference coaching has made to them.

I also specialise in diversity and inclusion coaching supporting minority groups to better understand their unique strengths and challenges and supporting their coaching and development needs. I believe that ‘Diversity in leadership should be representative of diversity in people led and customers served’. I hope to enable richer levels of diverse and inclusive teams at all levels of commerce and society.

As a thoughtful and challenging coach, who brings a blend of change, operations and business leadership experience, I will help you to quickly grasp and make sense of your situation and challenges. I will be your biggest cheerleader and hold you to account on your progress. Together we will explore and make sense of what's needed for you and help you develop the strategies and plans that move you forward.

People who have worked with me say that I am straightforward, challenging, thought-provoking, kind and generous. Most of all, I will help you raise your own self-awareness which in turn will help you develop the know-how you need to realise your potential and bring out your best.

Other Experience
I have experience of leading large operational teams, small technical teams, bespoke project teams and broad management teams across different sectors and locations. I have also consulted to and facilitated senior teams to shape strategy, develop transformation programs and create awareness in individual and team effectiveness. I continue to learn and develop from my experiences and use this to continually improve my coaching practice so I can always better serve my clients.

Areas of expertise:

• BAME Coaching Matters
• Realising Your Potential
• Leading through Career Change.
  • The range of topics discussed and explored includes;
    • measuring your potential
    • identifying your help and hinder factors
    • understanding personal values and drivers
    • confronting prejudice
    • identifying limiting belief systems
    • managing inner critic
    • improving self-esteem
    • confidence-building and valuing personal contribution.