Welcome to Ford Consulting
We are passionate about personal and professional development and thrive on helping our clients to get the best out of themselves and their teams. We have a particular interest in the training and ongoing development of leaders, managers and coaches and work in partnership with our clients to facilitate development in a way that realises individual and collaborative potential as well as achieving both personal and business goals.
We have an enthusiastic, experienced and highly professional group of associates and a comprehensive portfolio of services which enables us to tailor-make development initiatives to suite most individual or organisational needs including:
- Enhancing leadership capacity
- Expanding coaching capability
- Maximising individual and collective performance
- Promoting accountability and responsibility
- Enabling change
- Engaging staff
- Managing the transition from doing to leading
- Connecting with others more effectively
- Unlocking individual and collective potential
- Promoting collaborative working
- Integrating theoretical learning with real-life issues
If you or your organisation could benefit from development in any of the areas listed above please contact us.
Client Testimonials
Liz had a great way of looking at things from a completely different perspective to mine which allowed me to contextualise problems and solve them far more easily than I had been able to before.
Senior Manager PCT/CCG
“The coaching has made a real difference to me in terms of my current role but also in being able to determine what direction I want my future career to take.”
General Manager, Mental Health Trust
From the very first session I was able to make changes to my day-to-day working practices that have been invaluable. Thank you Liz!
Senior Manager, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Liz has the ability to synthesise information and ask just the right questions that in turn encourage you to reflect upon your own practices and steadily begin to alter them.
Assistant Head Teacher, Humberside
Thank you for all your help - you've been brilliant in helping me to get my head together in preparation for interviews and I've enjoyed working with you. If anyone asks me where they can get help with interview coaching, I'll be recommending you!
Vicar, Church of England
I was somewhat sceptical about coaching but I found our time together to be one of my best investments in personal development. Liz’s coaching helped me to unlock time, become more effective in my professional role and, more importantly, it enabled me to enjoy my life outside of work.
Dave Vickers, Assistant Head Teacher
Liz helped me to gain focus and uncover different ways to resolve situations at work. I found coaching a supportive, motivating and cathartic experience - Thank you!
Curriculum Lead, Hull College
"I have gained greater focus in the tasks required to manage my team, and confidence to put plans into action."
Regional Rural Head, Savills
Coaching has had a big impact on me. I think it is deep and will be long lasting. It has helped me to make some very big personal and career decisions.
MBA Student, Bradford University School of Management
Coaching helped me to understand the benefits of putting into words the feelings and thoughts that were in my mind.
Business Development Manager, global pharmaceutical company
These coaching sessions have served to identify several vital issues that have had a direct impact on my performance. They were skilfully conducted and appropriately assessed.
MBA Student, Bradford University School of Management
I’ve found the coaching a valuable and rewarding experience. The greatest value has been talking through some self-limiting beliefs and gaining more understanding of what’s holding me back. Thank-you!
Freelance Development Consultant
The benefits I gained from my coaching sessions were enormous. They helped me to find focus and set goals as well as learning another valuable leadership skill.
MBA Student, Bradford University School of Management
The thing I valued most about these coaching sessions was the opportunity to reflect and discuss matters with a 3rd party who was independent from work, family and friends and able to provide both challenge and support.
Project Manager, Management Consultancy
Liz provides executive coaching for MBA students at Bradford University School of Management. Feedback suggests students find this to be a highly worthwhile and effective experience. I have absolutely no hesitation in recommending her.
Dave Spicer, Associate Dean, MBA Programmes
Liz has undertaken several projects for us over the last four years including developing our corporate induction programme, delivering a variety of training programmes and assisting us with mapping our business processes. Her work is of a high standard; keenly undertaken and professionally presented.
Vice President (UK & Ireland), global healthcare company
Liz’s work was always to a very high standard and delivered in a timely fashion. She consistently produced quality documentation following only an outline brief from myself. Above all, Liz was always pleasant, helpful and informative and I can wholeheartedly recommend her to prospective clients.
Pathology Services Manager
This coaching workshop should be compulsory for all managers. It is the most useful and high impact course I have ever been on. It has changed the way I manage work and personal relationships for the better.
Marketing Manager, Faculty of Arts & Society, Leeds Metropolitan University
Coaching enabled me to build my confidence and take a much more hands-on approach to my career development. Liz is a star and I would recommend her to anyone.
Management Consultant, The Nichols Group
Coaching has been the single most empowering personal development I have ever done.
Kathryn Blackburn, Head of Student Marketing, Leeds Metropolitan University
My coaching sessions with Liz gave me focus and direction. She unlocked the motivation and energy I needed to tackle issues I had been ‘parking’ and which had been holding me back. Thank you, Liz!
Client Services Manager, Primeast Ltd
You have a gift for making dreams happen. You believe in me and that helps me believe in me too.
Minister, Congregational Church
Liz was fantastic coaching me, simply the best coaching session I’ve ever had. Thank you so much. This has lifted something that has been around since I was 13 years old. I am indebted to you.
Independent Conflict Mediator
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