David Lowe
Coach. Mentor. Teacher. Facilitator.
Author. Podcaster.
David has coached a variety of individuals and companies (from start-ups to traditional organisations) over a range of industries (including pharma, travel, health, fashion, charity, wine, government, law, agriculture, automotive and finance).
He is currently conducting doctoral research into how conversational humour manifests itself in coaching and mentoring (at Oxford Brookes), has a post-graduate certificate in Business & Personal Coaching from University of Chester, is certified by the International Coach Federation as a Professional Certified Coach, as well as having a bundle of Agile-related qualifications.
He is the author of ‘Coaching Journal: A guide and journal‘, ‘The Innovation Revelation: A story about how to satisfy customer needs‘, ‘6 Steps to a Successful Agile Implementation‘, ‘The Lemonade Stall: How to test and validate ideas‘, ‘You’re on Mute!‘ and ‘Scrum 101: the most frequently asked questions about Agile with Scrum‘, as well as the host of THE COACH’S BACKPACK podcast.
WHAT IS ON OFFER?
“My offering is best explained as being a bit like a sweet shop: there are a number of jars on the shelf (containing coaching, mentoring, teaching and facilitating) and you can choose which you want to have. If it makes sense for you, we can take a mixture from multiple jars.”
Flexible approach
Work with David in a way that works best for you.
You can hire him by the hour, for multiple hours, or whole days.
He also works on a zero-day notice period so you’re not committing upfront to a lengthy engagement. You can stop whenever you want.
Coaching is...
Coaching helps people achieve their best by building awareness, empowering choice and supporting them to make regular evolutionary improvements.
Teaching is...
Sharing a broad range of skills, techniques and knowledge on topics such as coaching, Agile frameworks, product development, user-centred design, estimation, complexity and more.
Mentoring is...
Coaching + providing you with the option to receive some of his knowledge, feedback and ideas based on his past experiences across a wide variety of industries.
Facilitating is...
Bringing structure to group discussions, along with encouragement and support to help them achieve their objectives. Ensures that everybody’s voice is heard equally in a highly-engaging way.
THE COACH’S BACKPACK podcast asks a variety of coaches (from voice to parenting) what they consider to be the most important tools of their trade, physically and/or mentally.
They are only allowed to take limited items on a hypothetical new engagement: one book, one tool/technique/approach/framework, one other item of their choice … and a person to accompany them. Hosted by David Lowe.
