Debbie Basden

Born and educated in the UK with a BSc from Cardiff University and an MSc from Durham University before starting my career in South Africa. After 4 years I returned to work in Bristol within the insurance sector for 10 years, before moving to Kenya as a Management Consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers focusing on the private sector. 

During the last 20+ years transforming organisation structures, cultures and processes in the Eastern Africa region, I also enhanced my professional qualifications as a; Life Coach, Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) Master Practitioner, EFT / Tapping Practitioner in addition to Advanced Core Transformation Practitioner and a Diploma in Human Resources Management. 

And I successfully brought some of those techniques into my consulting projects, while also starting to work with individuals; been practicing regularly since late 2013, conducting hundreds of private sessions with Clients located in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Africa and the USA. 

Now living in South Wales, I continue to assist people all over the world to balance their outlook and improve their mental health (overcome trauma / PTSD, depression / anxiety / panic, OCD, phobias such as spiders, fear of public speaking etc) and procrastination as well as helping individuals improve their capabilities (eg presentation or interview skills), solve business problems (eg how to improve teamwork or enhance their CV). 

Experience - ·

 

10 years as a part time Life Coach 

20 years as an Independent Management Consultant in Eastern Africa Specialising in Training, Organisation Restructuring, Process Improvement, Recruitment, Strategic Planning and Job Design. Highly experienced in managing departments and projects within the constraints of quality, delivery and budget.

 2 years as a Senior Management Consultant with PwC Nairobi Kenya working in private sector / financial services 

10 years in various roles with Sun Life Assurance in Bristol 

Joint Application Development (JAD) 

Workshop Facilitator 1996 – 1997 

IT Strategy Programme Co-ordinator, 1995 – 1996 

Project Manager, 1994 – 1995 

Planning and Support Manager, 1993 – 1994 

Project Leader & Requirements Manager, 1990 – 1993 

Team Leader / Business Systems Analyst, 1987 – 1990 

3 years as a Business Systems Analyst, Infogold, Anglo American Corporation South Africa 

Skills/Strengths · 

Calm, analytical, many years of experience in leadership and management, culturally diverse background, strategic, patient, a trainer of trainers and friendly. 

Qualifications/ Accreditations · 

• Life Coach Grade 2 – Kuunganisha Training & Coaching / Theo Bruekers Institute 

• NCC Resources – Human Resources Management Diploma 

• Prince Project Management 

• Leadership Trust – Leadership into Management & Self Development 

• Blessing and White Coaching Skills 

• Stephen Covey 7 Habits.

• International ANLP - NLP Master Practitioner 

• EFTi - Certified and Accredited EFT Practitioner 

• ANLP - Professional Member of the Association of NLP 

• EFT Guild - Practitioner Member 

• Life Coach Grade 1 & NLP Practitioner - Theo Bruekers Institute, Holland 

• Member Institute Human Resources Management Nairobi 

• Institute of Cultural Affairs - Strategic Planning Workshops, Train the Trainer 

• Computer Task Group – Joint Application Development Facilitator 

Find something you enjoy doing and company that has similar values and beliefs as yourself. Be authentic and communicate when things are not as you expected.