Alex Clapson

I am an award winning Mentor, Coach, & Facilitator.

Prior to my freelance career, I was the Head of Coaching & Mentoring for the Welsh Government.

My top soft skills include:

1. Creativity: helping to generate original ideas & solutions
2. Influencing: helping to persuade others to support ideas, buy-into solutions, & to take actions
3. Collaboration: the ability to work with others & unlock synergies towards a common goal
4. Adaptability: thriving in change & uncertainty
5. Emotional intelligence: being able to perceive & understand the motivations & emotions of others in order to modulate responses

My qualifications include:

• MSc. Economics & Applied Social Studies
• Post Graduate Diploma in Applied Social Science
• Diploma in Social Work
• ILM Qualified Executive Coach
• DISC
• Qualified & experienced Senior Social Worker with a current Social Care Wales registration & DBS

I work with clients from an outcome & solution focused perspective, enabling them to improve the impact that they have at work & to overcome challenges to achieve their best.

I help leaders step off the treadmill, to transform their thinking skills, rediscover their resources, to become the successful leader they’ve imagined.

I develop coaching relationships built on trust, helping people become aware & engaged in their own personal development. Drawing from a broad spectrum of the latest thinking, including Motivational Psychology, & Leadership Development, utilising “what works” for each situation. Lasting changes are achieved through this supportive & challenging approach.

25 years of operational & strategic management experience gained in central & local government; private; & third sectors. I regularly work all around Europe & I am available to clients worldwide, in person, via telephone & online.

I am a dynamic & successful trainer & facilitator with experience of delivering on a wide range of subjects including leadership, change management, communication & people skills.

As a trained Mediator with over 15 years of practice experience, I have helped many individuals & organisations to overcome disputes & achieve sustainable solutions.

Certified practitioner of the EQ-i 2.0 ® / EQ360 ® & MTQ48 ® assessment tools

VIA Character Strengths professional: http://alexclapson.pro.viasurvey.org/