Liz Cox
Liz’s career began in advertising at Saatchi & Saatchi before moving into market research. She co-founded Directions and built the company into one of the premier boutique research firms in the UK. After selling her ownership in Directions, she joined The Big Picture – a growing design research agency with a blue-chip, international client base – and helped guide the firm’s strategic and organisational development to become a global leader in its field.
She now uses this extensive entrepreneurial and corporate business experience to help senior leaders unlock their professional and personal potential to create sustainable positive change
Liz acts as a coach and advisor to boards, senior executives, and leaders within various organisations and industries including corporate, finance, marketing, creative media, property and publishing. An alumnus of Henley Business School, Liz specialises in leadership development, strategic planning, organisational structure and staffing retention practices.
She offers individual and group/team coaching.
Liz believes that “Coaching is the marriage of the possible with the practical". It requires listening well - both to what has been said as well as to what has not - and benefits enormously from understanding that the right answer is not always necessarily the obvious or the easy answer.
Qualifications:
Liz holds a Master’s Degree in Coaching and Behavioural Change (Distinction) and a Certificate in Coaching (Distinction) from the Henley Business School. She is also an accredited MBTI practitioner, is qualified to administer Hogan assessments and is an accredited Mental Health First Aider (Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England). Liz holds a Bachelor’s Degree in French and Italian from the University of London.
In compliance with industry practice, and as part of her own continuing professional development, Liz receives regular supervision which affords clients an additional level of quality assurance. She also subscribes to a strict code of ethics (in compliance with the European Mentoring and Coaching Council’s Code of Ethics).
“The Board of Trustees at Positively UK has worked with Liz Cox over the past 18 months. Liz has led two day-long workshops designed to maximise the direction, connection and cohesiveness of our Board. Her focus is always on ensuring maximum interaction between the Trustees; that everyone is heard and has the space to shape the future of the organisation. Group work is a strong feature of her approach. The result is a connected Board with a clear, sharpened vision, a coordinated strategy and a team fully aligned behind it and ready to deliver.”
Chair, Board of Trustees
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Testimonials
Coaching
"I’ve worked closely with Liz for over 15 years and during that time she has never failed to provide excellent advice. Her guidance is always considered and thought-through; she thinks strategically, able to recognise the bigger picture which is complemented by her awareness of any sensitivities involved so that she recommends the most diplomatic course of action. This combination of skills has contributed to a long and successful relationship and has resulted in her becoming a most trusted confidante."
Managing Director, Marketing Services Company
"I have great respect for Liz’s consultancy skills and she has transferred these to her coaching practice: generous listening and probing, perceptive observations, wise encouragement and positive regard. During a period in my career when I felt destabilised, Liz has helped ground me in truths about myself and encouraged me to address the barriers I put in my own way. I have really valued her support and highly recommend her services."
Business Owner, Marketing Services
"Liz combines insight with incisiveness, which she supports with exceptional listening ability and obvious respect. She epitomises professionalism.”
Partner, Law Firm
"Liz has a relaxed and engaging style which rubbed off on me. She knew when to be lighthearted and when to be more serious. She has seriously high EQ."
Director, Private Equity Company
"I value and trust Liz more than anyone else I have worked with in my business career."
CEO, Creative Media Company
“Liz showed me that positive change is possible. This has given me dramatically more confidence."
Managing Director, Recruitment Firm
Training
What makes Liz so effective is that she really invests the time to understand the group, so her training is well-considered and targeted at their specific needs. Sessions are engaging, thought-provoking, and most importantly, actionable. Oh, and they're enjoyable too, which always helps!
CEO Marketing Company
Liz managed to get the group to really open up. Her style is very open and non-judgemental, and she has lots of great techniques and approaches to get to the heart of the issues.
Director, Financial Company
It was a wonderful session. We’ve changed as an organisation because of that day. Thank you so much.
CEO, Charity Sector