No-Fluff Soft Skills

Who’s got time for emotional intelligence when there’s work to be done? Well, you, actually, if you want to get the best out of your team. Because business is basically about people, so developing your soft skills will help you get better results, faster.

Anne Taylor sets out a practical, no-nonsense approach to building better relationships and more effective communication for anyone who’s not a natural ‘people person’, but understands that getting more emotionally intelligent as a leader is the smart thing to do. And you can make a difference in just 6 minutes!

Author Biography

Anne Taylor is the Director of DIRECTions Coaching Ltd. Armed with a degree in Business from Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada, she built an impressive career over 20 years with companies such as Procter & Gamble and Nestlé where she held positions of increasing responsibility in marketing, overall business management and business strategy development.

After leaving her Global Marketing role at Nestlé in Switzerland, she re-trained as an Executive Coach. Her first clients included IMD business school and Nestlé. Later in the UK she established a successful practice with clients such as LEGO®, Deutsche Bank, L’Oréal and Ford among others. She is an associate coach for London Business School and LHH Penna and is certified through ICF to the level of Professional Certified Coach – one of fewer than 300 in the UK. She creates safe spaces for executives to grow as leaders by bringing challenge & support and provocation & acceptance. She helps successful leaders their impact particularly around EQ, strategic thinking and influencing.