Deborah Sawyerr, General Manager, Bush Theatre

Powerbrokers Coaching & Mentoring Programme, Cultural Leadership Programme Career Development and Transition

Project Description

deborahSawyerrDeborah is an experienced and visionary theatre executive with particular expertise in strategic planning and development.

Programme
Powerbrokers Coaching & Mentoring Programme, Cultural Leadership Programme
Career Development and Transition

The Brief
To help Deborah frame the next stage of her career direction, building on and consolidating previous experience while learning new skills as part of her continued professional development.

We provided Deborah with a range of interventions including strengths and emotional intelligence assessments, journaling and selected readings to help achieve her objectives. The short term objective was to work as an independent consultant; while her medium term objective was to be intentional in achieving her long term objective which was to run a theatre venue. We focused on helping Deborah hone specific leadership competencies in terms of soft skills and behaviours as opposed to technical and functional skills.

Outcomes and impact
Within a year of embarking on her coaching journey, Deborah became the general manager at the Broadway Theatre, Barking in East London. Deborah is now the General Manager, Bush Theatre

”Deborah
“I have learnt a great deal whilst being coached by Maureen. I was able to use the sessions to explore and understand my emotional intelligence and identify my key leadership strengths and how begin to use these more intentionally and effectively. I have enjoyed my mentoring and feel I have developed a good relationship with Maureen. Since ending the official mentoring programme, I have been able to make contact with her to ask advice and this has greatly helped me continue to develop my understanding and application of my leadership strengths. The work we did together has enabled me to more appreciate my leadership strengths and to consciously use them in my new position and recognise them in my team. I am delighted to say that following my coaching, I was offered and accepted the position of General Manager at The Broadway, Barking. Many thanks for all your help and encouragement.”

Project Details

  • Client: Deborah Sawyerr, General Manager, The Broadway Theatre
  • Date: August 31, 2013
  • Categories: Coaching