About Andrew

Andrew has a deep background in health and care research leadership with over 20 years of proven success, including 13 years in senior health research roles working within prestigious institutions such as the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) (the last 4 years as the Head of Performance Management at the Clinical Research Network (CRN)), the NHS, and universities.

Reflecting his background, as a coach, Andrew has worked with leaders in the public and private healthcare sectors, and in the education sector. He has worked with clients based in the UK and Italy. 

Andrew has been described by Raphael Mazzucco, one of the world’s most influential fashion photographers and contemporary artists, as one of those people you meet and know instantly that they have the potential to change your life in a beautiful way.

Andrew haa also;

• co-authored over 10 book chapters and peer-reviewed academic papers and,

• hosted a podcast series on research impact. 

Certifications and Qualifications

As a 'Chartered Psychologist' (CPsychol), Andrew is registered with the British Psychological Society (BPS). ‘The title of Chartered Psychologist is legally recognised and reflects only the highest standard of psychological knowledge and expertise’ (BPS). Andrew follows the BPS Code of Ethics and Conduct.

Andrew has an Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) Level 7 Certificate in Coaching and Mentoring enabling executives and senior leaders to maximise their performance, communication, and impact; develop talent; and deliver an exceptional customer experience. He follows The Global Code of Ethics For Coaches, Mentors, and Supervisors, current signatories of the code include EMCC Global and the European Association for Supervision and Coaching (EASC).

Andrew’s PhD, or Doctorate of Philosophy, is in ‘The influence of personality and psychological variables on immunological response in recently diagnosed breast cancer patients’. A PhD degree involves independently conducting original and significant research in a specific field or subject, and producing a publication-worthy thesis. It is one of the highest academic achievements that can be attained. 

Andrew’s Master of Arts (MA) degree, awarded with Distinction (a final grade of 70% or above, the highest level that can be awarded), in Management Systems developed his understanding of organisational dynamics, systems thinking, and complexity. His dissertation was titled ‘Understanding and Exploring Signatures of Complexity’. 

Andrew is an alumni of the King’s Fund Top Manager programme, a respected leadership training course for senior leaders working in the health and care system with 40 years of history. The programme developed his existing skills to work more effectively with complex leadership challenges and relational dynamics, emotional and political intelligence, compassionate leadership, and resilience.

Areas of coaching experience

• Business Development

• Career Development

• Creating impact

• Embedding values into organisational culture

• Relationship building

• Resilience building

• Work-life balance

Coaching style

Andrew creates relationships very quickly, by building rapport and establishing trust. His style is calm and he creates a safe space to allow clients to be open with him, and more importantly with themselves. As previous coaching clients described, ‘From the first session Andrew was warm, thoughtful, and considerate in his communications, this made me feel at ease and comfortable in working with him. His sense of humour and willingness to laugh together contributed to building a positive rapport. I gained a sense of trust in our work together through the professional way he explained everything’, and ‘Andrew was incredibly empathetic and listened objectively from the outset. His demeanor is very calm and supportive making it really easy to build rapport with him.’

Andrew’s coaching style is relaxed yet professional, and his approach to coaching is to let the client set the agenda, and use his experience, knowledge and skills to help the client gain insights that lead to positive change. As previous clients shared, ‘The experience working with Andrew was positive, productive, and sparked my thinking and reflection beyond the time spent in sessions. I felt like the conversation was authentic and honest and I left each session feeling refreshed and inspired’, and ‘Andrew was absolutely the right side of empathetic and supportive, challenging and structured. Goals for each of the sessions were always agreed; with unintrusive check-ins to make sure the session was achieving what I was looking to get out of it.’

Andrew respects and believes in his clients, and their ability to solve their own problems.

One of the things that sets Andrew apart from many other Leadership, Development and Executive Coaches is his psychological knowledge and skills, which he has used to help clients make meaningful connections between their past experiences and their current reality, and which enables them to consider their challenges in new ways, creating new options for change. Similarly, his coaching skills enable him to identify more complex and complicated coaching issues, observing patterns within and across coaching sessions, allowing him to raise a clients awareness by providing deeper feedback.