by Steve Allman | Jul 10, 2024 | facilitation, testimonial
We had the most fabulous Governance Workshop with Steve Allman. He encouraged creativity, banter (if you know us, you know that’s helpful!) talking, flow and best of all drawing!
If you haven’t looked into Steve honestly go and follow him and if you need his amazing service I would encourage everyone to book him now! As funny in real life as he is on here but really gets to the nitty gritty and has a way of explaining things so you can actually understand it!
Coffee4Craig have a relatively new board so it was lovely to get together and really look at any issues and how we start the ball rolling. Me and Hendrix Lancaster are really looking forward to working with the board and hopefully more with Steve Allman.
Risha Lancaster, General Manager / Co-Founder, Coffee4Craig
by Steve Allman | Jul 10, 2024 | coaching single, testimonial
Really enjoyed working with Steve. He asked all the right questions and I left our meeting feeling more energised and clearer about what I wanted to achieve. Highly recommended!
Elena Laguna, Director of Volunteer Experience, St John Ambulance
by Steve Allman | Apr 25, 2024 | coaching single, testimonial
Steve was a sounding board for me when I was navigating some difficult decisions. I appreciated being able to book a one off session, to sense check my thoughts with an experienced charity professional. He gave clear, well thought out input and I found the process very helpful.
Sue Prytherch, Chair, SMART CJS
by Steve Allman | Apr 24, 2024 | coaching single, testimonial
I have followed, laughed and screamed at Steve Allman’s insights for many months (for free) like the rest. Two weeks ago I invested in a 1 to 1. Just me, and my challenges. I got more way more time, and actionable advice than I expected in return for my investment. I was challenged, AND got some empathy along the way (both were needed). A number of suggestions have already seen the light of day (well, they became part of a Board paper) and are taking us forward. If you love the public, no cost, ‘LinkedIn Steve Allman’, then I urge you to work with the private version of the same person! It will be worth every penny.
David Evans, UK Country Director, Ace Africa
by Steve Allman | Apr 24, 2024 | coaching package, testimonial
I’ve been working with Steve Allman for the past 6 months and just come to the end of our first and hopefully not last coaching stint. What an easy recommendation to give! Not only is Steve a great coach and has a unique ability to ask challenging questions which allowed me to give myself advice, and yes of course course his coaching comes with positive intent, however it also came with so much positivity, humour ( the ‘Dad ‘jokes ) and helped be build confidence and self-belief. Especially in understanding my role, where of course Steve’s decades of experience in the charity sector helped.
Libby Herbert, Chief Executive, Colostomy UK
by Steve Allman | Apr 24, 2024 | coaching package, testimonial
I’d been following Steve Allman on LinkedIn for a while. His posts were funny but also brutally honest about leadership life in a charity. I bit the biscuit and have just completed 6 months coaching.
I thought I had a big question about my future – I felt I couldn’t cope being a parent and a charity CEO and was doing neither well.
Turns out I needed to address my exceptionally unhealthy work ethic, pace and boundaries. Fast forward 6 months and this so-called biscuit guru has got me to the point where I can mostly coach myself. I’ve also got a stack of practical tools to help me manage myself and others better.
The most important lesson though was that you can’t have a home brain and work brain. Something I’d convinced myself was possible. I had not addressed some personal life stuff and it was influencing all my relationships. I was second guessing my own gut instincts and obsessing about the perceived impact on others putting my own feelings, time and happiness last every time. And the harsh reality is that there are those that will take advantage, even in a charity.
I never thought I’d have a coach let alone one that made me both laugh and cry in the same hour,
Being a CEO can be lonely, the sense of responsibility you have for your team, beneficiaries and community is intense. It’s rare anyone checks in on you. Steve has been in it, seen it all and reads between the lines like no other person can. Having space and time to be listened to, supported and guided is game-changing.
To all those charity CEOs or leaders out there, get a Steve.
Lucie Muir, CEO, Wildscreen
