Help your team to find its rhythm
Ex Animo is Latin for ‘From the heart’, which sums up how we will work with you.
This represents what is integral to our practice and stems from a genuine place of care about the people we work with and the passion for what we do.
Which is why we develop long-lasting, trusting relationships with our clients.
We want to help teams, and the individuals within them, to be aware of habits that are holding them back, and turn these around to create a positive impact on how the team operates as the whole.
We believe that it is people and teams themselves who have the answers and can find solutions to most of the challenges within their control and influence, if provided with an appropriate learning space.
We’re committed to delivering a best-practice approach that’s tailored to your needs.
And we do it all from the heart.
My experience & qualifications
Ex Animo is led by Eva Francis, a highly experienced People Development professional, with leadership and consulting experience across the private and public sectors.
I have worked for global FMCG, financial, services, local government, private healthcare and tourism organisations in the UK and Central European markets.
My areas of specialisation include team development, leadership and management development, executive coaching, peer coaching programmes, learning impact evaluation and people performance development and management.
My experience of leading teams, including those that are culturally diverse and being a team member myself, gives me unique insight into what really makes effective teams work together as a cohesive whole rather than a group of independent members. Having this ‘lived’ experience drives my pragmatism and a focus on results.
I am certified in using ©Strengthscope’s Assessment Tools to enable optimal individual and team performance. I am also experienced in 360-degree feedback methods and team behaviour diagnostic tools.
I also have experience of working internationally in Poland and Central Europe.
I have been coaching leaders since 2010 and also have a Master’s degree in Management Learning (Lancaster University Management School). I’m an APECS-accredited executive coach and have certificates in coaching and mentoring practice from Oxford Brookes University, systemic leadership, team coaching and conflict transformation.
About the Team
Where your project requires greater scale or a particular expertise, I will draw on my trusted network to support your needs. All Associates are senior accredited independent and experienced practitioners who add to the Ex Animo proposition and creative vision.
Other course and accreditations include:
Teachers Certificate Stage I & II, City and Guilds
Certificate in Training Practice, CIPD
Member of IFAL (International Foundation for Action Learning)
Systemic Conflict Transformation
Why you should work with us
Experience:
Our work across sectors including commercial, FMCG, local government, healthcare and different cultures means we’re ready for any challenge in different environments.
Business sense:
We know there’s a job to be done, and we combine high support with the fact that we are not afraid to challenge organisational, social and cultural norms and conditions that might prevent leaders and teams to perform.
We’re curious:
We’ll never stop asking questions as we explore your situation. We’ll help you to see your blind spots and encourage you and your teams to challenge the status quo and probe their assumptions, beliefs and actions. We’ll encourage the spirit of active experimentation, while illuminating key issues and promoting authenticity and transparency.
We’ll open a dialogue:
One of our primary tools is ‘dialogic inquiry’. This aims to address the specific challenges a team is facing, whilst at the same time, generating new ideas and understanding through dialogue.
Collaboration:
Your teams and leaders will be instrumental in delving deep into their own practices to create the solutions that improve their performance. This is done by working alongside a team and its leader, to create development solutions that strengthen team performance.
Our tools:
Our work is informed by an eclectic mix of theoretical frameworks derived from how people learn and develop, a gestalt approach, systemic coaching and positive psychology. We utilise various diagnostic methods from experiential inquiry to psychometric tools such as PI (The Predictive Index), C-me Colour Profiling, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) or ©Strengthscope Assessment
‘Eva’s approach is collaborative, empathetic, inclusive and evidence-based. Her calmness, analytical skills, application of knowledge of learning styles and techniques ensured each participant gained the maximum benefit from the learning experience. The thing I value the most about Eva is her passion for encouraging a continuous learning and development environment accessible to all.’
Contact us
If you’re ready to strengthen your teams’ performance, grow confident and competent leaders, and achieve lasting results, please send a message below:
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Team Development and Leadership
Coaching Consultancy LTD.
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