Bridget Blackford
Bridget has over 15 years international experience working in a range of different businesses as an Executive Coach and Organisational Development Consultant.
She has extensive experience in designing and delivering strategic change, performance improvement and leadership development programmes in complex and challenging environments for clients in a variety of industries including professional services, government, telecommunications, media, health, social enterprise and financial services.
Given her interest in the impacts of global economic, political, social and technological changes on Australian organisations, Bridget’s consultancy work is focused on supporting leaders and organisations to strengthen their capability and develop and maintain high performing teams in the face of ever-changing and increasingly complex business challenges.
AREAS OF SPECIALISATION
Change and Transformation
Leadership Development
Organisational Design
Coaching Experience:
• Executive Coaching
• Psychometrics
• Learning and Development
As an executive coach Bridget works with mid to senior level executives, tailoring her approach to their unique individual and organisational challenges and goals. She has significant experience supporting aspiring and current leaders to navigate career transitions, create high performing teams, manage organisational change and enhance workplace performance.
Her ability to translate the diverse professional and personal experiences of her clients into tangible resources for professional growth enables her to work with individuals from varied backgrounds and professions.
Clients work with Bridget in a range of areas, including:
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Leadership Development
Career Transition
Emotional Intelligence
Resilience
Conflict Management
Executive Assessment and Development
Cross-Cultural Team Development
Complex Organisational Change
Focusing on strengths, values, and self-awareness, Bridget is a highly empathic coach who balances her approach with pragmatic challenge and honest, constructive feedback. She uses a range of creative techniques and assessments to elicit new insights, perspectives and possibilities for her clients.
Her approach is informed by her research in the global political economy, diversity, organisational dynamics, and high performance leadership.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
BA (1st class Hons) English (Curtin University, Western Australia) MSc Global Politics (London School of Economics)
Diploma in Organisation Development (Roffey Park)
Diploma in Executive Coaching (AoEC, UK)
Certificate IV Training and Assessment (Inspire Education) Certificate in Executive Coaching (Roffey Park)
ACCREDITATIONS
v International Coaching Federation Accredited Coach (ACC) v Certified Professional Lectical Coach
v Certified Thought Code Consultant
v Time to Think Facilitator
v The Leadership Circle 360 Profile
v Hogan Personality Assessment (HPI, HDS, MVPI, Judgement & 360) v Hogan 360
v Global Leadership Profile
v EQ-I 2.0 and EQ 360 (Emotional Intelligence)
v Resilience at Work (RAW)
v MBTI I & II Practitioner
v WAVE Professional Styles
v NEO PI-R
v British Psychological Society Test User Level A&B
v Leading and Managing Change Practitioner (Penna)
v Prince 2 Practitioner
v Managing Successful Programs (MSP) Practitioner
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