Det professionelle liv i overgangsalderen

Charlotte Eriksen’s coaching advice was recommended by an American friend of mine and I have to say I am very grateful I had listened and gave her a call. In a series of sessions I went from from being an unemployed middle-aged foreign female translator/administrative worker to a full time PA to a senior executive at Danske Bank, whose confidence level and outlook on professional life has greatly improved. Charlotte has helped me to build and polish my lackluster CV, she encouraged me to be more creative and proactive in the way I approached my job search and, most importantly, she instilled a sense of confidence that we women can achieve things even when others think we may be over the hill. Charlotte’s manner of coaching is very respectful, truly insightful and clearly aimed at releasing one’s true potential. Despite my self-doubt, Charlotte cheered me on, and the confidence she has instilled and nurtured in me will undoubtedly help me in my new role in the Danish corporate world. I am very thankful to Charlotte and I am certain she can be helpful to any female professional looking to improve her career or even change its direction.

Charlotte came to my life at the very right time! I felt stuck with myself, struggling to motivate myself. Her talented way of making excellent questions really made an impact, as I felt a sparkle of motivation again. She was empathetic yet firm with her guidance, and the way she made me reflect my answers really opened my eyes on the core issues I needed to tackle. After each session I felt inspired and it made a huge difference to my working life.

Man kan jo ikke coache sig selv! Charlotte har hjulpet mig med at grave dybere ned i forskellige områder, de gange jeg har villet finde nye opfordringer. Selv er jeg professionel leder og team coach, gennem de sidste 11 år, og der er til tider blinde vinkler jeg ikke kan se, som Charlotte har fået frem. I en tid hvor mange føler “imposter syndrom” har Charlotte hjulpet mig med at komme igennem tvivl. Gennem hendes måde at spørge indtil, er jeg kommet i det rigtige gear i min egen udvikling. Jeg anbefaler stærkt Charlotte hvis man står overfor nogle nye eller svære valg og vil frem i karriere og liv. Hendes yderst fortrolige og trygge, respektfulde måde at lytte og stille spørgsmål på, gav mig tillid og en invitation til at styrke min egen coaching praksis. Ja, selv erfarne coaches behøver af og til coaching!

Jeg var et sted hvor jeg havde brug for noget feedback der kunne udfordre min måde at tænke på. Ikke nok med at Charlotte fik guidet mig til en indre rejse, men hver gang jeg havde nye tanker og kom ned af andre "veje", som var en smule langt væk fra hvor vi startede var hun klar med skarpe spørgsmål der satte kursen på en virkelig fin måde. Hun forstod mig og checkede altid ind om det var det rigtige sted vi var. Efter hver session følte jeg mig opløftet, set og forstået.

I was first put in touch with Charlotte as a Career Coach in my personal Capacity. As a young person, leading a rapidly growing organisation, I knew I was going to need all the help I could get + so I relished the opportunity to work with her. Charlotte was absolutely fantastic from our first introduction. She walked me through the process at a pace that worked for me, understood my specific work pressures, and through the process helped me to get a clear understanding of my personal values. We assessed the important factors to consider through this time of growth for the organisation, and this led us to the realisation that we needed to reassess our values. Over the next few weeks, we had several Zoom meetings with our Regional Managers, explaining why values are important and refining what ours are as an organisation. It has made a massive difference, and getting down to the fundamentals has meant the future is looking very bright. Charlotte was patient, thorough, and a consummate profession, and I would recommend her as a coach to anyone wanting insight into taking their career to the next step.

I have both been a mentor and mentee and found always find the relationship enriching. It doesn’t matter which role you play, you learn something. In contrast to this, I recently learned through a series of sessions with Charlotte Eriksen that coaching, I mean true coaching is an entirely different kind of animal. My journey has taught me that true coaching interacts with the core and for me is about revealing intelligences that you probably didn’t realize you possessed. I would like to think that I am reasonably well up on personal development. I am interested and try to practice the theories and strategies to identify who I want to be and how to get there. I have taken some relevant education and have certainly felt some transition during my life. So, I started off thinking that the process Charlotte would take me through would be supplementary. Instead she took me down some new and quite unexpected roads. I have been able to quickly deploy capabilities which I really didn’t know I had. I also have a view ahead for further development of those capabilities with perhaps room to discover more. I don’t remember being able to make such a claim before and that’s really something. Probably I don’t need to say any more. Rather, I would urge anyone considering coaching to spend some time with Charlotte. You may well find that the person you most surprise is yourself.

Charlotte has been my Coach for the last 12 months, and initially the Coaching was to support my Leadership and Career Development which has been pivotal in being able to move to a more Leadership position. Through the Coaching I have been able to tame my Inner Critic and learnt to be kinder to myself, recognising growth moments as opposed to feeling Imposter Syndrome. It has also branched into areas linked to the stage of my life as a female, and this has been insightful and something I hadn’t realised I needed. Charlotte has a way of holding you in Coaching that means you can really go to those places where you develop and grow and take on those challenges you might have held back from.