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Nic Woodthorpe-Wright

Nic Woodthorpe-Wright, PCC, CPCC, MBA

Managing Director, Woodthorpe Wright Associates FZ LLC

Location: Dubai

Mr. Nic Woodthorpe-Wright is the Managing Director of Woodthorpe Wright Associates, a well established and professional coaching solutions company based in Dubai since 2004 that provides premier coaching and leadership development to organisations in the Middle East and North Africa. He is the most experienced qualified executive coach in the region and the first to be accredited as a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) by the International Coach Federation (ICF) in the GCC.

In the past Nic has worked with global organisations such as Hilton International and DHL in senior sales & management positions. His expertise and knowledge in this area lead him to win many top awards both on a regional and global stage. Nic’s passion has always been the implementation of the key principles of achievement and fulfilment through extensive study, which he has used to great effect to stay ahead in competitive corporate fields as well as other areas of life.

Qualified with the Coaches Training Institute (US) and Charles Bentley Associates (UK), Nic has trained in Unitive, Co-Active and TGROW models of coaching through his continued association with these organisations and Coaching & Mentoring Int’l (UK).

When HH Sheikh Mohammed Leadership Program was initiated in 2004, Nic was instrumental in the set up of mentoring programs for a number of senior leaders. Nic has more than 2000 hours of experience in coaching individuals at top levels of business from all cultural backgrounds, both regionally and globally. He is also qualified in delivery and debrief of Lominger Voices 360, Hogan and TeiQue EI psychometric assessment tools.

Nic is a member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF), is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC), which is a globally recognised sign that he is a strong and proven coach, a Certified Professional Coactive Coach (CPCC) with an MBA from Wollongong University, Australia and an HND in Institutional Mgmt at Bournemouth University, UK.

Originally from the UK and with more than 17 years experience in the Middle East Nic is a founding member of the Professional Coaches Network, Dubai, is a regular contributor to professional journals in the region as well as a regular speaker at the Middle East HR Summit. Nic is an active member of the community involved in raising money for many charities through events he has set up.

From The Blog

The action of challenge has been a recurring theme for me in recent days. I had forgotten how important it is to be challenged and to challenge others. Growth is dependent on this dynamic and as leaders we can forget that this is a powerful way to motivate, excite, engage, intensify and wake-up the talent around us. As leaders we must expand our range of styles in this domain of challenge.  

Busyness and action are the bywords of our current lives. There is no room for space/emptiness/quietness/nothingness. These seem to be the enemy that no one is prepared to succumb to, so we fight it off by always being on the go, most of it in the name of productivity. 

Sir John Whitmore shares a true story of a key moment of awakening that created a positive powerful engagement of his true capabilities. Speaking here at the recent ICF European Conference 2011, Sir John is considered one of the founders of the modern coaching industry. 

In a joint initiative aimed at self-regulation, the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) and the International Coach Federation (ICF) today file with the European Union a common Code of Conduct as the benchmark standard for the coaching and mentoring industry.

 

Our interview today gives great insight into the challenge faced by all leaders in the Middle East namely, ‘how to adapt our leadership style to this specific market with specific nuances’.  

The ‘Executive Next Level’ interview this week is with a top US executive coach. The content is about leadership and the challenges being faced by those people leading organisations in the US as well as thoughts on the key steps we can and should take in stepping up in our leadership of self and others. 

This is the percentage of Middle East Professionals who are looking for a change in career. The recent poll by Bayt.com has highlighted the large gap that exists between employees and their engagement or commitment in their current organisations. 

Yesterday we were invited to speak at the Dubai Financial HR Forum. As people that are passionate about coaching it is great to be able to engage with this high level of HR experience in global organisations and see that coaching has a critical role to play.  

Following a fantastic event in Paris last year I will be attending the ICF conference in Madrid this year.  This is where the leading coaches in Europe convene to talk about and share coaching practices and thinking. 

31st May-1st June 2011
For the first time in the Middle East a conference dedicated solely to Coaching is being run in Kuwait. Woodthorpe Wright Associates have been invited to speak at the conference due to our extensive regional experience in this arena.