Debra Oakaby

Expertise

Summary

Debra Oakaby is a trained coach and accredited in DISC personality profiling, with a strong HR background spanning more than 20 year’s working in London. She is a HR professional and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, trained coach, NLP Practitioner and certified in DISC Personality Profiling. Her business, Think Clearly Coaching expresses her core values of professionalism, integrity and people development.

Debra has coached a number of people at different stages in their lives and careers. She knows people are busy, often short of time and in a hurry. Unfortunately, getting to know someone using personal development techniques takes a long time. That’s where DISC comes in. It’s ideal for finding out ‘what makes people tick’ quickly, and taking effective action.

Think Clearly Coaching provides DISC Personality Profiles, helping:

• Individuals expedite their career development;
• SMEs increase their sales confidence; and
• Employers recruit and retain people more easily.

Think Clearly Coaching is based in east London. They work online and offer a free consultation.

 

Experience

• Think Clearly Coaching

  Business & Executive Coach

  1 - 5 Employees 2019 - Current

  

  Started my own business called Coach Me Smart providing career coaching and designing and running workshops and more recently coaching courses for work.  I have now updated my business to incorporate my NLP skills and it is called Think Clearly Coaching.  I have more than 20 years' HR experience and 3 Investors in People awards under my belt.

• Wandsworth Council

  Head of Personnel (Leisure and Amenity Services Department)

  101 - 500 Employees 2000 - 2011

  Responsible for a providing a comprehensive HR service to managers and staff providing frontline services.  Included employee relations, training and development and recruitment and was a member of the senior management team.

Education History

• Personal Performance Diploma

  The Coaching Academy

  2011 - 2012

  Completed the Diploma with a Distinction.  Undertook a number of pro bono coaching sessions with members of the public, with good results.

• Employment Studies and HRM

  London Metropolitan University

  2002 - 2003

• Human Resource Management

  University of North London

  1999 - 2000

• Social Science

  University of Westminster

  1991 - 1996

• NLP Practitioner

  The Coaching Academy

  2018 - 2018

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