Centrica – Senior Leader Development Programme

Facilitators

Dr. Diana Theodores is an international performance coach, speaker and author specialising in authentic voice and presence for leaders. As an Associate at The Praxis Centre for Leadership Development, Cranfield School of Management she is Joint Director of the Impact and Influence open programme and is also a Visiting Faculty in Leadership Development at Cranfield Executive Development. As Director of Theatre 4 Business, Diana applies her years of experience in professional theatre and to the principles of ‘great performance’ on the world stage for business leaders, teams and individuals. Her dynamic approach to coaching offers an irresistible invitation for business leaders worldwide to connect with their unique force and capacity to step into a ‘bigger self’ and put their leadership learning into action. Gill is a Performance Coach and Facilitator. With a background in acting and directing, she draws from techniques acquired in both these areas. Gill has worked with organisations in both the public and private sectors, including most City banks, the top four accountancy and law firms, leading oil and gas companies, top pharmaceutical organisations and management consultancy firms. As an actor and director, Gill has worked for the Royal Shakespeare Company, The National Theatre and many regional theatres. The work has been diverse; from directing opera and the classics to running drama workshops in prisons, she has also directed in Moscow and New York. Gill has worked as a corporate trainer since the mid nineties. Her work has covered presentation skills, personal impact and influence, team building, diversity, appraisal training, performance management, feedback and leadership training. Her work takes her across the UK and Europe, and she has been a guest speaker on leadership for several global organisations.

Diana Theodores Personal Impact and Influence

Gill King Communicating as a Leader

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