About Pete
Pete is committed and versatile. He is skilled in delivering to a wide range of audiences and adapting to their specific needs. He has been delivering personal development, Leadership & Management and presentation skills training for 15 years following a 20-year rewarding career at IBM as a programme, project and people manager. He has delivered training and coaching (in English) in a variety of cultures and settings (e.g. Middle East, China, Thailand, Sri Lanka) and relishes making training & development effective in an international context.
Pete is recognised as an authentic leader who inspires trust quickly. He has a wide range of life experiences and he uses them to make connections and establish trust with those he works with. He is genuinely curious about others and his starting position is that we all come to coaching with considerable resources. He believes in helping people achieve – as a leader at IBM he ensured his high performers got the right opportunities even when it meant losing them.
Pete’s values as a business professional and a human:
- As a life-long learner he has sampled a wide range of professional and vocational experiences (e.g. Pete is certified in PRINCE project management and Clinical Hypnosis).
- Fairness is a special value for Pete, as is integrity.
About Elaine
Elaine is an accomplished trainer and coach with 10+ years of experience in training and development. She trains both face-to-face and online digitally, delivering programmes for MNCs, SMEs, educational institutions, and NGOs, with participants ranging from entry-level staff to senior management.
Elaine is positive and enthusiastic. She is skilled in reframing situations to help clients view their challenges from a more empowered angle. She is fun and authentic and always seeks to uplift people she encounters.
Elaine is a strong believer in lifelong learning. Over the years she has equipped herself with tools including Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Time Line Therapy, Fundamental Interpersonal Relationship Orientation – Behavior (FIRO-B), the Thomas–Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument (TKI), Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Co-Active (CTI) Coaching, Gestalt Therapy, and others. This has allowed her to bring different elements to the table when the situation calls for it.
Personal development is Elaine’s passion, she has dedicated her life to helping others transform their lives, as she continues to develop herself.
Elaine’s belief as a people developer and a human:
- We are all inherently great; there is nothing to be fixed.
- Growth doesn’t need to be painful; it can be fun and enjoyable.
About the two
Pete and Elaine are also known as PETLO collectively where they co-wrote self-help book 8 Recipes for Life.
Apart from being a dynamic training duo, they are also life partners.
Read this article on Real-Fix for their journey together.
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