SANDRA WILSON
A brief Introduction
Background
Sandra has spent most of her working life in Human Resource Management. Most of her HR experience was gained in the Scotch Whisky Industry. After 19 years in a variety of posts in manufacturing, Sandra moved in to the world of consultancy and she has been running her own business for 10 years. As a part-time student Sandra gained a BA degree in psychology from the Open University and she successfully completed post graduate qualifications in Personnel Management and Organisation and Management Development. She is currently working towards a Masters degree in abnormal psychology.
Sandra's successful consultancy experience is in working with large organisations. Specialising in change management, organisation design, coaching, leadership and team development, she works with individuals and teams to promote change, increase competence and improve performance in the workplace. She has a wide and diverse client base in both the public and private sectors and she works both nationally and internationally.
Sandra has been a visiting lecturer at the University of Strathclyde and the Open College. She is Principal of the Scottish Centre for Developmental Transactional Analysis.
In addition to her academic qualifications, Sandra has a Diploma in Coaching; is a Certified Transactional Analyst (Organisational) and a Provisional Teaching & Supervising Transactional Analyst (Organisational). She is Level B qualified in the use of psychometric tests and personality profiles. Sandra is also a qualified Business Practitioner in Neuro Linguistic Programming. She is due to take her Professional Certified Coach exam later this year.
Sandra is the co-author of 'The Integrated Leader' ™ model of leadership and power.
Style
Sandra is committed to on-going personal development and constantly seeking ways to improve her professional practice. As a practicing Transactional Analyst she is in on-going supervision which ensures that she brings clarity to her work with clients. Firmly committed to the concept that all human beings have the potential to grow and develop Sandra works with individuals and groups to bring into awareness beliefs and behaviours which impact negatively on relationships and how people live their lives.
Sandra believes that group experience and interaction can be emotionally and physically felt and she has developed the skills of working with process by understanding and becoming more receptive and open to what is occurring in groups. She has conducted systematic study of applied group technique and understands individual and group process which adds to her strength as a teacher and facilitator.
In her work with individuals and groups, Sandra takes care to model the way and to live the values she espouses. Sandra prides herself on the fact that she is direct and clear, whilst respecting the dignity of the individual. She uses robust frameworks but not rigid formulas and she is careful to leave space for reflection, review, renewal and new possibilities.
Key expertise
- Organisational Development
- Developmental Coaching
- Leadership Development
- Bringing people from conflict to cooperation
- Working in Harmony with Groups
- Teaching Transactional Analysis
- Coaching & Supervising for professional & personal growth
- The Human Reaction to Change
Main Qualifications
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Graduate – CIPD |
The Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development |
1986 |
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Corporate Membership – CIPD |
The Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development |
1988 |
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BA – Psychology |
The Open University |
1991 |
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BPS – Level 2 (SHL Trained) |
The British Psychological Society |
1998 |
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Diploma in Coaching |
The Alexander Corporation (bespoke programme for UD) |
1992 |
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Diploma in Organisational & Management Development |
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1993 |
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Fellow – CIPD |
The Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development |
1998 |
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MBTI – Certificate of competency |
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2000 |
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Certified Transactional Analyst (Organisational) |
European Association for Transactional Analysis – TEW |
2003 |
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Business Practitioner – Neuro Linguistic Programming |
A D International |
2004 |
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Provisional Teaching & Supervising Transactional Analyst (Organisational) |
European Association for Transactional Analysis – Training Evaluation Workshop |
2004 |
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FIRO-B Certificate of Competency |
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2005 |
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MA Abnormal Psychology |
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Due to complete 2007 |
Experience
Sandra has spent over 25 years in organisational consulting, working as both an internal and external expert.
Specific projects, current and recent are:
- Design and delivery of team development interventions across the organisational hierarchy from Executive Board level to shop floor manufacturing teams.- Co-design and delivery of a mentoring scheme for a large public sector organisation.
- Design and implementation of a mentoring scheme for a large manufacturing company to support a 120 new recruits.
- Design and delivery of a strategic change and organisational development programme for a major manufacturing company in Scotland involving directing the work of 4 external agencies.
- Design and delivery of organisational change and development programmes for large multi-national companies in the UK; Eire and Eastern Europe.
- Design and implementation of a change management programme for a key player in the Scotch Whisky industry
- Design and facilitation of executive team development programmes in the financial services sector, manufacturing and customer services.
- Executive coaching with key financial services sector organisations and a public sector media organisation.
- One-to-one coaching with senior managers/executive directors (various).
- Design and delivery of coaching programmes for key players in manufacturing and customer services.
- Design and delivery of a first line manager leadership development programme for the Scottish Prison Service designed to support a culture change initiative. (Including assessment of written work for credits towards a Certificate in Management).
- Design and delivery of elements of a middle management programme for the Scottish Prison Service including project management and the co-ordination of activities of a team of 4 facilitators. (including assessment of written work for credits towards a Masters degree – visiting lecturer at the University of Strathclyde).
- Design and delivery of change management support and coaching for change for a major public sector media organisation.
- Design and delivery of executive team development for an NHS Board.
Membership of professional bodies
- Chartered Fellow of the CIPD- Member of the British Psychological Society
- Member of the European Association for Transactional Analysis
- Member of the International Transactional Analysis Association
- Director of the Institute for Developmental Transactional Analysis
- Member of the European Mentoring & Coaching Council
- Member of the International Coach Federation
- SHL Registered User – Psychometric Tests and Personality Profiles
- OPP Registered User – Psychometric Tests, MBTI and FIROB
