Lynette Allen is a Coach, Author, Speaker and Broadcaster. She is co-founder of the UK Coaching Partnership, which offers an accredited Diploma in Coaching (www.ukcoachingpartnership.com) and Director of Her Invitation (www.herinvitation.com) & The Women's Coaching Company, both of which focus on supporting women through management to board level (www.thewomenscoachingcompany.co.uk).
Her career as a Coach for women in business led her to achieve many of her own ambitions. Lynette is now a strong ambassador and mentor, inspiring other women to do the same.
She is an engaging and entertaining speaker on the business circuit and has written 4 books.
As a confident broadcaster, she can be heard commenting on women's personal & professional issues, giving career advice and strategies for success.
She is also the voice of several corporate business campaigns and her success has been featured in numerous glossy magazines & business publications.
What people are saying about her latest book 'How to Coach a Woman'
"How to Coach a Woman is refreshingly practical, stimulating, and insightful. The authors have generously gifted their expertise to the world of coaching - for both women and men alike!"
- Katherine Tulpa, CEO, Association for Coaching
"In the busy-ness of being so caught up in the minutia of life I sometimes find myself so overwhelmed I just want someone to 'offload' onto, its not ideal if this is my poor long suffering husband or even my best friend's because there can be stuff that's simply too private or more importantly something that seems huge to me yet I know if I tell someone close to me that's its affecting me they'll judge me and tell me I'm being ridiculous, Perhaps I am ! I also don't usually necessarily feel I need therapy, I don't feel in need of psycho-therapy, or even counselling. Clearly what I need is a coach, but specifically a Coach who really understands women just like me. Lynette Allen and Meg Reid have years of experience of coaching and understanding women and have some refreshing new suggestions on how to connect with us. As they point out in the book a woman wouldn't go into a Gents outfitters and expect to find great service and the perfect fitting garment so why go to a coach who isn't expert in coaching women ?
There is some great research and information in this book and some really fun and practical ideas also, I loved the diagram of the 'Wheel of life' but alongside it a 'Wheel of strife !' How brilliant that they present an amusing way of looking at what's stressing the average women - perhaps your client.
If you're already a life coach, interested in becoming one, perhaps you're a manager who wants to connect with the women you work with, this book is for you. I'm none of the above but I still found it fascinating just to learn about the technical differences between men and women and it was quite comforting to know that some of my innermost thoughts are quite universal!"
- Janey Lee Grace is the author of Imperfectly Natural Woman and runs ' The Home of Natural Alternatives' at www.janeyleegrace.com
"A fantastic coaching handbook for women, How to Coach a Woman is a practical guide on how to work best with brilliant women."
- Suzy Greaves Founder of the Big Leap Coaching company
