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INTRODUCING Martin Sawdon :

Martin brings to his dedicated practice 'Coaching-Works!' over 20 years of innovation, problem solving and organisation with its shares of victories and, yes, some defeats too. His experience has been gained in banking, engineering, landscape architecture and media relations. He brings to his coaching special Interests in a) the Impact of today's economies on work & the workplace & b) fostering creativity in business & c) life balance. Born & educated In England, Martin also worked In Switzerland & Scotland before emigrating to Canada in 1982.

Martin is known as a 'people' person with an active sense of humour. He draws on his rich background to create effective relationships with a wide variety of clients dealing with very different situations. A few of his achievements Illustrate the diverse Interests on which he draws to benefit his clients: · 

  • Coached the chairperson of a fundraising campaign which exceeded its target by 42 per cent. · 
  • Conceived & mounted 27 media relations initiatives including coaching the subjects of media Interviews with a 96 per cent success rate. Coached volunteers In creating publicity for not-for-profit endeavours. 
  • Reduced by 29 per cent construction costs of a sculpture by substituting structural plastic for steel. 
  • Created & coached partnerships between public sector, industry and voluntary organisations to promote environmental stewardship and research.
  • Devised for a mountain rescue team a high-efficiency team stretcher-carrying technique & coached the team during Its implementation. Estimated reduction In casualty retrieval times was 25 per cent.
  • Co-leads with his wife marriage enrichment groups.
Martin has been married for an amazing number of years considering his youthful appearance and vigour. He has a wonderful wife and two great children of 18 and 19 years. His family has dealt with & survived life threatening illness. He enjoys describing himself as 'stodgy Presbyterian' because of his well developed and sometimes irreverent sense of humour.

He has many interests in addition to coaching which contribute to his own life balance. These Include spiritual & marriage enrichment, painting in water colours, cross-country skiing, reading, hiking and fishing but working-out is particularly important as it allows him to indulge his eating habit.

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