Endorsements from directors
Meticulously tracked candidate satisfaction over the last ten years:
94.6%
“It is an absolute blast to work with Robin. He has coached me in various sessions on how to scale and develop my communications agency. He is very knowledgeable about the industry (as he founded and led an agency of 40+ people) and has strong business skills. Every session is carefully prepared and skillfully facilitated by Robin. And the best is, after each session, I got a detailed report that is pure "founder's gold dust". Last but not least, he is so much fun to work with. 10/10.”
Arne Kötting
Founder of COSYN
“Robin is an excellent executive coach who is results orientated balancing business focus with the personal which can impact so significantly on individual effectiveness.”
Paul Rabbitte
Vice President - Global Consumer Care at The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
"Can't recommend highly enough. I have worked with Robin to expand my industry knowledge, gain insight into other companies' best practice and train our Directors on a one-to-one and group basis. I am so much better equipped to take on challenges now. Thanks Robin.”
Chris Peaty
Commercial Executive at Peaty Mills PLC.
“Robin has been incredibly perceptive in understanding me and the areas that I wanted to develop through our sessions. We made significant progress in a short amount of time. Robin has been very helpful and I would be pleased to recommend him to others in a leadership role.”
Natasha Frangos
Managing Partner at haysmacintyre
“I was in the process of preparing for the sale and privatisation of a Government-owned business. Due to the transformation I was taking the business through in preparation for sale, I had formed a new executive team for the future in the private sector. To ensure the team was ‘match fit’ for the sale process and beyond I needed to develop the individuals and the team as a whole. We chose Robin based on the client feedback rating he has, the quality of his proposition/methodology and the personal connection he made with the team. His approach was structured and the outputs well received by us all. It made a positive difference to the ability of the team to sell the business in front of the buyers, ultimately resulting in a successful sale.”
Charles Price
Fuel Infrastructure Director, Adler & Allan
“Having recently launched my new company, which offers BD and marketing transformation advice to small and medium sized law firms, I got back in touch with Robin for advice on how to build my business. Perhaps unique in this space, he continues to support clients after formal mentoring sessions have concluded – even many years afterwards and without the need for any further investment!
His insightful advice was tailored, practical and just what was needed.”
Marketing and BD consultant, fractional CMO to ambitious professional services firms. FCIM
“I have great pleasure in endorsing Robin. Establishing trust, intimacy and rapport are all essential attributes for a great coach. Robin possesses them all in abundance. We moved forward recognising and enhancing many of my professional and personal development needs. Robin is an extremely effective listener. Through powerful challenges he helped me focus in on the key aspects of my development. Sometimes it was a direct challenge and other times it was gentle encouragement. Either way, knowing how to get the best out of me and help me reach my full potential was Robin's forte. I found working with Robin an absolute pleasure and would greatly look forward to each coaching session.”
Adrian Scoffield
Head of Order to Cash at National Grid
“Robin is a truly insightful business leader and as a mentor and coach shares critical guidance that comes from his depth of real-world experience and never from a textbook. His style is enthusiastic and he’s a great listener too. Beware though, as he’s always ready to pose difficult questions and offer constructive criticism, which I personally believe is one of the greatest motivators for change. Time spent with Robin always delivers a significant ROI. I highly recommend him.”
Matthew Bubear
Founder & Chief Vision Officer at CASCO Pet
“Very well prepared and with good advice, I would recommend Robin highly. He is an excellent coach with years of experience. He has a wealth of stories and was adept at identifying what I needed to make progress. ”
Ann Kenrick
CEO at the Charterhouse
“Really enjoyed working with Robin. He had some great advice and we worked together on a number of issues I wanted to address. You can tell he has a lot of experience to offer and able to look at the business from a number of different angles. Highly recommend you speak with him if you are looking to grow your business and want to overcome any issues facing you.”
Daniel Hanslip
Managing Director at Infinity Energy Services LTD
“Working with Robin remains one of the best experiences in my professional career. His insightful and visionary approach is perfect, ensuring you both believe in your ability and realise your true potential. A real gentleman who gets the best from you without you realising it.”
Mark Hoskins
Managing Director at Central Interpet
“Robin has provided an outstanding coaching service to my clients including senior managers and directors of companies, owner managers, highly paid specialists and partners of professional firms. In many cases, the feedback from Allander Noble clients has achieved 10/10 client satisfaction scores, measured against carefully agreed coaching goals. Candidates thoroughly enjoy working with Robin and the positive changes achieved are long-lasting. I have no hesitation recommending Robin. He is an excellent executive coach.”
David Kennedy
Managing Partner at Allander Noble, search & management recruitment consultants
“Robin is a perceptive executive coach who works hard to get to get the core issues. He provides good guidance, and practical steps that are easy to follow.”
Richard Watts
Managing Director at Emap
“After leading a small company to significant growth over a ten-year period, the business took a new direction when acquired by a global business. It was time to seek a coach to help with the next phase of my career and Robin was selected to help. I found Robin friendly, professional and expertly intelligent on all commercial matters. Robin's clear strategies have helped me personally gain clarity and perspective on the road ahead. His people skills and understanding of human behaviour are exemplary, again giving clear direction and motivational techniques that will help for years to come. It is not often you meet someone that can help advise, as a true mentor. I have met leaders and leadership coaches in the past that are not current or modern in their thinking, almost conditioned to be autocratic in style. Robin's understanding and guidance of finding your style, explaining and maximising your potential is a great motivator for the future. I would recommend Robin for those who need get to where they need to be in life, whatever the vocation.”
Daniel Allerton
Luxury Bespoke Kitchens
"Robin is no ordinary coach; he’s razor sharp, vastly experienced and great fun. My confidence and capabilities have improved multifold."
Jessica Barrington
Managing Director of Barrington London
"As an executive coach with whom I have personally worked, I cannot recommend Robin highly enough. He is insightful, challenging and pragmatic and encourages you to 'think outside the box'. He is an extremely competent businessman who has run his own highly successful company so clearly understands the challenges we all face in today's commercial world. He is also a thoroughly nice chap with a great sense of humour which is helpful when he delivers the harder messages we sometimes find less easy to digest."
Sandra Rigglesford
Director - Human Resources at Charles Taylor Consulting
“Robin is a unique and talented individual that I feel fortunate to have worked with. He provided a safe but challenging environment where I was able to be open and honest in identifying and working on key areas of my performance. I would have no hesitation at all in recommending Robin.”
Shona Fleming
Chief Executive at ScotsCare and Borderline
“The coaching, advice, training and guidance from Robin proved to be a fantastic investment and vital boost in providing both myself and our company with the right focus to utilise our strengths and work on our weaknesses. Robin has a fantastic talent in working out how and where his clients need development and after only a handful of sessions the pieces of the puzzle look a lot clearer very quickly. I have no doubt this is down to Robin's years of experience and business knowhow and why he's such a great influence. All sessions were effective and incredibly proactive so any advice or learning's could be put into practice straight away. I'd recommend Robin to help you enhance and improve yourself and your company with quick and motivational results.”
Jason Booker
Sales Director at Central Interpet
“I found the sessions with Robin to be both challenging and rewarding. The key benefit for me was the ability to take time out and analyse both the way I tackle situations and how I prepare for meetings and challenging environments. The wealth of material Robin provided has also been a useful reference library.”
Andy Yorke
Regional Sales Manager at Lloyds Banking Group
“Robin is a gifted individual who provided me with time, guidance and support that inspired me to reconsider my options in life. This resulted in a change of direction, which I would not have achieved without Robin's expert support. I would recommend Robin as an Executive Coach as I have complete confidence that his style and approach would suit anyone who is looking to review where they are in life. Whilst Robin encouraged me to set the agenda for our sessions, he really did push me to challenge my own perceptions and understandings. Robin's wisdom was invaluable - he is a dedicated professional who is a true inspiration to others.”
Susan Knights
Managing Consultant at Fusion Consulting and former Head of Communications, National Grid
“Robin’s ability to work with people to improve their performance in such vital areas as business development, managing colleagues and removing any barriers to success is now well proven. In short - he really delivers.”
Stephen Williams
Managing Partner, Allander Noble
“I count my coaching by Robin as a watershed point in my life on many levels. I have no hesitation in recommending him to any professional who aspires to the highest standards in their business life.”
Tim Hilton
Independent Consultant
"Robin is someone I would recommend to anyone interested in improving their communication skills. I had never done any public speaking and was terrified of doing so. Not anymore, I enjoy it."
Helen Harrison
Elected member of CWF Organising Committee at Conservative Way Forward
“Robin proved of immense value in helping me focus on key aspects of my work and leadership style. He is an excellent coach, homing in quickly on aspects of leadership that required to be finessed and adapted to deliver objectives more effectively. I would not hesitate to recommend Robin as a business performance coach.”
Willie Docherty
CEO at The Royal Scottish Corporation
“Robin has got the Midas Touch when it comes to success. Everything he chooses to focus on comes back with 1st prizes and gold stars. I don't say that lightly as to me words are precious entities to be guarded and as valuable as your cash in the bank. Work with Robin and you get a personality as inquisitive to get into the issue as Colombo and tenacious as a ferret to get the result. Do not hire him if you want your company (or yourself) to remain the same.”
Terry Elston
MD at NLP World