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# Zia Savel

Executive Coach

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## Posts

- [Maintaining Momentum](https://ziasavel.com/maintaining-momentum/) - When clients go offsite to work on the leadership team and the business can be equally challenging and rewarding. The retreat of being away from the workplace to invest in leadership team relationships, to provide business clarity and direction is imperative for all business'. It is especially important when working in a fast paced changing environment.
- [Get Noticed](https://ziasavel.com/get-noticed/) - At the ECITB Project Management Conference, I was delighted to talk about Career Transitions through the Energy Transition. Many people perceive a challenge in moving sectors, while my experience in Career Transition Coaching (Outplacement Coaching) highlights that proactive career searches create swift career moves. Since 2020 I have coaching over 150 clients through career transitions.
- [How to manage your Mother Lode](https://ziasavel.com/how-to-manage-your-mother-lode/) - Zia explores the abundance of professional and personal tasks we attempt to balance. This blog encourages recognition of what is essential and finding a balance
- [Reframing from Diva to Self Care](https://ziasavel.com/reframing-from-diva-to-self-care/) - Zia explored the change in mindset from diva to self care. Take a moment to read the blog and consider how changing your mindset could empower you.
- [Reflections from Changing Times](https://ziasavel.com/reflections-from-changing-times/) - A memory popped up on social media this month. It shared a range of beautiful pictures from my last trip to Perth, Australia in September 2019. I was amid an organisational change, with my role being at risk. I weighed this up and had many conversations about the trip. Should I go for work? Yes
- [Creating Space to Listen - The Impact is Incredible](https://ziasavel.com/creating-space-to-listen-the-impact-is-incredible/) - Listening is a leadership skills required to connect with peers, teams, leaders and clients. This blog explores the impact of making space to listen .
- [Four Years Since My Pass To Freedom](https://ziasavel.com/four-years-since-my-pass-to-freedom/) - This blog shared my experience from constant organisational change to thriving in a fulfilling career. Read on to find out more
- [Ready to Role – Interview Approaches](https://ziasavel.com/ready-to-role-interview-approaches/) - Ready to Role - Interview Approaches This blog shared tips for improved interview performance. Following these steps for a great interview.
- [Ready to Role – The Outcome](https://ziasavel.com/ready-to-role-the-outcome/) - Ready to Role - The Outcome This blog shared tips for making clear decision at the outcome of an interview process. Follow these steps to secure a perfect role.
- [Ready to Role - Interview Mindset](https://ziasavel.com/ready-to-role-interview-preparation-mindset/) - Ready to Role - Interview Mindset This blog shared tips for improved interview performance. Following these steps for a great interview.
- [Ready to Role – CV Writing](https://ziasavel.com/ready-to-role-cv-writing/) - Ready to Role - CV Writing This blog includes easy to follow steps to writing a stress free CV. Following these steps will get your CV noticed.
- [Hi Barbie!](https://ziasavel.com/hi-barbie/) - Half way though the Barbie Movie for the second viewing, my daughter asked, ‘Mum, can we go to the toilet please?’ With a grump I left the movie and as my daughter always does, she started talking from the moment the cinema door closed. She said, ‘Is it really like that for women?’ I clarified,
- [Shop Local](https://ziasavel.com/shop-local/) - Shop Local is a value I hold strongly. As the buyer of Executive Coaching for many years, I had a couple of trusted coaches the organisation had worked with in the past. If there was ever a request for coaching or facilitation I would go back to the same coaches. The challenge was the primary
- [Want or Need?](https://ziasavel.com/want-or-need/) - "When you need me, you don't want me. When you want me, you don't need me." Nanny McPhee This quote has shown up twice for me in 2 days. This morning while trying to peal myself out for my early morning walk. A brisky, breezy walk was exactly what I needed to gain clarity
- [Joy of Missing Out – JOMO](https://ziasavel.com/joy-of-missing-out-jomo/) - I have just returned from five days in the North Coast of Scotland. It is our retreat. We stay in a fantastic cottage, that is home from home, we look over the sea and a scattering of islands from the cottage. How was this trip different from other times we have been to our retreat?
- [Are you stitching me up?](https://ziasavel.com/are-you-stitching-me-up/) - I heard this yesterday. It was said with such clarity and the direct approach was received with fun and the conversation started with ease about what was happening. The context was between a primary 7 and primary 5 at breakfast club. What happens that we lose the ability or desire to be this direct?
- [Aberdeen HR Network - 1st Anniversary](https://ziasavel.com/aberdeen-hr-network-1st-anniversary/) - The aim of Aberdeen HR Network is to create a safe, engaging and encouraging space for Senior HR Leaders to connect with peers. In May the Aberdeen HR Network celebrates its first anniversary. Over the first year, AHRN has created a following of Senior HR Leaders who have attended multiple sessions. The feedback is consistently
- [Reflection in the Stillness](https://ziasavel.com/reflection-in-the-stillness/) - True reflection only takes place in stillness. Imagine an image of still water, when we notice a really still day, the reflection can be perfection. The reflection can mirror the surroundings. Finding stillness for Executive Leaders and Executive Leadership Teams can be a challenge and this is where I champion the Executive Leaders and Teams
- [I can do it!](https://ziasavel.com/i-can-do-it/) - Have you ever been in the position when you're the worst at something? You are brand new to something? Every move you make, you overthink? That was me skiing - Each year we venture to Finland with the most fabulous snow. It is white from the sky to the ground. The snow is perfect, powdery,
- [Happy New Year! Welcome to Work in 2023!](https://ziasavel.com/happy-new-year-welcome-to-work-in-2023/) - I hope you had a wonderful festive break. The big question – what are your goals for 2023? Surely everyone starts the new year with total clarity and pounce off the new year blocks into the year with purpose, drive and clear direction… The reality is the end of year burn out impacted leaders hard
- [Happy New Year!  Welcome to 2023 Personal Goals!](https://ziasavel.com/happy-new-year-welcome-to-2023-personal-goals/) - A friend asked me the other day, ‘What are your resolutions?’ It was a question I have not considered for years? The concept of a resolution brought me back to the opening scenes of Bridget Jones Diary! In the case of Bridget, there were so many underlying factors which impacted her goals. Rather than resolutions,
- [You know this!](https://ziasavel.com/you-know-this/) - Have you ever said to yourself, ‘I know this, what has led me to do this?’ I had that moment in Greece this summer. It was the end of the evening and I was cleaning up the patio before bed. I’d been sitting barefoot on a reclining chair, so pushed on my trusty Birkenstocks and
- [Reconnecting](https://ziasavel.com/reconnecting/) - After 3 years of not seeing our family and friends in Slovakia, we have just returned from two wonderful weeks of reconnecting. It was like we saw each other yesterday, we picked up at pace in deep conversation and instantly trust surrounded us. A lot has happened in 3 years, so there was a lot
- [Where does your work take you?](https://ziasavel.com/where-does-your-work-take-you/) - The inspiration for this blog comes as I plan ahead to an event at Edinburgh Zoo! I am excited to work with the new client and to hold the event at Edinburgh Zoo conference facilities. As I was feeling the positive prospect of the work I am about to undertake, I reflected on the last
- [Achieving Balance on the North Coast 500](https://ziasavel.com/achieving-balance-on-the-north-coast-500/) - What a delight! Scotland in the sunshine, on the North Coast 500 this weekend. If it is on your bucket list - go! Do you recognise that rush of getting ready to take a break? I have always had a crazy rush to get everything done before leaving work. I also have an additional trait,
- [Aberdeen HR Network - Launch Event](https://ziasavel.com/aberdeen-hr-network-launch-event/) - On 26th May, Catriona Craig and Zia Savel launched Aberdeen HR Network. It was a delight to hear the buzz in the room as senior HR leaders came together for peer learning, sharing, networking and connecting. We captured all the topics that were prominent right now and focused on the most common topics today, which Zia Savel
- [Where are you going?](https://ziasavel.com/where-are-you-going/) - Where is your business going? What are you doing to get there? Some might say in business these are very simple questions with clear, structured plans that are well understood by all business leaders who are working to deliver in harmony. In practice of delivering in the moment, most leaders can become distracted by delivering
- [Changing Seasons](https://ziasavel.com/changing-seasons/) - As we enter Autumn in the UK, I notice the environment changing. the farmers where I live have been persistently busy through harvest, to planting new crops for the Spring. The colours have changes from bright greens of hay fields before being cut, to shades of lime green once gathered. The golden fields of wheat
- [Acceleration in home working.](https://ziasavel.com/acceleration-in-home-working/) - Throughout my career I have had fabulous leaders who have encouraged home working which offered flexibility and trust in roles that were primarily office based. I recall when a new employee joined my team and asked if she could be flexible with picking up her child. My response was, 'do what you need to do.'
- [Paying it Forward!](https://ziasavel.com/paying-it-forward/) - Mentoring at the University of Aberdeen is a true learning experience. I have had the pleasure of fantastic mentees across a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. My mentees to date have all been international students (Swedish, French, Greek/Polish and Slovenian) which brings so much mutual learning from a cultural perspective. My mentees have
- [Being Present](https://ziasavel.com/being-present/) - More Time to Think by Nancy Kline is was a book that really drew my interest into coaching deeper than I would have believed possible. Nancy outlined the importance of being present, removing distractions and really really focusing attention on the person you are with at that time. I recall being in a taxi leaving
- [How full is your glass?](https://ziasavel.com/how-full-is-your-glass/) - My first post of the year mentioned, finding a better balance in 2020 between work and family. I was so delighted with no morning commute. Little did I know that 2020 would bring this to so many. Four months into the year we are all working differently, the balance that I sought may not be
- [The Cycle of Uncertainty](https://ziasavel.com/the-cycle-of-uncertainty/) - The Cycle of Uncertainty - The uncertainty energized me to find what I really care about and how I want to spend my life. I am doing this now and love it!
- [Bicycles and Flowers!](https://ziasavel.com/bicycles-and-flowers/) - Bicycles and Flowers - The effort has positive results for you and your business. The context of being a leader in this fast-paced time.
- [Peace and Tranquillity](https://ziasavel.com/peace-and-tranquillity/) - How clearly can you think when there is space with no distractions? The clarity of thought that is possible by removing all distractions and being fully focusing on what is important for you can drive incredible thoughts and actions. This is Sleat Beach from our Staycation on Skye last week. Sleat has clear aquamarine water
- [The Power of Silence](https://ziasavel.com/the-power-of-silence/) - What does silence do for you? I find when I am in my office alone, I put on music to fill the silence. I sometimes find myself singing along and turning the music up little by little. I hadn’t really thought about why I do this before. It probably stems back to decades of open
- [Listen Up!](https://ziasavel.com/listen-up/) - Coaches talk about listening to listen, rather than listening to respond or comment. Listening usually means paying attention to someone speaking, following the conversation and taking in what is being said. Listening takes concentration, effort and skill. When you are searching for a new role, where can you find what you are really seeking? As
- [Thinking Strategically!](https://ziasavel.com/thinking-strategically/) - Do you ever look back at strategy from past years and celebrate what has been achieved? I always think about strategy as a future focus, but recently I found a strategy I created in 2018. I was amazed and elated to see everything I set out to achieve was accomplished. It felt so good to
- [Positive Destination](https://ziasavel.com/positive-destination/) - Have you ever found yourself in, or following redundancy, a career break, being on furlough or starting retirement and struggle to find the words to tell your story positively? I am spending a lot of time with my client at the moment discovering exactly this. Every scenario is different and the story we wish to
- [Jumping with Joy!](https://ziasavel.com/jumping-with-joy/) - Yesterday I saw a grown man jumping with joy at the prospect of his children going back to school. He explained the impact schools reopening would have on his children, their social and emotional wellbeing while receiving a full education again. He also expressed the challenges of home schooling, the time and the care his
- [Chasing Chickens!](https://ziasavel.com/chasing-chickens/) - Have you ever chased something round and round in your mind? It could be work, relationships, health, the noise of the wind on the roof or anything that get stuck in our minds. I have many examples personally and from recent clients: Re-Organisation - being a constant cycle of reorganisation and wondering what might be?
- [When did you really take a break last?](https://ziasavel.com/when-did-you-really-take-a-break-last/) - I have had several holidays since I started Zia Savel Ltd, but all were interlaced with a lockdown or home-schooling looming. Today is the first day back to work from the Easter School holidays and wow did we have a break. The holidays felt so long, the time we spent together was wholesome. We had
- [Things I used to believe!](https://ziasavel.com/things-i-used-to-believe/) - I work better under pressure! I really believed this. When working on my first dissertation I was still writing the night before the deadline. I also had a bubble jet printer which took hours to print. I now wonder what was I up to? I really believed I worked better under pressure. I probably held
- [How ready are you?](https://ziasavel.com/how-ready-are-you/) - To go back to the office, to take time out on parental leave, to take on a new job, take a career change or retire? I spend a lot of my day talking about exactly this, from the perspective of the individual making or taking these transitions, while also from the perspective of business’, leading
- [You are here!](https://ziasavel.com/you-are-here/) - Every moment of every day you are here. Here in this moment, not in the past and not yet in the future. Is being right here, right now what you and your business need? Take a step back for a moment, think about your average week? Are your regular tasks, meetings, interactions and relationships fulfilling
- [New Light](https://ziasavel.com/new-light/) - It is only 20 months later than most, but we have a home worker in the house! We are still in the novelty stage, so I notice the choice of Radio 6 cool tunes, rather than my cheesy online tracks. I notice I now make a tea at the same time as my coffee. The
- [Light up your Career](https://ziasavel.com/light-up-your-career/) - The new year offer opportunities to do different things, to focus fully in areas that would otherwise drop into the mass of other demands on your attention and time. I spend a lot of time working with clients on finding their clarity of what they want to do next in their career? Some clients come
- [Light up your Leadership Team](https://ziasavel.com/light-up-your-leadership-team/) - What do you and your team need to deliver this year? How big is the stretch? Is there room to adapt and change? Imagine delivering all your objectives when your team has: clarity of the focus areas and how to deliver these ability to trust colleagues awareness of own actions and the impact on others

## Pages

- [Home](https://ziasavel.com/) - Qualified coach from Henley Business School and accredited to the Association of Coaching as an International MAC. With 20 years’ experience in the energy, education, retail and health sectors I have operated across every field of learning and development including design and delivery of programmes, facilitation, consulting, talent management, training, project management, assessment, coaching and mentoring.
- [Contact us](https://ziasavel.com/contact-us/) - I’m here, get in touch. The best way to gain more insight into executive coaching is to experience it. When you want to enlighten your leadership contact me via the form, through the details below or book a session. email: zia@ziasavel.com | mobile: +44 7976 571937 BOOK A SESSION NOW Your Name Your Email Subject
- [Testimonials](https://ziasavel.com/testimonials/) - Testimonials. Preserving client confidentiality is our priority. We never disclose client names. This commitment underscores our dedication to the highest standards of professionalism and trust. Fostering an environment where leaders can engage with complete confidence and confidentiality. “Zia has a fantastic manner and ability to take in information, shape it and play it back concisely.“ Head
- [About](https://ziasavel.com/about/) - About us. With over two decades of rich and diverse experience as corporate leader in FTSE listed organisations, through to an independent coach and facilitator in private, public and third sector organisations. This breadth of experience empowers Zia to quickly access information, engage stakeholders and explore solutions that delivers efficient, effective, and commercially sound results. Client
- [Services](https://ziasavel.com/services/) - We enable executive leadership clarity. Immediate, impactful, and individually tailored. Senior leaders’ time is precious. Working with Zia Savel Ltd ensures leaders gain insight at pace to take action and positively impact business performance. Executive Coaching Executive Coaching creates space and clarity for leaders to reflect, explore, challenge, and develop their leadership through a series
- [Blog](https://ziasavel.com/blog/) - Get enlightened - Lighted up your career, lighten up your ideas, lighten up your thinking, explore new concepts, examine new models, think critically, be brave
- [Blog 2](https://ziasavel.com/blog-2/)
- [homepage 3](https://ziasavel.com/homepage-3/)
- [Contact me](https://ziasavel.com/contact-me/) - Get in touch today! Fill out the Contact Form or click the Book Now button for a 45-minute session with me. Available Mondays through Fridays from 9 am to 5 pm.
- [What I do](https://ziasavel.com/what-i-do/) - I enable Executive Leadership clarity. Leaders have challenging professional roles. Through coaching I facilitate the highest level of thinking for leaders, which allows leaders to deliver with clarity and purpose. I create space to think which has a positive impact on leaders professionally, personally and to the business. I enable executive leadership clarity though
- [Testimonials 2](https://ziasavel.com/testimonials-2/)
- [Why coaching](https://ziasavel.com/why-coaching/) - Why coaching? In a fast-paced world, it can be challenging to find an uninterrupted space, filled only with deep listening for your creativity to flow, and your clarity to be revealed. Imagine a conversation that is limitless, free from judgements. A conversation that holds space through the use of silence for your uninterrupted profound
- [Sustainability](https://ziasavel.com/sustainability/) - Passionately climate-friendly. Climate change is a crisis that affects us all. Zia Savel Ltd. is dedicated to doing its utmost to reduce its carbon footprint and transitioned 100% to Solar Energy in August 2021. The excess energy produced goes back to the grid. Be part of the solution.
- [Privacy Policy](https://ziasavel.com/privacy-policy/) - Your privacy is critically important to us. It is Zia Savel Ltd's policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our website. This Privacy Policy applies to https://ziasavel.com/ (hereinafter, "us", "we", or "https://ziasavel.com/"). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting personally identifiable information you may provide us through

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- [Motivation](https://ziasavel.com/category/enhancing-performance/motivation/)
- [Enhancing Performance](https://ziasavel.com/category/enhancing-performance/)
- [Achieving Balance](https://ziasavel.com/category/achieving-balance/)
- [Seeing the Vision](https://ziasavel.com/category/seeing-the-vision/)
- [Mission Clarity](https://ziasavel.com/category/mission-clarity/)
- [Being a Leader](https://ziasavel.com/category/being-a-leader/)
- [Aberdeen HR Network](https://ziasavel.com/category/aberdeen-hr-network/)