About | Dyllis Faife Coaching

Dyllis Faife, a professional coach based in Norwich — Dyllis Faife

Dyllis brings with her thirty years of management experience in the public sector, working in leadership roles on a local, regional and national basis, motivating individuals and teams to achieve high levels of success in the field of adult social care and health.

She has extensive experience in operational, development, strategic and policy areas and, in addition, she developed a national reputation and a successful track record as an entrepreneur and innovator in the sector.

During her career she has worked in partnership with many individuals and organisations, practising her belief that it is by working together that the best outcomes for people are achieved.

Her own leadership style has been variously described as: visionary, clear, energetic, dynamic, inspirational, collaborative and supportive.

It was her own involvement in leading teams and services which instilled in her the belief in the importance of good leadership and it was her experience of investing in people, building their confidence, nurturing and developing their talent and seeing the value and benefits which accrued, that led her to develop her own pathway to becoming a coach.

After leaving the sector, Dyllis retrained as a professional coach and established her own coaching business. She has worked as a coach for five years and has successfully coached hundreds of people from a wide range of backgrounds.

Dyllis holds a variety of professional qualifications. She is an Associate Certified Coach with the International Coaching Federation, holds Diplomas in Personal Performance Coaching and Corporate and Executive Coaching, is a Practitioner in Neuro-Linguistic Programming and is qualified to administer and provide feedback for three psychometric instruments: Myers- Briggs, Firo-B and DISC profiling.

Dyllis says,

“With regard to coaching, I have two great passions. Firstly, encouraging and facilitating each person to maximize their self belief and confidence to enable them to achieve their true potential and secondly, supporting the development of excellent leadership amongst those who strive to make a positive difference.

I love to work with people who want to invest in themselves by investing in coaching to achieve results. It is so exciting being able to share in each person’s success at the end of their journey.”

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As part of my Masters in Assistive Technology, I had to complete a work based learning module (WBL) implementing a change in adult social care, drawing upon both project and change management experience and theory as well as a wide range of evidence based practice for Assistive Technology. The WBL module required that I identified and worked with a mentor and coach. As I had read and been inspired by an article Dyllis had written on this very subject, I thought Dyllis would be my perfect coach. I was delighted to discover that as well as writing an excellent article, Dyllis is indeed also a professional coach, and agreed to work with me!

I had considered working with a coach previously over a number of years but never actually made the leap. So I was delighted that I did, and wondered why I hadn’t done it sooner! Over the course of a 6 month period, Dyllis coached me in a number of professional areas, including the development of my personal skills and effectiveness, in particular around listening, leadership and communication. Dyllis’ style is friendly and professional, formal and structured around achieving specific goals that I identified as being important to me or my career development. And always flexible where things never ran exactly as planned. The result is that I have renewed my contract with my customer, providing a further 6 months of consultancy, and I am also continuing with the coaching!

Richard Haynes Interim Assistive Technology Commissioner, Northamptonshire County Council

United Response commissioned Dyllis to work with a cohort of frontline and middle managers to coach them based on individual objectives. United Response evaluated the coaching and the feedback was excellent; all the coachees said they had benefited and would highly recommend the coaching provided by Dyllis to other managers in United Response.

Coachees reported that they particularly valued someone independent to talk to and the confidentiality aspect of the coaching relationship. Most coachees reported an increase in confidence as well as clarity and actions to take forward to resolve their particular objective.United Response feels so positively about the benefits and impact of Dyllis’s coaching, for both the organisation itself and for the individual managers, that we have now not only recontracted with her for a second year but we have doubled the volume of our contract with her, so that even more of our managers can benefit from her coaching skills.

Emma Marshall HR Business Partner-Learning and Development, United Response Visit client website

Working with Dyllis over the last few months has really helped fast track my progress in a range of areas we have worked on. Quickly establishing a good rapport and understanding of how I work, Dyllis’ coaching style helped me gain clarity, understanding and direction.

The dynamic of working with a professional outside of the Business was a leading factor in choosing DF Coaching. Having a number of sessions also worked for me to help commit fully and maintain focus.

Thanks again Dyllis and I look forward to working with you on future projects.

Douglas Shawcross Finance Director, Anglia Freight

I would highly recommend Dyllis to anyone looking for coaching around professional or career development. Dyllis can guide you through discussions around past experiences and allow you to reflect and build upon these identifying the positives.

Dyllis can work with you to identify future goals and specify how you will achieve these, developing a focused plan for future career development. I found each of my sessions with Dyllis to be an enjoyable experience and I continue to use the actions form each session to build towards my long term plans.

Rowan Horton Development Manager

Thank you for the Myers-Briggs personality profile you did for me. The whole process was professional and every step was clearly explained throughout.

It was an interesting process and Dyllis took the time to discuss each element in detail with me. I would not hesitate to recommend this service to anyone.

Kate Walker

Excellent business coach.

The opportunity to take redundancy spurred me on to start my own business, but going from employee to employer took me to unknown territory and I lost a bit of confidence.

I met Dyllis at a networking event and immediately liked her. She has a great coaching manner which made me feel empowered and confident again very quickly.

My business is now doing very well and is way ahead of projected forecasts. If you’re reading this considering whether to contact her or not… please do… she’s amazing.

Rebecca Houston Founder, Desire Marketing Ltd. Visit client website

Dyllis has helped me, through her supportive but gently challenging manner, to overcome low levels of confidence and self-esteem, and think much more positively about the future. With the aid of DISC profiling Dyllis has helped me to better understand myself, inspiring and encouraging me in my quest for meaningful work. Dyllis is very professional and pleasant to work with, and I would recommend her for personal development coaching.

Julia

I was provided with the opportunity of a coach via a frontline leadership Award. I was dubious as I have never had a coach before and I was unsure on how it would work or what I would get from it.

On my first session I realised quite quickly that Dyllis is a true professional. Her calm and patient manner made me relax and feel confident. Dyllis helped me think about and plan what would be most useful of our time together. I had 8 separate 1 hour sessions which we planned together to suit.

Over this period I went through difficult times, Dyllis was a huge asset to me I looked forward to our sessions. Dyllis guided me to think about, reflect, plan and problem solve. I was sad for our sessions to end.

Dyllis I wish you every success you deserve it. Thank you.

Mandy Offer Service Manager, Supported Living Services for People with a Learning Disability

Dyllis helped me decide where to direct my energies at a time when I was bewildered by the range of possible directions open to me at an early stage of my career. She showed me a structured way of determining what sort of career path would best fit with my values and skills, and encouraged me to set concrete goals that brought me closer to that path.

Throughout the process, Dyllis was patient, considerate and encouraging. I would also highly recommend the DISC profiling that Dyllis offers: it has given me a new way of thinking about the way I communicate with others in the workplace, and I’m looking forward to trying it out.

Tom Seeking Career Change and a New Direction

Coaching was a great way for me to reflect on my practice which is something I never take the time to do. Dyllis was a fabulous coach and helped me to identify ways in which I could achieve my set objectives now and how to use the learning gained for the future.

Heidi Weldon Learning & Development Officer, United Response