Silvia de Ridder

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2. Encourages independence yet offers support – empowering and confidence building

3. Motivational;

4. Outcomes focussed

5. Balance between head and heart

2. Highly motivated and committed to others

3. Caring and supportive

4. Passionate

5. Professional,

• Over 15 years experience in corporate and government work environments
• Have worked with people at all levels ranging from construction workers on site to senior executives
• Have lead large cross functional teams on a broad range of business change management programs
• Coaching, Facilitation and Training work undertaken for a number of leading organisations including public sector (Sydney Water, DIAC), corporate and well as small and medium business.
• Successfully designed and delivered programs for large financial corporate targeted at improving capability in stakeholder management and communications. Audience included project managers, business analysts and the learning and development department.
• Designed and delivered programs for the Project Management Institute (PMI) targeted at improving leadership capability in Project Managers
• Publication of two papers on the development of project manager behavioural competency
• Co-facilitated a leadership development program focussed on emotional intelligence for Singtel Optus
• Consulted with YellowEdge in the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) Leadership program undertaking debriefing and executive coaching utilising the GENOS Emotional Intelligence measure
• Provision of individual and team coaching to a number of corporate, not for profit and business clients.
• Support a number of small and medium business clients to achieve a defined set of performance targets key to their ongoing growth and development through coaching
• University of NSW – Masters in Business and Technology – Adjunct lecturer

2. Team and Group Coaching

3. Time Management and Planning

4. Goal Setting

5. Project Management

6. Emotional Intelligence

7. Process, Procedures and Structure

8. Raising Personal Awareness/ Behavioural Change

9. Taking Action

10. Leadership

• Telecommunications
• Airline
• Public Sector/Government
• Construction
• Small and Medium Business
• Engineering
• Financial/Insurance

• People Person
• Can operate at big picture as well as detail
• Given engineering and project management background, operate well with process and procedure as required
• Structured

• Certificate Level 1 and 2 in Executive Coaching – Australian Institute of Executive Coaching,
• Executive State Identification (ESI) Practitioner and Partner
• Team Coaching – Results Coaching Systems
• Genos Emotional Intelligence – Certified Practitioner – GENOS
• Advanced Diploma in Project Management – Optus College (recognised under the Australian Qualifications Framework (90309NSW), 2001
• Master of Business & Technology (MBT) – University of New South Wales, 1997
• TAA/Certificate IV in Workplace Assessment and Training – Balfour College, 2003 & 2008
• Master Practitioner of Neuro Linguistics, International INLPTA Association, 2006
• Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering (1st Class Honours), 1993
• Advanced Negotiations Skills – Scotworks,
• Collaborating for Success – Waterfield Consulting,
• Performance Management
• Career Coaching – Amazing People
• Certificate in Leadership – Australian Institute of Management

“Silvia is outcomes focused, her style is very empowering, and confidence building. She provides coaching that is motivational, positive – whilst supportive and is a good balance between head and heart. She is committed to work with me to unlock my ‘Unconscious Potential’ which she cultivates with a professional and caring approach – she offers her skills and abundant energy for betterment of self, professionalism and community.” (Tedd Noffs)

“Silvia’s ability to structure the sessions in a way that made me feel comfortable was great and I always walked away feeling like I’d made significant achievements, plus a few “aha” moments.

Silvia is great at analysing our start up conversation and determine where it make sense to focus for each meeting, which is perfect when sometimes you don’t know where to start.

She was very flexible and worked the timing and locations of our coaching sessions around my needs, which made it easy to slot them in.” (American Express)

“The key behind Silvia’s success is her natural willingness to want to help and support people. It is you who determines the change path, Silvia just helps you access your own potential and willingness to change. Wanting to change is the first step and with Silvia’s approach your limits are only defined by you.” (Qantas Airways)

Middle Manager

Senior Managers

Project Managers, Engineers, Technical

• Have changed careers a number of times going from engineer to project and program manager to coach, trainer and facilitator
• Have set up my own business
• Have worked overseas
• Have worked through my own challenging health and personal issues in the process recognising what is important to me in life and working on living in alignment with my values