Martin Vogel works as an executive coach, facilitator and strategy consultant. His practice is informed by an MBA from the London Business School and professional training as a leadership coach. He is currently undertaking a Masters in Coaching and Mentoring with Oxford Brookes University (expected completion in September 2010).
He tends to work in creative and values-driven organisations with senior executives and emergent leaders. He helps clients understand themselves with greater rigour and helps generate rich and innovative approaches to fulfilling their purpose.
- Experienced coach who helps leaders achieve lasting impact
- Consultant to senior teams on maintaining focus and relevance in a fast-changing environment
- Facilitator of meaningful conversations that cut through to the issues that matter
Experience
Martin set up his own consultancy practice in 2007. His clients include small entrepreneurial companies, NGOs such as Amnesty International and Action Aid, large public sector organisations including the BBC and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and media clients overseas. He’s a regular coach to leaders in education and social services in the London Borough of Camden. As a coach with the Arts Marketing Association, he has worked with senior professionals in private, charitable and public sector cultural organisations including the British Library, Manchester City Galleries and Dundee Contemporary Arts. His private clients include entrepreneurs, chief executives and media producers.
Martin has particular experience of working with people leading creative teams. He worked for 20 years in the broadcast media sector, mainly in the BBC. Beginning as a reporter and news producer, he moved into strategy and new media development and became an internal leadership coach. As senior advisor at the BBC Trust, he played a leading role in establishing new models of accountability and regulation of the BBC. He has experience as a board level advisor on strategic, policy and investment matters as well as leading multi-disciplinary teams to create award-winning media properties.
Approach
As a coach and facilitator, Martin works with individuals and teams on leadership development, personal effectiveness and handling change. He helps people stepping up to senior positions to understand their mandate and develop an authentic leadership style. He helps established leaders access their experience and insight in greater depth and breadth, in order to fulfil their potential.
Martin facilitates supportive but challenging learning conversations. He helps clients to make choices which honour their values, while taking full account of the realities and constraints in their working lives. He is adept at cutting through complexity and supporting people to make and implement plans which make a lasting difference.
Personal development and accreditation
Through his training with the BBC’s coaching network and i-Coach Academy, Martin has accredited professional qualifications in coaching. He is committed to continual development of his practice, currently being pursued through his Masters programme and through working with a supervisor and with peer coaches. He is a member of the European Mentoring and Coaching Council and subscribes to its code of ethics.
What clients have said
“Martin has been an excellent coach. He really pushed me hard to find my own solutions. It felt very challenging, uncomfortable at times, but in a very good way.”
“Martin was very patient and encouraging. There was never a moment when he told me outright what I needed to do, which made me have to search for the answers myself. I always felt he was listening, and would pick up on things I said that at the time I didn’t think were important, but that later down the line I realised were very significant.”
“We covered an awful lot of ground. Each problem that I brought to the table unearthed something. In many cases these were interesting self constraints. Overall the questioning of these self constraints has given me greater confidence and ability to feel more an author of my own work life.”
“An open and frank relationship with the potential for me to be challenged. I was always encouraged to talk and set the agenda. I felt I was listened to and felt supported and as if someone was ‘on my side’ through a difficult time.”
“The coaching process far exceeded my highest expectations. I liked your calmness and light touch with humour which helped me relax and trust you.”