72 WORLDWIDE BUSINESS REVIEW / UK Enterprise Awards 2017 , Most Influential Woman in Professional Development Coaching - South East England The Nyasa Partnership Limited is an innovative coaching company run by Founder Barbara Cormack. We explore how she has driven the firm to the success it enjoys today through her dedication to her clients and commitment to excellence. After over 25 years in the Corporate World, Barbara founded The Nyasa Partnership Limited in 2000 to allow her to support people – individually or within an organisation – to succeed in their own personal, professional, and/or business development. Born in Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) during the Federation; at a young age her parents moved to Nyasaland (Malaŵi) where she grew up. Her career started in the more traditional role of auditing and accounting. After reaching her goal to work in the City of London (where she was a financial analyst), Barbara changed careers and spent many years working as a financial software specialist in the IT world (implementations, business process engineering, consulting, project/programme management, mentoring, training, business project/programme management, blue sky product development), giving Barbara the opportunity to travel extensively as part of her work. At the beginning of this century another career change saw Barbara qualifying as a Coach. Starting her own company allows Barbara to use all her knowledge and personally gained experience to support WUK17063 her clients using her coaching or mentoring; or to work with them to gain their own knowledge through one of her training courses. With a vast previous experience Barbara is uniquely place to provide personal, professional and/or business support across a wide range of sectors. Having spent her life around the world, including Africa, UK, Europe, USA, and Canada; Barbara has a strong knowledge of international business practices and different cultures. Barbara’s experience has been gained while both living and working nationally and internationally, and through working in a wide range of industries – these include but is not exclusive to Retail, Distribution, Warehousing, Manufacturing, Engineering, Pharmaceuticals, Property, Oil, Online Publications, Agriculture, Airports, Auditing, Banking, Telecommunications and Television. Coaching is not a therapy, counselling, psychotherapy or mentoring. A coach is a trained professional, who can help you draw out, learn and develop those abilities that have been dormant for too long. A coach will ask just the right questions, providing challenges and support, to assist each person in a variety of ways. In 2005 a student Barbara was working with highlighted to her how much information she has and asked how she could share it with not only her, but also with others. It was enlightening and highlighted to Barbara how much information each person collects as they progress through their own lives and our careers. This question highlighted to Barbara that she had reduced her support opportunities to her clients; so she introduced Mentoring and Training as alternative support opportunities. Unlike Coaching, Mentoring allows the mentor to use their own knowledge and personally gained experience to help the clients. Additionally, Barbara also works with all her clients, students, and colleagues to demonstrate to them the value of their past personally gained experiences. Barbara works with her knowledge of coaching and mentoring skills to help each person understand how they can communicate more productively in their personal, professional, and business lives. Ultimately, Barbara’s passion in life is to ensure that her clients, colleagues, family, and friends become the best they can in all aspects of their lives. She is an advocate of achieving in every arena of life. For this reason, The Nyasa Partnership Limited’s mission is to take each person through their own wonderful journey of self-discovery and achievement. Moving forward, Barbara’s plan is to continue to provide the very highest possible quality of service to her clients in an ever changing market, to ensure that she continues to meet the needs of her clients. The Nyasa Partnership Limited is a business which works on an international basis. The firm are selective about the clients that they work with, as they want to ensure that they can provide the best possible service to its client base, which will be its continued focus in the future. Company: The Nyasa Partnership Limited Contact: Barbara Cormack CIAC, AFC, AFM, CIAC Contact Email:
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