Diane Peebles

Diane Peebles is an experienced executive coach and people development specialist. With a broad HR background and over 10 years’ experience in the executive coaching arena, Diane has designed and delivered high-level leadership and people development programmes for many large and complex organisations.

Coaching style

Diane is an empathetic yet challenging coach who specialises in helping busy executives understand their own personal style, and the impact they have on other people. She encourages and stretches her clients to realise their full potential through helping them to build more productive and fulfilling work relationships with those around them. She also supports clients who need help to navigate their way around the complexities of large organisations, and who need to build wider influencing strategies. Clients have often described her style as ‘stretching’ and ‘bringing focus’ to their issues.

Areas of specialisation

Diane specialises in executive coaching for leadership development. She also has extensive knowledge of innovative team development programmes, behavioural change programmes using instruments like the MBTI and facilitation of groups.  She has designed and delivered training programmes in coaching skills for managers, as well as many other management and leadership programmes.

Client organisations

Diane has clients from both the public and private sectors, including HBOS, Scottish Power, Edinburgh City Council, The Edrington Group and Edinburgh University.

Career Background

Having a career which spans both general HR and specialist leadership development in a major FTSE top 100 company, Diane has a proven track record in working with and developing executives over many years. Her large-company background, together with nearly 10 years’ consultancy experience, has given her an understanding of the challenges of working within complex organisations.

Qualifications and Training

Diane has an honours degree in Business Studies and is a graduate of the CIPD. She is fully-qualified to use and interpret both the MBTI and SHL psychometric tools, which she uses extensively in coaching and development planning. She is currently studying for a Certificate of Psychology in Coaching through the Academy of Executive Coaching in London.