Ann Janks

I have always believed in people growing themselves and reaching their potential. Therefore, the idea that people can be different is intrinsic to my view as a human being, as understanding of behaviour. I have had the challenge of ‘life’ learning to deal with life’s wins as well as life’s disappointments.

I am an inventive, imaginative, playful and open-minded person who is hard to pigeonhole. I have a high degree of autonomy and integrity, deeply respectful of other people. I am committed to ongoing learning and have from time to time re-invented myself. I am always ready to address underlying assumptions and challenge them if necessary. I am strictly bound by the Code of Ethics as set forth by the International Coaching Federation and Comensa and work within clear, specific boundaries.

My strengths according to my clients are :

An ‘amazing knack to get the best out of people’
A gentle, nonjudgmental yet forthright manner which is curious and enquiring
The ability to harness potential and focus on action
The talent to read situations and handle them correctly
The talent to simplify the complex
Clarity of thought, confidence and approachability
The understanding of a systems framework with the ability to identify and address patterns of behaviour
My deep respect of others
I am passionate about what I do and apparently have the ability to infect clients to believe in themselves and be willing and motivated to stretch themselves and their thinking
I am an energetic and vibrant person, curious yet patient with a high degree of autonomy and integrity. I tend to see a glass half-full, so use situations to turn adversity into opportunities for growth

Through both personal experience and with my clients, having seen the power of the coaching relationship, I am dedicated and committed to every client I work with to create their own personal success story.

Ideal Coaching Assignment

My ideal assignment is to work with individuals who are committed to enhancing their levels of life – both in their careers, their functioning within an organisation as well as personally. I enjoy working with people who are excited, motivated and want to make some kind of change for themselves and the people around them, to be more effective and more fulfilled. I very much enjoy aspects of personal functioning such as self-confidence, challenging self-limiting beliefs, standing in one’s authority, challenging destructive patterns as well as working with diversity and transitions. Addressing a challenge and turning it into an opportunity rather than an obstacle is a particularly prized area for me.

I enjoy the challenge of harnessing the potential that people who are already in positions of influence have, because of the wider impact that they can have on the people around them. I appreciate working with all levels of leadership – from the young, inexperienced, enthusiastic new leader to the executive who is more complacent in his role and willing to be challenged. I relish working with dynamic improvement – be it in performance, intrapersonal awareness, EQ or interpersonal skills as well as career transitions. Interpersonal situations such as feedback, coping with conflict, managing stress and life balance are other ideal aspects for my work.

Coaching Qualifications
Qualification	Time Frame	Where Obtained
Certificate in Supervision of Coaches	Feb 2010 – Oct 2010	When completed, recognition by International Coach Federation
Associate Certified Coach	2007	International Coach Federation
Results Coaching Systems Level 1 Certification	2007	Results Coaching Systems
Results Coaching Systems: Coaches Toolkit	Over three months 2007	Results Coaching Systems
Results Coaching Systems Executive Coaching	Over three months 2007	Results Coaching Systems
Results Coaching Systems Intensive Coaching Training	Over three months 2006	Results Coaching Systems
Organisational Consulting: Intro on the Cape Cod Intervention Model for Organisations	1 Week Seminar 2006	International Gestalt Academy
Certificate in Career and Executive Coaching	Over three months 2005	UNISA Centre for Industrial and Organisational Psychology

General Qualifications
Qualification	Time Frame	Where Obtained
Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy	1996 - 1999 Part time	Sherwood Institute, University of Nottingham
M Ed Psychology	1994	Wits University
M Sc (Maths)	1970	London University
B Sc Hons (Maths)	1969	Wits University
B Sc (Maths & Applied Maths)	1965 - 1968	Wits University

Resourcefulness
Company	Time Frame	Duties
Quantum Achievement	2005 - present	Executive and Life Coach
Self-employed	1994 - present	Educational Psychologist (Specialties in children, families and systems); Community work with historically disadvantaged individuals; Systems theory as applied to families and organizations with the resulting shift in homeostasis with change
King David Primary School	1995 part-time	School Counsellor
Highfield Commodities	1988 - 1991 part time whilst studying	Computer Consultant
Robert Bosch GmbH	1985 - 1988	Systems translator (translating computer documents from German to English and simultaneous oral translation of French to English)
RHT, USA	1981 - 1985	Human Resources (particularly within the human potential movement with specific focus on communication and effective management)
Scan Design, UK	1975 - 1981	Computer Consultant (Analysis, design and programming of systems)
Univac London Development Centre, UK	1974 - 1975	Systems Analysis and Development
IBM, SA	1971 - 1973	Systems Engineer (Analysis, design and programming of commercial systems)

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