Annabelle Chaplain
“Coaching
has the ability to widen the executive’s perspective and
provides the opportunity to reflect, consider and discuss
issues with an experienced and interested person.”
Drive, enthusiasm and perseverance saw Annabelle Chaplain rise
through the ranks of international investment banking, holding
roles in project finance, corporate lending and client
relationship management, to become, most recently, a widely
respected company director.
Now, Annabelle brings those same traits to coaching and finds it
exciting to be working with clients developing their careers. “I
get a buzz out of seeing hard work and commitment pay off,” she
says.
Annabelle is a public company
director and formerly chairman of a major state water utility.
Annabelle has also served on boards at the federal and local
government levels and in the manufacturing, engineering and
contracting industries.
In
addition to a detailed knowledge of the workings of federal and
state government, Annabelle has expertise in managing the IPO
process, joint ventures, and, perhaps most appropriate to her
role as a coach, alliance contracting, where risk is managed
through a collaborative, open process that places a premium on
trust.
To
Annabelle, there’s a similar approach at play in the successful
coaching relationship. Coaching is a partnership where trust is
essential. “Integrity, respect for others and being someone
whose word is their bond, have been hallmarks of both my
personal and professional life,” she says. Her natural empathy
and good listening skills give Annabelle an edge and a
“laser-like focus on how best to assist with a client’s
development”.
“A
good coach needs to be flexible and have high levels of
emotional intelligence. She needs to know how to listen, how to
question, how to challenge and how to encourage without taking
over ‘the growing’ for the client.” Annabelle’s experience
working in a wide range of industries, in different places and
with different people gives her insight into a number of ways
clients might confront the challenges they face.
Married with three grown children, Annabelle lives by the beach,
enjoying “big, invigorating surfs” in the morning and the
“calming rhythm of the waves as they lull you to sleep at
night”.
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