As an experienced coach with almost 2500 coaching hours I have repeatedly seen those who commit to the process grow personally, begin to make better decisions, experience better relationships, build better teams and lead better performance and achieve better results. Having worked mainly with leaders in organisations, including C-suite, Executives, and all levels of management, has enabled me to significantly deepen my understanding of how organisations work and of the challenges faced by leaders in organisations. With more than 40 years of both formal and informal experience in working with a broad spectrum of people, including many in various leadership roles, I feel ideally equipped to facilitate growth and transformation for individuals within teams and organisations. Whatever my role has been over the last 40 years, my work and life experience has centred on helping people. My core motivation is to see others achieve positive transformation and forward momentum. I thrive on helping others grow in their personal mastery, develop more effective habits, and live more purposefully. Leadership Development and performance are particular areas of interest for me and these are often aspects I am asked to help clients grow in. I have, however, helped client’s achieve a broad spectrum of goals and business objectives. Organisational challenges that have been part of the focus of coaching, facilitation or consulting engagements include: leadership development, leading performance, organisational culture, talent management, Employee engagement, breaking silos, change management, developing a coaching capacity, succession planning, productivity and creating growth.
As an experienced coach with almost 2500 coaching hours I have repeatedly seen those who commit to the process grow personally, begin to make better decisions, experience better relationships, build better teams and lead better performance and achieve better results. Having worked mainly with leaders in organisations, including C-suite, Executives, and all levels of management, has enabled me to significantly deepen my understanding of how organisations work and of the challenges faced by leaders in organisations. With more than 40 years of both formal and informal experience in working with a broad spectrum of people, including many in various leadership roles, I feel ideally equipped to facilitate growth and transformation for individuals within teams and organisations. Whatever my role has been over the last 40 years, my work and life experience has centred on helping people. My core motivation is to see others achieve positive transformation and forward momentum. I thrive on helping others grow in their personal mastery, develop more effective habits, and live more purposefully. Leadership Development and performance are particular areas of interest for me and these are often aspects I am asked to help clients grow in. I have, however, helped client’s achieve a broad spectrum of goals and business objectives. Organisational challenges that have been part of the focus of coaching, facilitation or consulting engagements include: leadership development, leading performance, organisational culture, talent management, Employee engagement, breaking silos, change management, developing a coaching capacity, succession planning, productivity and creating growth.
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Gordon Hunkin

  • Leadership & Executive Coaching
  • New Managers Coaching
  • Personal Development Coaching
  • For Individuals
  • Habit Change Coaching
  • Stress & Burnout Coaching
  • Career & Job Search Coaching
  • Career Management Coaching
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  • Location

    Sandton, South Africa

  • Nationality

    South Africa

  • Languages

    English, Afrikaans

  • Meeting Type

    Virtual

  • ICF Certification

    Professional Certified Coach

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My Coaching

My coaching speciality

As an experienced coach with almost 2500 coaching hours I have repeatedly seen those who commit to the process grow personally, begin to make better decisions, experience better relationships, build better teams and lead better performance and achieve better results. Having worked mainly with leaders in organisations, including C-suite, Executives, and all levels of management, has enabled me to significantly deepen my understanding of how organisations work and of the challenges faced by leaders in organisations. With more than 40 years of both formal and informal experience in working with a broad spectrum of people, including many in various leadership roles, I feel ideally equipped to facilitate growth and transformation for individuals within teams and organisations. Whatever my role has been over the last 40 years, my work and life experience has centred on helping people. My core motivation is to see others achieve positive transformation and forward momentum. I thrive on helping others grow in their personal mastery, develop more effective habits, and live more purposefully. Leadership Development and performance are particular areas of interest for me and these are often aspects I am asked to help clients grow in. I have, however, helped client’s achieve a broad spectrum of goals and business objectives. Organisational challenges that have been part of the focus of coaching, facilitation or consulting engagements include: leadership development, leading performance, organisational culture, talent management, Employee engagement, breaking silos, change management, developing a coaching capacity, succession planning, productivity and creating growth.

Packages

Chemistry session - For Individuals, Leadership & Executive Coaching, Career & Job Search Coaching

1 session, 0h 30

This is a 30 minute session that gives both of us an opportunity to make sure we feel that we can work together on a longer coaching assignment. we would typically touch on what to expect from coaching and what you want to take away from a coaching engagement.

This is a 30 minute session that gives both of us an opportunity to make sure we feel that we can work together on a longer coaching assignment. we would typically touch on what to expect from coaching and what you want to take away from a coaching engagement.

Personal Coaching Session - For Individuals, Career & Job Search Coaching

1 session, 1h 00

There are times when a coach can help you work through an issue, create a solution or make progress toward an important life decision in one focused coaching session. This package is designed to give you that opportunity when needed.

There are times when a coach can help you work through an issue, create a solution or make progress toward an important life decision in one focused coaching session. This package is designed to give you that opportunity when needed.

Executive / Leadership Coaching session - Leadership & Executive Coaching

1 session, 1h 00

There are times when a coach can help you work through an issue, create a solution or make progress toward an important business or leadership decision in one focused coaching session. This package is designed to give you that opportunity when needed.

There are times when a coach can help you work through an issue, create a solution or make progress toward an important business or leadership decision in one focused coaching session. This package is designed to give you that opportunity when needed.

6 session personal coaching engagement - For Individuals, Career & Job Search Coaching

6 sessions, 1h 00 each

In a 6 session coaching engagement we would be able to work on things like creating new personal habits or behaviours and personal goals or objectives that would take between 3 and 4 months to complete.

In a 6 session coaching engagement we would be able to work on things like creating new personal habits or behaviours and personal goals or objectives that would take between 3 and 4 months to complete.

6 session executive / leadership coaching session - Leadership & Executive Coaching

6 sessions, 1h 00 each

In a 6 session coaching engagement we would be able to work on things like creating new business / leadership habits or behaviours and on business / leadership goals or objectives that would take between 3 and 4 months to complete. This would also be a suitable package for anyone who felt that having a coach as a 'sounding board' (as many executives do) for a period of up to 6 months would be useful.

In a 6 session coaching engagement we would be able to work on things like creating new business / leadership habits or behaviours and on business / leadership goals or objectives that would take between 3 and 4 months to complete. This would also be a suitable package for anyone who felt that having a coach as a 'sounding board' (as many executives do) for a period of up to 6 months would be useful.

12 session personal coaching engagement - For Individuals, Career & Job Search Coaching

12 sessions, 1h 00 each

In a 12 session coaching engagement we would be able to work on things like creating new personal habits or behaviours and on personal goals or objectives that would take between 4 and 8 months to complete.

In a 12 session coaching engagement we would be able to work on things like creating new personal habits or behaviours and on personal goals or objectives that would take between 4 and 8 months to complete.

12 session executive / leadership coaching engagement - Leadership & Executive Coaching

12 sessions, 1h 00 each

In a 12 session coaching engagement we would be able to work on things like creating new business / leadership habits or behaviours and on business / leadership goals or objectives that would take between 4 and 8 months to complete. This would also be a suitable package for anyone who felt that having a coach as a 'sounding board' (as many executives do) for a period of up to 12 months would be useful.

In a 12 session coaching engagement we would be able to work on things like creating new business / leadership habits or behaviours and on business / leadership goals or objectives that would take between 4 and 8 months to complete. This would also be a suitable package for anyone who felt that having a coach as a 'sounding board' (as many executives do) for a period of up to 12 months would be useful.

Meeting points

Virtual sessions:
  • Zoom
  • Skype
Meeting notes/remarks

Most of my coaching sessions take place online at present but I do travel within the Johannesburg / Pretoria area to meet either at a client's office or a suitable public venue. Zoom IDs are specific to each coaching session to ensure the highest level of security.

About Me
About myself & my experience

Although my degree is geared toward communications I have had a wonderfully varied working experience; one that has helped me gain a solid understanding of business and to nurture Leadership, Management and people skills. This includes a stint in the public sector, a great opportunity to help take a successful business to the next level and a fulfilling season serving as a pastor. I then had an opportunity to launch and establish an ‘in-house’ publishing company for a multinational non-profit entity. Acting as MD of this company for 7 years was a great stretching experience and one that has certainly added to the understanding and skills I bring to the leadership context. With more than 40 years of both formal and informal experience in working with people and in various leadership roles, I feel ideally equipped to facilitate growth and transformation for individuals and teams. My personal style in coaching and facilitation is rooted in this passion to help people and is an intuitive style for me. Faith, family, friendships and integrity are some of the values that I cherish. I have been married to Riana for 37 years, and counting. We have an amazing 27 year old daughter, Jessica.

My coaching method & approach

My approach is to co-create a process that is suited to the client rather than a ‘one size fits all’ approach. To that end, I prefer to discuss the desired outcomes in some detail prior to beginning a coaching engagement to ensure that the correct business solution is co-designed. My role is to partner with you in achieving an outcome that will best serve you and any stakeholders impacted by what we work on together. A full coaching engagement would often be a series of between 6 and 12 coaching sessions but I would also be open to working with you for fewer sessions should you only require limited help from me as a coach. More and more I find that it is necessary to coach leaders in the context of those they lead and we would work out a way together to ensure that is taken into account. For example, it is often useful for a coachee’s line manager to have input in the process and this is built into my coaching process when necessary. I naturally draw on the models and methodology from my coach training, including the work that the NeuroLeadership Institute has done in using neuroscience research to enhance coaching effectiveness. Over the years I have, however, read widely and incorporate a wide range of tools that I find useful in stimulating relevant thinking for my clients.

Notes / Remarks

I have held the Professional Coach Certification from the ICF since June 2011. Coach Specific training that I have completed includes: With The Neuroleadership Institute (between 2006 and 2011): 1. Intensive Coach Training, 2. Executive Coach training, 3. Team Coach Training, 4. Business Coach Training, 5. Theoretical Foundations of Coaching, 6. Life Skills Coaching, 7. Coaching Toolkit. | Through WBECS / Lisa-Anne Edwards (2017): Coaching for Return On Investment (ROI) – Enhanced Programme. | Through WBECS: Foundations of Great Coaching Pilot Programme (through WBECS – 2019) with David Peterson (Google) and David Goldsmith

My Qualifications

Professional Certified Coach (PCC)
  • Institute / Certifying body: ICF
  • Date acquired: June 13, 2011
Certificate of Professional Coaching (COPC – Stage 3)
  • Institute / Certifying body: NeuroLeadership Institute (Formerly RCS)
  • Date acquired: May 31, 2011
Communication II - undergraduate level
  • Institute / Certifying body: UNISA
  • Date acquired: November 30, 1986
BA (English & Philosophy)
  • Institute / Certifying body: University of the Witwatersrand
  • Date acquired: November 30, 1984

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