Merafield Coaching & Consulting
About Merafield Coaching & Consulting Ltd
I'm Mark Blatchford. Over the last 30 years I've worked for Accenture and Unilever, two global companies with a great pedigree of developing talent. During this time I've led teams around the world, delivered change and grown as a leader.
Whether you are a business leader looking for someone to help drive business results, or an individual looking for someone to support you, I can use my extensive expertise to help.
For Businesses: Ensuring your individuals and teams are able to cope with this VUCA or BANI (the update to VUCA) world is crucial. If they can't, you'll be losing business advantage, moving slower than competitors and not seeing the results you need. You'll probably be losing people too.
For Individuals: Change can be hard, but it is constant. I can help you learn how to successfully build resilience, deal with change and focus on delivering your priorities. Delivering results helps you grow in confidence and be noticed.
What could I do for you and your team?
A list of achievements I'm proud of:
Led the establishment of an HR service centre; building an award-winning team (SSON HR Shared Service Centre of the year).
Successfully trained and facilitated the Unilever HR Function in how to manage outsourced services; helping country teams around the world collaborate effectively.
Ran multiple Purpose workshops to help individuals discover their unique purpose. People with a sense of purpose are more resilient, more engaged and are often better able to bring results. Research with LSE shows Purpose drives performance.
Facilitated ‘Leading Through Change’ Workshops to allow senior teams to examine how to manage change in their specific context. In one instance it allowed a team of 12 leaders to successfully navigate and support their team of 400 through a TUPE transfer.
Coached 40 Directors in a single program to help them see their value and help them create their own Future Fit Plans. They were better able to help their team members develop their own plans too.
Led a project to assess and develop 140 top leaders, including the creation of a unique development plan for each leader. This supported the senior leaders during a time of change and allowed the company to set a cohesive direction.
Created and launched a multi million programme which is now providing 1-2-1 coaching for over 2000 Directors. Helping them thrive in a year of company transformation and change of CEO.
Mentoring Graduates & Interns who are starting out their career journey; supporting the next generation of workers and leaders.
Facilitated workshops with various teams to help them define team purpose, team objective setting, most critical priorities, action plans, problem solving, creating team energy and building resilience
Coaching and mentoring individuals at all levels to better attune to their work environment
Qualifications and associations
ICF Associated Certified Coach
Associate Certified Coach (ACC) Credential-holders are trained (60+ hours) and experienced (100+ hours) coaches. I've have demonstrated knowledge and emerging proficiency in the application of the ICF Core Competencies, Code of Ethics, and definition of coaching. I commit to high ethical standards and have demonstrated, through rigorous assessment, professional competence in my work with clients. The ACC must be renewed every three years.
Certified to administer and debrief Hogan reports. Hogan’s products provide an objective lens for understanding people. The product portfolio addresses every important talent management initiative. From talent acquisition to executive development and everything in between.
Korn Ferry Associate
I'm qualified to coach the KF360, KFLS, Leadership Styles, Climate Inventory and ESCI surveys
Proud associate with h2h Resources Ltd, a leading-edge OD consultancy trusted to propel business success through the game changing development of people and their organisations
Associate with LACE Partners, experts in HR, workforce and payroll transformation
Collaborator with the Collaboration Equation team.
Confident Career Conversations
I'm qualified to facilitate teams and individuals in how to have simple and effective conversations to support the growth, development and happiness.
Based on the experience and book from Antoinette Oglethorpe Confident Career Conversations | Antoinette Oglethorpe
Compassionate Leadership course completion
ICAgile Coach and Facilitator
I'm qualified to coach and facilitate Agile teams