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Transforming Teams and Leaders Through Bespoke Training & Coaching

I deliver bespoke training courses and specialised direct individual coaching for managers, leaders, and teams across the Private Sector, Public Sector, Police, Local Government, and NHS to drive practical, real-world development.

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30 Coaching Tools and Approaches That Actually Work

30 Coaching Tools and Approaches That Actually Work

A practical handbook with ready-to-use models (GROW, OSCAR, PRESS-ON) designed for leaders and trainers.

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The Bedrock Framework

The 6 Core Coaching Pillars

Before applying advanced models, you need an unshakable foundational bedrock. These six pillars form the basis of all transformational coaching conversations in the book.

1. Rapport & Connection

Building a deep connection and psychological safety. Small talk isn't small; it creates the relational foundation required for honest, safe communication.

Foundation of Trust

2. Deep Active Listening

Listening beyond the words to spot underlying assumptions, energy shifts, hesitations, and emotions. Giving coachees the space they need to find their own breakthrough moments.

Listening for Meaning

3. Appropriate Intuition

Sensing subtle incongruities between tone of voice and verbal content, and offering those observations lightly ("Am I off track here?") rather than asserting them as absolute facts.

Guided Sensing

4. Effective Questions

Constructing open questions that unlock thinking and bypass leading questions (advice in disguise). Inviting coachees to self-reflect and take full ownership of the answers.

Reflective Inquiry

5. Feedback & Reflection

Acting as a supportive mirror to reflect back behavioral patterns, hidden strengths, and subtle contradictions that the team member might have missed.

Mirroring for Growth

6. Solution & Action Focus

Shifting the dialogue from venting and problem-dwelling to future outcome design, committed actions, and explicit review checkpoints (the core values of the OSCAR framework).

Driving Progress
Learning Hub

30 Coaching Tools and Approaches That Actually Work Explainer Hub

Watch our bi-weekly chapter breakdowns. Join us for a 15-week journey through all 30 coaching approaches, with two brand-new video guides released every week.

Episode 00 (Intro) June 8, 2026

Setting the Stage: 30 Coaching Tools and Approaches That Actually Work

In this intro episode, Fred Clements explains the Workplace Coaching Challenge, why modern organisational development requires managers to shift from "telling" to "thinking", and lays the ground rules for the remaining 30 tool chapters.

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Episode Playlist

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June 8, 2026
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Episode 01
The Foundations of Coaching Practice
June 12, 2026
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Episode 02
The Coaching Spectrum
June 15, 2026
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Episode 03
The STABLE Model (Rapport)
June 19, 2026
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Episodes 04 - 30
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Bespoke Solutions

Bespoke Training & Specialised Coaching

Custom-designed training courses and direct individual coaching built on 26 years of management experience, tailored to your organization or career goals.

Bespoke Coaching & Mentoring Programmes (Organisations)

Designing and delivering custom coaching frameworks inside organisations to upskill leaders, establish robust internal mentoring networks, and drive long-term development.

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Bespoke Management & Leadership Development (Organisations)

Engineering tailored training pathways for frontline team leaders through to senior executives, built entirely on practical execution.

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Bespoke Team Development Workshops (Organisations)

Constructing and facilitating high-impact team interventions and custom workshops designed to align fragmented departments, clear out operational friction, and build trust.

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Direct Executive Coaching & Professional Mentoring (Individuals)

Providing high-impact, independent one-off or short-term coaching and mentoring sessions for individual professionals, executives, and advanced coaches looking for rapid breakthrough clarity.

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Detailed Services Breakdown

Bespoke Coaching & Mentoring Programmes (Organisations)

Designing and delivering custom coaching frameworks inside organisations to upskill leaders, establish robust internal mentoring networks, and drive long-term development.

Completely customised to your specific organisational culture, preparing managers to lead real conversations with confidence.

  • • Custom coaching frameworks integrated with organisational goals
  • • Upskilling and certifying managers in practical coaching techniques
  • • Establishing internal mentoring networks for peer support
  • • Ongoing programme evaluation and mentoring supervision

Bespoke Management & Leadership Development (Organisations)

Engineering tailored training pathways for frontline team leaders through to senior executives, built entirely on practical execution.

Programmes are built directly from 26 years of direct management experience, cutting out the academic theory to focus on day-to-day delivery.

  • • Frontline manager, middle manager, and executive development pathways
  • • Practical toolkits focusing on performance management, feedback, and execution
  • • Real-world case studies and exercises built on operational experience
  • • Structured mentoring support for leaders navigating organisational changes

Bespoke Team Development Workshops (Organisations)

Constructing and facilitating high-impact team interventions and custom workshops designed to align fragmented departments, clear out operational friction, and build trust.

Every single workshop is designed completely from scratch around the exact friction points and goals of your team.

  • • Custom team interventions designed from scratch around specific friction points
  • • Departmental alignment sessions to resolve operational blockages
  • • Interactive trust-building and communication workshops
  • • Concrete action plans and follow-up reviews to ensure sustained progress

Direct Executive Coaching & Professional Mentoring (Individuals)

Providing high-impact, independent one-off or short-term coaching and mentoring sessions for individual professionals, executives, and advanced coaches looking for rapid breakthrough clarity.

Direct access to 26 years of leadership grit to solve immediate professional challenges, navigate career transitions, or sharpen your coaching edge outside of a corporate programme.

  • • One-on-one breakthrough coaching and mentoring sessions
  • • Focused support for career transitions, promotions, and new roles
  • • Coaching supervision and sharpening for advanced internal/independent coaches
  • • Immediate, practical action-oriented coaching using GROW, OSCAR, and STABLE frameworks
30 Coaching Tools and Approaches That Actually Work
Essential Reading

30 Coaching Tools and Approaches That Actually Work

Tired of coaching models that sound nice in textbooks but fall apart during a stressful conversation? This handbook is a concrete, practical guide built on 26 years of direct management experience across local authorities and healthcare systems.

What's Inside the Book:

  • ✔ 30 detailed chapter tools & roadmaps
  • ✔ The GROW, OSCAR & STABLE frameworks
  • ✔ Pitfalls to watch out for as a manager
  • ✔ Practical, real-world case examples

Book Pricing & Formats

Complete Digital PDF
£2.99
Kindle Ebook
£6.99
Print Edition
£17.99
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Training & Coaching Lead

About Fred Clements

Backed by 19 years of operational experience in the private sector starting right out of school in 1979 (including roles as storekeeper, driver, and document controller). Joined Birmingham City Council (BCC) in 1998, entering a management team in 2000 and becoming a manager in 2004. Possesses 26 years of direct management experience, with the final 6 years spent in senior strategic leadership roles.

Strategic & Practical Senior-level thinking combined with real-world delivery and implementation.
Broad Sector Experience Extensive experience working across the Private Sector, Public Sector, Police, Local Government, and NHS.
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Fred Clements

OD, HR & Coaching Lead

Providing consultation, training design, and development strategies for sustainable workplace growth.

Client Success

Trusted by Senior Leaders

Feedback from organisational directors who have worked closely with Fred in healthcare, city councils, and public service environments.

"Fred works extremely well in complex environments and brings a strong balance of credibility and humility. He builds trust quickly, connects with people naturally and combines strategic thinking with a practical, hands-on approach. He is someone you can rely on to deliver, and I would genuinely welcome the opportunity to work with him again."

Karen Hardicre

People Change & Culture Director

"Fred’s support and leadership have been exemplary in helping senior leaders deliver their organisational and workforce development plan. A gentleman and superb mentor, he is a key member of any senior management team and a real asset to any organisation."

Wayne Davies

Director of Asset Management, Birmingham City Council

"Fred’s expertise in HR strategy and his collaborative approach were instrumental in navigating complex workforce challenges and driving forward key organisational initiatives. He balances strategic insight with a deep understanding of people and is a trusted advisor with exceptional professionalism."

Stephen Gabriel

Chief Executive, Tamworth Borough Council

"Fred is a first-class HR professional. He works closely with stakeholders to find solutions that genuinely work and is a trusted partner who brings care, empathy and credibility to his role."

Naomi Morris

Director of Strategy, Estate Regeneration & Regulatory Compliance

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