Emma Gill

Director, Purpose Coaching & Development

Emma Gill is the founder of Purpose Coaching & Development. She is an executive coach and mentor, certified by the Institute of Leadership & Management (‘ILM’) and accredited by the European Mentoring & Coaching Council (‘EMCC’).  She brings insights and experience from consultancy, learning & development, resourcing, talent management, employee relations and organisational development.

An Oxford law graduate, Emma started her career at executive search firm Hedley May, working with law firms, corporate clients and financial institutions. Through this, she developed expertise in competency interviewing, due diligence and business cases across different industries.

Emma joined the NHS in 2013, working in people management and leadership development roles: designing and delivering training programmes and facilitating team building workshops. Her coaching and mentoring practice benefits from her extensive knowledge of staff engagement, change management and organisational development. 

Qualifications 

  • ILM Level 7 Certificate in Executive Coaching & Mentoring

  • Post Graduate Diploma in HR Management

  • BA (Hons) Jurisprudence, Balliol College, University of Oxford, 2:1

  • Diploma, Neuro Linguistic Programming

Accreditations

  • EMCC Global Individual Accreditation, Senior Practitioner

  • Accredited 360 Feedback Facilitator

  • Accredited DiSC Facilitator

Memberships

  • European Mentoring & Coaching Council

  • Institute of Leadership & Management

  • Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development

Values

At Purpose Coaching & Development, Emma helps clients to reflect on what is most important for them.  Understanding our values increases confidence, helps us to make better decisions and lead with authenticity. Here are the values, which are core to the work Emma does: 

 

Expertise.

Engaging in research and continued professional development in order to provide a safe, knowledgeable, evidence-based service.

 

Empathy.

Providing a bespoke, supportive service that takes the time to understand the client’s perspective.

 

Trust.

Ensuring a confidential and transparent service, which treats people equally and fairly and holds clients accountable for their goals.

 

Joy.

Building rapport with clients, recognising that change can be a difficult but encouraging clients to enjoy and value the learning process. 

Key policies which protect and uphold Purpose Coaching & Development’ values: