Philip is a Founding Partner of the The Silk Road Partnership, which provides a range of coaching, mentoring, talent and leadership consulting services across Asia, the Gulf and Europe. Rather uniquely, Philip has spent almost his entire career in coaching and mentoring and has over 30 years experience of working in the field. He has a passion for helping people and seeing them realise their full potential in the context of their business. His specialism is working with senior individuals and emerging leaders at critical transition points in their careers or their organisation’s development.

In his practice, he supports and provides guidance for clients in situations when they are facing a fresh challenge and need to refocus or re-energise. This might be when they are moving into a new leadership role through lateral hire, promotion or relocation to another country. It could also be when they are moving on from and exiting their current firm and transitioning to a new mainstream corporate role or portfolio career path, which may include non-executive appointments. Philip is regarded as a trusted advisor and ‘wise counsel’  and he is also brought in to help enhance the working dynamics between senior executives and build more energised, focused and effective talent.

Although his sector experience is very broad, he has a high level of expertise working in financial and professional services. He has worked with people from all continents and more than 40 nationalities, and predominantly delivered assignments across EMEA and Asia-Pacific.

Throughout his career, he has been particularly fortunate to have had training and CPD with three of the pre-eminent Inner Game coaches.

Website (for more detailed profile): www.silkroadpartnership.com

Appointments & memberships in the sector:

• Founding Fellow - Institute of Coaching, 2011-present
• Non-Executive - Institute of Legal Talent & Leadership (formerly the Institute of Mentoring)
• Member, Board of Governors - International Association of Coaching ('IAC'), 2014-2019
• Member - European Mentoring & Coaching Council ('EMCC')

Conference and Webinar contributions:

• 'The Magic of the IAC Coaching Masteries' (panelist-presenter) : Webinar Series (April-June 2019).
• 'The Cross-cultural Origins of Coaching and their continued influence in the field' (presenter) : International Association of Coaching (IAC) Quo Vadis Webinar Series (26-30 Nov 2018).
• 'Leadership Synthesis' (presenter) : The International Leadership & Coaching Conference - 'Leadership Mantras for the Modern Age'; Bangalore, India, led by Krishna Kumar, with Sir John Whitmore and other leading coaches (June 2013).

Examples of published work:

• Contributor to IOC Fellows' report: Leading with Humanity, The Future of Leadership and Coaching - an Institute of Coaching report on a qualitative study of the impact of pandemic-era disruptions on organizations, leaders, leadership, and leadership coaching (September 2021).
• Mentoring and coaching across cultures : Chapter 10 in 'Mentoring and Coaching for Lawyers: Building Partnerships for Success', published by Globe Law and Business on behalf of the International Bar Association (October 2014).
• A gallop through leadership : The Boardroom Magazine (July 2008); later edition published in Changeboard.com as 'The gallop through leadership - nurturing leaders' talents' (February 2011).
• Moving on to a portfolio life : The Boardroom Magazine (July 2012).
• The bottom line is... the bottom line isn't enough : The Boardroom Magazine (August 2010).
• Yellowstone National Park - a lesson for the economy? : The Boardroom Magazine (December 2008).
• Succesion - beyond planning : The Boardroom Magazine (May 2007).
• Guiding Light : Legal Week - Training & Education (May 2007).
• How to weather a Storm : eFinancialCareers.com (January 2007).
• The art of re-inventing yourself : The Lawyer (July 2006).

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