About

Hi, I’m Nicky

I’m a coach, facilitator and writer, interested in how we make sense of work, leadership and change - and what happens when we look at the story from a different angle.

I’ve spent my career working with people at points of growth, uncertainty and transition.

My job isn’t to hand you another formula.

It’s to create the conditions for better thinking.

Why Work With Me

I bring together coaching, facilitation, reflective writing and what I call slant thinking: looking at a situation from another angle until something new becomes visible.

My work is thoughtful, but practical.

You won’t get jargon, rigid frameworks or somebody telling you who you should become.

You’ll get good questions, honest reflection and space to hear your own thinking.

Portrait of Nicky Torode smiling on the seafrontNicky Torode reading through a reflective journal

Our Approach

We all have stories running in the background.

About who we are. What we’re good at. What’s possible. What people expect from us. What we should do next.

Most of the time, we don’t even notice them.

T-U-R-N is the framework that guides our training programmes and our coaching. It helps you see what is already there, if only we stop to listen and reflect.

The framework helps us catch those stories in the act - then loosen our grip on the ones that no longer fit.

We notice the tape, unhook from the assumption, re-see the situation, and create a new narrative that gives us more choice about what happens next.

That’s the turn.

The T-U-R-N framework: Tapes, Unhook, Re-see, New Narrative
The T-U-R-N framework.

Certificates

Trained in Time to Think, Strengths in the Workplace, DISC and Appreciative Inquiry.

  • International Coaching Federation member badge
  • ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC) credential badge
  • Association for Coaching member logo
  • DISC certification from The Coaching Academy
  • Time to Think Foundation Course certificate, December 2023
  • VIA Leaders at Their Best at Work completion certificate

Associate Coaching, Training and Thought Leadership

Organisations and professional contexts.

  • Humanitarian Coaching Network
  • NHS Leadership Academy South East
  • British Council
  • Lambeth Council
  • Learning and Work Institute

My Articles on Journaling and Collaborative Writing

Coaching Perspectives Issue 30, Association for Coaching global magazine

Association for Coaching - Coaching Perspectives

Coaching Perspectives, Issue 30

Coaching Perspectives Issue 35, Association for Coaching global magazine

Association for Coaching - Coaching Perspectives

Coaching Perspectives, Issue 35

Speaking Engagements

Photography in Coaching Symposium 2024 - Beyond Current Thinking speaker line-up including Nicky Torode
Photography in Coaching Symposium 2024 - Beyond Current Thinking
Photos in Coaching and Personal Growth International Symposium speaker line-up including Nicky Torode
Photos in Coaching and Personal Growth - International Symposium