Client Testimonials

Tom is very calm. This helped me ground myself and develop a sense of perspective during the time we spent together. I found our sessions very helpful. In particular, I appreciated Tom's confidence in asking questions that challenged me. When he could have colluded with me in the stories I told about my circumstances, Tom helped me realise how I might be contributing to them.
Business Analyst, International Professional Services Firm

We have worked together as a group of investment management professionals for many years. We take effective team-working for granted as we do it, or think we do it, every day. However, we know it’s easy to be complacent and falsely assume we’re doing it well.

We wanted our team effectiveness to be tested and improved, so we asked Tom Battye to help. Tom structured and arranged an excellent event.

We began with a Myers-Briggs workshop and enjoyed learning more about our individual innate preferences. We carried out carefully selected outdoor tasks to challenge our team-working abilities. It was easy to track our progress as we developed into a better team.

At all times, Tom’s approach was sensitive, professional and productive. He packed a lot into the time available and we had a lot of fun!
Christopher Howe, Director, Indigo Capital Limited

Tom was asked to deliver a DWP course which he had never done before and if he had not told me, I never would have known. He had full control of the proceedings in a calm and quiet manner.

He began each session with helping us all to get to know each other better which helped us feel more comfortable with some of the exercises and learning that we were going to do later on.

I have worked for the DWP for 20 years and I have never felt so inspired from any of our internally delivered courses as I did from this one.
Amanda Parker, Team Leader, Department for Work and Pensions

Tom's website gave me a sense of the person I felt would be able to re-invigorate our small IT Team, and indeed our day together proved to be very successful. Tom had been given an insight to the present team dynamics and he sensitively used that knowledge and his team building skills to bring out the issues and get us to address them in a constructive and supportive manner.

He encouraged us not only to identify some positive actions, but to put a start date against them! We all enjoyed the mix of activities and felt the day had more than met our objectives.
Anne Brown-Robins Head of I.T. Stevens & Bolton LLP

Tom has a strong reputation in our business as a coach to senior executives. He has had particularly good results in both the legal and financial services sectors. He is also regarded as a strong facilitator with a unique approach and a 'box of tricks': activities and team processes that always create a positive shift. I thoroughly recommend him.
Jonathan Zneimer, Lane4

'Being coached by Tom is like being washed in warm water'
Amanda, HR Director

'Tom designed a course which contained a scenario and role play that mirrored our working relationships and the obstacles to communication we encounter. Participants learnt valuable skills whilst engaged in activities which were constructive, relevant and fun.’
Rachael Headlam, Marketing and Communications Manager, Mondi Packaging

Tom did an excellent job. I felt that the programme worked at a number of levels. Some of the programme gave clarity and structure to things we already do, some of it provided extra depth and richness and some of it provided new and real additions to our consulting toolbox. A very worthwhile use of time.
Steve Gynes, Lane4

I have now had 4 sessions with Tom, and have discovered that my time with him provides much thought-provoking and inspiring energy to tackle not only the grinds of daily working life, but also helps greatly in my personal situations as well as helping overcome psychological obstacles. I’d had an idea of what I might derive from a ‘Success Coach’ but Tom has far exceeded my expectations with his very subtle, yet highly effective methodology – one that leaves you, at the end of the session, feeling motivated, grounded and above all, ready to help yourself.
Justin Marabini Business Development Manager CNET Networks

'Your thorough structured approach suits me down to the ground, thanks.'
Mark, PR Executive

'You are an inspiring coach that knows how to hit the spot. Thanks for the clarity and for galvanising me into action.'
Pete, Athlete

Throughout the course, Tom ensured a great blend of content input alongside an ongoing practical emphasis. This practical emphasis, underpinned by an understanding of the theory behind it, has given me confidence to incorporate the exercises / topics covered within both a 1:1 coaching and workshop environment. As a group, having completed the formal elements of the course, we’ve committed to continue sharing and developing our NLP experience via our learning support group and Tom’s guidance.
Chris Lloyd, Lane4

'You push with ‘gentle Ben’-like qualities. I felt like we were gliding on the breeze…but you were coaching…Thank you.'
Jason, Analyst

Tom Battye's guidance and calm analysis has provided me with a clearer sense of how to manage stressful situations and traverse them to a satisfactory conclusion. I practiced the techniques we explored together in a business meeting very soon after our first discussions. I felt increasingly at ease and was successful in putting across my experience and approach resulting in an impressive contract.
Andy Milton, Web Designer

Covering my NLP Practitioner course this year has been a very valuable addition to my coaching skillset. In my opinion NLP provides some useful tools to help with the more tricky personal challenges such as lack of confidence, difficulties with a key relationship or anxiety about an important event, as some examples. It was great to support and challenge each other in a like-minded way and with a common aim along this journey. I’d recommend very highly any Lane4 consultant or coach to do this course.
Shona Keogh, Lane4

'You have a stillness which allows you to really listen. Thank you for hearing what I did not say. Your coaching has made a profound difference to me.'
Lynne Sowden, Speech-Language Therapist

'You provided me space and an ability to draw out my vision.' Alun Richards, Management Consultant, Siemens

'Tom gets extraordinary results from ordinary people'
David, Lawyer

'Your intuition and insight make you a fantastic and magical coach.'
Gavin, Accountant

'Thank you for helping me to identify a really exciting representation for myself. I now have something that makes absolute sense and is very clear. You’re a star'
Jacqui, Store Manager

I would thoroughly recommend the programme particularly for laying to rest some misperceptions I had about NLP as a practice. There are at least a dozen practical, creative and at times extraordinary interventions that can be developed in the service of client coaching/ interventions. I found some of the language quite impenetrable, ‘west coast jargon’… but once I got over that, I was off and running… I would say also that commitment to practice with a Lane4 buddy is very valuable (thanks to mine, once again!).
Dominic Mahony, Lane4

'I find your wisdom so endearing and exciting it helps to open up some big challenges for me and takes me on a path to…'
Carmel, Buyer

This was an extremely insightful programme, brilliantly facilitated by Tom Battye. The course has enhanced my awareness of a number of communication patterns, skills and techniques. I am confident that continual practice of these and on-going learning will help to improve the communications that I have with others.
Francoise Nash, Lane4