About me
Yvonne brings a wealth of experience from her senior HR leadership roles, combined with extensive credentials and hands-on expertise, making her an exceptional Executive Coach. Additionally, Yvonne is a qualified Psychotherapist, further enhancing her ability to drive profound personal and professional growth.
Yvonne has over 25 years Human Resources and senior management experience gained across a range of sectors.
Biography
Experience
Prior to setting up her own consultancy – Potential Unlimited in 2021; Yvonne was Head of Talent and Learning for the Bank of Ireland. Previously, she was Head of Organisational Effectiveness (OE) with the Ulster Bank and was a member of the global senior management OE team at the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) – (now Nat West Bank).
Yvonne also held various senior HR roles with eir and Transport for London. Yvonne has significant experience in a broad range of HR related activities (with external recognition) – including the revitalising of the leadership capability in a downsizing environment ; the development of programmes to identify, develop and retain talent from graduates to senior leaders. Yvonne led the transformation of Learning & Development Functions in both Ulster Bank and Bank of Ireland ; And developed and led the launch of an Inclusion and Diversity strategy at the Bank of Ireland.
Expertise
With a distinguished background in leadership and business, coupled with qualifications in executive coaching and psychotherapy, Yvonne offers a unique blend of executive coaching that differentiates her from other executive coaches in the marketplace.
Why Choose Yvonne?
- Holistic Approach: Combining business acumen with deep psychological insights to foster both professional success and personal well-being.
- Leadership Experience: Proven track record in executive roles, providing practical, results-oriented coaching tailored to leaders’ challenges.
- Qualified Psychotherapist: Expertise in mental and emotional well-being to help individuals achieve sustainable growth and fulfilment.
Professional Qualifications
Qualifications:
- BSc in Social Science, University College, Dublin
- Post Graduate in HRM, Middlesex University, London
- Post Grad in Business and Executive Coaching (Distinction), Smurfit Business School.
- MSc Psychotherapy (First Class Honours), Dublin City University.
Memberships:
- Yvonne is a member of the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC)
- Yvonne is a Chartered Fellow of CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development)
- Yvonne is a pre-accredited member of the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP)
Accreditations:
Accredited in the following psychometrics / personality assessments- Level A&B accredited with the British Psychological Society (BPS)
- Human Synergistics
- LSI/LDW
- Myers Briggs type
- Indicator (MBTI) 1 & 2
- Korn Ferry – Leadership
- Architect & 360 feedback
- Gallup Leadership Profiling
- OPQ.
- Yvonne is a Masters Practitioner in Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP)
- Accredited member of the European Mentoring & Coaching Council (EMCC)
Previous Awards
Irish Institute of Training & Development (IITD)
Best Large Learning organisation (Ulster Bank - 2016), (Bank of Ireland - 2017) ; Best Talent Programme (Bank of Ireland - 2018)
GradIreland Graduate Recruitment Award
The most popular Graduate Recruiter in Banking and Financial Services (for Bank of Ireland - 2016-2020)
HR Champions
Best Inclusion and Diversity Strategy (Bank of Ireland - 2018)
