Coach: Cyrus Cooper

Maximum Performance

Coach: Cyrus Cooper

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Overview

Cyrus, Managing Director of Maximum Performance, is an exceptional international trainer, facilitator and coach.

He specialises in helping managers to focus on their role and responsibilities with the aim of getting great results with the people they manage.

He has helped organisations in both the public and private sectors to increase their performance through a range of interventions covering leadership challenges, motivational management and corporate and executive 1:1 coaching.

Formerly an internal learning and development consultant to the Ministry of Justice, his achievements there ranged from a major business process re-engineering (BPR) project to designing performance management systems and competency frameworks for over 12,000 staff and creating a range of management programmes for middle / senior civil servants that are still being run to this day.

He is passionate about coaching, and has developed an organisational-wide coaching programme for the Big Lottery Fund. His current / recent clients include the BBC, 3M, Accenture, Inter Hannover, Merlin Entertainments, Axis Capital, The Lancashire Group, American Express, Inverclyde Leisure, RED Consulting, Gala Coral, De Lage Landen, The Wine Society, London Executive Offices and the Big Lottery Fund, to name but a few. Whether delivering a one-off workshop or designing an innovative management development programme, Cyrus delivers with understanding, enthusiasm and passion, and truly believes that learning is about creation, not consumption.

Cyrus is based in London/Hertfordshire and works across the country and, indeed, internationally.

‘The three sessions I spent with Cyrus were invaluable, he helped me think differently about how I work with colleagues to get the best out of them and me. I came away with some extremely useful tools and techniques for meetings and brainstorms which are simple yet very effective in day to day scenarios. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Cyrus to a colleague or client.’

‘Cyrus Cooper has worked with our organisation for the past six years, creating and delivering an array of workshops and facilitating team development sessions. His calm approach has drawn positivity from the toughest of audiences and he seems to arrive at the heart of the issue with ease, leading the most difficult characters towards solutions. His insights are astute and his advice is worth following. Above all? He’s a genuinely nice bloke.’

‘Cyrus coached me during 2012 and helped me to discover the best in me. Through regular sessions (six over the year) Cyrus worked with me to help me discover my strengths, identify areas of improvement and encouraged me work on them. He never told me what to do (even though I asked more than once!) but helped me to recognise these areas myself. Since working with Cyrus I have furthered my career and have a plan for where I want to be – and more importantly, how I’m going to get there. I can’t recommend him enough!’