Penny Walker
Independent Facilitator, coach, trainer, consultant at Penny Walker - training, coaching, facilitation, consultancy for sustainable development- Claim this Profile
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Carolina Karlström
Penny is an amazing listener - she listens deeply, focused and attentively, taking in all of me as a person which is really powerful in coaching. I felt very supported and importantly left our sessions energised, curious about what new approaches I could take to my perceived problems, realising that a lot of the barriers I have are only in my mind! Penny was attentive to my needs and wishes and very flexible in her approach, we even used skype for coaching and it worked really well.
Nicola McLaren
Penny is a great facilitator and her facilitation expertise is complimented by her subject matter expertise, for a brief with a sustainability angle. Penny quickly grasps the intentions and requirements of a facilitation brief and structures the working session accordingly. Her relaxed, yet structured, approach to the opening of a working session creates engagement and a sense of both personal responsibility and team from the outset. Her professional approach throughout, and the tools and techniques she brings as facilitator, ensure an effective and productive session, that stays on track (time and topic) and delivers to the agreed objectives. She ensures output is captured throughout and actions are agreed before the end of a session. Thanks Penny!
Carolina Karlström
Penny is an amazing listener - she listens deeply, focused and attentively, taking in all of me as a person which is really powerful in coaching. I felt very supported and importantly left our sessions energised, curious about what new approaches I could take to my perceived problems, realising that a lot of the barriers I have are only in my mind! Penny was attentive to my needs and wishes and very flexible in her approach, we even used skype for coaching and it worked really well.
Nicola McLaren
Penny is a great facilitator and her facilitation expertise is complimented by her subject matter expertise, for a brief with a sustainability angle. Penny quickly grasps the intentions and requirements of a facilitation brief and structures the working session accordingly. Her relaxed, yet structured, approach to the opening of a working session creates engagement and a sense of both personal responsibility and team from the outset. Her professional approach throughout, and the tools and techniques she brings as facilitator, ensure an effective and productive session, that stays on track (time and topic) and delivers to the agreed objectives. She ensures output is captured throughout and actions are agreed before the end of a session. Thanks Penny!
Carolina Karlström
Penny is an amazing listener - she listens deeply, focused and attentively, taking in all of me as a person which is really powerful in coaching. I felt very supported and importantly left our sessions energised, curious about what new approaches I could take to my perceived problems, realising that a lot of the barriers I have are only in my mind! Penny was attentive to my needs and wishes and very flexible in her approach, we even used skype for coaching and it worked really well.
Nicola McLaren
Penny is a great facilitator and her facilitation expertise is complimented by her subject matter expertise, for a brief with a sustainability angle. Penny quickly grasps the intentions and requirements of a facilitation brief and structures the working session accordingly. Her relaxed, yet structured, approach to the opening of a working session creates engagement and a sense of both personal responsibility and team from the outset. Her professional approach throughout, and the tools and techniques she brings as facilitator, ensure an effective and productive session, that stays on track (time and topic) and delivers to the agreed objectives. She ensures output is captured throughout and actions are agreed before the end of a session. Thanks Penny!
Carolina Karlström
Penny is an amazing listener - she listens deeply, focused and attentively, taking in all of me as a person which is really powerful in coaching. I felt very supported and importantly left our sessions energised, curious about what new approaches I could take to my perceived problems, realising that a lot of the barriers I have are only in my mind! Penny was attentive to my needs and wishes and very flexible in her approach, we even used skype for coaching and it worked really well.
Nicola McLaren
Penny is a great facilitator and her facilitation expertise is complimented by her subject matter expertise, for a brief with a sustainability angle. Penny quickly grasps the intentions and requirements of a facilitation brief and structures the working session accordingly. Her relaxed, yet structured, approach to the opening of a working session creates engagement and a sense of both personal responsibility and team from the outset. Her professional approach throughout, and the tools and techniques she brings as facilitator, ensure an effective and productive session, that stays on track (time and topic) and delivers to the agreed objectives. She ensures output is captured throughout and actions are agreed before the end of a session. Thanks Penny!
Credentials
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MHFA Standard
Mental Health First Aid England (MHFA) Community Interest CompanyFeb, 2016- Sep, 2024 -
Certified Professional Facilitator
International Association of Facilitators (IAF) -
Chartered Environmentalist CEnv.
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Dip. IEC. Intermediate Executive Coaching
AoEC - The Academy of Executive Coaching
Experience
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Independent Facilitator, coach, trainer, consultant
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Jun 1996 - Present
Specialising in helping people change things for the better, building a sustainable future. Workshops, coaching, facilitation. Sustainability champions, strategy, stakeholder engagement, collaboration, partnerships. FRSA, FIEMA, CEnv. CPF. Specialising in helping people change things for the better, building a sustainable future. Workshops, coaching, facilitation. Sustainability champions, strategy, stakeholder engagement, collaboration, partnerships. FRSA, FIEMA, CEnv. CPF.
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3KQ
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United Kingdom
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Business Consulting and Services
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Facilitator
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2009 - Present
Process design, stakeholder engagement, workshop facilitation. 3KQ specialise in stakeholder and public engagement, with long experience in flooding and resilience, nuclear waste disposal, energy and public dialogue projects on science and technology, including many supported by Sciencewise. Process design, stakeholder engagement, workshop facilitation. 3KQ specialise in stakeholder and public engagement, with long experience in flooding and resilience, nuclear waste disposal, energy and public dialogue projects on science and technology, including many supported by Sciencewise.
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Associate
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Sep 2017 - Present
Penny Walker is an independent facilitator who helps people change their organisations and sectors for the better. Her main focus is facilitating conversations which lead to collaboration, organisational change and learning, in service of sustainable development. Penny Walker is an independent facilitator who helps people change their organisations and sectors for the better. Her main focus is facilitating conversations which lead to collaboration, organisational change and learning, in service of sustainable development.
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Forum for the Future
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Affiliate
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1996 - Present
Forum for the Future is a sustainability charity which works with businesses and business sectors to create the sustainable future we need. Forum for the Future is a sustainability charity which works with businesses and business sectors to create the sustainable future we need.
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Dialogue by Design
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United Kingdom
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Research
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1 - 100 Employee
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Associate / Facilitator
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2004 - Present
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Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
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United Kingdom
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Education
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200 - 300 Employee
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Associate
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1999 - Jan 2019
Developing and running learning sessions, tutoring students, facilitating workshops. http://cisl.cam.ac.uk/ Developing and running learning sessions, tutoring students, facilitating workshops. http://cisl.cam.ac.uk/
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InterAct Networks
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United States
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Environmental Services
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Director
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May 2011 - May 2016
Building organisational capacity for better stakeholder and public engagement. Working closely with the Environment Agency to bring its "Working with Others" approach to life through staff training, mentoring and coaching. Building organisational capacity for better stakeholder and public engagement. Working closely with the Environment Agency to bring its "Working with Others" approach to life through staff training, mentoring and coaching.
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Growing Communities
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United Kingdom
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Food and Beverage Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chair of Management Committee
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1998 - Dec 2014
Board Chair: strategic oversight, support to Chief Exec, chairing the Board (recruitment, chairing meetings, succession planning, performance management), representing the organisation at e.g. awards and events. Board Chair: strategic oversight, support to Chief Exec, chairing the Board (recruitment, chairing meetings, succession planning, performance management), representing the organisation at e.g. awards and events.
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Dialogue and Engagement Specialist
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2009 - 2013
Dialogue and Engagement Specialist, advising Government Depts and public bodies on stakeholder and public engagement. Dialogue and Engagement Specialist, advising Government Depts and public bodies on stakeholder and public engagement.
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Alexander Ballard Ltd
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United Kingdom
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Associate
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2006 - 2011
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Forster
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Austria
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Fabricated Metal Products
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1 - 100 Employee
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Associate
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2005 - 2009
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Facilitator
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2007 - 2008
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LEAD International
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Lebanon
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Real Estate
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Occasional contributer
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2007 - 2008
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The Environment Council
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United Kingdom
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Environmental Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Associate, Facilitator
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1999 - 2008
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Facilitator / Tutor
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1998 - 2007
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Meeting coordinator
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1998 - 2007
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Rapporteur / Facilitator
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2002 - 2004
One of the many projects I have worked on as a sustainable development consultant. One of the many projects I have worked on as a sustainable development consultant.
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Friends of the Earth
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organizations
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300 - 400 Employee
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Campaigner
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1989 - 1996
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Education
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UCL
Bachelor’s Degree, Anthropology and Linguistics -
2010 - 2010
AoEC
Intermediate Executive Coach, Coaching -
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Thinking Environment
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