Testimonials
Mark Scanlon, MD, CDP Ltd
Initially I did have some concerns about the amount of time and cost of the coaching I would have with Anita Morris but these concerns were quickly dispelled and I was more than surprised with how much I could actually help myself once Anita had helped me to realise where I was at from an emotional point of view.
The one to one sessions, coaching and mentoring more than worth the time and the expense as I cannot put a price on the the realisations I came to and the more settled person that I now am.
I would recommend the course that I had with Anita for anyone in a senior position who is having some challenges with how they relate to others and themselves.
Mark Scanlon
Managing Director
Peter Cumiskey, Employee Development Officer
Coaching the Coach Programme
When I was informed by my company in July 2006 that I had been selected for a Coaching Programme with Anita Morris I had no idea what to expect in terms of what I(or Anita) was going to do and how it would impact on my job role.
With thirty four years background in the building trade, coaching was never high on the agenda on site!
You learnt your trade, worked as part of a team got the job done and if you couldn’t do that you were up the road!
Fast forward to May 2007 and I can honestly say working alongside Anita over this period has improved my skills immensely in helping work colleagues learn and perform effectively in their own job roles.
From my first coaching session with Anita I felt comfortable with what the objective of the course was about. Anita is very friendly, explains things very clearly and is an interesting person to work alongside, and also has the skills available to encourage and motivate an individual to learn.
I have developed from a person who tried to solve people’s problems for them all the time, to someone who now is able to support the same people believe and trust in themselves to work successfully in their own job role.
The impact Anita Morris has had on my development in my job role and personal life is that I have learnt to stand back and through discussion and feedback encourage people to think, and not be thinking for them, when there are difficulties to overcome.
I would highly recommend working with Anita Morris (on a Coaching Programme) to any individual regardless of their trade or professional background, I am positive they will find it a rewarding experience just as I did.
Peter Cumiskey
Employee Development Officer
Stacey Smith – Area Manager
I am working in a very senior position within an expanding Public Sector Organisation whose main aims and objectives are to deal with substance misuse. I have been with the Organisation for eighteen years working my way up through the different roles from face to face worker to Senior Manager.
Due to expansion the Organisation had to review its management structure which had real implications for my future with the agency.
During this period I was offered one to one coaching sessions with Anita Morris, it was a time of change and uncertainty within the Organisation which caused from a managerial and personal point of view a great deal of stress.
By working with Anita I was able to identify what I needed to do to remain in control of my situation and look at my options for professional development.
Anita was able to coach me through the difficulties of managing change and the subsequent resettlement into a new position within the same Organisation.
One element of the sessions was a 360 degree assessment I found this immensely useful and really gave me the opportunity with Anita to reflect on my management practice and how I was viewed by others.
We have covered a number of topic’s ranging from working from a strategic perspective rather than an operational one to how I present myself at meetings.
I have also found that Anita used her networks and colleagues to put me in contact with other professionals that could be of assistance to me in my development.
Overall I have found the experience to be rewarding and extremely beneficial to me as it allowed me to remain focussed during a difficult period but also gain in confidence and develop my skills as a manager.
I would highly recommend working with Anita Morris for any Senior Manager.
Stacey Smith
Area Manager
Press Cuttings
Here are a number of recent newspaper and magazine articles about Anita Morris and Holden Morris Consulting Ltd.
Cheshire Life Article – Nov 07
Liverpool Echo 4.10.07.pdf
Anita Morris Cutting – Daily Post 17 Jan 2006.pdf
Holden Morris – cutting Business Update March,April 2007.pdf
Holden Morris – cutting Chester Chron 12th Jan 2007.pdf
Holden Morris – Daily Post 15th August 2007.pdf
Press releases published in various newspapers and magazines during 2007
New Release cowboy coaches.pdf
Published articles from business magazines
Article on coaching Coaching.pdf
Article on LeadershipLEADER~1.pdf
Article on stressSTRESS.pdf
Shelley Bui
Shelley Bui – Executive Coach and Trainer
Having worked as Human Resources Director (France, Italy and Spain) with solid expertise and experience in fast growing international business environments for US companies, Shelly now specialises in coaching and training in multi-cultural environments and organisations. She has been involved with formulation of strategic direction within international companies. She also has expertise in organisational change, training needs analysis, career development and the design and delivery of a wide range of training programmes. Shelly has extensive experience of working internationally. She is based in Paris is fluent in English and French.
Qualifications / Memberships etc.
Batchelor of Science Degree.
Masters in Marketing Research.
Certified Master Coach
Trained in Transactional Analysis
Trained in Non-Violent communication
Trained in Advanced communication skills
Krauthammer management training.
Business experience:
Positions held: HR Director, HR Manager, Consultant, European Training Manager, Trainer and Coach.
Special interest areas:-
Cross-cultural relationships, Leadership, Coaching.
Our Clients
Often we are our clients’ ‘secret weapon’, which means that they don’t want others to know that they have a coach. We are happy to be the ‘secret weapon’ or as one client calls us ‘the skeleton in my cupboard’, and always protect the confidentiality of our clients.
Our client list includes:-
NHS, The Home office, Richmond Fellowship, St. Joseph’s Hospice, The Lighthouse Project, Venture Housing Association Ltd, CDP Ltd, Technology 2 Ltd, CIMA, CIAEW, BPI plc., Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool Hope University, The European Centre for Corporate Governance, etc. etc.
We are registered suppliers to the UN.
Our Mission
Holden Morris Consulting Ltd. (HMCL) offers a professional Business Psychology consultancy service aimed at improving individual, team and organisational performance. We provide bespoke practical solutions to often complex people issues. All of our consultants are highly trained and qualified psychologists, but what makes us different is all are also qualified and experienced in business, often at senior management level. We work with private individuals as well as private, public and not-for-profit organisations.
Our ultimate goal is to improve the performance of organisations through its employees and to assist individuals in realising their full potential. 
We believe not only in developing the leaders of today, but also developing the leaders of the future, which we do through our links with educational establishments. We also believe in supporting the community, which we do through our links with not-for-profit organisations.
Our expertise in leadership development and our expertise in the area of Emotional Intelligence, along with our reputation for developing excellence, make us the ideal partners for organisations where continuous improvement is a philosophy not just a buzz phrase.
Anita Morris
Anita Morris – Work Psychologist
Anita Morris is a business psychologist with a wealth of experience in behavioural change within a wide range of organisations in different sectors. Having begun her career as a management accountant, she moved into sales and marketing becoming sales and site director with one of Europe’s largest plastics manufacturers. She returned to academic life to retrain as an occupational psychologist and master coach. She now spreads her time between consultancy and academia. Working with both individuals and teams at senior and middle management levels, her specialist areas are leadership development, executive coaching, emotional intelligence and psychometric assessment. Anita has built a reputation for the design and delivery of innovative training programmes which incorporate sports such as falconry and golf.
Qualifications/ memberships etc.
MSc Occupational Psychology
BSc (Hons) Applied Psychology – First class
BA (Hons) Business Studies – 2.1
Certified Master Coach
Certificate of competency in Effectiveness Questionnaire IE (Emotional Intelligence) and TE (JCA Ltd)
Certificate of competency in Margerison-McCann Team Management Profile
Certificate of competency in Occupational Testing Level A (Ability)
Certificate of competency in Occupational Testing Level B (Personality)
Associate consultant/trainer with Liverpool Hope University.
Associate consultant with Liverpool John Moore’s University
Visiting lecturer – Liverpool John Moore’s University
Visiting lecturer/trainer with The European Centre for Corporate Governance
Trained in competency based interviewing
Trained in NLP and Person Centred Counselling.
Graduate member of the British Psychological Society, member of the Division of Occupational Psychology, founder member of the Special Interest Group of Coaching Psychology
Business experience
Positions held: Sales/Site Director, Marketing Manager, Sales Manager, Management Consultant, Trainer/Coach, Management Accountant.
Also worked in mental health (NHS and private)
Industry/Sector experience
Agrochemical, Brewing, Bridal/wedding, Carrier bag manufacture/import, Chemical, Coin manufacture, Cosmetics, Fitness, Food Processing/Production, Glass (containers- bottle, jar), Financial Services, Furniture/ Bed manufacture, GP Practice, Hair and Beauty (including retail and salon), Horticulture, Hotel and Leisure, Housing, IT/Systems, Latex Mattresses/pillows, NHS Mental Health, Packaging, Packaging Machinery, Plastics (Blow moulding, injection moulding), Polythene, Public Sector –Police, Retail, Voluntary/community, White goods.
Special interest/research areas:-
Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Coaching, Psychometrics and Stress
Jane Almond
Jane Almond – Work Psychologist
Jane is an Occupational Psychologist specialising in a number of key areas: the development of person-centred skills; effective leadership through a person-centred approach; leadership development through assessment, feedback, training and coaching; psychometric testing for selection and development; training design; solution focused interviewing and career development/counselling. Prior to (and during) studying psychology Jane worked for a number of years in both business and the support of individuals with special needs.
Qualifications/ memberships etc.
MSc Occupational Psychology
BSc(hons) Psychology and Health
Certificate of competency in Effectiveness Questionnaire IE (Emotional Intelligence) and TE (JCA Ltd)
Certificate of competency in Occupational Testing Level A (Ability)
Certificate of competency in Occupational Testing Level B (Personality)
Graduate member of the British Psychological Society, member of the Division of Occupational Psychology, founder member of the Special Interest Group of Coaching Psychology
Business experience
Jane has over 10 years experience working in business including work as a marketing associate, sales executive, branch manager and trainer.
Special interest/research areas:-
Emotional Intelligence, Person-centred counselling skills, career coaching, REBT, Dream Analysis.
Catherine Aitken
Catherine Aitken – Health Psychologist
Cathy Aitken is a psychologist who has worked in the field of psychological counselling, assessment & intervention with adults since 1998, within the NHS, voluntary and private sectors. With a particular interest in the area of Health Psychology, Cathy, working with John Moores University and the Rheumatology Department at Aintree Teaching Hospital, Liverpool, is currently undertaking PhD research entitled ‘Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis: The role and impact of psychosocial factors’. In addition to her research and private practice commitments, Cathy is a sessional lecturer at John Moores University. In the early part of her career, Cathy was a graduate of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and worked for ten years in one of the UK’s leading Blue Chip organisations. Cathy is a member of the British Psychological Society.
Contact details
Holden Morris Consulting Ltd
69 Hall Lane
Cronton
Widnes
Cheshire
WA8 5DH
t: 44+(0)151 257 9480
email: info@holdenmorrisconsulting.co.uk
Managing Director: Anita Morris
m: 44+(0)7813 683466
email: anita@holdenmorrisconsulting.co.uk
Company registration No. 5552921, VAT No. 873842686