Alexander P Smith (Ba (Hons), Msc), Mac

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Founder | Executive and Life Coach | Coaching and Advocacy in ADHD and "executive functioning" @ Find Me My Ladder! Coaching
Godalming, GB
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About Alexander P Smith (Ba (Hons), Msc), Mac

I am a Solution Focused, Strengths Based Executive Coach with 16+ years' experience of Recruiting, Training, Leading and Coaching large editorial teams.I received rigorous Executive Coaching training under the Reed Elsevier "Velocity Scheme", an intensive 16 month programme accredited by the Institute of Leadership and Management and delivered by trainers from the Henley Business School. Through this programme I delivered 200+ hours of 1-to-1 Coaching to employees at all levels of the business. I also acted as a Coaching Supervisor and Mentor for subsequent Cadres of Coaches.Since leaving Reed Elsevier in 2016 I have undertaken specialist training in coaching for ADHD and executive functioning deficits by completing to Advanced Level the ADHD Coach Training Programme with ADDCA (the ADD Coach Academy).This is the only specialist training programme to be fully accredited by the ICF (International Coach Federation) and the PAAC (Professional Association of ADHD Coaches).I have lived experience of managing the uneven skill-set associated with Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD or ADD), a condition with which I was belatedly diagnosed aged 39, andam passionate about partnering with neuro-diverse individuals to find bespoke solutions which work for their "brain wiring" and allow them to better access their strengths.Approaching Executive Functioning from a coaching perspective often has both a functional and emotional component:Functionally core areas of difference/ deficit can include: Attention and Focus| Time Management | Task Initiation| Planning and Prioritisation| Decision Making| Memory | Organisation | Processing InformationEmotionally core areas of difference/ deficit can include: Hyperactivity | Procrastination | Distractibility| Impulsivity | Emotional Regulation | Regulating effort| Boredom and Motivation (along with specific anxiety resulting from the ongoing functional challenges).Challenges in executive functioning impact everyone to some extent but typically are more pronounced in individuals on the Autism Spectrum, or with ADHD, Dyspraxia and Dyslexia : conditions which are frequently undiagnosed or incorrectly diagnosed. They are often exacerbated by stress, anxiety and accompanying mood disorders.

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Find Me My Ladder! Coaching

Find Me My Ladder! Coaching

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Founder | Executive and Life Coach | Coaching and Advocacy in ADHD and "executive functioning"
Godalming, GB
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findmemyladdercoaching.com
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Alexander P Smith (Ba (Hons), Msc), Mac Work Experience Details
  • Find Me My Ladder! Coaching
    Founder | Executive And Life Coach | Coaching And Advocacy In Adhd And "Executive Functioning"
    Find Me My Ladder! Coaching
    Godalming, Gb
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  • Find Me My Ladder! Coaching
    Founder | Executive And Life Coach | Coaching And Advocacy In Adhd & "Executive Functioning"
    Find Me My Ladder! Coaching Feb 2018 - Present
    London, United Kingdom
    Find Me My Ladder Ltd! is a Solution Focused Strengths Based, Executive Coaching and Advocacy business with an ADHD / "executive functioning" and wider Neurodiversity Lens.I provide Bespoke Corporate and 1 to 1 Coaching Solutions | Mental Resilience Training | Career Development Workshops | Specialist Niche Coaching and Support for ADHD and other disorders of "executive function" | Creative Content and Training Materials to Support above Research AreasAreas of Specialisation- Executive Coaching and Career Development Training.- Integrating Teams| Specifically multi-cultural teams – Onshore and Offshore.- Mental Resilience Training | Stress Management | Mental Wellbeing- Skills for Living Training | Time Management | Assertiveness | Communicating and Influencing etc- Psychometric Profiling to Surface Individual Strengths and Values.- Niche specialism in ADHD and other executive functioning disorders- Creative thinking and solutions | Non-Neurotypical thinking.- Cultural Awareness Training | Working Across Business Cultures.- Business Transformation | Change Management | Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Accredited
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  • The Adhd Advocate
    Senior Coach
    The Adhd Advocate Jul 2023 - Present
    I'm proud to serve as a Senior Coach with The ADHD Advocate which I feel is aligned with my own vision of advocacy, awareness and Coaching Support for ADHD, "executive functioning" and wider neurodiversity.
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  • Cycle Tour Planning
    Freelance Cycling Events Organiser | Lead Rider, Fundraiser And Coach
    Cycle Tour Planning Jan 2012 - Present
    I have significant experience of organising and acting as a Group Leader for multi-day national and international Cycling Events. I have Trained and Coached inexperienced riders to successfully complete these events, in many cases far exceeding distances that they have previously cycled. I have cumulatively raised close to £40,000 for Charities supported by these events including the Alina Foundation (Polish Hospices).Events:2016 Tour of Mallorca | 160 miles 3 Days2015 London to Hamburg | UK, Holland, Belgium, Germany | 300 miles 3 days| RE Cares Event2015 Cycle Poland | Gdansk to Krakow | 770 miles 9 days | £25000 Raised for Alina Foundation2014 London to Amsterdam | via Paris (UK, France, Belgium) | 350 miles 4 days | RE Cares Event2013 London to Versailles | 285 miles 3 days | Led Inexperienced Group| RE Cares Event2012 London to Paris | 280 miles 3 days | Led Intermediate Group | RE Cares Event
  • Add Coach Academy
    Advanced Adhd & Life Coach Training Certification Program
    Add Coach Academy Jan 2018 - May 2019
    Distance Learning, Assessment And Accreditation
    Studying on the Professional Coach Training Programme at the ADD Coach Academy. Internationally certificated by both the International Coach Federation (ICF) and the Professional Association of ADHD Coaches (PAAC).
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  • Ilm
    Executive Coaching | Life Coaching | Mental Resilience Training | Adhd Research
    Ilm Jul 2016 - May 2018
    Corbett Skills for Life:Established Corbett Skills for Life Programme. A Voluntary Initiative providing generic "life skills" training in areas such as:Stress Management | Time Management | Values and Strengths | Assertive Communication | Mental Resilience.ADHD Research:Active member of the ADDitude Community. A collaborative of researchers, professionals and people with lived experiences of ADHD and associated "executive functioning" disorders.Participated in BIND Study at King's College London which pioneered latest research into "eye movement tracking" as a potential marker for more accurate ADHD diagnosis.Participated in EEG Study in Mind Wandering in ADHD conducted by King's College London in conjunction with the South London and Maudsley Mental Health Trust.
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  • Relx
    Publishing Manager
    Relx Oct 2014 - Jul 2016
    Farringdon Street, London, Uk
    Accredited Executive Coach| Completed extensive training and assessment as part of the company-wide "Velocity Scheme" which created a Cadre of internal executive coaches| Acted as Coaching Supervisor for further intakes.Delivered 200+ coaching engagements between 2014-2016 to 25 employees drawn from departments as diverse as Sales, Marketing, HR, IT and Product Development.Elected Primary Law Representative for the "Happiness Lab" (lobbying interest of 150+ Staff). Established a new company wide Mental Wellbeing policy and associated training and support programme.Recruited and led of an expanded off-shored team of 17 with a particular focus on talent management - identifying and mentoring future team managers in the UK, Philippines and India.Recruited and trained a new UK Project Management Team of 4 to facilitate more seamless integration between off and on-shore teams. Used Lean Six Sigma methodology to create framework of new team.Significant change management experience aligned to technical expertise gained through regular application of Prince 2 and Lean Six Sigma best practice.Consultant for "Supplier Accreditation Scheme" which established best practice for the set-up of all new off-shoring engagements and defined the optimal training structure to facilitate effective knowledge transfer. Extensive experience of recruiting, training and managing teams in India (cumulatively 11 months spent working on-site in Delhi).Significant experience of working collaboratively with teams based in the Philippines, US, India, Europe and Israel and of managing the divergent expectations of each business culture.
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  • Relx
    Managing Editor: Tables Off-Shoring Project
    Relx Oct 2009 - Sep 2014
    Farringdon Street, Farringdon, London
    Tenacious yet sensitive leadership of the project. My capability to optimally manage limited resources in both India and the UK, made it a persuasive example of a successfully off-shored work package.Developed robust metrics to effectively measure supplier performance and maintain standards. From point of project going live to my moving to a new role metrics for Quality averaged 99.4% and Schedule Adherence 99.7% against a threshold level of 92.5% for the respective objectives. Pro-active risk management ensured that complex publishing schedules were delivered in their entirety for every year subsequent to the project going live in 2009.Ongoing enhancement of end-to-end workflows underpinned by a Lean Six Sigma metrics driven approach ensured the delivery of increased publishing volume averaging 7.5% per annum without a commensurate increase in supplier costs or resourcing.Innovative problem solving skills demonstrated in my Lean Six Sigma "yellow belt" project exceeded predicted benefits delivering (a) £25k saving on UK freelance spend (b) 11% reduction in non-value add administrative tasks (c) reduced turnaround times of up to 20% for key revenue generating titles, critical to securing front and back list revenues of £7.6 million.Wealth of experience gained working cross-culturally. I spent a total of 6 months working onsite in India building the project infrastructure, forging productive working relationships with all levels of the supplier’s organisation, and recruiting and training a team of 12 Editors from scratch.Confident and versatile trainer. Delivered extensive subject specific legal training alongside a wide range of soft-skills training (time management, cultural awareness, change management) to both off and on-shore teams. Comprehensive knowledge of applying and delivering training around "Insights" principles to optimise team effectiveness and maximise individual potential within the team environment.
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  • Lexisnexis
    Managing Editor: Primary Law: Uk Tables Team
    Lexisnexis Jun 2005 - Feb 2009
    Chancery Lane: London
    Leadership of a team of 10 full-time office based editorial staff comprised of a Technical Editor, 2 Senior Editors and 7 Editors.Additional responsibility for recruiting, training and maintaining a pool of 40+ freelancers and remote home-based employees, and for accurately forecasting requisite staffing levels critical to delivering peak publishing volumes.Demonstrable experience of building and fully integrating a successful team comprised of a mixture of full-time staff, home-workers, contractors, freelancers and student temps.Conducted comprehensive Prince 2 driven review of working processes, and implemented recommendations for change, whilst gaining buy-in from an established team.Removed silos between distinct Cases and Statutes teams through cross-training thus significantly increasing overall productivity levels to deliver increased annual publishing volumes averaging 9.75% with no commensurate increase in staffing levels.Proven track record of recruiting, training, mentoring and developing high calibre staff. Effective talent management. Mentored three staff members I recruited as Editors as they progressed to be Managing Editors within the UK business.Editorial Lead on CP81 Project assessing the potential to automate tabling through the use of Entity Recognition Software. Contributed critical cost/ benefit analysis and editorial expertise to unequivocally highlight the unsuitability of the proposed approach, and demonstrate the greater viability of off-shoring.
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  • Lexisnexis
    Technical Editor: Encyclopaedic Works
    Lexisnexis Sep 2003 - May 2005
    Chancery Lane London
    Writing and delivering comprehensive training programmes reflecting best practice application of "GROW" and "TAP" models and fusing both classroom based and remote e-learning. Training less experienced Editors, providing Quality Assurance Metrics, and creating training manuals to TAP/ GROW industry standards facilitating transition from print to "Online First model of content delivery.Developed excellent Legal Acumen, despite coming from a non-legal background, through responsibility for reissue of volumes of the prestigious "Halsbury’s Statutes" Series.Consultant for the House-Style Guide which established best editorial practice across the business and was adopted across the print and online publishing portfolio of 500+ titles.
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  • Lexisnexis
    Project Manager: Annotations Project
    Lexisnexis Mar 2003 - Aug 2003
    Chancery Lane, London
    Delivered project within a Prince 2 Practitioner framework having attained Prince 2 qualification prior to undertaking this secondment.Led editorial project management team charged with delivering a critical initiative, the Annotations Project, which standardised for online workflows core annotations utilised across the major works series.Project delivered a month ahead of schedule and £75,000 under budget.
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  • Lexisnexis
    Senior Editor: Halsbury'S Statutes
    Lexisnexis Jan 2002 - Feb 2003
    Chancery Lane, London
    Successfully redesigned and re-launched online research tool Bill Tracker, analysing and providing current awareness insight into the Progress of Bills through the UK Parliament and their potential impact on current Statute Law. Wrote incisive and succinct online content for Legal and Tax Professionals.Direct responsibility for a key annual publication ("Is It In Force?"). Managed and trained editorial teams working on this publication.Grew customer base by 27% in the first year of relaunch.
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  • Lexisnexis
    Editor: Halsbury'S Statutes
    Lexisnexis Apr 2001 - Dec 2001
    Chancery Lane
    Independently researching and writing articles for both print online publication assessing the Legal Impact of Forthcoming Government Legislation. Responsibility for the reissue of volumes of the prestigious "Halsbury's Statutes" series.
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  • Lexisnexis
    Sub-Editor- Primary Law
    Lexisnexis Jun 2000 - Mar 2001
    Chancery Lane, London
    Setting and defining house style in relation to the best practice for the citation of Cases, Statutory Instruments, Statutes, European Union and International Legislation.Generating tables of references and associated corrections. Proof-reading.Ensuring consistent and definable LexisNexis house style was applied across print and online content sets incorporating both legal and tax markets, and contributing to flagship brands such as Halsbury's Laws, Atkin's Court Forms and EF & P.Worked across print publishing portfolio, contributed to over 300 tiles per year encompassing loose-leafs, major works, front list titles, annuals and academic text books.
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  • Surrey Herald
    Trainee Journalist And Researcher
    Surrey Herald Jun 1996 - Sep 2000
    Chertsey, Surrey
  • Gala Coral Group
    Deputy Store Manager
    Gala Coral Group Jun 1997 - Jun 2000
    Various Betting Shops (North London And Surrey)
    Role fulfilled during evenings, weekends and holidays throughout much of my undergraduate degree.Needed strong analytical judgement allied to ability to calculate and settle complex bets under pressure.Wide ranging sporting knowledge and ability to identify probabilities and trends in relation to sporting events.
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  • British Council
    English Language Teacher (Assistant D'Anglais)
    British Council Sep 1998 - May 1999
    Challans: Vendee (France)
    Taught English to Lycee (equivalent A Level) students along with Specialist Business English for students studying for higher level technical qualifications in the medical and engineering fields.Received comprehensive 3 Month Preparatory training (equivalent to TEFL and TESOL Qualifications Combined) prior to starting posting. Scheme sponsored by and recruitment undertaken by British Council.Prepared and delivered lessons encompassing British language, history, politics, economics and literature.Other lessons focused on Business Specific English (legal, engineering, mechanics, technological, pharmaceutical).Enlivened the study of English Language through linking to exploration of popular culture (pop music, football, cinema, the arts etc).Group leader and freelance travel guide. Planned the core itinerary for a month long student exchange programme to London and Oxford. Blueprint successfully followed 7 times for different groups of 60+ Students.
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Alexander P Smith (Ba (Hons), Msc), Mac Skills

Management Outsourcing Online Publishing Change Management Project Management Recruiting Content Management Content Development Content Strategy Staff Development Training Delivery Editing Legal Research Copy Editing Proofreading New Business Development Coaching Cultural Diversity Creative Writing Publishing Six Sigma Lean Thinking Supplier Quality Management Supplier Risk Management Publications Employee Engagement Leadership Digital Publishing Psychometrics Mental Health Counseling Executive Coaching Talent Management Career Assessment Project Management Office Business Analysis Wellness Coaching Time Management Product Management Risk Assessment Operational Risk Management Technology Integration Social Media Blogging Business Management Training Soft Skills Quality Assurance Qualitative Research Research And Development Academic Publishing Academic Writing Life Coaching

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Alexander P Smith (Ba (Hons), Msc), Mac attended King's College London, U. Of London, Birkbeck, University Of London, Université Paris-Sorbonne, Fullbrook County Secondary School And Sixth Form College.

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