Rafal S.
About me
There is nothing more rewarding to Rafal than helping people grow, change, and thrive. He has spent 20 years creating and executing development programs for some of the largest corporations in the world. Now, as a Hogan Assessments Certified coach and facilitator, he draws from this wealth of professional and personal experience to help people stretch into their full potential as leaders. Raf is passionate about designing and facilitating diversity & inclusion initiatives such as workshops, trainings, and Employee Resources Groups (ERG). He works pro bono for organizations supporting equality and justice such as women’s and LGBTQ rights. He is also a co-author of the book ‘Solution Focused Team Coaching’.
Education & Certifications
- M.A., Warsaw University
- B.A., University of Silesia
- Postgraduate Studies in Management, Warsaw School of Economics
- International Coach Federation – Professional Certified Coach – PCC
- Executive Coaching, Cambridge University
- Coaching Fundamentals, The Coaches Training Institute
- Solutions Focused Certified Organizational Coach
- Accredited Senior Practitioner, European Mentoring and Coaching Council
- Hogan Assessments Certified
- Hogan Personality Inventory
- Hogan Development Survey
- Motives, Values, Preferences Inventory
Professional Experience
Learn about Rafal S’s professional history.
- Chief Learning Officer, Deloitte Switzerland
- Vice President, Compliance Learning, Barclays Bank
- Senior Manager, Training, Standard & Poor Global Platts
- Group Learning Manager, Royal Bank of Scotland
- Compliance Learning and Development Manager, Telefonica Europe
- Training Analyst, JP Morgan
Functional Experience
All of our coaches are experienced in supporting a variety of business functions. This coach has personal experience in the following professional fields.
Customer Sucess
HR
Operations
R&D
Industry Experience
While you may want to have some similarities with your coach you don’t want too much overlap. A coach’s job is to offer you fresh and new perspectives that you may not be exposed to in your current industry or function. Here are the industries the coach most commonly supports.
Consulting
Healthcare
Education
Financial Services
Coaching Expertise
Coaches have wide skill sets and we can’t list them all. Here are a few areas this coach specializes in helping support.
Role Transition
Company Culture
Management 101
Communication
LGBTQ+
Primary Professionals Coached
- International Client Base
- Experienced Managers in Leadership Positions
- Engineers Building Their Management Experience
- VPs at Established Companies
- Employees at Tech Companies
- Leaders in Multinational Companies
Testimonials and Coaching Highlights
Having had his share of success and failure, disappointments and epiphany, Raf builds on his professional and life experience to guide and support clients to discover what they are capable of creating for themselves and others.
Raf’s clients describe him as an empowering and encouraging coach, whose curiosity and ability to listen and ask the right questions are key to understanding their strengths and limitations and unlocking their full potential.
Raf has designed and delivered numerous training and development programs – both in-house at Barclays, Deloitte and Barry Callebaut, and as a consultant. Areas of expertise include: communication, trust, cross-functional collaboration and team-building, emotional intelligence and cultivating diversity and inclusion.
He is an accomplished public speaker, trainer, coach and facilitator of change.