Gina Gardiner

Gina Gardiner is an experienced Leadership Consultant and Trainer, Speaker, Executive and Life Coach.  She supports people at individual or organizational level to develop confidence, leadership and people skills; empowering them to see themselves as the solution.  She is also a Neuro Linguistic Master Practitioner.

A serious ski accident in 1983, meant she was forced to use a wheelchair but, in her leadership role as head teacher of a large primary school, it was imperative that she looked at the bigger picture in order to overcome the significant challenges facing her.

Because Gina was in a wheelchair she was unable to access most of the classrooms.  She had to look at the bigger picture and develop ways to motivate and engage staff so that they were self reliant and understood how to deliver excellence and take responsibility for their own performance.

Created out of necessity, her approach has proven that once we start to change how we think and how we see ourselves, we start to change our reality and that of those around us. Essentially, this is a huge gateway to maximising leadership potential as well as personal development. It’s also a good reason why in her 20 years of leading the school,  it was acknowledged as one of Ofsted’s ‘Best Schools’ twice and included on the HMI honours list as one of England’s most successful schools and had a string of quality and kite marks.  The strategies developed there are now being used with great success to help a wide range of business and organizations.

A Remarkable Story Gina learned to walk twice as an adult and the fight for better mobility is ongoing.  It has given her a unique understanding of how empowering or limiting beliefs have the power to hold us back or to help us forge ahead.  Just as important has been a true sense of how a shift of perspective changes everything.  A wheelchair can be seen as a significant limitation or as a chariot on fire offering freedom and  empowerment. It is all about choice.  What choice do you think she made?  Read “Chariots On Fire – How To Create The Positive Advantage” her latest book. She is also the author of “Kick Start Your Career” and “How YOU Can Manage Your Staff More Effectively (And In Doing So Pave The Way To Your Next Promotion)”

Here are links to the published works mentioned above.