About us

Threshold, established in 1997, serves clients across Europe. We partner with CEos and their teams in strategic change, facilitating leadership group working, and mentoring and coaching senior executives.

We bring extensive experience of working with a range of clients, including:-

• Chief executives, directors, and senior managers in multinational enterprises
• Owner-managers and directors in UK-based small and medium-sized enterprises
• Chief executives, directors, senior and middle managers in local government, the NHS and central government departments.

•      Philips - Consumer Life Division

•      Syngenta

•      Home Office of HM Government

•      Owner-managers and directors in UK-based small and medium-sized enterprises

Threshold is led by Eoin McCarthy and Paula Kingston from their base in Malvern, in the West Midlands of the U.K.

Profile for Eoin McCarthy - Managing Director, MBA, CMC, FIBC

Overview

• Strategic change partner
• Facilitator
  
• Executive coach and mentor
  
• Founder of Threshold Consulting Ltd, providing mentoring, coaching and facilitation services across Europe since 1997
  

• 20+ years of board level change partnering with leading plcs and PA Consulting Group

• Established international track record of coaching and mentoring senior executives in global businesses
  

• Business focus and expertise in leadership and change
• Facilitates leadership group working
  

• Works one to one, adult to adult, enabling clients to become the best that they can be

Business and organizational experience

• Corporate, public and 3rd sector experience facilitating groups and coaching and mentoring senior executives and CEOs
• International client base working across cultures with nationals from 40+ countries
• 25+ years accumulated non-executive experience in the corporate and 3rd sectors
• Chief Executive of the Aston Re-investment Trust, 1996-1997, a successful innovative bank under the chairmanship of Sir Adrian Cadbury

Approach

Takes a systemic perspective on problem solving, enabling clients to generate new insights on how the parts of an issue connect with the whole
Expertise in linking reflective learning to transformational change, clarifying the underlying issues and addressing the political and emotional dynamics at board level
Uses a non-directive approach of enquiry, dialogue and supportive challenge that ensures ownership stays with the client, addressing the needs of the whole person

Some of our clients

• Chief Executive Officer of a national engineering company
• First Division Civil Servant, HM Government
  

• European CEO and top team, global fragrances company

• European Finance Director, global engineering business
• Senior Vice-President, global consumer goods company
  

Benefits to clients

"New perspectives help me reframe situations and take new ways forward"; "Challenging, stimulating, at times uncomfortable but often enjoyable"; "I now work more easily and constructively with my fellow directors and my team"; "Helped me understand how to operate better at Director level"; "exceptionally useful".

Education and Affiliations

• CCL Affiliate Coach 2000-2008, MBA Warwick 1988, Production Engineering, IIE, 1983

• Fellow, Institute of Business Consultancy; Member, Quakers and Business

Eoin McCarthy in the press

In January 2008 Eoin was interviewed by the journal 'Ethical Corporation' on business ethics, leadership development and Quakers. This podcast is available at:- http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=5653&ContTypeID=61

In November 2008 Eoin was asked to write an article for the 'New Statesman' on business ethics, leadership development and Quakers. This article may be viewed at :-

http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-faith-column/2008/11/encourage-others-business

Profile for Paula Kingston - Director

Paula Kingston is a workplace coach and mentor working with individuals and teams who wish to improve their performance at work. Issues addressed include interpersonal skills, team skills, communication skills, dealing with stress, problem solving, decision-making, etc.

Paula is both highly supportive and challenging in her work with clients. Clients appreciate her encouragement and empathy, and the insights they develop about themselves and their work context during her sessions.  Employers are pleased to see their staff grow and develop in skills and capabilities.

Paula also runs training courses in coaching skills for line managers, team leaders and supervisors.

Paula has extensive experience of public sector environments including the NHS and the education sector (universities, schools, and the FE sector).  Clients to date have come from the NHS, small businesses, including the self-employed, academia and the library and information sector.

Paula’s career has included posts in information management, workforce development and human resource management.  She has extensive experience of change management, project management, and partnership working, as well as line management responsibility and training, including appraisals and personal and team development.

Paula has a modern languages degree and postgraduate qualifications in education and information management. She is an affiliate of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, and a Member of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals. She completed a coaching skills course run by a Center for Creative Leadership affiliated coach in 2003-2004, and in 2008 successfully completed CoachU's Core Essentials Program.

TCL Feb 2010