Oriana
Tickell

Executive coach, facilitator, researcher, content creator

Positive psychology in action, building from strengths

Oriana had already been coaching for some 10 years when she discovered the then new concept of positive psychology, and it became clear to her why coaching can be so powerful. She spent the next years studying a master’s degree in applied positive psychology with a specialization in using the theories and techniques in the workplace. In her work as a coach, content creator, and facilitator uses this to build from what is already working well in order to address the challenges being faced by her clients. In her approach she is fully aware of the importance of seeing the whole picture, strengths, weaknesses, successes and failures. Time after time she has seen how solutions start to flow when starting from strengths rather than weaknesses.

She believes in creating the right atmosphere for people to share, learn, grow and develop their own unique and personal leadership style. Her biggest disappointment at the end of an assignment would be to hear that each participant is leaving with the same recipe for leadership. For her, leadership development is about supporting people in finding their own individual way to identify their voice and path in life.