Our Story
Capable Strides has been formed around our shared passion for supporting people through change and our desire to share the benefit of our learning from our successful careers. With over 20 years experience in senior corporate HR positions working for FTSE 100 Environmental Infrastructure companies, our roles covered a range of people development responsibilities for over 5000 employees. This included the introduction of leadership and education programmes, heading up business-wide change management projects, and implementing learning and development initiatives. We enable individuals and organisations to make future strides with confidence, direction and purpose.
Tammy Deakin
Lives in Torquay with her husband, teenage son and daughter at university.
“ I have always been a people person and fortunately for me I have made a career out of something that I love, helping people to grow and to develop. Change is a factor of all our lives and yet sometimes it can knock us sideways. From personal experience I know that at crucial points in my own life, when things seemed complicated, I benefited from the value of people who encouraged me to really look at the situation, think about what really matters and take positive action to move forward”.
Sarah Uren
Lives with her husband, Lola the dog and Pacha the cat, in the Devon cottage they have lovingly renovated.
"It’s important that my work-life is fulfilling which is why my career is centred around developing and supporting people. The leap from being employed to creating Capable Strides with Tammy enables me to continue to work with people in a collaborative environment whilst being even more authentic and true to my values.
Having seen workplaces at their best and their worst, I believe everyone should be given the opportunity to work to their full potential for their own sense of wellbeing and for the benefit of their organisation. Engaged employees are critical in creating successful change"
What Our Clients Say About Us
“An amazing career opportunity opened up at work. However, my lack of confidence was a barrier in my own progression. I then considered coaching and Tammy became my coach. She was fantastic! I gained the confidence to showcase my value, which ultimately led me to being the successful candidate! I would most definitely come to you for further coaching in the future.”
— Coaching Client.
“Tammy and Sarah provided focused support on a number of change programmes I was accountable for. This work gave the team a much better understanding of themselves and team dynamics. This progressed to the provision of coaching across key members of the team which delivered performance improvements and personal development.”
— Director of Resilience.
“I have worked with Tammy on a number of occasions with my team. She is able to captivate the audience and hold the mirror up at the same time. She is also very capable of putting measurement and tracking processes in place to measure benefit. I have no hesitation in recommending Tammy to work with your teams or individual team members in order to unlock capability.”
— Head of Service Improvement.
“I had the pleasure of working with Sarah on a major internal business communication project relating to significant changes to employees pension arrangements affecting c800 employees, where her excellent project management skills were critical to success. What stands out is her attention to detail, initiative, tenacity and her ability to challenge your thinking when it matters”.
- Head of HR.
Credentials
CIPD Associates
Professional Business Coach
Prince 2 Qualified
Qualified in Managing Organisational Learning and Development
DISC Certificated/Accredited
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