Ian Astley

Ian retired from the Army with over 30 years’ experience of operational leadership, coaching, mentoring, training design and delivery, operational planning, and strategic analysis. Passionate about helping organisations and individuals develop, he is a Level 7 Executive Coach and Mentor, and experienced public speaker, with a proven record of enhancing team performance and individuals’ career progress. His areas of significant coaching and mentoring involvement include Defence, NHS, utilities and property management sectors. He encourages leaders and teams, through improved self-awareness, to flourish and prosper in their personal and professional lives.

Ian was bitten by the public speaking bug as a teenager and still can't quite stop telling people that he won a national public speaking competition in his youth. It was a skill that proved extremely useful when communicating with his teams in the Army. Now he is enjoying being back on the stage inspiring and entertaining local business people, passing on the leadership lessons he learned the hard way in the world's hot spots of the last 30 years.

Ian is a sports and outdoor enthusiast who began coaching on the rugby field over 20 years ago. He still walks, runs, skis and sails, but chiefly spends an unreasonable amount of time on his bicycle. He claims that his greatest leadership challenge – from which he is constantly learning – is as father and husband in a large and vibrant family.