Judith Martin
Originally from Yorkshire in England, with dual UK-German nationality, self-employed, multi-lingual, and based in Munich, Germany
Has extensive cross-sector experience working with culturally diverse clients up to Board level, having worked and lived internationally for 34 years, in the UK, Germany, Spain, China and former Czechoslovakia
Has collaborated with a broad range of organisations, from large global enterprises to small family businesses and start-ups, from leading business schools to hospitals and humanitarian projects
An accredited Master Executive Coach and member of APECS (Association of Professional Executive Coaching and Supervision); also accredited as a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coaching Federation
Holds an Advanced Practitioner Diploma in Executive Coaching (2014), a Practitioner Diploma in Executive Coaching (2008), and a Systemic Team Coaching Certificate (2015) from the Academy of Executive Coaching, UK
Holds certificates in coaching supervision, action learning facilitation, and various qualifications in professional education and communication, including a Master’s degree in adult learning and language teaching.
How I work
My Structure & Flow approach is flexible and adaptive, which allows me to respond to my clients’ needs, contexts and learning styles. Personalised, it is also often deeply personal (also trauma-informed), combining clear contracting, frameworks, parameters and commitment with agility, creativity, experimentation, joy and whatever’s emerging. Holistic and integrative, my approach draws on various methods, techniques and disciplines as well as psychological insight, humanistic principles and pragmatism. I work in collaborative partnership with my clients based on mutual respect and trust and on equal terms. My systemic perspective creates value for multiple stakeholders beyond the individual, and I bring a global, trans- and cross-cultural outlook to my work.
What I value
My own journey has taught me the value of safe learning spaces for free expression, independent thinking and creative problem-solving. Openness, curiosity and resilience matter to me, as do encouragement and appreciation. Committed to my field for 30+ years, I value ongoing professional and personal development and sound ethical practice. Passionate about books and learning, my first careers were in publishing and adult professional education. Wanting to discover new cultures and build a new venture, I co-founded and ran a training and coaching company in Barcelona for many years, later in Shanghai.