Coach bench:
Jo Folacci

Biography:

Jo Folacci was formerly an investment banker working with institutional clients in the City of London.  She has experience of working in a stressful, multi-cultural results-oriented environment and therefore is conscious of the pressures and isolation faced by top executives.  

Jo has in-depth knowledge of French and Anglo Saxon business and social cultures and the different approaches to be adopted.

She is English and has lived in Paris for twenty years.  Now runs her own consulting company and is an executive coach specialising in change management, leadership skills, motivation and creating high performance teams, communication / interpersonal skills and work / life balance.

Jo brings objectivity and solutions focus in order to maximise a client’s potential. She places emphasis on change management as this often brings fear, paralyses professional performance and the ensuing stress affects personal life.

Enjoys working on developing resistance in the face of uncertainty and instilling a perception of change as a positive opportunity.

Helps managers to understand how to motivate and build winning teams in times of turbulence. Also a trainer in specific subjects such as negotiation skills, project management, public speaking etc.

Jo has worked with corporate clients such as Rio Tinto, Alcan, Deutsche Bank, Natixis, Sun Microsystems, Kraft Foods Europe, Logica GMC.

Jo is bi-lingual, and therefore she is able to coach in English or French.

Languages spoken:

English and French