About Us
About Us
We provide complete solutions which allow companies to resolve major organisational problems and create significant increases in performance by engaging their people effectively.
Our mission with this site is to enable organisations to reach their full potential by developing awareness and emotional intelligence in their individuals and teams. We want to help build the capability within organisations to implement deep, lasting and sustainable change for themselves.
Our head office is in Birmingham in the UK and most of our business is in Europe and the USA.
We have a very experienced team who have been working for many years in the private and public sector.
Pierre Bester
Pierre is co-founder of Adfen International, and a co-developer of the Adfen E-Scale. Pierre is renowned for his knowledge and expertise on the Enneagram model of human behaviour in his field of work. He has many years of experience in facilitating leadership and team development courses incorporating the Adfen E-Scale for senior management and offering Adfen E-scale Accreditation Programmes for executive coaches and facilitators. He has vast experience in running both individual executive coaching sessions, as well as coaching circles on a CEO and executive level in the corporate field and is a qualified Integral Coach. He is currently doing extensive consulting work for The Centre for Coaching (CFC) at the University of Cape Town (UCT) Graduate School of Business (GSB) with whom he has a long, valued relationship.
Currently, he serves as a Faculty Member at UCT’s Executive Education Faculty and co- presents their Strategic Leadership Course (SLC), as well as the Executive Leadership Programme (ELP). He also serves as a panel member of the Professional Coaching Course (PCC) at the Centre for Coaching, UCT GSB. Pierre has consulted on a senior management level in corporate companies throughout Africa (Malawi, Kenya, Zambia, South Africa, Mauritius) the UK (Birmingham), and the Middle East (Dubai).
He also has many years of experience in the psychometric assessment field starting as an assistant psychologist in the Medical Corps (1989- 1990) and continuing this work at Norwich Life (1991 – 1997).
Pat Knightley
With over 30 years European senior management experiences in Sales, Marketing and Communications & Learning and Development, working for blue-chip organizations such as BT and Digital Equipment – now HP, Pat is doubly accredited Enneagram Teacher from the Trifold School of Enneagram Studies with Helen Palmer and David Daniels, and the Enneagram Institute with Don Riso and Russ Hudson.
She has created, developed and delivered business-led Communication and Relationship programmes for multi-national Corporates as well as for small to medium sized companies.
Her most recent work as been with companies such as 02 in Dublin, Scottish Widows and BT Global Services. She has appeared on National TV as part of a relationship programme around people’s compatibility with each other, as well as being featured in magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Glamour and Good Housekeeping.
Judith Priest
Judith’s background is in teaching, psychology, and guidance. After leaving University with a degree in psychology and a Cert Ed in teaching she went to Africa to live and teach for three years. On her return to the UK she ran training courses and worked in organisations looking at team structures, interpersonal dynamics, and personal development.
Judith was professionally trained in the Enneagram by Helen Palmer and David Daniels of Enneagram Worldwide and has been using it consistently for the last 10 years.
Her work with the Enneagram includes teaching and leading workshops, both on her own and as part of a team. Judith has taught the Enneagram in open workshops as part of a team and individually, at Emmaus House, Woodbrooke and for Buckinghamshire County Council at Missenden Abbey. She has also worked with trainers, coaches, human resource specialists and consultants, for their own self-development and to bring the insights of the Enneagram to illuminate their own work. She has a certificate in Psychotherapy and Counselling and this informs her work with individuals who wish to explore at deeper levels.
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