leadership lab

Jonelle’s coaching is underpinned by her extensive academic as well as experiential training. Her approach includes principles of performance coaching, co-active coaching, EI training, positive psychology, process work, adult learning theory, systems theory, organisational theory, and gestalt. At the heart of her work lies a passion for human development and a drive to be ever reaching higher/deeper to the next level of existence. Her focus as coach thus include enhancing performance and functioning; shifting mindset and belief systems, creating clear and effective communication models; increasing self-awareness and awareness of other, and deepening personal responsibility. The expansive growth and learned personal rigour, that is a byproduct of Jonelle’s coaching, creates self-aware, strong and authentic leaders in any role or position.

Jonelle’s pre-coaching career included the mental health field, personal development and programme writing and development. Her background has enabled Jonelle to create coaching and leadership training programmes which are not only rigorous, challenging and transformational, but also multi-dimensional, transparent and emotionally safe.

A major focus of Jonelle’s work is her role as change agent in South Africa’s journey of healing and democratic development. She has successfully implemented a coaching programme for youth in Pollsmoor Prison, has designed and implemented a peace facilitation for victims of xenophobic violence in South Africa during 2008, and in 2011 developed and launched the “no-name initiative” (a transformational large group process) for greater dialogue, healing and active citizenship in South Africa.

Jonelle is a faculty member of  the Coaches Training Institute. She leads coach training courses in Europe and the UK in the co-active coaching model.

Jonelle is also co-founder and director of Recovery Coach Training and Consultancy Ltd in the UK.  This company trains and consults helping professionals, service providers in the field of Recovery, as well as coaches striving for specialization in Recovery, in the first recognised Recovery Coaching Model in the UK.