Human Resources Expertise (HRE)
HRE was founded in 2000 by Barbara and has supported many organisations, companies large and small and their employees to achieve great results and job satisfaction. Aimed at creating awareness, generating action, and facilitating learning and growth.
Barbara is an executive coach ranked #1 in the Top 20 list of coaches in Athens 2021, an award-winning creative and inspiring leadership coach, training provider, author, and speaker with an international reputation and a remarkable career as an entrepreneur, senior executive, and masterful HR consultant for more than 20 years.
She has dedicated her life to helping people uncover their genuine gifts and light up their magnificent life journey. She is known for her work in helping to create a positive work-life balance and well-being (in Greek, eudemonia).
Through her programs, 1-1 coaching, workshops, books and events, and a broad combination of knowledge and expertise within coaching, positive psychology, philosophy, business, management, and science.
Barbara has supported a great number of visionary and insightful senior executives, professionals and entrepreneurs, to be happier and better leaders. Helping them to achieve their milestones and expand their horizons.
In particular, Barbara often works with women to encourage them to speak up and claim more impactful leadership positions. Furthermore, she coaches teams to be aligned, energized, and increase their performance and satisfaction at work.
Through ethical leadership, Barbara helps professionals with their personal and professional goals and supports companies in the transformation of their culture and the alignment of personnel to achieve excellent results.
As a coach, trainer, and entrepreneur, Barbara has developed a distinctive personal coaching signature based on words of wisdom from Greek philosophy and positive psychology and has created the pioneering “Philosophy & Coaching in Practice™” methodology. Through this methodology, individuals learn about their own values and that of ancient Greek virtues in order to live a meaningful, fulfilling, and rewarding personal and professional life.
She is an associate of the National Kapodistrian University of Athens, and author of the E-learning program “Coaching Leadership in the footsteps of Socrates”.
Moreover, she has designed and leads the international coaching training program that is accredited by ICF as ACSTH ICF ACSTH “Coaching Skills & Tools in Practice”.
After 10+ years as a senior HR executive in multinational companies such as TITAN Cement Group, she founded Human Resources Expertise (HRE) in 2000 to assist companies of all sizes to deal efficiently with human development.
Barbara is an accomplished keynote speaker and a published author on coaching and leadership. Her most popular books are “The art of peace in the working environment” and “The Inner Emancipation” Coaching, Leadership & Philosophy..
Barbara
One of the things I’m often asked is
“How on earth did you get started in all this?”
- Leadership & Business Coaching,
- Female Leadership (Femininship™),
- Team Coaching & Building Coaching Culture.
- Philosophical coaching (Philosophership™)
- Narrative Coaching
- Positive Ethical Culture at Work
- How did you adapt through the Greek financial crisis?
- Why did you bring Greek philosophy and coaching together?
- How and why did you start your coaching business?
- What challenges did you face starting your coaching business?
- How can people harness Greek philosophy for a happier life?
- What is a V.I.P coach?
- What are your coaching methodologies and why did you create your own ones?
- Why have been awarded your program “The Leader of Today” ?
She holds a BSc in Chemistry from the University of Patras, Greece, a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration with major in Organizational Psychology from « Institut d’Administration et Gestion » I.A.G. Université Catholique de Louvain-La- Neuve, Belgium, and a Master in Business Administration, with major in Human Resources from ALBA Graduate Business School, Athens, Greece.
- Femininship™ (Female Leadership)
- Philosophership™ (Philosophical coaching )
- Coaching Leadership in the footsteps of Socrates©”
- V.I.P Coach™
- Philosophership in Action: Philosophy & Coaching in Practice
- The Leader of Today: an award winning program for developing leadership skills and changing culture.
Barbara has cooperated with some of the most prestigious companies and organisations such as:
Beiersdorf, Janssen Cilag, Kone SA, Abbott, the Acropolis Museum, Generation Y, Intracom Defense Electronics, Titan Cement Company, Bluegr Hotels and Resorts, Vodafone, Bayer, Sephora, Alfa Laval.
- Certified Leadership Coach by Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching (MGSCC)
- Qualified to hold a license to use 360 assessment Marshall Goldsmith Global Leader of the Future
- Team Coaching Foundation Certified Coach by Global Team Coaching Institut: P.Hawkins & D. Clutterback
- Coaching Certification from Coach University (Coach U)- Core Essentials Program (CEP)
- Qualified as a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) from International Coach Federation (ICF)
- Qualified to hold a licence to use CAVE Approach© Assessment of 14th Aristotelian Virtues
- Core Practitioner Narrative Coach™ Program by Dr. Dave Drake
- Positive Psychology Certification, “becoming the best version of you” by Tim Lebon, City University
Why I became a coach.
In order to help people transform their lives in an authetique and efficient way and gain peace and joy
My whole life was full of challenges.
As much I have been happy I have also had dark moments.
I have been very emotional, unsatisfied, lost in the chaos of overwhelm. Not knowing which direction to go in towards my desires and aspirations.
Since I discovered coaching and shortly after philosophy, I became more focused and found my true north, becoming balanced.
My life goal was to be serene and happy, which, as I have learned was a journey not a destination.
A journey that leads to wisdom and happiness and one where I am on a mission to lead you to do the same. That’s why I became a Coach and why I believe in the power of coaching to transform lives.
Greek Philosophy
The foundation of a meaningful and flourishing life. Unlocking the secrets of a purposeful journey and making decisions in any critical crossroad.
Coaching
As a daily habit for personal & professional growth. Coaching is not just a methodology, it's a way of living. For you to become an everyday Coach.
Leadership
Becoming the leader you desire. How to find the way in for the way out. A journey for peace and happiness for you and those around you.
In order to find success I believe that we cannot do things alone. I am grateful to be able to share my success and work with people that I admire and that inspire me to do better.
“The unexamined life is not worth living” Socrates in Plato's Apology.
(470 B.C. to 399 B.C)
Join me.
Let me be your coach.