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Averil Leimon | |
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Occupation | Author, executive coach, Psychologist |
Language | English |
Nationality | Scottish |
Citizenship | United Kingdom |
Within the field of psychology, Averil Leimon is an author, [1] executive coach, [2] leadership psychologist [3] and was one of the first UK-based psychologists qualified in the academic field of positive psychology. [4] Leimon is the joint editor of The Essential Coaching Series from academic publisher Routledge and is co-author of Essential Business Coaching [5] and Coaching Women to Lead. [6] She is also the co-author of Positive Psychology for Dummies [7] and Performance Coaching for Dummies [8] and the author of 100 lessons on happiness in 100 words or less. [9]
Leimon is also co-founder of business consultancy White Water Group. [10]
Leimon gained a masters degree in Clinical Psychology at the University of Glasgow and a BA (Honours) in Psychology at Strathclyde University. She is a major contributor of psychological insight to television (BBC, CNN), [11] [12] radio (BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour ), [13] newspapers (FT, City A.M) [14] and magazines (Women in Business, Cosmopolitan). [15] She is also a member of and a speaker for the British Psychological Society. [16]