Katie da Gama

How I Work

I take a pragmatic, bespoke approach to my consulting and coaching work.  With every client, whether individual, team or organisation, I make time to listen to you and to understand what it is that you are setting out to achieve.  No two projects I work on are the same and I take pride in ensuring that the programme I design or the coaching I undertake is bespoke and fits your needs.

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Core Strengths (SDi 2.0)

I am a certified Core Strengths facilitator and this enables me to bring an extra dimension to my team and individual work by incorporating the Strengths Deployment Inventory

This assessment tool focuses on understanding people’s motivational value systems, particularly how their behaviours and motivations change between normal conditions and conflict situations. A key principle of SDi is that people typically use a blend of their core strengths, with different proportions emerging based on circumstances. Understanding these patterns helps individuals:
 
  • Recognise their natural motivational style
  • Adapt their approach to different situations
  • Improve communication with others
  • Build more effective relationships
  • Manage conflict more constructively
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There are a number of practical ways in which Core Strengths is applied:

Personal Development

  • Individuals gain insight into their natural motivational patterns
  • Helps people understand why they react differently under stress
  • Enables more conscious choices about behaviour in different situations
  • Supports better self-management during conflicts

Team Development

  • Maps team members’ different motivational patterns
  • Helps teams understand why conflicts arise
  • Enables better task allocation based on natural strengths
  • Improves communication by recognising different motivational languages
  • Reduces friction by understanding why team members approach work differently

Leadership

  • Leaders learn to adapt their style to different team members
  • Helps recognise what motivates different individuals
  • Enables better delegation based on motivational fit
  • Supports more effective coaching conversations
  • Improves conflict resolution skills

Organisational Applications

  • Recruitment: Matching candidates to role requirements
  • Project Teams: Creating balanced teams with complementary strengths
  • Change Management: Understanding how different people respond to change
  • Conflict Resolution: Providing a neutral language to discuss differences
  • Customer Service: Adapting communication styles to different customers

Practical Tools

  • Individual SDi profiles show strength distributions
  • Team maps display collective patterns
  • Conflict sequence reports show how behaviour changes under pressure
  • Action planning templates help apply insights
  • Communication guides for different motivational types

What People are Saying

I would like to thank you, Katie, for your incredible generosity and help to me to date. I found our sessions to be revealing, enlightening and empowering, and often in the most varying and surprising ways. You taught me the power of listening and you both encouraged and challenged me. This was a foundation which has stuck, and was the value piece.

 

In House Lawyer, Dublin

Katie is an excellent coach. Her friendly and open approach to each session makes the experience a positive and supportive one. Katie is extremely professional, a great listener and her experience as a Lawyer and Managing Partner and her knowledge of the legal profession adds a unique depth and insight to her coaching.

 

Senior Counsel, Dublin

I would thoroughly recommend any lawyer to treat themselves to a couple of sessions with Katie, whether they are looking to make a career move or not. It is so valuable to have the space to take a 360 degree look at your career and how it sits with your life. As a former solicitor, Katie understands the demands of practice.

Partner, International Law Firm

 

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Before you book a Coaching Session with Katie, please make sure you’ve had your complimentary Clarity Call so we can be sure you are booking the best solution for you.

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If you would like information about my coaching, leadership or professional development services, please click below to book a 30 minute complimentary call to learn more about how I can support you personally or your organisation.

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Schedule a Session

If you are ready to go ahead and book a session or a package with me, go ahead and click here for access to my scheduling page where you can choose a date and time that suits your diary.

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