musa 1
noun
1 (mu,sa) (latin) meaning talent (natural or acquired);
a special gift, particularly in business and the arts;
a capacity for achievement or success.
Great minds don't think alike.
If everyone is thinking alike,
then somebody isn't thinking
General George Patton
Strategist and Tactician
Our People
Penny Owston and Pamela Young are the Co-Founders of Musa Coaching and
Development and accredited by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Their
complementary skills and experience represent the perfect partnership for
providing support and development for lawyers and organisations.
Penny and Pamela's years as practising lawyers have taught them much about the
highs and lows of building a successful career and business in the law, how
things can go badly wrong and most importantly, how lawyers can, with the
correct support and development, be guided in the right direction to success,
achievement and fulfilment.
Combining their experience as Lawyers with their skills as Business Coaches,
Penny and Pamela provide a completely insightful and inspiring approach to
unlocking potential.
Penny Owston
Penny qualified as a Solicitor in 1980 and continues to practice, part time, as
a Higher Court Advocate in the area of children law. Until 2007 she was the
Senior Partner of a Law Firm, which she helped to grow over a thirty-year
period.
In 1997 she graduated the Nottingham Law School MBA programme and subsequently
co-authored a book “Making a Success of Legal Aid” which was published by the Law Society to critical acclaim. Thereafter, whilst
continuing to practise as a lawyer, she worked as a management trainer for BPP
Law School and as a management consultant .She has also written extensively and
spoken at conferences about the issues facing Law Firms.
In 2000 Penny became a member of the Faculty at Nottingham Law School and a
tutor on the MBA programme. She has a particular interest in the training,
development and support of lawyers.
Penny was until December 2009 a Solicitor member of the board of the Solicitor’s Regulation Authority and of its Ethics and Compliance Committees. Prior to
that she was the constituency member for Lincolnshire on the Council of the law
Society. She is now a non-executive director of an Acute Hospital trust.
Penny graduated the Meyler Campbell Business Coach programme, which is
accredited by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and Worldwide
Association of Business Coaches (WABC), has Course Recognition with the
Association for Coaching and holds the European Quality Award conferred by the
European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC).
Having had a senior management role in a law firm for 20 years, Penny
understands very well just how challenging and sometimes overwhelming this can
be and just how valuable a coach is in helping to find a way to do the things
that need to be done.
Pamela Young
After qualifying as a Solicitor in 1996, Pamela spent most of her legal career
with two top international law firms. In her role as Partner and Head of Department, she identified a passion for
working with teams and developing lawyers.
Pamela is a Business Coach and graduated the Meyler Campbell Business Coach
programme, which is accredited by the Solicitors’ Regulation Authority (SRA) and Worldwide Association of Business Coaches
(WABC), has Course Recognition with the Association for Coaching and holds the
European Quality Award conferred by the European Mentoring and Coaching Council
(EMCC).
Using psychometric tools can be a very powerful and effective way to facilitate
individual and team development. In turn, this can increase organisational
effectiveness and collective performance. Pamela has studied and uses
psychometrics in developing people and teams and is an MBTI Certified
Practitioner.
Pamela is a co-author of a published practitioner’s guide to property law and has written and delivered many training courses for
lawyers. She also works with and mentors students embarking on careers in the
law and provides support and guidance on winning training contracts.
Pamela believes that communication can often be the key to solving problems and unlocking improved performance, particularly
when poor communication has resulted in misunderstanding or even dispute. She
has spent many years facilitating group meetings to reach the ultimate
objective of the parties. She understands how valuable it can be to have an
impartial facilitator. Pamela is a CEDR accredited Commercial Dispute Mediator
and a CEDR accredited Advanced Negotiator.
Musa Coaching & Development: nurturing talent - building careers | Telephone 07771 848840 or 07801 107937 | Email info@musa.org.uk
