Within the field of

psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Its subject matter includes the behavior of humans and nonhumans, both consciousness, conscious and Unconscious mind, unconscious phenomena, and mental processes such as thoughts, feel ...

, Averil Leimon is an author, executive

coach Coach may refer to: Guidance/instruction * Coach (sport), a director of Athletes' training and activities * Coaching, the practice of guiding an individual through a process ** Acting coach, a teacher who trains performers Transportation * Coac ...

, leadership

psychologist A psychologist is a professional who practices psychology and studies mental states, perceptual, cognitive, emotional, and social processes and behavior. Their work often involves the experimentation, observation, and explanation, interpretatio ...

and was one of the first UK-based psychologists qualified in the academic field of

positive psychology Positive psychology is the scientific study of conditions and processes that contribute to positive psychological states (e.g., contentment, joy), well-being, Positive psychology of relationships, positive relationships, and positive institutio ...

. Leimon is the joint editor of ''The Essential Coaching Series'' from academic publisher

Routledge Routledge ( ) is a British multinational corporation, multinational publisher. It was founded in 1836 by George Routledge, and specialises in providing academic books, academic journals, journals and online resources in the fields of the humanit ...

and is co-author of ''Essential Business Coaching'' and ''Coaching Women to Lead''. She is also the co-author of ''Positive Psychology for Dummies'' and ''Performance Coaching for Dummies'' and the author of 100 lessons on happiness in 100 words or less. Leimon is also co-founder of business consultancy White Water Group.

Biography

Leimon gained a masters degree in

Clinical Psychology Clinical psychology is an integration of human science, behavioral science, theory, and clinical knowledge for the purpose of understanding, preventing, and relieving psychologically-based distress or dysfunction and to promote subjective well ...

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), radio (BBC Radio 4 ''

Woman's Hour ''Woman's Hour'' is a radio magazine programme broadcast in the United Kingdom on the BBC Light Programme, BBC Radio 2, and later BBC Radio 4. It has been on the air since 1946. History The first BBC programme for women was the programme cal ...

''), newspapers (FT, City A.M) and magazines (Women in Business, Cosmopolitan). She is also a member of and a speaker for the

British Psychological Society The British Psychological Society (BPS) is a representative body for psychologists and psychology in the United Kingdom. History It was founded on 24 October 1901 at University College London (UCL) as ''The Psychological Society'', the org ...

Selected works

* ''Coaching Women to Lead'',

(East Sussex, UK), 2011 * ''100 Lessons on Happiness in 100 words or less''
Visual Aid Publishing Ltd
(London, UK), 2011 * ''Essential Business Coaching'',

(East Sussex, UK), 2010 * ''Positive Psychology for Dummies'',

John Wiley & Sons John Wiley & Sons, Inc., commonly known as Wiley (), is an American Multinational corporation, multinational Publishing, publishing company that focuses on academic publishing and instructional materials. The company was founded in 1807 and pr ...

(West Sussex, UK), 2009 * ''Performance Coaching for Dummies'',

(West Sussex, UK), 2008

References

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