Grattan Donnelly

Returning to Ireland in 1998 after 12 years working in international business in the Far East, I bought a training franchise. This set me on a lifelong path in people development. Specialising in leadership and management development, I qualified as an Executive Leadership Coach in 2006. After experiencing burnout in 2010, I began practicing mindfulness. This has made a profound difference to my life. Wishing to share the benefits of mindfulness and coaching with others, I worked with Potential Project, global leaders in Corporate Based Mindfulness Training, between 2014 to 2019. During that time, I trained mindfulness to hundreds of people in leading organisations, such as Kerry Group, Irish Distillers, Citco Fund Services, Bulgari Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and Leaseplan Information Systems.

I integrate neuroscience and mindfulness into all my work as an executive and holistic life coach, leadership development facilitator and trainer. In 2017 I qualified as a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction teacher. I lecture the Diploma in Coaching for Performance in Dublin Business School, and on Diploma in Executive Coaching in the Irish Management Institute. I am a Founding Honorary Life Fellow of the Association for Coaching, Ireland, and was Chair from 2013-2015. As a Board Member of Mindful Nation Ireland, I believe mindfulness can contribute to developing a more compassionate and caring society. I am a keen sailor, and can often be found on Killiney Hill or on the pier in Dun Laoghaire in Walk ‘n Talk Coaching sessions with clients, sometimes with my dog in tow.