A behavioural scientist, author and commentator on many aspects of management, leadership, organisation and personal development, I have had a wide range of experiences and delivered pioneering, and often quite exceptional, outcomes in both European and Asian cultures.
As a consultant, I founded two niche partnerships, was General Manager & Director of the UK’s largest firm of consulting psychologists, and Director of Strategic HR consulting for the UK’s largest consultancy PLC. As an HR practitioner, I was Group HR Director with ultimate responsibility for a 54,000 strong workforce going through a massive cultural change.
My primary interest is in facilitating the learning and development of leaders, executives, and entrepreneurs – individually and collectively.
I have contributed to executive education programmes at Henley – The Management College, and directed courses in the Gulf Region and India. Continuing this work with leaders, for the last decade, I have worked as an executive coach or confidant – with clients ranging from high-ranking UN officials, senior civil servants, chief executives and a former Prime Minister – progressively helping them navigate their own complex worlds to achieve outstanding results. As well as supporting clients’ OD initiatives throughout the UK, Europe, the Gulf and Asia, I also established, manage and mentor, online Alumni groups for two global corporates.
An author and researcher, I have written eight management textbooks, delivered over 50 conference papers, and contributed more than 100 editorial articles. My method of senior executive job searching, based on both on- and off-line social networks, has evolved over the last 15 years, and is the subject of my next book.
As a public speaker, I receive very positive feedback as being thought-provoking, entertaining, inspiring and dynamic.
Having worked in many areas of executive education, I am now keen to contribute in a more formal academic environment as a member of a team delivering larger scale, longer-term, or more intensive programmes, at undergraduate, postgraduate and managerial levels, and engaging and collaborating in research.
I am looking to join an institution that has realistic ambitions to build on its reputation, and to make a major contribution to social and management skills.
