Supporting businesses and individuals through periods of significant transformational change.
Strategic Thinker • A Leader of Continuous Transformation • Business Coach
Project Manager • Apple Geek • Curious Learner
I support public institutions, commercial organisations and individual leaders through periods of significant business and personal transformation.
I have worked nationally and at scale.
I understand that people are always at the centre of all change initiatives and I believe in the enabling power that digital transformation can bring.
I was Head of Learning & Development Services for Parity Group plc, who focus on the relationship between technology and people to unlock the true power of data within a business. I led their Learning and Development consultancy division. During my time there I was the lead consultant on several major projects, a couple worthy of note include;
I was a Lead Consultant for Place Group working on the pilot phase of the national Building Schools of the Future (BSF) programme. The programme, orchestrated by Partnerships for Schools (PfS) a non-departmental government public body formed through a joint venture initiative between the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) (formerly known as the Department for Education and Skills (DFES) and now known as The Department for Education (DFS)), Partnerships UK and private sector partners, looked at rebuilding all secondary schools in the UK.
My interest in this work came from a project I headed up with the Centre for Educational Leadership (now no longer in operation) at the University of Manchester, where I worked as a Research Consultant. During this time I worked on the national BSF pilot programme with Knowsley Local Authority. The results of our leadership development work provided the basis of the resulting national role-out programme. The focus of the work focused on the design of a relevant School Leadership curriculum fit for 21st Century Education.
I have run my own Transformational Change business, SIX U Q Ltd. We supported businesses in how to use people-centric Data-Driven Decision-Making Methodologies (DDDM) to enhance business performance.
Some clients of note include;
My early career was spent at NMW Computers plc who installed the first X25 computing network in the UK. As their Learning & Development Manager I grew as a Management Development Consultant under the mentorship of James Noon of "A" Time. NMW Computers plc was eventually bought by ACT Financial Systems who were later bought by Mysis in 1995. Mysis themselves were later bought by Finastra the financial tech company. These formative years taught me much and laid the foundation for my future career.
In additon to my business life I have done plenty of other things, most noteably;
I was a member of the leadership team for a Royal Geographical Society recognised expedition to Guyana in South America, where I had the privilege to stay with Diane Mc Turk at her Karanambu Ranch on the Rupunini River. I have swum with Giant Otters and camped out at the top of the magnificent Kaieteur Falls in the Pakaraima Mountains.
I act as an advisor to members of the Operational Team and the Trustee Team for No 11, a registered charity looking to bring hope and restoration to the lives of the most vulnerable people in the community of Stoke-on-Trent.
I was a speaker at the TEDx Nantwich event in 2017.
I have an MSc in Counselling and Psychotherapy from Keele University and have operated as a Person-Centred Counsellor. I also completed a post-graduate Certificate in Process Consultancy at University of Manchester.
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