Expertise
- New Business Development
- Business Strategy
- Mentoring
- Leadership coaching
- Individual and team coaching
- Recruitment strategy
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Performance Management
- Change Management
- Business Consultancy
- Career assessment
- Executive Coaching
- Career Coaching
- KPI development
- Operational Planning/Control
- Team building
- Leadership and Management
- Culture Change
- Employee Engagement
- Succession Planning
- Negotiations
Summary
@ Are you busy growing your business but not sure your people are?
@ Do you want to stop feeling overwhelmed?
@ Are you really spending your time on the things that will get you where you want to be?
Are YOU crystal clear on the exact steps you should be taking right now to achieve your revenue goals for you and your family/team?
Or are you still looking for the latest bright, shiny object that will sprinkle “magic dust”?
If you are like many business owners, you'll have spent a lot of money on new ways to get the right people on the right seats on your “bus” and have never got the results you craved for. You may have tried outsourcing and not found anyone who understands your business as you do?
Let me assure you that IT's NOT YOUR FAULT! It’s just not taught at entrepreneurship school, is it?
You CAN develop or hire your preferred people, who will be just right for the business strategy you’ve decided on. Our easy-to-use and deeply insightful analytics will help you answer the 3 key questions that are probably keeping you awake:
✅ What’s the difference between where you are now and where you want to be – your people strategy must serve your goals!
✅ Do you have the right people at all levels to achieve your strategy, with a succession plan for all key positions?
✅ Have you set daily, weekly and monthly activities to understand the key motivations of all your people and attract new people to achieve your personal goals?
So, here's what you can do NOW - click on the CONNECT button and tell me what you want to achieve for you and your family and how I can help.
* A very experienced global client changed their recruitment process to incorporate our analytics and improved hiring quality within 3 months
* The CEO of a well-known company worked with me and implemented a rigorous process to set ambitious and realistic goals and translate them into daily, weekly and monthly actions. As a result, sales performance improved by 200%, team and individual productivity improved significantly, and we had a clear forward trajectory.
* A UK parts distribution business improved team engagement and commitment because they understood and discussed their individual motivations properly
Will YOU be our next success story? Just click on the CONNECT button and tell me what you want to achieve for you and your team/family and how I can help. To move even faster, visit https://bit.ly/call_30 to find a mutually convenient time to speak
Experience
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The Dentistry Business
Partner
1 - 5 Employees 2005 - Current -
Ford of Europe
Director, Product Planning and Project Management
100+ Employees 2002 - 2004- Led team of 200+ business and engineering graduates
- Maintained consistent and competitive consumer-driven car and van products, adding new, innovative products to European and
- Global Product Investment Plan, at major new levels of efficiency
- Revised project management process and gateway disciplines, leading to substantial y-o-y performance improvements
- Restructured team to reflect substantial personnel reduction needs, while improving employee satisfaction ratings
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Ford of Europe
Director, Diversified Consumer Services
100+ Employees 1999 - 2002- Developed European after-market business growth strategy; developed plan to increase revenue by $1.5bn; Progressed 5 major targets - deferred following change in strategic direction - and supported Kwik-Fit in 2 acquisitions
- Introduced major performance indicator process in new acquisitions, doubled size of 1 Company and then initiated and led restructuring, achieving much improved results; established new business units for new ventures
- Developed and piloted new business concepts for Indian and other markets
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Ford of Europe
New Product Development
100+ Employees 1977 - 1998- Various leadership positions in car and powertrain new product development and marketing
- Led business and product strategy teams in several vehicle and powertrain sectors
- Managed new product implemetation teams to achieve successful launches
- Led successful joint venture negotations with European and Japanese manufacturers
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SG Consultants
Director
1 - 5 Employees 2004 - 2008- Led development and negotiation of Joint Venture in China for UK client with Chinese companies
- Independent business coach, providing Business Strategy, M+A and Operations Improvement coaching and support to small business
- Worked with European and Russian automotive companies on engine JV development
- Provided training module in M+A for Manchester Business School students and in Negotiation Techniques to small business professionals.
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maxpotenti ltd
2015 - Current
Education History
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Economics
University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
1966 - 1969 -
Manchester Grammar School
1958 - 1966
Qualifications
Accredited Leadership trainer
Accredited user, trainer and distributor of customisable, job-specific, work preference assessments
Clubs and Associations
Interests and Hobbies
Watching live music performances and theatre, football, cricket, golf and athletics
Leonard Cohen, Rufus Wainwright, the RSC, Theatre of Dreams
