Projects

Organisational strategy and development

■ Managed a project exploring the use of online communities for the sharing of ideas and solutions in the NHS

■ Co-designed and delivered an audit and strategy development process for HR Directors and their teams in over fifty NHS organisations in the North West .

■ Coached the strategy project team of a telecoms provider through the choice of organisational models to support changes in the business strategy.

■ Directed a project exploring future skills needs in the health sector using scenario planning for Skills for Health.

■ Supported a local authority in the redesign of their top tiers of management through providing a framework against which to assess options

■ Developed a guide for local authorities to help with the sharing of professionals across organisational boundaries.

■ Carried out a commercial benchmarking exercise to understand how organisations develop and manage businesses/business units to deliver L&D interventions to their markets (external or internal).

■ Undertook a strategic market assessment for the delivery of consultancy, training and membership services in the HR/OD/L&D market for IES, leading to recommendations for market prioritisation.

■ Carried out a culture review for Cambridgeshire County Council highlighting areas of success as well as opportunities for improvement.

■ Managed a project exploring the future of distribution in General Insurance using scenario planning for Norwich Union.

■ Worked with the marketing department at Norwich Union to review their current performance and develop detailed structural options for the future.

■ Managed projects to develop business models for Yell.com in the business-to-business market, and for money eXtra in the consumer market.

■ For Royal Insurance Direct, analysed the implications of a major competitor entering the local labour market in Bristol, and its implications on staffing and remuneration

■ Designed the structure and job descriptions for a new Customer Insight team at Birmingham Midshires.

■ Managed the people integration of three consulting businesses, including a reshaping (recruitment and redundancy) programme.

■ Reviewed how managers make pay and bonus decisions for L&G

Coaching and strengths-focused development

■ Managed a nationwide capacity building programme for HR directors and managers, providing one to one coaching and developing a pool of in-house coaches.

■ Designed and delivered a virtual, strengths-focused team development programme for a global IT team at Rolls-Royce.

■ Created and delivered a strengths-focused development programme of coaching and team workshops for the HR leadership team at Ealing council

■ Designed and delivered a 360 degree feedback process and coaching programme for senior managers in the Environment directorate of a London council.

■ Provided one to one coaching for individual clients at organisations including BERR, Independent Housing Ombudsman and Maidstone Council as well as many SME business leaders..

■ Designed and delivered strengths-focused team workshops for management teams and high potential groups at organisations including Centrica, Siemens and Volkswagen Financial Services.

Learning and Development Strategy

■ Developed and managed a consortium project looking at the future of Learning & Development in organisations through the use of scenario planning.

■ For a mid-size management consultancy, developed a competency framework for all staff, and a promotion and coaching programme for aspiring Partners.

■ Researched the diversity of career paths for Chief Executives in the NHS for an SHA, to provide information to inspire and enable aspiring Chief Executives.

■ Directed an evaluation of internal and external coaching across the NHS on behalf of the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement.

■ Worked with the leadership development team at ONS to create a vision for leadership in the organisation and the key steps necessary to achieve it.

■ Developed a Continuing Professional Development policy for ONS.