What My Clients Say

John provided excellent support to me and my team in refreshing and developing our strategy and vision. With his challenge and support we quickly got to the heart of what was important to our partners, staff and clients and his contribution was very well received by everyone involved.

Nigel Shilton - Partner at Deloitte

John has provided exceptional value to me in building development programmes and events for our change community. He has provided great structure and ideas to help us deliver outstanding and engaging development events. Above all he holds us on task and gives in the moment feedback to ensure the overall quality is delivered. A fantastic business partner.

Bruce Hope-MacLellan - Group Operations Integration Director at Lloyds Banking Group

Having almost given up in my search for a quality facilitator to work with the main plc board, I was delighted to have John recommended to me. From his first exposure to the Leadership Team, through the work with us in preparation for the main event and his performance at the Board Awayday John only ever exhibited the utmost professionalism. He is extremely skilled in dealing with people at all levels including the most senior but in a friendly and collegiate fashion. I have used his skills as a coach and facilitator again since then and I have no hesitation in recommending him to you.

David Norman - Non-Executive Director at Foxen Griffiths

John is a fantastic facilitator and enabler for leadership development. He attends to the detail so he and his client have clear outcomes up front. He has a wonderfully disarming way of giving very relevant and helpful feedback, always spotting the problem or challenge early on, and always being helpful. I've not known a time that his input or support hasn't been anything other than welcome, relevant and impactful. Highly recommended.

Heather Daley - Director of Human Resources and Organisational Change at West Sussex County Council

“John did an excellent job in delivering a cultural change program, as well as individual coaching on my asset. He has a talent for helping people resolve complicated problems or situations.

Neil Cummine - Quad 30s Asset Manager at Maersk Oil

I have known John in his professional facilitator role for approaching 20 years. His huge energy and clear genuine enthusiasm for what he does, backed up with a deep portfolio of skills and toolkits, makes him very effective in facilitating complex, fast-moving, results-needed situations. John has a knack of getting engaged with the client team very swiftly and efficiently, and is quickly trusted and valued as "part of" the team, and not "just" as an external facilitator. John has a big and engaging personality and presence, so can "carry a room" when the going gets tough!

Martin Laws - Partner Deloitte

"John's work with our Directorate Leadership Team has been instrumental in developing our vision and strategy, not only improving the way we work but also setting out a clear plan and direction of travel for our staff."

Zena Cooke - Corporate Director Of Resources LB Tower Hamlets

"John is a highly motivational coach, providing great support and insight in what can be difficult situations. His energy, responsiveness and empathy provide support that adapts to the situations in which he finds himself. Managing large groups of people to achieve objectives and goals that are sometime complex is something that only a skilled and experienced "operator" can achieve. John fits this brief totally. It has been a pleasure to work with him and I would certainly like to do so again."

Chris Lewis - Partner Deloitte

“I have worked with John on two different projects firstly when I was with Premier Oil and now with GDF Suez. John is one of the best consultants/facilitators I have worked with and I would highly recommend his services especially if you are building a new team or making changes within your organisation.”

Mike Carling - OIM at GDF SUEZ

John is excellent at helping new businesses think through short and long term objectives and developing strategies to fulfill these. He is practical, easy to work with, very experienced and very good value. I would recommend him anytime.

Toe Su Aung - Co-founder and Director at Elipe Limited

John provided just the right support our replenishment programme needed - he was pragmatic, down to earth and provided the right insights and inputs just when we needed them. He was able to mobilise the right expert support that enabled us to break out of our old way of thinking. He had a light touch approach that meant that the whole project team took responsibility for delivery and learned lots in the process. The work he enabled us to deliver is still yielding benefits today!

Ian Crick - Programme Director - UK at Tesco PLC

John facilitated a workshop for the trustees of Reach to Teach as well as some of our key advisors. In a very short time he got a diverse group thinking together about some challenging and very critical issues - with excellent results. He was an excellent, intelligent, output oriented and very personable leader for the day. A big thank you. Highly recommended.

Sanjeev Gandhi - Managing Director and Founder at Reach to Teach

I've used John to facilitate a couple of workshops with my largest clients. These events have been tremendous successes and a few days work created more opportunities than years of strategic account management. The benefit of an independent facilitator cannot be underestimated. A neutrally hosted workshop creates the environment to share open and honest views with no boundaries or preconceptions. I believe John's preparation and pre-workshop activity contribute significantly to the successful outcomes enjoyed. Our clients have always enjoyed these events and passed on their thanks. My Company has just booked John for another workshop with multiple clients.

David Peake - Commercial Director at Invensys