Over 10 years of
experience in Human Resources and Development culminating in the role of
Head of Human Resources, Global Private Banking, Royal Bank of Canada,
prior to establishing herself as a Personal Development and Change
Consultant in 1993. Main areas of knowledge and expertise include HR
consulting, leadership and development training, psychological
assessment and personal development, career management and
employability, team building and group working skills, the behavioural
aspects of change and senior team facilitation & development,
characteristics of successful chief executives.
Qualifications
BA, MBA, Fellow of
the CIPD; Accredited by the British Psychological Society for the use of
psychometrics (Level A&B); qualified user of psychometric tools
including SHL ability tests, SHL OPQ 32, SHL Motivation Styles, SHL
Perspectives on Management Competencies, OPP MBTI, OPP Innovation
Potential Indicator, OPP 16PF5, OPP FIRO B, OPP Benchmarks. Trained in
the technique of “Future Search” (large scale participative planning
process designed by Weisbord and Janoff).
Experience
Design of a
competency framework for a Trading house, running communications
workshops on competencies.
Developing a
new psychometric tool for assessing potential chief executives based
upon research of key competencies, motivations and preferences.
Coaching of
over 200 individuals on career and work-life issues, helping people
make more positive and successful career decisions.
Design and
leading open and in-house Employability Workshops to assist people
to be more successful in their careers
Interpretation
and Feedback of over 500 Psychometric Assessments (using OPQ 32,
Myers Briggs, FIRO B) for Senior Executive and Middle Management as
part of career development programmes
Co-ordination
of a graduate assessment centre for a French Investment Bank using
numerical and verbal reasoning tests for 400 candidates as a basis
for pre-selection
Design and
facilitation of Leadership Development and Group Working Skills
programmes, based on development centre principles, for MBA and MSc
students at Cass Business School
Coaching high
performing executives and managers focusing on improving personal
performance and relationships with executives, peers and their own
team
Development and
delivery of follow-up training programmes for MBA students on: Time
Management, Performing On Stage and Personal Influencing Skills
Facilitation of
off site “Improving Team Effectiveness” events
Co-led two
“Future Search” conferences in an Eastern European bank. The
conferences involved over 100 individuals and resulted in a new
business strategy for the card business and the bank
Other Experience
Visiting lecturer
for Cass Business School.
Carrying out second
stage of research into the characteristics of successful Chief
Executives in conjunction with Noelle Irvine and Paul Dobson of Cass
Business School
