Personal Profile

A career spanning three international organisations, including two Global Banks, Ben has over 10 years experience in a variety of HR, OD and change roles – including Business Partnering, Talent, Learning and Organisation Effectiveness, HR projects and change.

Now working as an independent, Ben’s expertise has been gained by working in UK, European and US parented companies. He has cross-border experience in all, plus has worked in Africa.  He now works with a range of client organisations principally in the leadership and management development arena, as well as 1:1 executive coaching and assessment.

His main passion is understanding and unlocking individual contribution, and doing whatever it takes to support colleagues to be the best they can be, operating within a strengths and values based framework.
      

Examples of Consultancy Assignments/Competency Areas:

Learning & Organisational Development

1. Delivered Leadership & Talent Development at all levels of management upto Director level
2. Design and delivery of numerous learning programmes
3. Assessment, development and feedback at all levels, using psychometrics to enhance self-insight
4. Facilitated development of new missions, values and cultures
5. Organisational design including restructuring, role design and team formation

Business Transformation

1. Contributed as HR workstream leader on major business change activities
2. Programme managed numerous change projects
3. Worked with 3rd party providers of HR services
4. Evaluation and modification of ongoing transformation programmes

Human Resources

1. Developed people strategies and performance management processes relevant to business drivers
2. Restructuring HR functions to align with business needs
3. Enhanced HR credibility, professionalism and impact through various initiatives
4. Managed HR operational contribution and line management capability transfer

Employee Engagement

1. Improved employee communications, consultation and engagement
2. Managed Trade Union consultation and engagement (UK and overseas)
3. Delivered employee engagement surveys and subsequent action planning
4. Benchmarked results to drive improvements through tactical and strategic intervention
5. Mediation and conflict management within management teams

Organisations Ben has worked in include:

Abbey National plc, Barclays Bank, Xerox Europe, Cambridge City Council, Ionica Telecommunications, Hereward Housing Association and Anglian Water.       

Professional Specialisms

• BSc (Hons) DPS - Management Sciences [First Class Honours – Loughborough University Business School]
• Full Member of Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (MCIPD)
• Certificate of Competence in Occupational Testing (British Psychological Society accredited): Level A & Level B (Intermediate)
• Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Practitioner Certification (Step 1 & Step 2 instruments)
• SHL accredited – competency based assessment
• Certified Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)
• NLP coaching certificate
• National Certificate in Workplace Mediation (Distinction)
• Member of Professional Mediators’ Association (PMA)

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