Leadership and Coaching
Liz Cross has an extensive track record in delivering high impact and sustainable change in executive, non-executive and consultancy roles. A founding Partner in The Connectives and lead Consultant, Liz is known for bringing real break through thinking and fresh energy in her strategic work with organisations across voluntary, private and public sectors.

Liz’s reputation in working with individuals and teams of leaders to create transformational strategies, improve their performance, and develop their personal and company impact has earned her respect in many fields including housing, education, property and construction companies. She is known for her work in leadership, governance, culture change, group structure development and in the design and delivery of national programmes aimed at young people, older people and increasing the number of women in construction. She is often asked to speak at events, judge awards, advise and consult with leaders, and has assisted in the establishment of new organisations in the UK and abroad on these subjects and more.

Non-Exec Directorships & Memberships include:
• A regional board member of the Common Purpose Advisory Board
• Deputy Chair of the Blackburne House Group – an award winning 20+ year old education linked social enterprise
• School Governor in Moss Side Primary School, Manchester since 1988
• Member of the British Psychology Society and the Occupational and Organisational Psychology Section

She has served as
• Chair of a national youth charity – the Young Adults Trust
• A board member on the Single Purpose Committee of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation which was tasked with generating research and advice on the future of Public Services and Governance in the UK (3 year appointment ended March 2007)
• A national board member of the Investors in Community Standards
• A member of the international advisory committee on standards in person-directed long term care environments – Washington DC
• Deputy chief executive to a large Housing Group in the UK
• A member of the Association of MBA’s

A selection of clients and projects include:- Wates Living Space; Egg Bank - UK; IG Doors - Wales; Concerns Universe Foundation - India; ONPHA - Canada; CARF- International; 42nd Street, - Manchester; Youth Justice Board - UK ; the Water Adventure Centre - Greater Manchester; Manchester City Council, Trafford Hospital Trust and many housing associations in the UK and Canada.

Developing Leaders
The connectives has established a reputation for high impact, high value adding coaching. We have CEO’s, Chairs of Boards, Executives and Non executives as clients in all 3 sectors.

When time is at a premium and talent wants that little extra challenge and support, then our experience in similar roles and in the processes of coaching differentiates us from others in the field.

A recent client wrote following a programme of 3 coaching sessions :-
“I've got my G5 promotion and guess what I'm off to Washington, D.C. as the Director of the NI Bureau at the Embassy. It's a 3-year post possibly 4. I have to thank you because the mentoring you gave me really worked. I went in to the interview did a 7 minute presentation (I got topic 30 minutes beforehand) I really socked it to them and I came top of the list beating 3 existing G5s and 2 PhDs. What ever it is you've got go and 'bottle it' and make a fortune.”

360 degree feedback, coaching and leadership development - example assignments
• Co-designed and delivered a 360 degree, coaching and leadership development programme for the top executives (inc the CEO) of a non-departmental public body.
• Provision of confidential coaching for senior Civil Servant clients in a key department in Northern Ireland;
• Designed and delivered a development, appraisal, 360 degree feedback and coaching programme for and entire board of a large HA.
• Co-designed and delivered a strategic leadership foundation programme as part of a wider 2 year leadership and management initiative and subsequently built and delivered a complimentary programme for Board members.
• Facilitated, co-designed and delivered a restructuring initiative for a Board and group structure which included a review of asset holding resident involvement and improved leadership and decision making processes
• Numerous 360 degree feedback, coaching and individual/team development assignments with CEO’s and their Chairs
• Working with executive and non-executive boards across all sectors undertaking leadership development, strategic reviews, restructures and the design and delivery with the client of interventions to bring about improved business performance .
• Provision of confidential coaching to a number of Senior Managers leading the IT service provision on behalf of a major UK direct retail group
• Facilitation of a range of Executive and Senior Management coaching and development assignments of a highly customised nature for a major national charity and smaller project based not-for-profits.

Liz speaks nationally and internationally on a range of subjects including:
• Governance and leadership
• Group structures, alliances and organisational design for maximum performance
• The needs of young people and older people and the impact of Demographic changes in markets
• Changing the relationships between citizens and the state
• Cross-sectoral links in the design and delivery of services
• Education, housing and regeneration

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