Leadership
Four inspiring articles by inspiring leaders
Four inspiring articles by inspiring leaders
Exec Branding
Introduction to consultant Simon Cooper
Introduction to consultant Simon Cooper
Resources
Websites for HR and Training Managers
Websites for HR and Training Managers
Corporate Bullying
Rose Barter shows you how to get tough
Rose Barter shows you how to get tough
Are you a Gifted Leader
A recent article from Mentor
A recent article from Mentor
He has worked in engineering, brewing, steel trading and house building companies. As an independent consultant for the past 13 years he has carried out assignments in engineering, manufacturing, retail, construction, banking and financial services, petrochemicals, computers, telecommunications, consultancy, transport the NHS, several types of partnerships and even a health farm.
Emmanuel’s work has a strong theoretical base but while he may teach theory, he does this only where it has a practical application in recruiting, training and developing people. He receives rave reviews for his seminars on “reading” people and adapting behaviour accordingly – be it to sell or to manage.
ROSE BARTER is an expert trainer and consultant in Stress at Work, Appropriate Counselling Skills in the Workplace and Harassment and Bullying. The law expects employers to protect staff from situations, such as stress and harassment and good management practice in the workplace is her focus. Rose's work is seen as invaluable by clients who take treatment of employees extremely seriously and want to ensure good practice across their organisations.
Her background is in social work and specifically child and family guidance and she has worked in this field in India, Indonesia and the USA. She became a Management consultant in 1990 using her expertise in conflict resolution to work with teams who in some cases were dysfunctional or at a complete standstill.
Recent clients include: Pfizer, Nuclear Electric, Schlumberger and Morrisons Supermarkets.
MAGNUS CARTER is Mentor’s Managing Director. Through his background in journalism and his study for a Masters degree in Management Development at the University of Bristol, Magnus has developed a unique and empowering approach to interpersonal skills and group dynamics.
Magnus has worked on a one to one basis with many senior managers, as an external mentor or as a communication skills coach, developing their impact and influence. He also lectures and coaches in message development, media handling and issues and crisis management, in addition to facilitating meetings and chairing conferences. . Magnus is an approved speaker for the Academy for Chief Executives and an approved trainer for the Chartered Institute of Public Relations.
By profession a journalist, Magnus began his career with the Newcastle Evening Chronicle, later working as a freelance for national newspapers, and then for more than 20 years in broadcast news and current affairs, where he held senior posts for the BBC and several commercial companies.
SIMON COOPER started out as a broadcaster at Cambridge University Radio, and has been a presenter, station managing director, HR director and Communications Director in his 25 year career in the media. Realising that business and society have much to offer each other, he now specialisrd in Corporate Social Responsibility. In parallel with his CSR work he is an experienced practitioner in Executive Branding, which helps people to discover and refine the personal brand values which give them their place in the world.
A qualified performance coach, Simon graduated in 2005 with an MSc in Responsibility and Business Practice from the School of Management at the University of Bath.
He is a trustee of the Demos think-tank, a member of the Council of the Schumacher Society and a founding director of the Association of Sustainability Practitioners. He sits on the Cause Related Business Leadership Team of Business in the Community, the Business West board, and the Wessex Water Sustainability Panel. He chairs the music therapy charity Bristol MusicSpace, the Encounters Short Film Festival and the fundraising committee of the At-Bristol Hands-On Science Centre. He is a trustee of the Wallace and Gromit's Children’s Foundation, which works with Aardman Animations to raise money for children’s hospitals throughout the UK. In 2004 he was elected to the Society of Merchant Venturers in Bristol, where he serves on the Project Board for the new Merchants’ Academy in South Bristol.
TINA COULSTING is a director at Mentor Consultancy and a specialist in presentation and communication skills. Formerly a university teacher she has developed an approach aimed at building confidence and enabling speedy development of transferable communication and influencing skills. Applying her expertise to management development programmes, Tina has, since 1999, worked with many corporate clients on pitch presentations, conference rehearsals and personal development for leadership.
Tina is the creator of the Inspire approach to presentation skills training.
SAM KIRBY is a qualified psychotherapist with over twenty years experience working at a senior level in business. She specialises in executive mentoring to motivate senior managers, challenge and encourage performance, build inter-personal skills and support individuals and teams through difficult organisational change. One to one mentoring can be a powerful way to help manage your career, develop inspirational leadership skills and secure a healthy work/life balance. Sam also offers counselling for managers when stress or depression is affecting work.
Her business background is in public relations and public affairs.