Senior Executive Excellence

Vlatka did an amazing job of relating academic research to real-life business concepts. Her lecture was also very inspiring in terms of its innovation and positive energy.

Senior Manager, Accenture, UK

You definitely showed that there can be heart and soul in a presentation while still being academically comprehensive—a groundbreaking approach!

Competency Manager, CSC, Germany

Thanks for the excellent class Vlatka. I’ve enjoyed the subject immensely.

Senior Manager, Retail Company, Brazil

An excellent workshop with a good balance between theory and practice. Very stimulating and different.

Operations Director and Partner, Security Printing Company, UK

Within 12 weeks of the final team completing the programme there was a 50% increase in new product sales. Over a period of 12 months, the team spent time with our sales people (250 in all). They challenged old beliefs and really demonstrated through fun interactive and very powerful sessions just how much untapped potential each of us had. The results have been outstanding. In what should have been our toughest year, we have produced our best ever. From a management perspective, I have also used them to help me, as Sales Director, to introduce more of a coaching style into our sales management grade. This has been a challenge but I am delighted to say that, with their 100% commitment and support, we are now starting to see and feel the real benefits of this new approach to managing people. Our sales retention figures are the highest they have ever been at 72% and I believe that this, as well as our sales figures, has been as a direct result of our new coaching style.

I would recommend any company, no matter what the size of their sales force, to allow FD to come in and offer some advice. The results could be outstanding. My recommendation would be to invest in the Company and invest in the time. I have no doubt that as with Thomson Directories, FD could add tremendous value to you, your people and your results.

Regional Sales Director, Thompson Directories Ltd

We have used many training companies over the years, but more than any other I am consistently reminded by observations in employee behavior that the investment with you is a key element in our change management process. There have also been examples of business wins that were of direct consequence of the motivational coaching and advice you had given, which was by example demonstrated by the best ever business performance in Q4 2002

CEO, SAP UK Ltd

A few years ago we realised that the environment that we were working in was forever changing and we needed to change the way we trained people and specifically change the company’s belief about the way we went to market. The market place was volatile and we needed to have more flexibility, creativity and innovation. We changed our whole management ethos from one of command and control to a flatter structure with small networks and teams devising their own strategies for business success. The belief change and mindset training that Chris provided was without a doubt cutting edge and the most essential piece to our culture change programme. It has been the cornerstone to our success. Over a 12 month period in a very volatile market our revenue has increased 125%. Working together with Chris and his team was the best thing we ever did.

John Rhodes Managing Director – Kennet Life Insurance

We had tried before at great expense to change our culture with little success. After Chris’s presentation on The Psychology of Change and Emergent Leadership we then understood why our previous change programmes had fallen short of their mark. Chris’s programmes have opened our eyes to see our industry in new ways. We have changed our culture from command and control using the informal networks principle and new paradigm leadership models and as a direct consequence of the training and coaching our leaders received we have surpassed our targets for 2007 and 2008. If you are looking for change in your business and improve performance I highly recommend this approach.

Kent Thompson Managing Director – The Pertemps Group

I attended one of Chris’s training sessions and was completely blown away. I have rarely seen a trainer with such energy, drive and enthusiasm. Personally, my attitude to life and work changed tremendously for the better, I feel more in control of everything around me. I can see clearly a way of handling issues that previously would have caused me angst. Enjoyable? Definitely! Recommended? Absolutely!

Ian Wren Product Manager Tyco Healthcare

Thanks for all the training last year – It was the best course I have done in my 5 years at BUPA.

Charlotte Mulvenna, Operations Manager.

A really excellent day. Lots to think about and very functional. Excellent trainer who is very enthusiastic about the subject which rubbed off on the delegates.

Health Care Manager – Hillingdon PCT