He began his career as an Officer in the Royal Engineers. The Army is very good at training its officers to make very important decisions very quickly and this is one of the skills he has subsequently transferred to his business career. His early experience of training and development was as an Instructor at Sandhurst where he developed his interest in leadership and management development (another area in which the Army excels).

On leaving the Royal Engineers he worked in the software industry as a training and development manager and then a global director. He became a consultant in 2000 and has worked in a diverse range of organisations and sectors for clients such as RBS, Diesel Jeans, Thomson Financial, Fidessa and Sysmex UK. He also has experience of the not-for-profit sector and was interim CEO of a £12m educational charity.

A qualified Coach, NLP Master Practitioner and SDI Facilitator, Neil’s work gets great results, as the following selection of feedback comments shows:

‘There is no doubt that the work Neil did with us set us up for the 15-20% growth that we subsequently achieved.’
Keith Howes, Managing Director, Sysmex UK

‘Following Neil’s advice, I believe my team’s productivity increased by 60-70% in one month.’
Team leader, Conveyancing Service

‘Neil – you not only changed how I talk to my team, you changed how I talk to my children. Thank you!’
Course participant

‘By implementing what Neil suggested in the programme, I achieved a 40% drop in absenteeism and sickness in one month.’
Centre manager

‘Neil listens and asks questions that to the quick of what’s really going on – not the story I kept on telling myself. After several coaching sessions, I felt clear enough about my goals to set up my own business and much calmer about my ability to achieve my goals, whereas before I’d felt overwhelmed and daunted at the prospect.’
Coaching client