Empowering, enabling, educating... empathically.
"I lead programmes and projects - big and small. I take a need or an idea and turn it into a plan and then build a team to make it happen and get on with it.
Most of my work is with access to justice or technology. Sometimes both. But always with people and always to make a difference.
Big picture and attention to detail - it gets me out of bed in the morning and gives me a reason for living.
Think of me as a catalyst and a lighter of fires. I want the world to be a better place for me being in it."
Where your talents and the needs of the world cross, there lies your vocation.
My Value as a Consultant
Ability to reflect - on the outside looking in, fresh perspective without reinventing the wheel
Outside the internal politics - independent, open, trustworthy
Experience from other past projects - blueprints and tools, what works and what doesn't
Ideas and learning from current work - innovate and ideas
Network outside this current organisation, project and challenge - wider team and eureka moments
Drive to optimise not repair - make breakthroughs and impacts not just simple fixes
Coaching skills - support people, facilitate change, understand concerns
Passion and values - make a difference c.f. do the job
Leave a sustainable legacy - always trying to put myself out of a job
I'm not at my best when...
Working for a faceless bureaucrat - I need to know and respect who I am working for and know that my contribution and the project matter
People go through the motions - I need my teams to care (or explain why not) and my sponsor to be committed
There's no point/impact to what I'm doing or investing time and effort in - I need to see the value and emotionally connect
There's a lack of trust/engagement and people rely on hierarchy not open conversations