Jeff Matthews

Jeff Matthews - BSc DIS FCIM Dip.M

Jeff is passionately committed to helping individuals, within organisations, build effective working relationships, so they can realise their full potential.

He has built a strong reputation as a coach and facilitator of learning and development. He brings a blend of pragmatic business and strategic skills, linked to a deep appreciation of the conscious and unconscious blocks that seem to stop us implementing our best laid plans.

His style is a blend of energy, enthusiasm and wit, combined with a deep understanding of the dynamics of human interaction.

The sorts of projects and solutions he is valued in are:

Developing and implementing strategic change processes based on people
Facilitating major business strategic review and direction programmes
Developing a manager's ability to lead through developing a coaching style
Team development and leadership programmes
Working with dysfunctional teams
Action learning set facilitation
Personal one to one coaching with senior manager

Personal and Education:

Married: 2 children
Living in North East Worcestershire
Honours degree in Management Science from Loughborough University 1980
Diploma in Marketing 1982
Member of the Institute of Marketing 1983
Chartered Marketeer 1998
Elected Fellow of Chartered Institute of Marketing 2004
Diploma in Coaching, Oxford Brookes 2000
Training in Clinical Transactional Analysis, Sherwood Inst, Nottingham 1995 - 2000
Developmental TA, 1999 - 2002
Post Grad Certificate in Brief Solution Focused Therapy, Birmingham University
Certificate in Coaching Supervision, Bath Consulting Group, 2010

Clients and Experience:

Surrey C.C. - 500 Senior managers, leadership, coaching programme and Action Learning Sets and competence development
BAe Systems- Various programmes, team development, leadership, coaching
Milton Keynes Council - Action Learning Coaching, competence development, Team Development and facilitation
Astra Zeneca - programme to create personal development plans for all staff with coaching support from Managers
Reading BC - CMT 360° feedback, Heads of Service development programme including an integrated learning approach based on 360°.
Lloyds - TSB - 1-2-1 coaching programme for Directors of Business Banking.
Barclays - Team building, personal development workshops, one to one coaching of Directors, competence development
Elmbridge BC - 360° feedback system, One to one coaching, senior management
LB of Sutton - Coaching, 360° feedback and one to one mentoring of senior dep't team
IKEA - Developing coaching skills of store managers and trainers worldwide
South Shropshire Council - Coaching of senior management team, 360° programme
Hull City Council - 360° programme for senior management team.
B'ham Women's Hospital - Leadership programme for medical staff & management

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