Meet The Team
Michael Baker
Managing Director
Michael is an experienced Management Development Consultant with over 15 years operating in a variety of environments and cultures. He has designed and delivered management development and organisational change projects for clients including: AXA, LloydsTSB, L’Oreal, Reliance Security Group Plc, Rhondda Cynon Taff Council, Great Eastern Hotel, Holiday Inn Hotels, Select Recruitment, Cunningham Lindsey, and the Welsh Development Agency.
Key Areas of Expertise
- Leadership Development
- Strategic Management
- Management Skills Development – including time/stress management, interviewing skills, and presentation skills
- Change Management
- Designing and delivering Performance Management systems
Academic & Vocational Qualifications
- MBA University of Bath
- Member of the Association of Business Psychologists
- Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
- SHL® Occupational Personality Questionnaires® (OPQ)
- SHL® Occupational Testing® (OT)
- Myers Briggs Type Indicator®
Paul Hodgkinson
Executive Coach
Paul has over 20 years of business and training experience in both the private and public sectors. He has been training manager for a blue chip company before becoming a specialist in management development, and has personally coached hundreds of managers and directors. Clients have described Paul as approachable, patient, encouraging, and with a clear eye for results.
Key Areas of Expertise
- Executive Coaching
- Design and delivery of Leadership and Management Skills workshops: including Influencing, Public Speaking, Presentation Skills, Image and Impact, Communication (verbal and non-verbal), Strategic Thinking, Motivating Others, Problem Solving, Creative Thinking, Career Planning, and Managing Change
- Facilitation of teambuilding events
- Interpretation of 360 degree feedback
Academic and Vocational Qualifications
- BA Hons University of Reading
- Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
- SHL® Occupational Personality Questionnaire (OPQ)
- SHL® Occupational Testing (OT)
- Myers Briggs Type Indicator®
- Strength Development Inventory (SDI)
In addition, he is qualified to carry out:
- Competency Profiles
- Assessment and Development Centres
- Behavioural Interviews
Suzanne Unsworth
Senior Consultant
Suzanne is an experienced Training and Development Specialist who has worked in a variety of industries: including global telecommunications, avionics, catering/leisure, financial services, manufacturing, and Local Government both in England and Wales. Her key areas of expertise are people and leadership development through relationship and behavioural training.
Key Areas of Expertise
- Leadership and Team Development - including coaching, building effective teams, and developing first class communication.
- Management Skills Development – including presentation skills, time management, personal effectiveness, recruitment, interviewing skills, and meeting management.
- Designing and delivering Performance Management systems using a variety of tools: such as the balanced scorecard, 360 feedback, and competency based assessments.
Academic and Vocational Qualifications
- BA Business Studies
- Post Graduate Diploma in Learning and Development
- Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Development
- IPD Assessor and Verification awards
- Accredited Belbins Trainer
- Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
Wendy Shooter
Senior Consultant
Wendy Shooter is a Chartered Psychologist highly experienced in Organisational and Personal Development and Change, working primarily with Leaders and Managers to create lasting and significant change. She works hard to ensure engagement at every level and invests huge energy in getting the right solutions for effective change. She is strongly motivated by supporting individuals to develop their levels of self-reliance and self belief, enabling organisational culture shifts to increased personal responsibility and accountability. One of her greatest skills is supporting groups and individuals to apply learning and new approaches to real life challenges and situations.
Key Areas of Expertise
- Culture Change
- Leadership Development
- Executive Coaching
- Leadership Team Coaching
- Management Development
- Team Development
Academic and Vocational Qualifications
- Chartered Psychologist
- MSc Occupational Psychology, University of Hertfordshire
- BSc (Joint Hons) Psychology and Zoology, University of Wales
- Certificate in Counselling Studies, University of Wales
- ILM Level 7 Executive Coaching Diploma
- Myers Briggs Type Indicator
- SHL Occupational Personality Questionnaires (OPQ)
- Saville Consulting Wave
Kate Williams
Senior Consultant
Kate is a business psychologist with 20 years’ experience of consultancy, delivering interventions to develop organisations, managers, and teams. She has consulted in global businesses operating in varied sectors: including mining, banking, media, retail, engineering, and pharmaceutical; she has also managed development projects for local authorities, the NHS, and government departments. Kate has been selected onto executive coaching panels at Allied Irish Bank, Aon Insurance, BskyB, the Department of Health and the former Department for Education and Skills.
Key Areas of Expertise
- Culture Change
- Leadership Development
- Executive Coaching
- Leadership Team Coaching
- Management Development
- Team Development
- Assessment
Academic and Vocational Qualifications
- Associate Fellow British Psychological Society
- Chartered Occupational Psychologist
- Registered Psychologist
- MSc Occupational Psychology, University of London Birkbeck College
- BSc (tech) Applied Psychology, University of Wales
- NLP Master Practitioner
- Faculty Member of Association of Psychological Type
- Myers Briggs Type Indicator
- SHL Occupational Personality Questionnaires (OPQ)
- Saville Consulting Wave
- 16PF5
- Hogan Suite
- NEO PI
- FIRO
Sally Evans
Senior Consultant
Sally is a successful strategic leader with over 25 years experience from across the public, private, and voluntary sectors. She is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, and possesses outstanding problem solving, communication, and leadership skills. A strategic thinker with a real focus on organisation development, Sally has an excellent track record of delivering successful operational excellence, business change, and transformation. Her preferred style is to influence through vision, passion, and pace.
Key Areas of Expertise
- Strategic Management
- Transition and Change Management
- Leadership Development
- HR
- Risk and Project Management
Academic and Vocational Qualifications
- Post Graduate Diploma in Leadership for Collaboration (Distinction)
- Post Graduate Certificate (ILM 7) in Strategic Leadership, Metropolitan University,Cardiff
- Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Personnel and Development
- Post Graduate Diploma in HR, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, University of Glamorgan
- Diploma in Business Law, Cardiff University
Andrew Weston
Senior Consultant
Andrew is a Chartered Occupational Psychologist who has worked with a wide range of clients including Lloyds Banking Group, Barclays, Vodafone, KPMG, The Environment Agency, The Department for Work and Pensions, and a number of global oil and gas companies.
He has managed a wide variety of projects, primarily aimed at delivering widespread organisational change with an emphasis on equipping organisations for future growth. Recent projects include the design and delivery of assessment and development centres, the facilitation of leadership development events, and the provision of coaching; all of these were particularly aimed at supporting senior managers during challenging times.
Key Areas of Expertise
- Assessment and Coaching of senior executives and leaders
- Psychometric Profiling
- Design and delivery of Assessment and Development Centres
- Leadership and People Development
- Business Strategy Implementation
- Development of Talent Management and Change Programmes
Academic & Vocational Qualifications
- Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society
- Chartered Occupational Psychologist
- MSc Occupational Psychology
- BA (Hons) Psychology
- BSc (Joint Hons) Geology and Geography
- British Psychological Society, Occupational Testing – Level A and B+ (Intermediate)
- Member of Association of Business Psychologists
- Founding Member of BPS, Special Group in Coaching Psychology
- Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
- Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI Step 1 and 2)
Accredited user of the following tests and instruments
- 16PF
- FIRO B and FIRO Human Elements
- Hogan Personality Inventory (HPI), Hogan Development Survey (HDS), and Hogan Motivation, Values, and Preferences Inventory (MVPI)
- OPP Benchmarks and Skillscope 360 feedback tools
- SHL OPQ32 and Motivational Questionnaire
- Saville Consulting Wave and Entrecode
- Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
- Bar-On EQi and EQi 360
- NEO PI-R
- GPI
- Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument (HBDI Level I & II)
- Talent Q – Dimensions
- Lominger VOICES 360 tool and competency framework
