Sector: Public Sector – Not For Profit Roads Agency Assignment: Data analysis, creation of Performance Reviews and Annual Report, Newsletters and a UK-wide Conference Period: 2011 Background This organisation presents in-depth performance analysis to its external stakeholders on a quarterly basis. Due to staff movements during the early Spring of 2011, the final quarter and full year analysis for the …

Sector: Public Sector – Health Advisory Service Assignment: Inform and Develop Management Information Period: 2011 Background We worked with one of the upper tier senior leaders, an Associate Divisional Director responsible for Governance and Professional Standards where patient safety was paramount. The assignment involved undertaking data analysis on several aspects of the organisation’s activities to help inform and communicate new …

Executive Summary We took on a short 12-week assignment with this Public Sector Organisation in January 2010. The quality of our input resulted in our working with them for virtually 12 months ending in January 2011. The scope of our work was to act as “business managers” in support of a very specialist, highly effective, very busy team of five …

Sector: Public Sector Assignment: Organisation of Back Office, Work Streams, Core Purpose & Project Priorities Period: 2010-2011 Background The highly specialist Team, working within a Directorate in one of the largest organisations in Scotland’s Public Sector, faced enormous challenges in delivering project outcomes against a background of structural change, extremely high volumes of work with regional, national, European & International …

Sector: Software Development Assignment: Values, Branding and Positioning for University Spin Out. Period: 2005 Background The Company had recently spun itself out from a major Scottish University research facility. Having successfully utilised its first round funding to establish a profitable trading platform, the client wished to enhance its marketability to potential second round institutional finance sources by strengthening the understanding …

Exec Summary This case study looks at the management styles adopted by an iconic British institution, The Royal Mail, with insights being provided from working ‘on the inside’. The case study is in two parts: Part One looks at the leadership and management issues encountered inside a sorting office in the three and a half week period running up to …

Sector: Oil & Gas/Energy Assignment: Organisation development of a FTSE listed company. Period: 2005 – 2009 Background The Company had risen rapidly from being AIM listed business to being part of the FTSE 250. Now verging on the edge of the FTSE 100, the company has transformed from a lower tier operator into an extremely well known business which other …

Sector: Not for Profit Assignment: Establishment of Core Values & Core Purpose to Launch a European Centre of Excellence. Period: 2004 Background To assist with the creation & launch of a unique Centre of Excellence, based in Glasgow, to assist businesses in deriving value from their Intellectual Assets (IA). Supported by the Scottish Government & European Union funding, the centre …

Sector: Engineering – Product Development Assignment: Establishment of Core Values & Core Purpose Leading to the Creation of a New Brand. Period: 2008 Background To help a newly formed Limited Company using an Israeli methodology for product development through creative employee engagement, to develop its brand name & market position from an understanding of core values & core purpose. The …

Sector: Environmental Monitoring & Remediation Consultancy Assignment: Establishment of Core Values & Core Purpose in specialist Consultancy start-up Period: 2007 Background A new consultancy specialising in environmental monitoring & remediation, based in Scotland, required assistance & guidance to develop its core values & core purpose to underpin its working policies, standards & processes extending through to potential use in marketing, …