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Our training courses are all aimed at Business Management and Leadership teams, and focus on creating Managers and Leaders that are better equipped to perform their roles, help them to create &quot;High Performing Teams&quot;.

I am a Lean Leadership and Operational Improvement Expert specialising in Operational Excellence and Building High Performing Management and Leadership Teams.
With over 20 years Operations Management and Leadership experience, working for multi-national and market leading organisations, I provide real life and practical solutions to business problems.
I am a trusted advisor, coach and mentor to Senior Leaders down to front line Team Leaders and Supervisors, providing them with essential Lean and Management tools, techniques and skills to help them operate more efficiently, with an action oriented approach to achieving improvement goals.

Lean Leadership Consultant / Mentor

Our training courses are all aimed at Business Management and Leadership teams, and focus on creating Managers and Leaders that are better equipped to perf...

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Via Aspire MCL, the company I formed in 2012, I empower leaders, teams and businesses to thrive in an ever more demanding and changing world by using coaching, mentoring, training and psychometric/behavioural assessments to help clients build a sustainable source of competitive advantage, and to enjoy doing so!

I have a track record of success in a wide range of sectors and with organisations of diverse cultures. My focus is very much on practical application to help you realise opportunities and address challenges: make more sales, reduce unhealthy conflict, manage important stakeholders, align and motivate your teams and organisation, achieve clarity of purpose, drive change programmes, etc.

A former senior RAF officer, I have held roles that included interim director, senior trustee, enterprise architect, consultant/coach and course designer/lead instructor. Activities included BD, change programme leadership, commissioning consultants, senior stakeholder management, key position recruitment, etc.

I am a full member of the Institute of Directors and the Leaders' Club and have a Post-Graduate Diploma in Business Management.
Other qualifications include:
- BSc (Open University) – General Sciences and Astronomy/Astrobiology
- Programme Management – MSP
- Project Management – PRINCE 2 (Practitioner), APM Certificate
- Certified Facilitator – Belbin, DiSC, ‘5 Behaviours’ and SDI 2.0
- Business Practitioner in Neuro-Linguistic Programming
- Certificates in Consultancy and Business Analysis
- Certificate in Cyber Security Essentials (GCHQ/Open University)
- Certificate in Systems Thinking and Complexity
- A1-Rated Executive Battle Management Instructor and Evaluator (RAF)
- NATO TACEVAL Evaluator (Combat Readiness Assessor for Front-Line NATO Units)
- Mountain and Ski-Tour Leader (Military)

Outside of work, I enjoy keeping fit, playing golf (badly!), reading and local church activities.?

For more information and recommendations, please see Aspire MCL's website and my LinkedIn Profile:
https://www.aspiremcl.co.uk/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/iankirkby

Owner @ Aspire Management Consultancy Ltd

Effective Leadership

This group will cover the key principles for effective leadership and provide guidance on how to enhance leadership competencies. 

We offer flexible outsourced HR services, delivered onsite or remotely.   As little or as much HR as you need, when you need it. As a small business ourselves, we understand the unique challenges you face.
Our services include:
<ul>
<li>Appraisals, performance reviews &amp; development.</li>
<li>HR documentation.</li>
<li>Disciplinaries Employment law advice Recruitment Redundancies Settlement agreements</li>
<li>Sickness and absence management.</li>
<li>Payroll services.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Training and development.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Whether you have a one-off project, would like regular assistance, or just want to call us on an ad-hoc basis, we have a cost-effective solution for you either on a retained or pay-as-you-go service.
Each of our clients is treated individually and our services can be adapted to suit your specific needs and requirements. We work with companies who employ just one member of staff to several hundred employees.
We also provide outsourced payroll services to take away the headache of payroll calculations and deductions to make sure that your staff gets paid on time.

MD and Founder

Training

Training and development sessions can take place in person or online, and help to support your business with its learning and development (L&D) strategy. We can create workshops bespoke for your business, based on your requirements.

Previous workshops delivered include: 
Delivering effective appraisals.
Discipline and grievance.
Fundamentals of leadership.
Fundamentals of employment law.
How to have a difficult conversation.
Performance management.
Search and selection skills (recruitment / int

Kathie O&apos;Donoghue is a recognized business leader, Master Business Mentor and Coaching Supervisor specializing in the personal and professional growth of the Business Mentor/Coach. She also facilitates and trains other Mentors through the Help to Grow scheme.
With bases in Gloucester and West Sussex, Kathie is also the owner and Director of Mode Business Training &amp; Prosperon Networks, a Fellow of the Institute of Leadership, a Full Member of The Association of Business Mentors, a Member of the Association of Coaching Supervisors and a Master practitioner of the EMCC. Kathie is also a qualified CBT &amp; DBT therapist.
With a focus on accountability, constructive challenging skills and taking ownership of self-development. Kathie’s aim is to help individuals and businesses grow both organically and strategically using a range of techniques to uncover untapped potential.
Outside of the business arena, Kathie has an ongoing love of learning new, and sometimes bizarre skills. She has trained as an Opera singer, swum with Stingrays, has a full motorbike license, and considers herself a bit of a Sci-Fi geek.
Book a free discovery call with me <a href=&apos;https://calendly.com/kathiecranecoaching/30min?month=2024-04&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>here</a> :

Executive Business Mentor Supervisor and Trainer

Kathie ODonoghue

Kathie O&apos;Donoghue is a recognized business leader, Master Business Mentor and Coaching Supervisor specializing in the personal and professional growth of the Business Mentor/Coach. She also facilitates and trains other Mentors through the Help to Grow scheme.
With bases in Gloucester and West Sussex, Kathie is also the owner and Director of Mode Business Training &amp; Prosperon Networks, a Fellow of the Institute of Leadership, a Full Member of The Association of Business Mentors

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