About me
I started working in experiential learning in 1988, and have been a full time trainer, coach and facilitator since 2001. I became a certified professional and personal coach in 2004. That’s somewhere between twenty and thirty years of experience in this line of work.
My academic credentials include a PhD, postdoctoral research and a fellowship, and are complemented by experience in the public sector as well as private business.
All of which gives me a breadth of experience and a sound understanding of a range of sectors.
Photo by Wolfgang Sauber, Licensed under Creative Commons
how we work together
We take a collaborative approach, whether you want to provide an existing workshop, create something new or tailor something to fit. This starts with understanding your aims, requirements and constraints. On that basis, I work up outline plans for your approval and then adapt them, as required, so you get just what you need.
Before delivery, I liaise with you to ensure the event runs smoothly and then review afterwards to keep things on track. All the way through you're consulted and informed with clarity and an approachable manner.
If you'd like to see a list of the workshops I currently offer, click here.
clients
I’ve worked with more than 30 Universities in the UK, from Manchester, Bristol and Bath in England, to all the Welsh Universities and Strathclyde, Stirling, GCU and RGU in Scotland.
In Europe I’ve worked with Gent, Antwerp, Hasselt, VUB, UC Louvain and ULB in Belgium, and worked with participants from Umeå, Pardubice and Aveiro. This kind of work travels well.
My public sector clients include Research Councils and government bodies, environmental organisations, local government and health agencies.
My private clients include members of the public, a range of businesses from city-based research to large international charities and from SMEs to businesses operating across the globe.
testimonials
"Jamie integrates effective coaching techniques into sessions - a valuable addition to training that not all consultants can bring."
Your work is, "thoughtful, listening, fun, caring, creative, dynamic and interactive"
We brought you in because "you brought an overwhelming sense of calm and authenticity to sessions which was impressive"
"What we value is Jamie's honesty, professional integrity and reliability. He is fantastic to collaborate with in the design of new training programmes, and can always be relied upon to deliver to the highest standard"
"we value the fact that you keep asking the questions about what we're trying to achieve. and you keep in touch with phone calls and an organsised schedule so that I'm always really confident that things are progressing as they're supposed to"
"You're always happy to help and discuss ideas. You have a very flexible working style and I feel able to discuss ideas and even delicate issues (for example finance) without it being awkward"