About Us
The Key Differentiator Of Sustainably Successful Organisations Is The Calibre Of Their Management And Leadership
Our Solutions Are Not For The Faint-Hearted Or Merely Curious
We Have 60+ Years Of Combined Experience And An Insatiable Curiosity About What Makes Some Managers Masters Of Their Craft
What Sets Us Apart From Ordinary Management Development Solutions?
Simply put, we know more!
Specifically put (also our preferred approach), we have analysed millions of data points, dissected and stress-tested numerous hypotheses and detailed research, observed hundreds of hours’ of the interactions of excellent managers and used our extensive first-hand personal experience of international managerial and executive roles.
This has led us to understanding the 8 Key Characteristics of Managerial Masters:
Targeted
They understood the need to specifically target managerial competencies for development, instead of assuming that a general development approach would be enough
Focused
They realised early in their career how important personal development would be to make progress – they did it because they knew it mattered, not because they’d been told to
Systematic
They worked out what they needed to do to first become good and then great managers, through refining and combining learnings, practices, capabilities and competencies
Planned
They created and found ways to maintain an effective development plan, that enabled them to go further than the common (and arguably limited) model of Reflect, Plan, Act
Opportunistic
They capitalised on development opportunities that arose, without depending on them to make meaningful progress
Creative
They found ways to use their every-day meaningful work to identify, isolate and exploit opportunities to develop
Collaborative
They actively identified and approached people who could help them and tools that could effectively assist them on their learning pathway
Resilient
They persevered even in the face of the struggles and challenges everyone faces in the pursuit of their personal development
Understanding these 8 Key Characteristics subsequently led us to develop our unique framework that underpins everything we do:
The Five Ws of Development
to enable you to take control of and maintain focus on your self-development
The Quaternion Profile
to provide the structure, knowledge and skills needed to move from basic management know-how all the way through to Management Mastery
Our Founders
Clinton Wingrove
I help organisations across a diverse range of disciplines enhance the quality of leadership and management to build strong internal infrastructure and enable robust corporate development. I achieve this in the capacity of a Non-Executive, as well as through my private business ventures.
My primary focus is to combine forward thinking, innovation and commercial acumen to establish clear and sustainable development strategies for individuals, teams and their organisations and drive authentic progress, from the ground up.
Throughout my career, I have continuously deployed insightful data analysis and technology systems design to challenge, inform and validate decision making, maintaining a sharp focus on behaviour engineering, and the use of contemporary technology to create powerful HR Processes and practice. During this time I have also established various businesses of my won which equipped me with a nuanced understanding of commercial mechanics.
With over 40 years of commercial experience, I have forged strong internal and external relationships to enable transformative change.
I am guided by strong personal values and ethos, committed to empowering HR departments and revolutionising corporate approaches to leadership on an international scale, whether as a Consultant, Public Speaker or through my online services.
The core areas of expertise I offer are in: HR Strategy – Performance Management – Talent Management – Development Management – Employee Engagement – Productivity – Data Analysis – Process & System Design – Cultural Awareness – Change Implementation – Business Acumen – Creativity & Innovation – Management Development – Leadership Development – Negotiating & Influencing
Lyndon Wingrove
I fundamentally believe that ‘Excellence in Management & Leadership’ is the most significant differentiator between sustainably-successful organisations and the rest.
I specialise in developing and growing individuals and organizations, to perform at their best. Time is critical and through our solutions, I focus on making things easy and as practical as possible for current and aspiring managers and leaders to grow. Using a research-based profile of skills covering four dimensions – Management, Business Acumen, Personal Effectiveness, and Leadership I enable them to be GREAT – to:
- Take accountability and achieve excellent results;
- Hold others accountable and drive up their performance;
- Achieve more with less;
- Engage, retain and develop top talent;
- Build SuperTeams;
- Make effective and commercially-viable decisions promptly;
- Achieve personal effectiveness, presence and impact;
- … and more!
With a background in psychology and organisational psychology I’ve spent the last 20 years working in various industries and sectors focusing on management & leadership development, talent management and organisational development. I’ve worked in companies as a manager, a leader and a consultant. Through all my experiences, I’ve observed some fundamentals:
- Pace wrongly drives “what” not “how”;
- Things are often not simple but they can be easy;
- Development opportunities are wasted or put off in favour of the task list;
- It is possible to be effective and have fun!
The core areas of expertise I offer are in: Performance Management – Talent Management – Development Management – Management & Leadership Development – Learning & Development – Blended Learning – Organisational Development