Contact Us - Key People
We are commercial, well educated and experienced people from a variety of business backgrounds and all share the same values and passion to partner our clients towards success.
Jennifer Hampson - Managing Director
Career Resume
Jennifer has extensive senior business experience in the financial services sector in the U.K. and overseas. Previous roles include Lloyds TSB Personnel Development Manager for Latin America, Area Human Resources Manager for 1,400 staff, and National Investors in People Project Manager. She specialises in business coaching, leadership development and people management. Her strength is the ability to build rapport quickly and present complex subjects in a practical, client-focused style. The breadth of her experience has made her a highly valued HR Consultant, Business Coach and Trainer, both in the U.K. and internationally. To date, she has worked with clients in South Africa, Argentina, Panama, Ecuador, Paraguay, Brazil, USA, Bahamas, Spain, Germany and the Channel Islands.
Qualifications
Chartered Member of the CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development), Investors in People Assessor, Advanced Diploma in Coaching, B.A. Joint Honours Degree in Spanish and French.
Sector Experience
Financial Services, Public Administration, Ministry of Defence,
Education, Construction, Retail, Manufacturing, and Government Departments.
Business Experience
16 years
Mariam Sha – Managing Consultant, South Africa
Career Resume
Mariam has extensive experience in the world of Business. She headed the
Delivery Partner division at Investors in People SA, supporting the SETAs
in the implementation and marketing of Investors in People. Her experience
in Investors in People includes advisory services, assessment services and
project management.
Prior to this position Mariam was revelling in the world of film making
as the Financial, Administration and Registration Director of SITHENGI,
the South African International Film Market. She cut her teeth in marketing
when she worked for Target Advertising, a Durban based company as their
accountant and then later as a Media Planner and Buyer. In addition to this
she is a trained facilitator for gender and race equality matters. Mariam
specialises in small business development, training and development, Corporate
governance, equality and diversity facilitation, Financial Management, Marketing
and Investors in People.
Qualifications
Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Business Managers, Masters in Business Administration (MBA) (Current), Corporate Governance and Strategic Planning Diploma, Business Studies Diploma. Investors in People registered Advisor and Assessor, Investors in People registered Quality Manager.
Sector Experience
Media, Advertising and Film, Public Administration, Wholesale and Retail, Food and Beverage, Chemical, Health, Insurance and Finance and Banking.
Business Experience
13 years
Mike Tanner – Associate
Career Resume
Originally trained at Rolls Royce in the sixties, he worked there and at Hatfield Polytechnic for ten years as a project manager. He then moved to Bournemouth and worked at the University as a lecturer, counsellor and manager. He has worked with large portfolio of clients ranging from blue chip companies such as The Welcome Trust, ABB and Zellweger Analytics, to smaller specialist organisations who supply to niche markets in such areas as electronics, presentation materials, engineering and business services. He is currently working with Dr. Meredith Belbin in the development of “Work Roles” and has published a management game, “Assignment”, which looks at the different styles managers adopt when delegating work.
His areas of expertise include:
· Teambuilding
· Managing Business Change Programmes
· Project Management
· Process Improvements
· Work Roles
· Coaching and Mentoring
· Development of Performance Management Systems
· Improving Communication
· Investors In People
· Work-life Balance
Qualifications
Mike has trained in many techniques including counselling psychology, coaching, and Transactional Analysis. He is an Investors in People Practitioner, and holds a BSc in Metallurgy, a B.A. in Humanities, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling Psychology.
Sector Experience
Engineering, Public Administration, Ministry of Defence, Education, Construction, Retail, Manufacturing.
Business Experience
25 years
Sharon Nicholl – Associate
Career Resume
Sharon has substantial experience working as an Executive Assistant with a wide range of senior managers within a variety of Public Sector organisations around the UK. Her advanced organisational and communication skills have been recognised professionally, and resulted in career progression. More recently Sharon moved into Learning & Development, directing a National Vocational Qualification Centre for a significant Ministry of Defence Agency, doubling its throughput of candidates. Sharon also has considerable experience of implementing, marketing and project managing Investors in People in Public Sector organisations. She is a natural communicator with effective listening skills, and polished presentational abilities. Her talent to relate to people and her strong desire to work with businesses so that they and their staff can reach their potential has led her to work in the field of Corporate & Business Coaching. Sharon is also working as a coach in a primary school environment.
Qualifications
Associate of the Institute of Qualified Personal Secretaries and Lecturers, Dip.RSA in Business Administration, Investors in People registered Internal Reviewer, Certificate in Performance Coaching, Diploma in Corporate & Executive Coaching (Current), Diploma in Neuro Linguistic Programming, Trained Facilitator
Sector Experience
Legal profession, Ministry of Defence and Education
Business Experience
32 years