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 Giles Miskin, Managing Director
Giles established The Colour Works in 2003. His passion for his work comes through loud and clear and his engaging and motivational style enthuses delegates from all walks of life.
With over 20 years’ prior management experience in the public, private and voluntary sectors, including 5 as MD of a £5m distribution company, Giles promotes the interdependence of ‘the soft and the hard’, aligning self-awareness, emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills to the business objectives and bottom-line performance of the organisation.
Giles is described in his Discovery profile as ‘a particularly good communicator - adaptable, outgoing, challenging and sympathetic. He encourages freedom and independence and is good at getting things done through other people.’ He draws heavily on the influences of Jungian psychology and emotional intelligence, along with empirical data such as Jim Collins’ ‘Good to Great’.
 Nick Fewings, Operations Director
A co-founder of The Colour Works, Nick’s sensitivity to the needs of others, combined with his fun and engaging approach to learning, make him a hit with clients in the public, private and charity sectors.
His ability to deliver stimulating learning programmes for clients helps them to get the best from their most valuable asset – their staff. With a background in the finance sector, he has held senior operational and project management roles and provided change management consultancy to global financial players. His understanding of change management and behavioural psychology sees him regularly called upon to speak at UK conferences on the human impact of change and to write regular articles on this topic for various UK publications. In addition, he is a qualified graduate recruitment assessor.
A Helping Inspirer, Nick’s Discovery profile describes him as gregarious, sociable and focused on others’ needs. He radiates goodwill and enthusiasm and is optimistic about life in general and human potential in particular.
 David Barrett
David is passionate about developing people and the organisations they are part of.
A gifted communicator who enjoys engaging with people at all levels, he has a wealth of experience working with a range of organisations, often directly involved in supporting change management. David has a strong conviction that leaders exist throughout organisations but that those in senior positions have a key reponsability (and opportunity) for creating the culture and inspiring others. It is an opportunity not too be missed.
His personal Discovery Profile describes David as team-centred, thorough and articulate. His ability to empower others is one of his most impressive qualities.
 Chris Cattaway
As both an employee and a consultant in the commercial and development/humanitarian sectors, Chris's 20+ year career has ranged from managing emergency humanitarian aid programmes in Africa and Asia, to designing multi-million dollar telecommunications systems.
He completed a full-time MBA in 2003 and holds the Project Management Institute's PMP (Project Management Professional) certification. As a visiting lecturer he teaches Project Management for Non-governmental Organisations at Roehampton University and, as a consultant, he is currently managing a global capacity-building project for a major international NGO.
In his training and consultancy work, Chris draws on his extensive experience of building, managing and maintaining successful teams of different sizes in a variety of contexts. His Discovery profile says that he “has a keen ability to see options and alternatives ”, and that he “is alert to other people's emotions and interests and can deal well with complex or complicated people.”
 David Crowe
David has over 20 years experience in Human Resources management in both the Private and Public sector, the last 14 as a Director. He worked for blue chip companies like British Telecom, Sainsbury’s and Allied Dunbar, and had a spell in the National Health Service at national and local level, before joining the network of Training and Enterprise Councils to work on a variety of training initiatives in management development and organisational development, especially Investors in People.
At the last count, David has worked for over 100 organisations supporting organisational development, running be spoke management training programmes, and 1-1 coaching and project management. He also has a specialist Post Graduate qualification in Executive Coaching.
His personal Discovery profile describes him as “an imaginative and creative visionary who is a source of inspiration to most” and an “enthusiastic and dynamic innovator”. He loves what he does in work and outside coaches a boy’s football team, and somehow finds time to play in a band called Acoustic Edge.
 Andy Edwards
Andy is an acknowledged expert in communication. He has run his own marketing and sales consultancy for 12 years and, as Development Adviser for Business Link Business, he spent 7 years helping a huge variety of organisations to improve their bottom line results.
He is a qualified Life Coach and conducts training across the whole of the UK and overseas (principally the Middle East), focusing on Attitude, Positive Thinking, Confidence and Motivation. Andy founded the popular ‘BALANCE’ Personal & Professional Leadership Development experience, and is the author of three e-books; “Essential Marketing Information”; “I’ve Upped My Sales – Up Yours!”; and “The Seven Mistakes Life Coaches Make”. An accomplished and sought-after conference speaker, Andy delivers his message with passion, energy and enthusiasm.
His Discovery profile accurately describes Andy as a ‘Motivating Inspirer’ and comments that he has “...an easy-going and fun approach to most things”. Furthermore, it suggests that he is “...a particularly good communicator and uses his gift of verbal expression often and effectively”. However it also adds that he “...avoids and is easily bored by too much detail”!
 David Gitting
David is an experienced leader and manager in the private and public sectors. He started his career with Philips moving on to work around the world in the oil and gas business and then managing the business development teams in two Training and Enterprise Councils. He is currently a Programme Director and trainer on a leadership programme for a large private company delivering programmes in Europe, USA and Asia. He is an Open University MBA Associate Lecturer in London and Moscow, and previously in Romania and Ethiopia, and was an Investors in People practitioner for over 10 years.
He is passionate about helping people to learn to question, to innovate and to interact with others in order to create the knowledge needed for personal and organisational growth. His experiential style engages people and delivers results for them and their organisations, enabling them to solve here-and-now problems whilst developing new skills, behaviours and attitudes and acquiring new knowledge. His Insights Discovery Profile describes him as ‘realistic and resourceful and matter of fact’. He seeks to understand clients’ real needs and adapts to the needs of individuals and teams. He enjoys working with people who are passionate about developing themselves and their organisations, he is ‘compassionate and sympathetic and shows great understanding and sensitivity’.
 Mick Lightfoot
Mick has extensive operational and training experience having spent over 35years, latterly at senior levels, in the retail sector.
Fundamental to Micks personal and operational achievements is the belief that success , however it is measured, can only be achieved through the people in the business. His personal Discovery profile describes him as a `Co-ordinating Supporter` with a practical ability with people and things. It further describes him as immensely loyal to those people and organisations he trusts.
The opportunity to work with and develop individuals and teams to realise their potential gives him huge inspiration and satisfaction. He currently works with clients in the retail, education and charity sectors and a client in the middle east.
Mick works hard to ensure his workshops and training interventions deliver a message that is both memorable and able to be used the next day in the workplace.
 Steve Lloyd
Steve has many years of leadership experience in a range of organisations in the UK and has worked on short contracts in overseas locations ranging from the USA to Central Asia and Malaysia. He has a strong and effective learning and development background and his vivid imagination constantly pushes him towards turning ideas into actions.
He brings a clear set of values to facilitation through a strong belief in the importance of individual development and their contribution to team and organisational effectiveness.
Steve’s interest, enthusiasm and energy levels are high which guarantee variety and challenge in any sessions that he organises. His presentational and facilitation skills are highly developed. He believes that ‘life is for living’ and is always seeking new challenges at ‘work’ and ‘play’
 Ian MacKnight
Ian has a real flair for connecting with people at all levels of an organisation and he uses this to great effect in helping companies develop and leverage their people skills.
Having previously spent 18 years with American Express Europe, he has a wealth of management and project experience in a wide range of functions from servicing to finance, and systems to manufacturing and distribution. Whether it be leadership, change, team development or communication that are on the agenda, Ian combines genuine insight with an excellent eye for the big picture, enabling people to make that all-important shift to the next level.
His Discovery profile describes him as a “creative and future-oriented visionary” who is “friendly, practical, realistic and down-to-earth” and he has a proven track-record of delivering solutions of real value to his clients.
 John Morrison
"John is passionate about pursuing notions of "business excellence" through individual and team development, based on improved self awareness and understanding of others.
Following 20 years experience as a senior manager in the education and training sector--including seven years at Chief Executive level--John works on a range of development schemes and assignments with colleges, private providers, public agencies and major business schools.
His personal Discovery profile describes John as an "imaginative and creative visionary who is a source of inspiration to most". His understanding of behavioural psychology, business excellence(EFQM) , team/ company development and change management is complemented by an ability to empathise with and enthuse people at all levels of business.
John is in his mid fifties and lives in the rural Wye Valley with his wife and young daughter and is currently working on programmes with clients across the country".
 Helena Oliver
Helena is a qualified nurse who has spent 9 years in the pharmaceutical sales sector. Part of her responsibilities was as a coach and trainer which is when she discovered how much she enjoyed developing people and introducing them to new concepts and ideas in terms of their own personal development. In addition her role also enabled her to gain valuable experience in product/sales training and one to one coaching.
Combining her knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry and experience in learning and development, Helena has the ability to obtain positive results for both organisations and individuals.
Helena’s profile says ‘she radiates goodwill and enthusiasm. She is optimistic about life in general and human potential in particular’.
 Julia Pallant
Julia is passionate about assisting individuals and organisations to achieve their potential. Her aim is to create a lasting and motivational impression with every workshop and programme she delivers. She inspires people to achieve and exceed their objectives, to improve their own performance and that of the business.
She has over 20 years experience in the Public, Private and Voluntary sectors in managerial and consultancy roles. She has worked in healthcare, financial services and the travel industry, including British Airways and the NHS. Achievements include the introduction of a management and leadership development programme claimed by external assessors to be “the best seen in 20 years”.
Julia is a graduate member of the CIPD, a qualified and experienced coach and facilitator. Her challenging consultancy skills result in clear development objectives providing a real opportunity to measure the return on investment at a personal and organisational level.
Her Discovery profile describes her as an ingenious thinker with a great ability in long range planning and someone who is able to turn vision into a reality. She enjoys a challenge and is a natural go-getter with great enthusiasm for life.
 Lisa Pierson
Lisa is a qualified and experienced coach, mentor and trainer, who works with businesses and individuals to improve their performance and take them to the next level.
Working with businesses from the top down, from Director level right through the organisation, Lisa will establish the company values and objectives and ensure that these values are integrated throughout the organisation. By involving people at all levels, the organisation starts to operate more synergistically, with improvements in teamwork, communication and ultimately performance.
Using her psychological expertise and intuitive understanding of what makes people tick, Lisa’s one-to-one coaching and motivational workshops can enable individuals to engage in their work again and start performing at the level they are capable of.
Lisa’s style is honest and authentic, yet challenging and creative. By putting the humour into everything she does and listening without judgement, the people she works with can easily relate to her and adopt new, more productive ways of working. Where necessary, Lisa will resort to more extreme measures to help individuals move forwards, including taking clients up in a hot air balloon to tackle their self-limiting beliefs!
Her Discovery profile describes her as a ‘Helping Inspirer’, she has a sense of adventure and likes to keep her spirits and expectations high. Her sociable, friendly and warm-hearted demeanour, she is best employed in providing practical service to others.
 Sue Pike
Having run her own communications agency for 10 years, Sue is well versed in the challenges facing owners and directors of SMEs. She now works with key influencers, clients and government agencies on an international basis, and strongly believes that ‘connected communication’ is key to any team’s success. Her proven ability to inspire and enthuse drives teams to achieve exceptional results.
A trained Emotional Freedom Techniques practitioner, Sue works with great intuition to help individuals challenge limiting beliefs and realise their full potential on both a personal and professional level. Her Discovery profile describes her as an innovative counsellor who provides inspiration and perspiration!
Sue is a passionate and entertaining speaker; her enthusiasm and positive approach are infectious.
 Jo Sellers
Jo is a highly motivated professional with 25 years of diverse business experience culminating in management responsibilities in terms of team and budget. Work roles have included Sales Manager for a large French construction company, Business Development Manager for a private training company and part of the senior team within a TEC business division and more recently within the Learning and Skills Council for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
Jo has extensive experience in a variety of sectors. Jo has project managed an ESF Co-financed project (the PALs Learning Champions Project), from set up. Her highly developed core skills include sales, marketing, negotiation, presentation, management, team building and development and the ability to identify and develop opportunities presented. This is endorsed by her Discovery profile which states ‘Jo is stimulated by challenges and often shows ingenuity in meeting them’.
 Alison Sumpton MCIPD
Alison is a qualified Personal and Training practitioner with 18 years experience in the learning environment. She has experience of designing, delivering and evaluating the impact of learning throughout her career. Her career history includes Tesco Stores, Boots the Chemist and a Training and Enterprise Council.
Since 1996, Alison has been running a small training consultancy dealing with all aspects of skills development and learning. She has implemented numerous projects requiring strong project management, strategic development, creativity, team building, motivation, leadership, training and development.
Alison’s ‘Discover Profile’ describes her as inventive, independent, extremely perceptive and able to juggle several activities at one time.She thrives on a variety of tasks focusing on a motivating and promoting role. Alison is always interested to see the possibilities, especially in people, beyond the present moment.
 Ali Clark, Marketing
Ali is a highly experienced marketing consultant, event organizer and mediator. She currently manages The Colour Works’ marketing and client liaison.
Having cut her teeth in the training department of a large financial services institution, Ali formed her own company in 1995 and immediately gained a strong portfolio of profitable clients across the South of England. Her Discovery profile describes her as “sympathetic, empathic and affable”. She flourishes in jobs where she can be of constant service and use her talent to persuade. With her friendly organisational skills, Ali is supportive of other colleagues and will enthuse over most projects. When not working, you will probably find her entertaining friends and family or studying for her Psychology degree.
 Rob Slade, Office Manager Rob is an experienced Office Manager who is conscientious and dedicated to ensuring office procedures are as effective as possible both in terms of time and cost. He strives to ensure that both The Colour Works associates and importantly its customers receive a professional service from start to finish. Rob is a valued member of the team and the voice of The Colour Works for people who contact the office via the telephone.
Rob is a Creative Inspiring Helper which sees his dominant yellow energy supported by his secondary blue energy. His profile describes Rob as having an outgoing nature and the ability to build relationships quickly and that he can always be relied upon to lend a helping hand.
Outside of work, Rob enjoys the occasional glass or two of red wine with family and friends and spending time chilling out in Skiathos. |
