http://www.jeremythorn.co.uk Managment Consultancy, Consultant, Leadership Coach, Workshop Facilitator, Non-Executive Director, Business Strategy, Organisational Support & Management Development Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:49:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Management Development and Skills Development “I find there are few bad companies – just bad managers.” Frank Cardile – USA entrepreneur “Great teams need shared experiences as well as common goals.” Duncan Christie-Miller, ex Royal Marines Jeremy Thorn offers a wide range of topics for either a key-note speech or for the facilitation of a ... http://www.jeremythorn.co.uk/key-note-speeches-and-away-day-facilitation/ Understanding Ourselves and Others Better “Give me a firm place on which to stand and I will move the whole world.” (Archimedes 287-212 BC) “Before you can be a leader, you must know who you are and what you stand for.” (Rudi Giuliani) Psychometric profiling tools can often offer life-changing experiences at any level - ... http://www.jeremythorn.co.uk/psychometric-profiling/ Executive Learning “Learning hath gained most by those books which the printers have lost.” (Thomas Fuller 1608-1661) “It is the mark of a good action that it appears inevitable in retrospect.” (Robert Louis Stevenson 1850-1894) Apart from 1:1 Coaching or Mentoring, senior people in particular often prefer to learn best from other senior executives who ... http://www.jeremythorn.co.uk/action-learning-sets-and-peer-review-groups/ 1:1 Executive Development “Self-conquest is the greatest of victories.” (Plato c. 428- 347 BC) “People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I do not believe in circumstances. The people who get on in the world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want and, if ... http://www.jeremythorn.co.uk/executive-coaching-and-mentoring/ "Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes." (Oscar Wilde 1854-1900) "Popularity is a crime from the moment it is sought: it is only a virtue where people have it whether they will or no." (Lord Halifax 1633-1695) What is one of the greatest challenges for any successful manager or leader, would you ... http://www.jeremythorn.co.uk/leadership-and-management-development/ Strategy, Top-Team Development and Change Management "Only the mediocre are always at their best." (Robbie Taylor – Owner-Manager) "Time spent in reconnaissance is never wasted." (Lt Col George Custer, US Army 1839-1876) Where does the successful development of any organisation start? Most would answer: at the top! “Jeremy has worked with our company for six years, primarily ... http://www.jeremythorn.co.uk/strategic-board-support-and-development/