Your People Are Your Worst Asset: Why Consultancies Need Talent Systems
Key Takeaways Contrary to the trite nonsense on LinkedIn and the CIPD magazine, people are not your greatest asset. Indeed, this blog argues, acting this
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Rob is a strategic advisor, non-executive director, and investor within the professional and technology service sector. He specialises in supporting organisations at inflexion points in their development, growth and/or ownership. He is currently a Partner in a professional services advisory business (Garwood), a Chairman/Investor of a health tech business and Chairman/Investor of a workplace reform advisory and training business.
Rob has over of 30 years’ experience in consulting, technology and business service organisations. This includes 20 years in executive leadership roles, during which time he successfully led the set up and growth, or transformation of a range of organisations including his own award-winning business. He has been responsible for the determination and implementation of corporate strategies and business plans, the recruitment and leadership of executive teams, the sales/pursuit management of large scale opportunities and the design / management of complex international business operations.
Rob concluded his executive leadership career as Interim CEO of the Tribal Group. Prior to that he held consecutively two Managing Director positions in the NHS and before that was co-founder of Avail Consulting. Rob spent much of his formative career in KPMG Consulting.
Key Takeaways Contrary to the trite nonsense on LinkedIn and the CIPD magazine, people are not your greatest asset. Indeed, this blog argues, acting this
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