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A graduate
member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel
and Development since 1997 and a founder member
of GB Learning Consultancy, Mandy is a skilled
organisational development specialist with
impressive experience of training and staff
development. She has an MSc in Human Resource
Development and a research interest in
organisational learning. She is an experienced
manager and has worked both in adult education
and the National Probation Service, latterly as
the Regional Management Development Manager for
the South East of England.
Mandy's many achievements include steering
a Probation Service to Investors in People accreditation, launch of management development programmes at both local and regional levels, and accreditation of a regional mentoring programme via the Open College. She was programme manager for the SE Probation Region’s Institute of Leadership Level 4 management diploma programme and has also lectured on a CIPD programme. In addition to the above, she is a trained EFQM Excellence Model assessor.
A linguist
and probation officer originally by training,
Jim enjoyed a successful career as a manager
before embarking on a new role as a freelance
management consultant, trainer and more
recently co-founder of GB Learning Consultancy.
He has substantial experience of organisational
change and development, underpinned by 13
years’ experience as a manager in both middle
and senior management roles in one of the
highest performing probation services in the
country. During this time he led a variety of
operational and corporate support functions,
including community supervision, prisons and
resettlement, risk assessment, business
planning, quality and performance, continuous
improvement, IT, human resources, staff
development, and diversity.
Jim's experience is complemented by strong academic credentials which include a BA in German, an MA in Applied Social Studies and an MBA. He has a special interest in futures studies and has carried out research into scenario planning in the public sector, both in the UK and Norway. He is an experienced user of the EFQM Excellence Model and a trained assessor. He is also an accredited Inventory of Leadership Styles practitioner. He has been published on a number of occasions and is currently pursuing an MSc in e-Learning at Edinburgh University.
Mandy Barclay
Mandy's many achievements include steering
a Probation Service to Investors in People accreditation, launch of management development programmes at both local and regional levels, and accreditation of a regional mentoring programme via the Open College. She was programme manager for the SE Probation Region’s Institute of Leadership Level 4 management diploma programme and has also lectured on a CIPD programme. In addition to the above, she is a trained EFQM Excellence Model assessor.
Jim Gritton
Jim's experience is complemented by strong academic credentials which include a BA in German, an MA in Applied Social Studies and an MBA. He has a special interest in futures studies and has carried out research into scenario planning in the public sector, both in the UK and Norway. He is an experienced user of the EFQM Excellence Model and a trained assessor. He is also an accredited Inventory of Leadership Styles practitioner. He has been published on a number of occasions and is currently pursuing an MSc in e-Learning at Edinburgh University.