Sanderson Consultants
Paul has worked as a senior learning and development professional in a number of companies, spanning retailing, financial services and utilities. In these roles he specialised in extended management development programmes which has continued into his current practice. More recently he has developed a consultancy practice specialising in the support of high technology, pharmaceutical and engineering businesses across the UK, but with a focus on the Cambridge area. His consultancy concentrates on individual, team and organisation development, and he has developed a range of high impact workshops, blended with coaching support. Paul is also an accredited practitioner for MBTI, Insights and Belbin. All of these services and workshops are now available online and I can deliver on a variety of platforms.
I am a well respected consultant who is particularly interested in how organisations can develop talent to meet both current and future challenges. This requires me to diagnose real people issues and propose creative solutions.
Products and services
Training with Cambridge Network: Motivation Masterclass (Exploring Employee Engagement)
This half-day workshop will explore the impact of different personalities on the culture of an organisation, and specifically how managers’ behaviour can influence culture, consciously or otherwise.
- How can I encourage high levels of motivation and performance within my team?
- I have a team of diverse individuals that all seem to require a different management approach. How do I handle this?
- How do my management strengths create an environment in which my team can be motivated?
The Concept
Good managers are often strongly aware of their personality, with its intrinsic strengths and potential weaknesses, and the personalities represented in their teams. They are interested in knowing what they can do to help create an environment in which each member of their team can be motivated and give their best.
The workshop will therefore explore the impact of different personalities on the culture of an organisation, and specifically how managers’ behaviour can influence culture, consciously or otherwise. Similarly, it will look at the significance of the different personalities of our team members, as well as their underlying attitudes and values, particularly regarding the Psychological Contract.
Whilst personality plays an important role, the workshop will also examine organisational environment and job design to understand the contribution they make.
A series of models demonstrating historical and current thinking on the subject of motivation will be included to anchor our discussions, and space for personal reflection and action planning will be created throughout the workshop.
Training with Cambridge Network: Managing and Leading Change
Do you have a team that you need to lead through a period of change, and want to explore best practice?
Change is often treated as another project to be managed and completed when the plan says it is. Thinking about change as a messy, people-oriented set of challenges might be more helpful, and this workshop aims to explore the knowledge and skills key to transition management.
The Concept
Change is often treated as another project to be managed and completed when the plan says it is. Thinking about change as a messy, people-oriented set of challenges might be more helpful, and this workshop aims to explore the knowledge and skills key to transition management.
A series of models and concepts will be discussed, demonstrating current thinking on the subject of change. Space for personal reflection and action planning will also be created throughout the workshop.
The Structure
The workshop duration is 1 day, with a small amount of reflective pre-work before attending.
The workshop will involve:
- Exploring topics through group discussions.
- Input from the tutors on concepts, models and techniques.
- Time for self-reflection and assessment.
- Sharing ideas and practising techniques in pairs and small groups.
Training with Cambridge Network: Improving Personal Impact & Influence
Influence is a key skill for anyone working in modern, matrix organisations. Often a perceived lack of influence leads to deep dissatisfaction in the workplace and beyond. This workshop uses the proven Insights Discovery profile to help classify self and co-workers and to accurately define practical techniques for influencing them.
Have you left meetings wishing that you had spoken out or had a greater share of the airtime? Recognising that people are different, have you wondered how you can adapt your style of communication to better connect with others? Learn a consistently effective model of influence that you can deploy when needed.
Course Overview
Influence is a key skill for anyone working in modern, matrix organisations. Often a perceived lack of influence leads to deep dissatisfaction in the workplace and beyond. This workshop uses the proven Insights Discovery profile to help classify self and co-workers and to accurately define practical techniques for influencing them. Several discussions and practical activities form the day, leading to stakeholder mapping and action planning.
The workshop provides a new perspective on communication and influence in the workplace and a simple model enabling attendees to adapt their communication style to better connect with a wider group of colleagues.
Outcome
- To understand how our personality type provides a range of communication strengths and potential weaknesses.
- To provide a range of approaches to enable us to better connect and influence a greater range of stakeholder and colleagues.
Training with Cambridge Network: Leading High Performance Teams
This workshop aims to “get under the skin” of how a team can be truly high performing, and the leadership skills that are required to achieve this.
- What is a high performing team and what does that mean for my actions as a leader?
- How can I better understand the different motivations of my team members?
- How can I adapt my style of leadership to better connect with and motivate others?
The content is suitable for recently appointed or more experienced managers and supervisors, plus also senior professionals managing teams across a matrix. The main focus is the underlying people dynamics within teams, and attendees will gain a greater understanding of what motivates individuals and the role that they as leaders can play in shaping the environment in which high performing teams can develop.