Learning and Development

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Development Events

The World Café

The World Café methodology is a simple, effective, and flexible format for hosting large group dialogue. Each element of the method has a specific purpose and corresponds to one or more of the design principles.

World Café can be modified to meet a wide variety of needs. Specifics of context, numbers, purpose, location, and other circumstances are factored into each event’s unique invitation, design, and question choice

Appreciative Inquiry

AI allows organisations to jump from incremental improvements to strategic step changes. This highly collaborative approach invites participants to delve into their positive experiences of excellence, using it as a foundation for future business evolution.

Becoming a Learning Organisation

A learning organisation actively fosters a culture of continuous learning and improvement. For a learning organisation to develop, it is essential to encourage open communication, collaboration, and knowledge sharing among all members. This approach allows a business to adapt to changes, innovate effectively, and improve performance.

Predesigned Learning Events

Person-Centred Coaching for Leaders

This unique programme takes a practical approach to coaching skills in a leadership context. Coaching skills are excellent tools to have for creating a highly engaged team.

Listening Skills

Learn from the experts, and by the end of the sessions, you’ll be listening with your eyes, ears and intuition.

“Andrew was my leadership coach for three sessions. He was a great coach, who helped me identify my strengths and how I can use them in my future career. He was very attuned to my needs and was always flexible in making sure that our sessions focused on the areas that I wanted to work on, but he also brought valuable new perspectives to each of our sessions. I would highly recommend his coaching.”

Lara De Mets

Postgraduate Law student at the University of Edinburgh

“I recently started working Andrew as my coach. Andrew is thoughtful, challenging and I particularly valued the questions he asked that helped me to see for myself that I needed to look at a certain situation from a different perspective ... letting me work out the solution for myself rather than telling me what he thinks I should do.
I always look forward to our sessions together and have seen a change in my confidence, vision and energy over the time we have been working together”

Andy Kierney

Head Of Financial Control at Ocado Group

“Andrew is a superlative coach. The combination of his own experience and expertise, coupled with being a sincere and genuinely kind and lovely person, means not only do you instantly build a rapport with him, but his guidance is also consistently valuable and relevant. Not only would I highly recommend Andrew, I would also count him as a friend and mentor now.”

Thomas Webb

Chief Executive Officer – Ethical Healthcare Consulting CIC

Great coach! Our 5 sessions helped me clarify my objectives for the coming years and define strategies to reach my goals. Highly recommended!

Nathalie Rochefort

Sir Henry Dale fellow, Chancellor's fellow at The University of Edinburgh

Working with Andrew gave me the time and space to focus on making decisions about what I actually wanted and what steps I needed to take to get where I wanted to go. His gentle focussed questions made me step back and think differently and as a result I am looking at a new future.

It’s also interesting working with a coach who has a different background. I enjoyed that aspect very much, so don't narrow your options to your own sector!

Anne Cooper

Non-Executive Director at Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust

"I Was A Little Apprehensive Prior To Engaging Woodward Consulting Because We Are A Small Service-Based Business Rather Than A Large Oil And Gas Related Manufacturer. However I Was Reassured On Meeting Andrew, Who Has A Wide Range Of Experience And Within A Short Period Fully Understood Our Current Business Process And Some Of The Improvements We Could Make"

Jon Proctor & Andrea Nicholas

CEO & MD | Green Tourism

“Without The Support Of Andrew, We Would Have Been Unable To Deliver This Complex Programme Of Work. We Would Have Delayed Recovering Our Investment In Capital Equipment And Perhaps Not Achieved Our Target Benefits At All”

Zain Okhai

Managing Director - Rockwell Solutions Limited

"Working With Andrew To Improve Our Overall Productivity Has Proven To Be A Very Useful Exercise, Opening Us Up To Alternative & Quite Straight Forward Techniques To Reduce Non Productive Time On Our Main Coating Line By A Significant Amount. In Addition To The Highlighted Savings Gained On This Line We Are Continuing With The Methods Learned To Make Other Improvements To Our Productivity In The Factory"

Tim Nattress

Operations Director at Pelikan Hardcopy Limited

"Andrew helped us design, run and review a ‘World Cafe’ event for the Westminster CAF Demonstrator Project. The concept was a new one for us but Andrew explained it well and did a great job in ensuring that the event was effective for our purposes and also did a fantastic job of facilitating the event on the day. Feedback from the day was very positive and we’re looking forward to inviting Andrew back to help us with a similar event in the near future"

James Etheridge

Project Manager for the NHS / Westminster Digital CAF Demonstrator Project

"Very efficient, worked to the task, worked within budget, was receptive and adapatable to change during the task. Was humorous but professional at all times. Had prepared and planned for the task. Kept the audience engaged and focussed at all times."

Tim Dalby

Senior Manager at NHS Digital

“Andrew and I were colleagues for two years running the key Efficiency Programme within the Department of Health. Andrew was a most experienced, reliable and effective consultant, focused on delivery and could operate at all levels and across all structures. His depth of expertise and experience was a major asset to both me and the Department and wherever he operated brought praise and admiration from those he supported.”