Experience

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  Pearn Kandola LLP

  • Oxford, England, United Kingdom

  • Principal Psychologist

    • Mar 2023 - Present
    • Oxford, England, United Kingdom

    Consulting to organisations in the areas of- assessment and talent management- management and leadership development- organisation development and culture change - diversity and inclusion

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  Richard Rogers Garden and Landscape Design

  • London and South East

  • MD and founder

    • Jun 2018 - Present
    • London and South East

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  More To Life Coaching

  • United Kingdom

  • Freelance coach and consultant

    • Sep 2017 - Present
    • United Kingdom

    Set up own business - Life, career and business coaching

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  Thrive

  • Reading, England, United Kingdom

  • Member Board of Trustees

    • Jun 2016 - Aug 2020
    • Reading, England, United Kingdom

    Chair of the HR Committee, member of the Board of trustees of the Charity Thrive, who use horticulture as therapy for those living with disability, disadvantage or ill health

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  John Lewis

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Manager, Organisation Effectiveness

    • Jan 2010 - Sep 2017
    • London, United Kingdom

    Internal consultant leading projects across the John Lewis Partnership to improve the health, vitality and performance of the business - building the culture, structures and organisation capabilities aligned to Partnership strategy.Member of internal coaching bank - experienced in executive and leadership coachingConducted research on organisation agility and influenced the establishment of new business incubator alongside new initiatives on improving productivity within existing businessesChange management of IT transformation programmeLed various organisation design projects including target operating models and detailed structures.Designed and implemented organisation development and culture change interventionsFacilitated interventions to help teams to solve problems, define their mission and purpose, structure their work and evaluate changes and work more effectively together

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  Waitrose

  • Manager, Talent

    • Jan 2010 - Aug 2011

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  Avis Budget Group

  • Bracknell

  • OD Projects Manager

    • 2006 - 2009
    • Bracknell

    Organisation development, talent management, culture change, learning management

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  JCA business psychologists

  • Cheltenham, England, United Kingdom

  • Senior Business Psychologist

    • 2004 - 2006
    • Cheltenham, England, United Kingdom

    Business Psychologist working on a range of individual and organisation development projects - from safety culture in nuclear power stations to systems thinking in defence industry

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  Prudential Bache Ltd

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Learning and Resource Planning Manager

    • 2001 - 2004
    • London, United Kingdom

    Talent Management for the European operations of International Securities business

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  Hartwell Automotive Group

  • Oxford, United Kingdom

  • Head Of Resourcing

    • 1998 - 2001
    • Oxford, United Kingdom

    Set up Resourcing Function and ran all recruitment and assessment for selection and development

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  Accenture

  • London, England, United Kingdom

  • Senior Consultant

    • 1996 - 1998
    • London, England, United Kingdom

    Change Management and Organisation and People Development consulting

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  SHL

  • Thames Ditton, England, United Kingdom

  • Senior Consultant

    • Jan 1992 - Oct 1996
    • Thames Ditton, England, United Kingdom

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  Team Focus Ltd

  • Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom

  • Business Psychologist

    • Jan 1989 - Dec 1991
    • Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom

    Designed competency-based strategies for selection, development and performance managementConducted individual assessment and coaching