Trainers and Consultants

John Price

John is a professional and enthusiastic training consultant with excellent motivational and leadership skills. He has a wide experience in customer service management and managerial performance development. John is practical in approach with a reputation for creating positive results and improved performance. He supports his delegates and has a flexible style. John also provides coaching support to develop individuals and teams enabling them to achieve their personal and corporate goals.

Karen Drennan had this to say about John:

"My colleagues were very impressed with your presentations and your training style at the first SIO event - everything we would expect from a fellow Brummie!! Looking forward to the next event"

Carole Butler had this to say, also talking about a SIO event:

"John Just a quickie to thank you for all your hard work in the run up to & including the last event last week. I really wish you'd delivered the Security Lead Sheet slot!!! You've been a joy to work with & I know the SIOs thoroughly enjoyed working with you. Thanks & I hope you get a great job when you return from your well earned holiday."

David Franklin said two things about John:

"Just a quick note to pass on my thanks for the excellent job you did last week at the SIO event. Great job, well done."

And

"Wanted to drop you a quick line to say a big thank you for all your hard work over the last couple of days. Fantastic delivery and a great job all round."

Finally Natalie Alcock had this to say about John's feedback:

"This is an excellent piece of feedback, well done and thank you for your hard efforts"

Albert Binns, MA (Mgt), DMS, FCMC, FCMI, Chartered MCIPD

Albert is Managing Director of BRC Partnership Limited, a small multi-disciplined consultancy practice formed in 1983, serving autonomous divisions of Multi-national Commercial and Industrial companies in the private sector and Government Departments/Agencies and Local Authorities in the public sector. BRC Partnership is a Registered Practice of the Institute of Management Consultancy, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and is also a listed consultancy with HM Treasury and other Government Departments.

Prior to moving into consultancy Albert had ten years experience as a Company Director, latterly as Group Personnel Director for Dixons plc. During his career he has also worked as an Industrial Chemist, Quality Assurance Manager and Technical Director.

Albert has served as a Member of the CBI Education & Training Committee, the British Multiple Retailers Association Personnel & Training Committee and the Stevenage Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He has also been Chairman of the Board of the Hertfordshire Technical Vocational Education Initiative (TVEI) Project and the Stevenage Employers Group

Albert Binns is a founding member and Chairman of Stevenage Business Initiative (SBI) the local Enterprise Agency for Northern Hertfordshire. As a Director of SBI he has been responsible for leading the team establishing the first Incubation Unit for high growth companies in Hertfordshire. The Unit was opened by Stephen Byers on 30 th March 2001.

He is a Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultancy, a Certified Management Consultant, and has recently served as a Director and Council Member of the Institute. He is also a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

Edwin Cummings BSc(Hons) MSc AIMC

Edwin is an experienced Management and I.T. Consultant able to work effectively with executives and senior management of corporates and SMEs. He focuses on the strategic context, the process and especially the people aspects of realising - in both senses of the word - the outcomes of change programmes and projects for all relevant stakeholders. The strategic context must openly and pro-actively embrace the use of I.T. if it is to truly enhance and sustain the competitiveness and performance of the organisation.

Using a collaborative style Edwin is able to bring client team members on-board to identify ideas and create implementable solutions to business problems and opportunities.

Edwin says:

"Technology makes some things possible; organisation and process makes many things probable; but only people ever make anything happen. Affordability and practicality are the essential hallmarks of the attractive really solutions clients seek and these can only be judged against an explicit understanding of the client's mission, goals, strategies and priorities. Technologies and change programmes are each only ever a means to an end; remembering the original desired outcomes and their justification is key to achieving measurable success."

Business Career

• Director, Portfolio Interim Management Limited, 2001 -
• Business Consultant, Stephens & Co 1997 -
• Partner, BRC Partnership Limited, (Management & I.T. Consultants) 1996 -
• Director, Business Advantage (Management & I.T. Consultancy) 1993 -
• IT Consultancy Services, IBM United Kingdom, 1977 - 93
• Radar Systems Engineer, Marconi Space and Defence Systems Ltd, 1973 - 77