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Contact usQuote of the day:
We are always slow in admitting any great change in which we do not see the intermediate steps
Charles Darwin
Question of the day from The Unsticker:
Is this problem really a symptom?
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Letter of the day:
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Working with excellerate
Our vision is too free organisations from the binds of the industrial age which inhibit and constrain human performance and potential. Over organisation of roles and tasks has led to a decrease in potential performance - contrary to why those roles and tasks were created. We are an inherently creative and adaptive species, we are not evolved to work within narrow roles. Our unique speciality as a species is the ability to adapt, yet this is exactly what is constrained within an industrialised hierarchy. As Robert A. Heinlein famously said, specialisation is for insects.
We are able to capture the essence of high performance in an organisation and replicate it, helping the people in that business to achieve excellence more consistently. We are able to see the uniqueness and potential within an organisation, a group of people, a person, in order to bring about transformational change and unleash the raw power of the human spirit.
We are standing at the dawn of a new era in the way that businesses organise themselves around people. For the past 200 years or so, people have worked in roles designed around machines and today’s equivalent, the business process. By freeing the people in businesses from those restrictions, we enable them to achieve their own potential and that of the organisation as a result, creating sustainable and exciting businesses, fuelled by the passion that comes from working in an aligned team, working with passion and purpose.
Our primary focus is on results - tangible, measurable, business focused results delivered through personal growth and performance.
Whether working on business or personal goals, we judge our own performance by the results you get.
Those results are achieved through people - our team and your team working together to help everyone become everything they aspire to be.
We work to a set of ethics and values, and we choose to work with clients and partners who are aligned with those values.
Download contractual T&Cs (Adobe PDF)
| Purpose | Knowing we are going in the right direction; moving forwards with conviction and a relentless focus on results |
| Passion | The energy to get up in the morning, to keep going, to find a way or make a way, to inspire and to be inspired |
| Courage | Pushing boundaries, doing what's right instead of what's easy |
| Play | Innovation, finding a way, having fun and pursuing excellence |
| Responsibility | Individuality, accountability, knowing your part, doing your best |
| Integrity | Professionalism, quality, consistency, honesty, dedication, living up to our promises |
| Mastery | Pursuing excellence, honing a craft, being the best that we can be |
| Belonging | The energy and synergy that comes from inspiring each other, supporting each other and giving each other a reason to get up and do it again because we are a part of something important, some meaningful |
"If you could get all the people in an organisation rowing in the same direction, you could dominate any industry, in any market, against any competition, at any time" Patrick Lencioni
"The sales team are very excited to continue working with you, as all found your seminar impactful and are eager to take their performance to the next level." Kim Cermak, VP Sales, FGI World
If you're looking for information on how to join the team, visit our consultant's page.
excellerate Directors
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Peter Freeth We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams Willy Wonka Peter is the MD of excellerate, a leading business coach and author of a number of books related to personal and organisational development. His experience for over 20 years has been in the heart of the Telecoms and IT industries before setting up excellerate in 2000. Peter is well known as an innovator; always finding new ideas and new applications that help businesses to achieve more, consistently. |
Clay Lowe Never get off the boat - unless you're willing to go all the way! Lt. Willard (Apocalypse Now) Clay’s eclectic professional life has taken him from the trenches to the boardroom, from motivating combat troops to motivating corporate staff. Clay's approach is innovative and thought-provoking. Clay holds a BSc in Military History and is an accredited NLP Practitioner, a Master Fitness Trainer and an Insights Practitioner
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David Nicoll David is our company secretary and has worked in businesses ranging from new-start-ups to listed companies and brings a breadth of experience and perspective. David is also a SNLP certified NLP Trainer and registered Hypnotherapist. |
Liz Rider He who laughs, lasts! Mary Pettibone Poole Liz is a Business Psychologist who specialises in expert facilitation, leadership development, coaching and individual profiling. She has a BA (hons) in psychology, an MSc in Industrial Psychology and is a Chartered Occupational Psychologist, an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society and a Practitioner in Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP). |
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excellerate partners
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Paul Hunting Paul is a psychologist, NLP Practitioner and natural horseman who spent many years in advertising before pioneering coaching into the business community and originated the concept of ‘Equine Assisted Coaching’. Visit Paul at the Natural Leadership Centre where we find his exceptional and unique leadership coaching work to be hugely impactful for our clients. |
Dennis Heath Dennis Heath is a qualified Executive Coach with thirty years experience in sales and management in the Middle East, Europe, Africa and Asia Pacific. Visit Dennis at WayAhead Leadership Solutions where he supports excellerate's clients in the Far East.
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Mike Roberts Mike is a highly experienced, high level commercial negotiator, having worked in industrial relations and having been a professional negotiator. He now coaches others in negotiations such as mergers and acquisitions. Visit Mike at Scott Roberts Associates |
Sixth Sense Sixth Sense is a specialist sales recruitment consultancy, focusing exclusively on sourcing the best sales professionals for high growth technology companies in the UK. |
excellerate consulting team
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Simon Davies You are what you think Bob Richards |
Lee Spelzini You don't need eyes to see, you need vision Maxi Jazz Lee specialises in personal change using his unique, high
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Gale Vincent Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. Lao Tzu Gale has over 30 years experience as a facilitator in the field of personal development She holds a Masters degree in Facilitating Change and is experienced and accredited in a range of tools and disciplines including: Executive Coaching, NLP (Master Practitioner), The Enneagram, MBTI and Insights Discovery Profiling. |
Kevin Watson Opportunity loves a receptive mind anon Kevin supports personal and team development by pushing beyond those self imposed boundaries and inspiring a call to action, through coaching & facilitated learning sets. His experience spans over 20 years as a leader in retail, 3 years as an internal change consultant and 3 years coaching in high profile brands, such as Starbucks, Virgin, Hobbs and Liberty. He is a qualified coach with the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, and an NLP Master Practitioner. Accredited to administer the Emotions & Behaviours at Work psychometric tool, Kevin also designs 360 degree feedback to help assess coaching needs. |
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Tracey West Shoot for the moon - even if you miss you will land among the stars! Les Brown Tracey has a 16 year background in the Retail Service Sector, encompassing store management, field operations, project management and management development. She has specific expertise in coaching large teams to improve performance and productivity in a service sector environment. She has been instrumental in the development, implementation and provision of Customer Service, Sales, Coaching and Recruitment training for some of the main players in the Retail Sector. |
Shaun Young We can't change the direction of the wind, but we can adjust our sails to reach our destination Jimmy Dean Shaun has over 10 years experience of providing training, facilitation and coaching to clients in both the commercial, and non profit sectors. He specialises in behavioural change management, coaching
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Lois Nott One person with passion is better than forty people merely interested E. M. Forster Lois has over 20 years of business experience in leadership and people solutions, with the last 13 years spent leading her own successful business. Lois is an accomplished performance coach and NLP Business Practitioner with a passion for facilitating self-directed learning, personal growth and developing individuals' inner leader. As well as her management and general business expertise, Lois specialises in developing team thinking, personal leadership and creating thinking environments. |
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Tip of the day:
Don't let people take sandwiches to their desks. Make a point of stopping and having lunch together. Eating together is such a vital, primal part of our social bonding process that you must make an effort to do it.
Picture of the day:
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Idea for the day:
If you see a stranger looking worried, say to them, "It's OK, I know you'll do the right thing"
