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Keith McCambridge
Keith runs the London office of Wickland Westcott and has extensive experience in the design and delivery of global assessment and development programmes for clients across all sectors including retail, consumer, financial services, information services, manufacturing and energy. He has a special interest in individual assessment at very senior levels, executive coaching and team-building interventions. He has also developed Human Resources due diligence products for the Venture Capital and Private Equity markets. Previously a partner in assessment and development at Whitehead Mann, Keith started his career as an Officer in the Royal Engineers. He is a Graduate in Organisational Behaviour and holds BPS level A and B certificates in Occupational Testing.
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05th April 2012Leadership teams – what goes on at 35,000 feet
I was excited the evening before I met my first Plc Board. I was about to see the pinnacle of commercial insight, strategic thinking and organisational leadership. Surely I would never see the world the same again – my benchmark of team excellence was about to change forever. It did change, but not for the better. It was like a kindergarten. There was open aggression, personal attacks, political positioning and no evidence of teamwork. Fortunately,...
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23rd February 2012Coaching - or should that be boxing?
CEOs and Executive Directors are a formidable lot. They are successful by many of life’s measures and not surprisingly have a self-belief that can prove hard to challenge. Consequently, only the best and most open are able to get clear and unfettered feedback from their people. It takes a brave subordinate to “give the boss the truth” and good friends find it hard too, for fear that they will damage the relationship by confronting vulnerability. Marcus...
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27th October 2011Board Evaluation
When looking to do their first external board evaluation, Diageo wanted a partner that would combine a light touch with an understanding of behavioural dynamics at senior level. They retained Wickland Westcott because of our credibility, sensitivity and commercial experience. The evaluation process involved face-to-face meetings with board members, and questionnaires to key stakeholders underpinned by desk-based research exploring board papers and other relevant documentation. The...
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15th March 2010The Great Co-operative Leadership Model
The Co-operative Group is a unique business democratically run by members to meet their common needs and aspirations. Their range of activities include Food, Travel, Banking, Insurance, Pharmacy, Funeralcare, Legal Services and Electrical, and the businesses are underpinned by clear values and an emphasis upon ethics and sustainability. Sustaining the Co-operative Group as a vibrant, thriving enterprise requires leaders with vision, passion and a fundamental understanding of their diverse markets....
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06th August 2007Hanson - Helping Boards Deliver High Performance
Hanson, one of the world's largest suppliers of aggregates and heavy building materials and a FTSE 100 plc, retained Wickland Westcott to help carry out a robust, rigorous, objective review of the performance of its Board. The approach adopted focused not just on the structure and processes of the Board but also on the behavioural and team dynamics that are critical for high performance. The evaluation process started with a tailored questionnaire taking into account work undertaken by the Board in previous...
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20th November 2008Mothercare - The DNA of Leadership
When Mothercare bought The Early Learning Centre in 2007, Chief Executive Ben Gordon and Group HR Director Sue Malti saw a need to define what great leadership looked like, to secure continued business success into the future. They commissioned Wickland Westcott - specifically our Team & Board Development Practice - to interview each member of the Executive and establish precisely what was required of their people in order to meet the challenges of continued global growth....
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