Richard Staveley
Executive coach
Richard trained as a coach with both the Henley Management School and IBM. This has enabled him to create a coaching model through Meon Consulting that brings focus and creativity to his clients. It allows them to develop their own insights and shape their path to achieve goals of all kinds. His extensive experience of General and Sales Management in UK and Global Companies such as IBM, Chloride and IGATE, as well as the Public and 3rd Sector, enables him to understand the experience of board level and departmental managers. This provides a solid platform for his coaching work with his clients.
Background and Coaching Experience
Richard is an executive coach with over 25 years’ experience in business. He held several commercial leadership positions including his time on the board of IBM’s Public Sector where he had profit responsibility for the £150M Defence practice. In addition he has led international teams following spells in the USA and Middle East where he ran IBM’s Oil and Gas business for the BP Account. Richard also has experience of the Public Sector after being seconded to the Department of Energy and Climate Change to run the Carbon Budgets team.
During his time in business and Public Sector, Richard has seen the transformational impact that effective coaching can have with individuals and teams he has led. He has seen the subtle difference between occasions when there is a need to set direction with a clear vision and times when consultation and collaboration is required.
He has worked extensively with both “techUK” and the “Whitehall and Industry Group” associations.
Representative Client Assignments
Vice President of Financial Services – Coaching around career growth both inside the organisation and exploring alternatives;
Senior Civil Servant Cabinet Office – Managing the difference between operating in public sector and Investment Banking;
Head of Quality and Process Technology in Medical Company – Worked with the client to improve work effectiveness and mitigate impact of work on personal life;
CEO of IT “start up” – worked together to look at the over-arching strategy of the company from shareholder management to product development and the skills of the employees;
Owner of SME Interim Management company – helped with development of the value proposition.
Qualifications
- Oxford MA, History;
- Insead – Client Executive Accreditation;
- Boston University, Executive Education;
- Weber Shandwick Press Training;
- IBM Leadership and Coaching Training for Higher Management;
- Amadeus International, Coaching and Leadership Training.
Areas of Expertise
- Executive Coaching;
- Leadership Development;
- Role Transitioning
- Improving self confidence, self esteem, direction and motivation;
- Team Development;
- Career Development.
Recent Clients/sectors
- IBM / IT
- Cabinet Office, Public Sector
- Nutricia, Medical
- Greenojo, SME
- Smartstream, Finance
Career / Experience
In spite of the purists’ proposition that knowledge of the person’s area of work is unnecessary, Richard’s broad experience, which spans many nations and cultures as well as industry verticals, adds exceptional value. This experience helps establish rapport with the client and enriches the value of the coaching relationship. The diagram below depicts this.
