Leadership and Team Development

Adi brings a wealth of expertise to the field of leadership and team development. This includes running training programmes in outdoor centres in the UK; developing performance planning, review, appraisal and review systems for the leadership of international schools; moderating leadership/manager-team performance feedback sessions based on concepts behind the Johari Window; coaching leaders in preparation for presentations in international conferences, and holding himself senior leadership roles within numerous organisations in the international development ecosystem. Adi backstops these practical experiences with academic rigor, holding a Doctorate from Oxford Brookes University on, ‘Success Factors for the Leadership of International Humanitarian and Development Organisations’.

Adi brings insightful, fun but thought-provoking approaches to his team-building activities, geared towards the outcomes being applicable in the workplace, and durable in terms of the lessons that can be applied, by the teams and their leaders together. Adi’s interactional style, his versatile approach to design, discussion and shaping of capacity development measures, and his high level of professional delivery to meeting clients’ needs – based on deep listening, intuitive and empirical grasp and understanding of their requirements – provides for stimulating and rich outcomes.

Leadership Development

Design, planning and implementation of Performance Planning, Review and Appraisal Systems (PRAS)
Planning and moderation of leadership/management performance feedback sessions
Coaching and advisory support on role, and public engagement
Supporting the application of the Proximity, Velocity and Trajectory (PVT) Model

Team Development

4C workshops
Team building, training, analysis, sound-boarding
Work-life balance programmes
Peer-to-peer coaching
Tailored programmes for client’s needs and priorities

Testimonials

Conceptualisation, design and moderation/facilitation of events

“I have worked with, and witnessed Adi in the conceptualisation, design, moderation and facilitation of a broad range of events. These include strategic multi-stakeholder planning workshops, organisational development and training programmes, leadership performance appraisals, work-life balance sessions, and team building activities.

Adi brings a strong capability and broad range of innovative tools and instruments to these events, combined with a stimulating presentation style and persona that swiftly engenders and encourages the engagement and energy of participants. Adi’s expertise in planning and running these kind of events, combined with an innovative and captivating approach to public speaking, provide both rich and memorable experiences.”

Mr. Michael Zillich – Senior Consultant – Organisational Development, Denkmodell GmbH, Berlin, Germany

Leadership performance management

“Adi is a highly driven and personable leader who ‘gets things done’ to an extremely high standard and with a forensic eye for detail. Adi designed and delivered my Leadership Performance Planning Review and Appraisal System, which took into account our school’s context and needs. It was so beneficial, and provided such valuable feedback, that I have used the model with my own leadership team.”

Mr. Brian Platts – Principal, the British School, Kathmandu, Nepal

Leadership coaching

“Only one other person speaks to me so frankly, explaining where I can do better… and that is the Prime Minister. This coaching from Adi is really good for me and really appreciated.”

Mr. Sushil Gyewali – Chief Executive Officer, National Reconstruction Authority, Nepal

HR, Team building and development

“I worked with Adi for the International Rescue Committee, implementing one of the largest DFID-funded Community-Driven Reconstruction Programmes, for which we jointly recruited over one hundred team members. Adi understood the importance of having the right team in place for the successful implementation of the programme. He prioritised team building and staff development like few other colleagues did. He introduced tailor-made Manager Assessment days for our senior staff recruitment, built stimulating and valuable team-building activities into the team’s work plan, and capably drew on a large toolbox of well-suited methods to implement these. He approached staff development strategically and systematically and supported individual team members’ growth through a range of relevant solutions.”

Ms. Jana Frey – (Former) Country Director, International Rescue Committee, Greece

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