Centrica – Senior Leader Development Programme

Facilitators

Facilitators

Didi Hopkins is a Theatre Director, Executive Coach and Associate of Theatre4Business. She trained as an actor and director and has been bringing theatre to leaders and executives in business schools, and companies worldwide working on energy, presence, voice and all aspects of communication. Didi is an Associate Faculty at the Cranfield School of Management. She currently runs a coaching clinic at the McKinsey London office. An acclaimed expert on the tradition of ‘La commedia dell’Arte’, in theatre, Didi has worked for the National Theatre on the West End/Broadway Hit ‘One Man, Two Guvnors’, with the Royal Shakespeare Company and before lockdown, directed a show in London’s West End, ‘The Life I Lead’, and she is about to embark on a show going to the Albert Hall. Jenny Robinson is a serial entrepreneur, leadership scholar and communications expert. She started her first business at just 18 years old, it is still running, and making a profit. Previously, a partner in a global consulting firm, called TowersPerrin now merged to form Wills Towers Watson. For the last fifteen years she has worked on leadership development and as a mindfulness coach to senior executives and a social enterprise for those struggling with mental and emotional difficulties. Her scholarship for research and practice draws on Organizational Psychology, Leadership and Mindfulness. Jenny brings new awareness to self, to others, and to situations. Helping leaders see things from a new perspective and open-up a range of different decisions and actions. New thinking and new behaviour arise from her approach to being more mindful and, in this way, change can be instant and painless.

Paul brings a new perspective to the leadership and teams conversation through his study of neuroscience, music and Aikido. He has a gift for deep listening and upbeat facilitation, and has an ability to draw out the things that need to be said. Clients feel reassured in his presence and safe in speaking their truth. Paul is an accredited, professional coach specialising in team coaching, leader development and culture transformation. He has been a management consultant, educator, facilitator and trainer for over 20 years working across the world for PWC, Capgemini and IBM and with other private, public and voluntary sector organisations. Abdelkader started his career as a civil engineer and then worked as a Consultant at RAN consulting and Researcher at IFSTTAR in France. Abdelkader holds a Civil Engineering degree from ENTP engineering school; a Master’s degree in transport from the engineering school Ecole des Ponts ParisTech and University ParisXII; a Master’s degree in Logistics and Information Systems and PhD in Management Sciences from the University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. Abdelkader’s doctoral research explored and analysed the mechanisms and the various logics that build customer satisfaction and company organisation. He works collaboratively with companies to design, develop and deliver programmes for global clients focusing on the areas of Operations Strategy, Behavioural operations, Innovation and agile development. He has delivered development programmes for companies in a range of sectors including Atos, SABIC, Morgan Sindall, NEMAA and the Post Office.

Didi Hopkins Advanced Storytelling

Paul Crick Coaching for Performance, People and Inter Relational Skills and SMART Goal Setting and Feedback Skills

Abdelkader Aoufi Leading Excellence – Six Sigma

Jenny Robinson Mindfulness in Leadership

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