Steve facilitated our board away day at North Kent Mind. He delivered a dynamic, entertaining and thought-provoking day. Steve gave his time before, during and after the day. I felt it was of excellent value and our board came away with concrete actions and plans. His facilitation is first class and Steve is a very likeable, approachable consultant, who makes people at all levels feel at ease.
Lindsey Stukalov-Stone, Chair, North Kent Mind
Steve delivered two sessions for us at our NHS Charities Together national conference; one on Terrific Terminology and one on Marvellous Methodology. Feedback from attendees was particularly positive on the Terrific Terminology session.
Steve really engaged the room, pitching the session at the right level, and managing to get a lot of information across in a short space of time – with a good level of humour and a confident, relaxed style.
The planning and development process wasn’t without its challenges, but Steve turned up and delivered, creating a good foundation for further conversations on impact! I am looking forward to working together on a webinar later in the year.
Amy Woolger, Head of Evaluation, Learning & Insights, NHS Charities Together
Steve worked with us recently as a facilitator on our Learn, Test, Change series for local trustees.
I find Steve so thoughtful and curious, just as you’d hope a great facilitator to be – he really wants to get the best from working together.
Steve’s knowledge of our work and the wider sector helped greatly and he brought a sense of perspective and humour to some difficult circumstances. I look forward to when we can work together again.
Alan Webb, Assistant Director, Home-Start UK
We really enjoyed our Values Workshop with Steve, he’s a brilliant facilitator and trainer.
Not only was it fun with amazing colourful sticky notes, pens and string but it felt as if everyone’s views and, most importantly, values were listened to and validated. That’s no mean feat with such a large group and range of people!
This is what I was really keen to achieve when briefing Steve and I really felt like he spent the time listening to me. The other great thing is that he adapted his plan on the day to meet the additional needs within the group, so we really appreciated that.
I highly recommend Steve and look forward to working with him again soon.
Amy Griffiths, Chief Executive, Citizens Advice Diss & Thetford
I worked with Steve in his capacity as a facilitator for Home-Start UK. The work took place over 3 months and had a focus on trustee, governance and succession planning.
Steve supported the structure of the work-plan and supported participants in the main group and breakout groups. He made suggestions and proposed ideas to aid conversations and discussions and was at all times flexible when participants had issues they need to explore in-depth.
Steve has an in-depth understanding of the charity sector and of Home-Start. At all times Steve was personable, accessible, flexible and professional and I would recommend him for similar work.
Tracey Simpson-Laing, Chief Executive, Home-Start Leeds
Steve gave a presentation on Working Together at a recent Stronger Kent Communities event. He was engaging, funny and very informative – he gave loads of good ideas for people to take away. I’d definitely recommend him.
Sue Tucker, Operations Manager, Stronger Kent Communities