by Steve Allman | Nov 5, 2024 | facilitation, testimonial
I believe that connection with a cause and the person is key to building trust, and that trust is key to ensuring the message lands and resonates with the audience. If you believe this too, then Steve is your man! His generosity in sharing his story, his sensitivity and kindness which stem from having walked in the shoes of many of us and his less than traditional approach make him an impactful and engaging keynote speaker and more!
Matthew Fellows, Chief Executive, St Michael’s Hospice (Hereford)
by Steve Allman | Nov 5, 2024 | facilitation, testimonial
No death from powerpoint here! I contacted Steve to hold a workshop between our Board of trustees and staff, to get them to engage with one another and discuss the key factors in our organisation and our strategy. This workshop was held after our AGM so I was slightly worried that we would be a long time sat down and spoken to.
I needn’t have worried as Steve put everyone at ease, engaging with each team member through humour and keeping the conversation and ideas going through an interactive workshop. Sweets, flip charts, coloured pens and fidget toys, Steve won my team over, provided us with an opportunity to interact with each other in an informal way.
Steve has left us with a set of actionable next steps, along with all our ideas and ‘brain dumps’ from the day on PDFs for us to return to as a team. I highly recommend Steve, he delivered a workshop that was fun, engaging and above all he knew his stuff, having past experience of the Charity sector really shone through. We will be getting Steve back again for our next workshop.
Sabiene North, CEO, Be Free Young Carers
by Steve Allman | Jul 10, 2024 | coaching single, testimonial
Had a really fun hour long coaching session with Steve Allman. Lots of laughs and so much for me to take away and reflect on, including some immediate concrete actions to address work/life balance.
Steve asked such perceptive questions which got right to the heart of the issues I’ve been dealing with and shared some useful tools and frameworks to help me address them.
Jacqui Sherlock, Head of Policy, Youth Futures Foundation
by Steve Allman | Jul 10, 2024 | facilitation, testimonial
Steve Allman facilitated our Strategic Away Day in December 2023 at a time where the organisation had faced some real challenges across its governance and finance.
The focus was tailored entirely to our needs and Steve brought a sense of calm, focus and fun to the day which allowed us to critically think about our vision for the remainder of our new strategic plan.
His facilitation style, in my opinion, really suited the room where we have incredibly dedicated and passionate trustees who can often veer of course in conversation. Steve allowed for this discussion time, but kept us on track so that we let’s the day coming out of it with what we had hoped for.
Steve offered very honest feedback after the session and concluded our outcomes to revisit in our 2024 board meetings which was very useful. I can’t recommend Steve enough for any away day facilitation. 5 stars from me!
Ryan Beasley, Executive Director, BELMAS
by Steve Allman | Jul 10, 2024 | facilitation, testimonial
When I first approached Steve Allman, I knew we needed support with our management and leadership team but wasn’t sure where to start. Steve talked me through the (very!) wide variety of services he could offer and made some recommendations on what could work for our Charity that came well within our training budget.
There was absolutely no pressure from Steve throughout the scoping process and after following him on LinkedIn, it was quite clear he was the person for the job with his extensive Charity background and varied leadership journeys.
We had a diagnostic workshop with 2 follow up workshops to deliver on what he had discovered about us as a group and as individuals. You can’t get more bespoke than that!
Steve’s no PowerPoints approach was refreshing and created an open forum of ideas being exchanged in a way I’ve rarely seen on leadership workshops before.
Steve’s workshops have brought us closer as a leadership team, allowed us to have a better understanding of each others personalities in an extremely engaging few sessions. His approach has definitely made me think twice about how we deliver our messages and projects internally especially when trying to initiate some more cultural changes.
A huge thank you to Steve Allman for his expertise and inspiration of changing up some of our delivery.
Gemma Bradley, Head of Operations, Trading & Governance, The Children’s Hospital Charity, Sheffield
by Steve Allman | Jul 10, 2024 | coaching single, testimonial
I booked a standalone coaching session with Steve Allman and was amazed at how much was accomplished in just one hour, coming away with fresh insight and clarity across several areas of my work life.
He asks really good questions and gets to the key issues really quickly, making the most of limited time without it ever feeling rushed.
No matter where you are in your career or what your challenges might be, I wholeheartedly recommend Steve Allman and hope to be able to work with him again.
Stephanie Jarman, Strategic Director, Nine Collective
