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TESTIMONIALS
Inverness Medical Innovations - 2008 - Present Inverness Medical Innovations (IMI) are a £3 billion turnover medical devices organisation employing 9000 people throughout the world. IMI specialise in cardiology, women’s health, infectious disease, oncology and drugs of abuse. IMI have exciting opportunities to develop innovative health management programs. These will be supported by advanced diagnostic and monitoring tools helping people with these conditions to better look after themselves We invited Pamela from GROWZONE in May 2008 to support with the development and delivery of our Culture and Performance Strategic Objectives. 1. GROWZONE is leading our Global Inspirational Leadership Program for the top 1% talent in our organisation. This includes all aspects of engagement, design, and delivery. The program is being monitored and supported by robust evaluation through Global action learning projects, as well as an infrastructure of Performance Coaches and Executive Mentors. GROWZONE is involved in this. 2. GROWZONE has also designed and delivered a pilot Performance Coaching Program, to enable our organisation to achieve our Performance Coaching Strategy. 3. GROWZONE is supporting with the delivery of the change agenda across our organisation specifically in the transformation of our HR organisation to a culture of business partnership. GROWZONE delivers high impact facilitation, coaching and mentoring on an individual and team basis. Pamela’s energy, commitment and innovative approach are pivotal to the successful delivery of our Culture and Performance Strategic Plan, and the outstanding progress which has been made over the last 12 months. If peak performance is important to you and your organisation, I would strongly recommend GROWZONE, as they have the most advanced cutting edge tools and techniques, as well as a unique approach to drive and deliver high impact, long term sustainable change and business results. Robert Hutchison – Vice President of Culture and Performance
Escape recruitment - 2008 - Present Escape Recruitment are a £5m turnover recruitment business employing over 45 people in Scotland. Our people have always been at the heart of what we do. We invited Pamela Martin from GROWZONE to come and talk to us about establishing a management development programme to link in with our succession planning strategy. Pamela very quickly identified what was required and started working with the senior team to help us to identify what we required, and through this process we actually identified a number of key challenges for the board which previously had gone unnoticed but were crucial to our achievement of growing a high performance team. This process was invaluable to us as it enabled us to set a plan of action in place to really maximise the key strengths of the board while allowing us to take a top down/bottom up approach to our management development programme. The programme evolved into a high performance culture session and we continue to use GROWZONE for our talent development programmes. We have worked with a number of suppliers over the last few years to help us with our talent development programmes but I would highly recommend Pamela’s approach, professionalism, passion and enthusiasm. She is not afraid to challenge perceptions and to help you think differently about your business and I know that her input will help us to achieve our business objectives and ambitions. Anne-Marie Hamill - Director
British Bakeries - 2008 British Bakeries, part of RHM, is a £1 billion turnover bread manufacturing company. The Glasgow manufacturing site has a turnover of £75 Million and employs 325 staff. We were looking for a specialist company to enable the operational management team to step change into a high performing team, role modelling personal accountability. We knew that a traditional training and development approach would not work for us and therefore we sought a different type of delivery. When we approached GROWZONE to help us on our journey it was instantly recognisable that GROWZONE offered a unique and different approach to leadership development. GROWZONE’s approach was very inclusive and engaging, ensuring that the management team had full accountability for their development before, during and after the development programme. Up-front engagement makes GROWZONE unique; each participant had a one-to-one meeting with GROWZONE, ensuring that they had maximum input into the direction and design of the development programme. This approach created real ownership within the team, ensuring that the results delivered were transformational and most importantly sustainable. We continue to use GROWZONE to help develop our leadership skills, and give us the ultimate competitive advantage within our market place. I would highly recommend GROWZONE if you are looking for transformation & sustainable change within your organisation using the latest in leadership development techniques and solutions. Craig Martin – Site Manager, Glasgow
Working with Pamela at GROWZONE has been genuinely inspirational experience; helping to focus and transform both my personal and professional life. As a teacher in a Secondary School in the East End of Glasgow I am constantly looking for new ways to engage, motivate and empower young people to overcome their fears and perform to the best of their ability. GROWOZNE's strength lies in their approachability, their enthusiasm and the tools that they provide to allow clients to sustain the newfound drive long after the workshops and discussions are over. I applied some of the coaching strategies discussed in my own sessions with Pamela to the classroom and found the results truly exciting. I was given strategies that allowed me to look at things in my life differently and at the same time I was able to apply these techniques and get results that have really empowered and motivated many of the young people I work with. Working with Pamela was a challenging, insightful and ultimately transformational experience. Her style is energetic, honest and relevant. I would recommend GROWZONE to anyone looking to realise his or her potential. Lesley McErlane - Teacher
Hovis Glasgow, part of Premier Foods, is the largest bread manufacturing plant in Scotland with a turnover of £80 million and 325 employees. We are custodians of two of Britain’s most cherished and well loved household brands – Hovis and Mothers Pride. Working in partnership with GROWZONE, the site Leadership Team embarked upon a development journey. The development programme was shaped by input from all participants through 1:1 discussions and feedback with GROWZONE. All feedback and recommendations from participants was consolidated, the programme was then designed, delivered, supported and facilitated by GROWZONE’s expertise. The aim of this programme was to fuse together a newly formed team; develop an aligned strategic framework for the site; establish the site vision, values and goals; and lay the foundations for exceptional site performance. The expert coaching and facilitation experienced with GROWZONE was instrumental in the achievement of our outcomes, and we are actively delivering against our site strategy. We continue to strengthen our partnership with GROWZONE. The ongoing support offered by GROWZONE is helping us work towards our vision and is critical to our ongoing success. I cannot speak highly enough of GROWZONE’s approach, impact and style. Stephen Martin – Site Manager Hovis Glasgow
Dron & Dickson are a long established SME with high growth ambitions. The company specialises in the provision of electrical technicians who install, commission and maintain electrical equipment in hazardous and heavy industrial areas. In addition, the company provides a specialist wholesale operation that ensures the right equipment is supplied to meet the clients’ needs. We employ over 110 people in multiple UK site locations. Following a management buy out, I wanted to re-set the company objectives and communicate the company strategy to all staff, irrespective of position in the company. I realised that I had been through a number of significant events in both my private and professional life. I hadn’t taken time to reflect on the company direction in relation to how I felt after these changes. Needless to say, this sort of advice is bespoke and highly personalised, with a huge chunk of confidentiality. I found Pamela to be more than up for the challenge. Over several one on one coaching sessions, she helped me rationalise my thoughts and assist me in creating a structure to my company strategy document. Her unique insight meant that, although tailored to my specific needs, she was able to draw down on experience gained across a range of clients to the extent that I didn’t feel like an isolated case anymore. I expanded the scope to assist me in mentoring one of my team members, who was embarking on a new range of roles and responsibilities at the time. GROWZONE’s ability to recognise and assist in strategic change management has helped put us back in control of the processes at the heart of delivering a better company tomorrow. I find Pamela and her team professional, confidential and keen to challenge existing perceptions. I can highly recommend GROWZONE in areas of change management, and will happily provide verbal testimonials if requested. Colin Rowley, Managing Director, Dron & Dickson Ltd
I have had the pleasure of working with GROWZONE in two separate capacities; one as part of an Inspirational Leadership Programme; and the other as part of an Executive Coaching relationship. My first experience with Pamela at GROWZONE was as our team coach for a leadership programme, a programme she was instrumental in creating, at Alere. Pamela’s approach was excellent. She challenged us where appropriate, encouraged authentic conversations and developed our leadership skills. She skillfully guided the team through the team development stages and helped us become a high performing team, which achieve remarkable results. As a result of Pamela’s coaching and insights, I successfully graduated from the programme, and our team had the highest number of graduates. I was so impressed with Pamela and recognized how much she had helped the team grow that I requested to work with her in a 1:1 Executive Coaching capacity. She and I started working together at a critical time in my career. I was looking to make a major change in role and responsibilities but was struggling to understand where my next logical step should take me. Over a four-month period, Pamela challenged me to layout my career aspirations. Using multiple tools, she helped me work through issues of career life balance; long-term goal setting and honest skill set evaluation. Pamela style allows crucial conversations to occur in a safe environment while tackling head-on the serious issues. As a result of Pamela’s guidance, support and coaching, I was able to find a new, challenging and rewarding position within my company. I would not have ended up in the position I am now in if I had not worked with Pamela. I constantly use the skills Pamela shared with me to work through the complex and pressing issues I now face. I highly recommend Pamela and GROWZONE for those looking to discover their true leadership potential. Mark Hengerer, Vice President of Global Customer Service
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