Chris' single-minded belief and purpose, which he arrived at through many years of hard work, reflection and guidance is;
TO ENERGISE AND INSPIRE
Below is how he actualises this purpose.
Positive psychologist and Applied Neuroscience
Positive psychology is the branch of psychology that uses scientific understanding and effective intervention to aid in the achievement of a satisfactory life. The focus of positive psychology is on personal growth rather than on pathology, as is common among other frameworks within the field of psychology. Chris specifically looks at how understanding the brain links into positive behaviours, motivation and wellbeing.
The world of psychology and neuroscience is illuminating how our brains cope with change. Its illuminations are opening up a whole new world of learning around how we think, process and store information. Its insights show us how we can create a clearer, brighter future. And how we can make these positive changes in our behaviour easier, more durable and more permanent.
Chris uses his knowledge and expertise in both of these areas combined with his many years of experience to collaborate with clients to provide outstanding solutions whatever the project.
Investing in leadership development has not only changed the way we think but what we do. Chris worked with our senior leaders for a year and helped us to redefine our vision and then align the organisation behind it. His skills and experience helped us to navigate some challenging conversations and now a new energy exists that is allowing us to go from strength to strength!
Liz Searle – CEO Keech Hospice Care
Speaker & Presenter
Chris is an experienced keynote presenter and conference host/MC. His style is energetic, inspirational and interactive with a particular ability to take complex ideas and research and make them accessible and engaging to all audiences. Chris is represented by one of the UK's leading speakers agencies, Raise The Bar. His profile can be seen here.
Clients describe his speaking style as;
- “..well-informed, dynamic and engaging speaker!”
- “..an inspiring speaker who's extremely good at unravelling what happens in our heads.”
- “He pitched the presentation perfectly with a blend of neuroscience, positive psychology and exercises that energised and stimulated the otherwise hard-to-please audience."
- “He brings his positive psychology, engaging personality and strong communication skills to bear, supporting these through multimedia clips/breakouts and high levels of interaction.”
When I saw Chris present at the Mindfulness at Work conference I knew he'd make the perfect Opening Keynote Speaker for the Association of Business Psychologists 12th Annual Conference. I'm so glad he said yes as he pitched the presentation perfectly with a blend of neuroscience, positive psychology and exercises that energised and stimulated the otherwise hard-to-please audience. I look forward to working with Chris again and would recommend him as one of the most engaging speakers I've seen.
Jess Baker, CPsychol - Conference Dean, ABP 2012
Consultant
Chris’ approach is to partner with clients to drive significant and sustainable improvements in key areas such as organisational performance and changes to the fundamental people operations of the business.
By helping leaders and teams achieve increased resilience, through changes in thinking and sustained behaviour this delivers enhanced personal and organisational well-being, as well as improved business outcomes. Typical results would include a happier, more engaged workforce, increased productivity, greater profitability and improved customer satisfaction.
Chris uses proven insights from positive psychology and neuroscience to create practical evidence based programmes. The approach includes customised consulting, facilitation, training and coaching. This innovative approach has created high-trust, long-term client relationships worldwide.
What I value most about Chris is the combination of deep business acumen and exceptional expertise. This differentiates him from all others we have worked with. His objective, insightful views of situations blended with his insights of neuroscience, positive psychology and business life will always make him my top recommendation.
Rajan Kaicker, Executive Chairman & Managing Director Franklin Covey
FAcilitator & Trainer
As a facilitator Chris really uses his purpose, to energise and inspire, as the starting point when working with any organistation, team or group whatever their objectives. His experience is vast and encompasses; all aspects of leadership development, coaching, diversity & inclusion, motivation, resilience, communication/negotiation/presentation skills, strengths and many more. He is a Master Facilitator of the 9 Conversations in Leadership Programme as well as all programmes offered by the NeuroLeadership Institute.
Chris brings a huge amount of practical insight into the worlds of neuroscience and positive psychology to our work together in the fields of learning and coaching. He is a clear and engaging facilitator, especially skilled in leading virtual events, and always a joy to work with.
Julia Jameson EY Director - Succession Planning and Coaching Global Talent Team
Chris, I wanted to take the opportunity to thank you and recognise you for the excellent facilitation and support you have provided for our Leadership Programme to date. Your ability to bring to life the leadership theory content using your neuroscience expertise in an engaging and interesting way, has definitely added real depth of understanding to our manager population. I should also like to point out how your professionalism and adaptability has been exemplary (as demonstrated by the excellent evaluation results for the numerous events you have facilitated for us). The fact that you are now in considerable demand for forthcoming phases of the programme reinforces your relevance to an adapting Banking Profession and I look forward to working closely with you.
Paul Waters, Santander Future Forward Leader Programme Manager
Coach & Mentor
Chris is also a Professional Certified Coach with the International Coach Federation (ICF) and he served on the board of Directors of the UK ICF. He has over 10 years experience and has worked at CEO and senior management level for blue chip organisations in the UK and internationally, including clients in UK, USA, France, Hungary, Ukraine, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, India and Australia. The sectors he has experience of include; FMCG, Technology, IT, Professional Services, Media and Communications, Charity, Retail, Financial and Advertising and Marketing.
Chris combines a solution focused, positive approach with the a brain based methodology when working with clients, helping them to identify and define in inspirational terms what they want to achieve and focus on the best way to get there. He brings energy and enthusiasm to everything he does and is highly intuitive enabling him to work at a deep level with clients which is inevitably inspiring for them.
I found Chris not only to be a great listener, but also someone who was able to help me create my own insight through the questions he asked me. Chris made the sessions fun, engaging and inspiring. His belief in me throughout the sessions helped motivate me even further towards achieving my goals. I increased my level of self-confidence, which in turn has had a tremendously positive impact on both my professional and personal life. My coaching experience with Chris ranks as one of the most valuable learning experiences of my professional career, and I would, without a doubt, highly recommend Chris as a coach.
Director of Human Resources - Hotel Group - Luxury hospitality industry
I started seeing Chris to help me with some motivational issues that I felt were holding me back. Chris worked with me using some great techniques that really helped me perceive things differently and brought about some really positive changes. Chris’s style was very firm and unflinching and at times I found the coaching extremely challenging but without this I don’t believe I would have gained the change in my worldview that I was able to achieve. Chris has a very charming presence and a fantastic ability to project calm that brought considerable balance to the sessions."
Senior manager - BBC Worldwide