Steve Wycherley
Steve Wycherley, Director at Continuum, is a widely experienced and highly effective facilitator, coach, and human capital consultant.
With a background of management and leadership roles including Board-level in commercial corporates, Steve holds a Master’s degree from Aston University Business School, is an accredited psychotherapeutic mediator, a qualified Emotional Intelligence and NLP practitioner, and supports several organisations in an advisory and non-executive capacity.
Steve’s particular expertise lies in helping clients get pragmatic workable solutions to problems involving people – from someone not fulfilling their potential to performance issues; and from customer to team-related problems.
Steve regularly supports clients from the world of investment and venture capital to identify potential, develop talent and un-block ‘human issues’ in companies that need to rapidly grow their value.
Within his wealth of experience as a human capital consultant and facilitator and training specialist, Steve has created value for client organisations through leadership development programmes and executive coaching, incorporating both innovative concepts and practical methods for the measurement and improvement of capability, performance and effectiveness.
Christine Lewis
Christine Lewis has extensive experience in business development and account management across all industry sectors ranging from Not for Profit organisations through to large corporate businesses.
She started her career in recruitment, working for one of the country’s largest recruitment organisations and becoming the senior manager for Central London, running one of the most successful branches in the region.
For the past 6 years Christine has further developed her career, playing a critical role in Continuum’s growth, responsible for developing business and bringing on board some of Continuum’s largest clients.
Christine is a highly resourceful, practical and organised person who enjoys building strong and long lasting working relationships with clients, associates andcolleagues. She is passionate about delivering an excellent service to clients and ensuring that projects of any size are delivered smoothly and effectively.
Cathy Lawson
Cathy Lawson has over seventeen years experience of setting up and growing small businesses that have primarily focused on improving the performance of managers and teams in large multi-national organisations.
Combining her extensive sales and marketing expertise and passion for developing people Cathy’s main role in Continuum is as a business development consultant and executive coach. She has worked with organisations in the majority of industry sectors including: Telecoms & Technology, Pharmaceutical, Public Sector, FMCG, Energy, Electronics and Manufacturing.
Cathy has a reputation for building, managing & maintaining long-term professional relationships. Her personal style and approach is best described as eclectic whereby she combines business acumen with a strong emphasis on personal development and self-awareness using concepts such as Emotional Intelligence, Transactional Analysis, Person-Centered Theories and NLP to help people understand and change behaviour.
Personal style is characterised by a lively, enthusiastic, and pragmatic approach, which combines extensive business acumen, coaching experience, a passion for developing people and a strength in communicating, influencing and in particular, developing Emotional Intelligence, Personal Resilience and Wellness.
Russell Thackeray
Russell Thackeray, Director at Continuum, is an expert learning and development specialist, and human capital consultant.
Russell has a background at senior levels in sales, marketing and operational roles. As a consultant he has a proven track record in creating and delivering effective business solutions for clients – at individual, team and organisational levels.
A Psychologist, and founder of the UK Centre for Applied Emotional Intelligence, Russell has particular expertise in areas such as measuring and liberating potential, Transactional Analysis and building seriously great relationships. As a leading consultant to the Chartered Management Institute he was a core part of establishing the UK’s National Management Standards.
Russell is a principal lecturer for the University of Reading MBA programme, and is currently undertaking doctoral research into the returns on investment in learning.
Within his wealth of experience as a human capital consultant Russell has a particular interest in assessment and development of individuals, teams and organisations, along with in-depth evaluation and the proof of a Return on Investment. He has also created value for client organisations through leadership development programmes and executive coaching.
Clare Clydesdale
Clare Clydesdale has extensive experience in the area of Leadership and Development consultancy and training in the Not for Profit, Retail and Commercial sectors.
Clare has played a key role in developing strategy, managing business projects, supporting and driving change, and more deeply, in the area of Leadership Development.
In a previous role as a Consultant, Facilitator and Coach, Clare managed and implemented key leadership programmes and talent management frameworks to support business objectives. She supported the business in winning the prestigious European Quality Award twice, achieved IIP Champion Status and was awarded the highest levels of recognition against the Leadership Models in both IIP and Centre for Excellence in Leadership.
Clare’s work in the Not for Profit sector has seen her work with some of the UK’s best known charities . She has designed and delivered core Leadership Development programmes, and worked in partnership with Management teams to build capabilities in line with business needs.
Clare’s particular areas of interest include developing leadership capability, performance coaching, team development, interpersonal skills, creativity, influencing, selling, presenting with impact and wellbeing.
Miranda Stephenson
Miranda Stephenson has been actively involved with human development since 1989 working with individuals, national and international organisations designing and delivering management and leadership development including qualification at level two, three and five
Miranda has designed and delivered a broad range of workshops for Sales Professionals, Customer Service Professional and Leadership Teams. Her focus is in creating practical solutions to improve performance of individuals and teams by uncovering the interference that hinders them from achieving their true potential as individuals and as a team.
She is passionate about evaluation and assessment both in terms of short and longer term impact of interventions and is constantly encouraging creative and practical evaluation methods which provide evidence of return on investment for the organisation.
Miranda has experience as a consultant, executive coach, and life coach, group facilitator both in company and open workshops, business development professional and all areas of customer care and endeavors to update and improve her skills through continuous professional development ensuring she adds value and current thinking to her programs.
Steve Farmer
Steve Farmer is a coach, trainer and facilitator with a background of having worked extensively in middle and senior management/leadership roles. It is this exposure to the real issues of management and leadership that has enabled Steve to be highly effective in helping others face the considerable challenges of these roles. Steve is a good listener preferring to encourage input from delegates rather than consistently hear the sound of his own voice.
Whilst he recognises that people development is a serious matter, Steve strives to achieve effective outcomes by promoting the message that learning and development should be fun.
Steve has designed and delivered programmes for a wide range of organisations spanning the Not for Profit sector through to multinational corporations.
Within his wealth of experience as a training specialist Steve’s main area of focus has been the design and delivery of operational management, leadership development, stress management, managing poor performance, performance coaching and diploma in management training initiatives.
Bhavna Patel
Bhavna Patel has gained her experience over the years from a diverse range of industries including sales, retail, construction, and the voluntary sector.
Bhavna has a true passion for growing and developing people and businesses, and being involved in the full training cycle; working with individuals, line, middle and senior management to indentify learning needs, advising and developing appropriate and effective solutions.
Bhavna’s main areas of focus are in the design and delivery of workshops including stress management/stress and relaxation, motivation, time management, delegation, appraisal/performance management, customer care, presentation skills and systems training. .
With an interest in Holistic Therapy she enjoys, where appropriate, being able to incorporate these elements into staff development programmes.
Tim English
Tim English started his career in local government, gaining an insight into every aspect of business life. Since then, he has held a number of leadership roles within the customer service and customer contact centre environments, including helping a well known Japanese manufacturer implement a customer service strategy for the UK.
This grounding in business lead Tim into various leadership roles within the customer service and customer contact centre environments for premium motor manufacturers
Tim became Training Manager for a multinational automotive manufacturer, responsible for the training and skills required by over 10,000 employees nationwide, over 8 brands, various industry sectors and all disciplines.
Tim now works as a training specialist with Continuum and delivers soft skills training for a variety of clients ranging from the charity/not for profit sector, through to large multinational organisations.
Tim’s particular specialities are Coaching, Presentation Skills, Communication and Facilitation skills, Customer Service skills, Leadership and General Management skills, and Customer Relationship Management.
