Meet our leadership development coaches
The quality of our leadership team is first class and each person can diagnose, consult, design, train and facilitate in a way that quickly gets to the heart of the issue. With presence and impact, we have a proven track record to connect and engage on a highly relational, authentic level:
John Parkinson
Director of Leadership | This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
John has worked with major international organisations (many FTSE 100 and Fortune 500) to develop and implement leadership solutions for more that 16 years (following a sales leadership career in consumer electronics and financial services). During that time he has personally overseen and led the consulting, relationship management and planning necessary to make business strategies come alive through people solutions. His passion and experience is in creating meaningful and sustainable transformations in leaders and their organisations. Having operated at Director level for several of the worlds leading specialist business leadership consultancies, he has intimate knowledge of building solutions for employee alignment/engagement, leading change, executive effectiveness and global leadership excellence. With many articles published and a prolific public speaker, John now heads up Blue Sky’s Leadership Development practice.
John now heads up Blue Sky’s Leadership Development practice developing leaders and leadership for business improvement.
Helena Clayton
Principal Consultant | This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Helena has 10 years experience improving individuals’ and organisations’ performance. Her facilitation helps make cultures more human, leaders feel more supported and much more effective. She combines theoretical knowledge with practical and concrete solutions. She balances strategic thinking with the ability to work in the here and now.
Previously a Director at Roffey Park, Helena was responsible for creating and delivering some of their most innovative and successful leadership and management development courses.
Helena’s experience includes:
- Working with senior leaders at Virgin Atlantic developing commercial awareness, team working and influencing skills. The programme became a powerful vehicle for change within the business with significant ROI.
- Developing emerging leaders at the National Audit Office. The programme involved an intensive residential module and action learning and Masterclasses. It had a positive impact on retention and promotion rates within the organisation.
Kayte Brook-Simpson
Executive Coach | This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Kayte has experience in organisations such as G.E, Experian, Sage and Credit Suisse and has been facilitating and developing senior executives across a broad range of industry sectors ever since.
She has a strong belief that excellence comes from knowing, believing and trusting yourself. She sees that we have untapped wisdom, potential and strength of character. This has helped her drive unimaginable results within organisations.
Kayte’s experience includes:
- Working with the senior team at a FTSE 100 company. Coaching ensured individuals understood the importance of change. This created a determination and internal coalition which led to increases in promotions, productivity and satisfaction.
- Coaching a senior team to develop individuals to create impact, legacy and followership through choice. The results were phenomenal with revenue increasing by 92% within 18 months and the highest level of employee engagement ever seen.
Guy Bloom
Principal Consultant | This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Guy holds an impressive track record delivering Leadership Development and Executive Growth programmes for blue chip companies, across sectors. Throughout his career, Guy has successfully Coached & Mentored 200+ Senior and Executive Managers enabling them to make the steps to create a rewarding career and fruitful home life through the application of proven performance models.
Ultimately Guy understands the impact that Learning & Development activity combined with human endeavour can make to the achievement of strategic goals, operational objectives and a complete life.
Guy’s experience includes:
- Working with executive teams across 9 subsidiary boards at Homeserve. Annual profits grew from £45m to £85m and the market capitalisation increased from £350m to £1.2billion.
- Developing 25,000 colleagues with Learning and Development functions for RBS Insurance. The programme was the largest ‘systems and culture integration’ project within the UK during the markets’ most influential merger that decade.
Ravi Khanna
Principal Consultant | This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Ravi has spent 15 years working with leaders, teams and individuals, helping them to improve aspects of their own performance, and that of their people. An executive coach and operational management consultant, Ravi has made coaching and facilitation contributions to three multinational executive development programmes, as well as orchestrating the successful turnaround of several customer-facing operations in the financial services, telecoms and FMCG sectors. Ravi has a deeply-held belief in the power of human potential, and uses his exceptional interpersonal skills to unlock thinking, heighten awareness, and harness energy to bring about positive change