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about us
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We are bringing our expertise and experience to a number of professional roles in commerce and the not for profit sectors:
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directorshipsdirectorships
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Proven management skills combined with practical experience as business owners enables us to be effective non-executive directors and trustees. In addition our reputation for independent, evidence based research and analysis not only provided insights into our clients' businesses but allows us to present our findings with objectivity and candour. We apply these same principles in our current activities, whether as a non-executive director or consultant, delivering the important role of critical friend.
In addition to her construction and property experience Sandi Rhys Jones has skills in law, communications and mediation. As non- executive director and trustee she has experience of serving on audit, remuneration and governance committees for both private enterprise and public bodies. She is familiar with the requirements of the Charity Commission and non-departmental government bodies, together with the Seven Principles of Public Life. Roderick Rhys Jones, a civil engineer and chartered marketer, has particular experience in the not-for-profit sector, having set up and run two successful charities. British Antarctic Monument Trust to commemorate those who lost their lives in British Antarctic Territory and Friends of Imperial College which promotes the public understanding of science and the College. In non executive roles, we draw upon our experience of helping organisations to improve performance, embark on new ventures and establish market position, together with project management techniques to obtain the best value and performance from consultants, advisers and suppliers. We also have skills in talent management and succession planning. |
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Effective chairing is a key element of any event, whether a board meeting, conference or public gathering. A good chair helps to clarify objectives, ensure equitable participation and encourage creative thinking, whilst dealing with sensitive issues, allocating responsibilities and agreeing actions. Particularly importantly, an effective chair understands the importance of good time keeping, particularly at conferences where speakers habitually over-run causing irritation both for the audience and subsequent speakers. A trained mediator, Sandi Rhys Jones uses this skill when managing meetings and facilitating debate.
Good relationships, whether business or personal, between clients or staff, are difficult to restore when conflict becomes a dispute. We use mediation to resolve disputes instead of seeking remedies through the courts, where the results are not predictable, costs are high and the process time consuming. Sandi Rhys Jones uses her mediation training and skills in day-to-day management, and has developed training that helps staff and managers both deal not only with conflict but also manage change positively. |
training and talent development
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Establishing and then sustaining new ways of working are best realised if everyone is committed to the need for change and understands their role in achieving it. Once information has been gathered and a strategic direction clarified, we can help focus effort on meeting market demands and changing culture by:
We organise training courses in:
We devised and led a series of training seminars on Unconscious Bias around the UK, Cushman & Wakefield sponsored the events, attended not only by their own workforce but also by other companies in the sector. The objective was to provide an open but non threatening environment to generate debate on some of the issues the property and construction industry faces with its global workforce and business. Any team working together, whether it is leaders, managers or first-line reports will be made up of people with different personalities, skills, thinking style and ways of working and communicating. The difference between a good and a great team is when these difference are recognised and celebrated so that they may be used to maximize success and forward- thinking. RhysJones has been providing training programmes to the construction industry for many years, in the UK and abroad, on a wide variety of marketing, management and diversity topics which are detailed separately. We run small workshops or give presentations and training for larger groups in areas such as project proposals, client presentations, marketing and sales, customer care, public relations and the internet. Our trainers bring a combination of experience in marketing, journalism, public relations, media, presentations and lecturing. |
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Sandi is regularly invited to chair meetings and conferences, regarded as an inspirational and motivational speaker, on topics ranging from marketing and project management to the social impact of construction and engineering. Here area selection:
Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce, Keynote speaker Women in Construction and Engineering Awards, London,Keynote Speaker International Womens Day, Oxford Brookes University, Guest Speaker Impact of Gender Diversity in Construction debate, Chair Construction News Summit 2017, Speaker Women in Public, House of Commons, Keynote Speaker Construction News Summit 2017, Speaker Kent Construction Expo, Keynote speaker Building Research Establishment, Motivational, Speaker Annual Conference, Association of Graduate Recruiters, Chair and Rapporteur Entrepreneurship Summit, House of Commons, < Keynote Speaker Civil Engineering Summit, Leeds University, Speaker and Moderator Lloyds TSB national womens network conference, Keynote speaker National Women in Property Conference, Birmingham, Chair National Housing Federation annual development conference, Plenary Speaker Wall Street Journal Women in Business Summit, Paris, Speaker International Conference of the Institute of Building Control, Keynote Speaker British Association of Construction Heads Conference, Birmingham, Speaker Women in Property Annual Dinner, City of London, After Dinner Speaker Housing Forum, Workshop on recruitment and workplace issues, London, Chair Presentation on Health and Safety for the Institution of Civil Engineers, Manchester Opening address on women in construction, Opportunity Now conference, Liverpool Presentation on Public Private Partnerships, Chartered Institute of Marketing, London |
Testimonials
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It was an excellent session and that owed a very great deal to your light but firm touch in the chair and to your first-rate presentation. It was also highly enjoyable. Construction Productivity Network, CIRIA. As I knew you would, you did a marvellous job of chairing the day. Your time keeping was excellent and your summary clear, concise and appropriate — just what was needed to close the conference. Construction Industry Training Board. Thank you for your really excellent presentation yesterday. It clearly chimed with the audience and I thought it really illuminating and helpful (not always the same thing) Institute of Public Relations. Both staff and guests have asked me to extend their appreciation of the clarity of the lecture and the relevance of the issues you raised. We were grateful you that you took the time to answer the many questions that your talk provoked. Principal, Lewisham College. Your chairing of the day was excellent and you managed to pull together all the workshop outcomes in a very coherent way. The extremely competent way you chaired the conference was a main factor in its success. National Council for Vocational Qualifications. Thank you for vice-chairing the group looking at the issues of Recruitment, Retention and Respect for People in housing and to congratulate you on the report, 20 ideas for Delivering the 3R's. Sir Michael Pickard, The Housing Forum. Your background and expertise on the construction industry was extremely useful in setting the context for the day. In addition your admirable chairing of both speaker's contributions and the afternoon feedback enabled everything to flow seamlessly (despite the weather!). Director Opportunity Now, Business in the Community. Your keynote speech gave consultation participants a clear view of the changing context of skills, education and training and Lambeth College's place within it. Thanks so much for your enthusiastic participation on our consultation. I have no doubt that it would not have been the success it was without your presence. Principal, Lambeth College |
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Rod is concerned to promote the public understanding of science and the intellectual capital of Imperial College and was appointed Chairman of Friends of Imperial College in 2002. From one event a term he now organizes 25 events a year including public lectures, behind-the-scenes visits to College and other UK research facilities. He has also organized a number of overseas trips including several visits to the Large Hadron Collider, Geneva and a visit to the European Space Agency, Darmstadt. Annual audiences are around 3000 which includes several hundred school pupils. As part of the work of the British Antarctic Monument Trust he organized a three week voyage in 2015 of the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the Antarctic Peninsula. |
