Future Considerations People

‘AJ Pape is far and away the most effective coach and group facilitator I have worked with in 20 years of global senior leadership positions’.

CEO,
Insurance Company

AJ Pape is a leading international coach and facilitator. His career spans 25 years coaching and training leaders in finance, startups, biotech, software and pharmaceuticals. His clients have eliminated delays in multi-billion dollar plant construction, saved millions of dollars in reduced procurement costs and accelerated reforestation in the Brazilian rainforest. He is regularly sought out by other coaches as a mentor and supervisor and his assignments range from individual coaching for senior executives to heading up teams of coaches delivering large-scale leadership programs.

AJ began facilitating large groups as a student in the 1980’s. Spurred by a passion for social change, he studied in South Asia and the Middle East before entering the business world in 1988.

He has been a Senior Coach & facilitator on programs for more than 1,000 leaders in global banks, pharmaceuticals, FMCG, and government/social sector clients.

“I grew up thinking that large groups never worked. I felt the best conversations and work occurred between two people. Things seemed to get worse as groups got larger. Friends and teachers at Princeton caused me to reconsider that view, unleashing a passion that took me to India, Cairo and the inner cities of New Jersey by the time I turned 21. My entire adult life has been the discovery of how larger groups not only can, but must, excel, if we’re to meet the challenges of our time.” – AJ Pape

 “Alyse has the rare combination of being extremely knowledgeable about developing people while being open to new ideas. She really listened to the type of outcome we wanted.  I appreciate her enthusiasm, knowledge, expertise and flexibility. Delivery was first class. Connections with me and the participants were excellent and she ensured that senior leadership is comfortable so that everyone was confident. I would not recommend her to any of our competitors!!” Global Head of Talent, Technology Sector

“I believe we all have huge capacity for growth and change. When you create the conditions for trust, connection and curiosity; magic happens.  I used to think that when there was conflict, when things felt stuck it needed fixing.  I realised over the years, that when you make a safe space for exploring, for dialogue and, for truly hearing each other, individuals and groups can achieve shifts that amaze you.”

Alyse is a renowned, accredited coach and flexible, creative facilitator who has enabled leadership talent across the world to create step changes for over 30 years.

Her grounding in an international blue chip career in marketing HR, OD and Learning and Development gave her a strong track record in leading change as well as mergers and acquisitions in diverse organisational cultures. Her sweet spot is enabling cultures where both men and women thrive.

She brings a straight talking, commercially astute and systemic approach. Her skills are rigour in focusing on what good looks like, creativity in designing to meet specific needs and then dancing in the moment. Ultimately, clients free themselves from blocks and get better results, feel more fulfilled and have fun in the process.

“I grew up in Johnson & Johnson as a scientist and engineer leading increasingly larger and more diverse groups of people. Moving to Asia caused me to reconsider many things in my life, from what I held as true about the world to what my contribution to the world could be. I decided to shift to coaching and facilitation and undertook a series of studies that opened my eyes to new ways of seeing people and systems and how I can contribute to them.”

Professionally, Beth’s lifelong focus has been on unleashing the creative potential of people and organisations. She shifted from the realm of science and design into the world of facilitation and coaching in 2004. Although she has worked around the globe, the majority of her work has been focused in Asia.

She has supported Asian organisations in shifting from national to regional players or regional to global players; and has supported multinationals in extending their success into Asian markets.

“I’ve always had a profound sense of needing to do meaningful work. Over the years, as life circumstances changed, I constantly considered what ‘meaningful work’ means for me. What previously gave me meaning, working on global, macro issues, now had to share the space with new, micro issues such as my family. My new life mix catalysed a profound change. I reconsidered success. Not just as an idea, or a financial measurement, but as a practice using ‘Right Livelihood’. I define this as ‘meaningful, self-sustaining work on behalf of people and planet’. I believe that if we all defined success in this way, then we stand a chance of creating a sustainable future for our children’s children.”

Celine supports purpose-driven people and organisations to realise to identify and express their unique role in the complex system of social and environmental change. Her purpose as a consultant and coach is to inspire more meaningful, responsible and creative workplaces and livelihoods.

Her past work with organisations focuses on connecting employees’ individual purpose with organizational purpose & sustainability strategy, enabling people to find more meaning in their daily actions in the workplace and feel a greater sense of personal responsibility at work.

She brings together different approaches, tools and methods from the fields of personal transformation, creative thinking, brand strategy, sustainability practice, authentic leadership, social enterprise, executive coaching and systems thinking, and has the unique ability to integrate Brand, OD/ HR and Corporate Responsibility functions.

Celine brings over 15 years board level experience with organisations such as Accenture, Boots, BSkyB, Breast Cancer Care, the Home Office, Greenpeace International, Jeans for Genes, Macmillan, Mars, RISE, UNICEF and Vodafone. She holds an MSc in Responsibility and Business Practice from the University of Bath, UK and Certificate of Advanced Coaching Skills.

“The ability to see ourselves and our world from different perspectives is particularly necessary considering the precarious state of things in this frontier century. But like all necessary changes requiring growth, reconsideration is a courageous act. I am no stranger to the irresistible call of a Great Leap, and the trembling that comes from standing on its precipice. My work is to create spaces for ongoing reconsideration of the principles and purposes we embrace moving forward through the challenges of the 21st century.”

Chris began his career as an architect and mentor for communities, where he became a passionate advocate for the reconsideration of roles and values in light of modern challenges. He has been integrally involved in fostering healthy organisational communities for over ten years, serving as a consultant and mentor in the interweaving of plural values with common purpose, leadership with emergence, and the liberating structures of self-management with an organisation’s present capacities.

He has worked with civic institutions, non-profits, and leading technology corporations to create healthy environments where creativity, diversity, and clarity lead to step-changes in capacity. He is particularly passionate about helping organisations to reconsider their current challenges, animating crucial conversations and fostering clarity and action.

General Counsel Fortune 500 Insurance Company

Dick supports organisations designing and facilitating change and developing new ways of working to better reflect the complexity of the modern work environment, helping them navigate sustainably into the future. He’s dedicated to helping individuals and teams make sense of their challenges and take the steps that best move them forward.

He has over 30 years experience helping organizations navigate through complex changes, having held roles in a variety of organisations, both in house and consulting. In a time of seismic change, in business and society, Dick is passionate about helping people engage in purposeful work in a meaningful way.

Fiona Ellis has over 20 years experience as a consultant, in a range of industries, working globally, including financial services, high tech and telecommunications, FMCG and public sector. Her consulting work includes change consultancy, leadership development, team coaching and individual coaching in service of organisation development. She has a strong, calm, facilitative style, and is able build relationship quickly and to surface what is not being said in order to bring about change. She enjoys design and working with internal consultants co creatively.

Global clients include Nokia, Microsoft, Barclays, Unilever, IHG, Electrocomponents, and a range of organisations in Finland such as Outotec, Kemira, FinnAir and Posti.

I bring my experiences together as a Design Thinking specialist to support the development of teams and leaders that can move creatively, innovatively, and with agility through experiences that create relevant and impactful solutions with communities around Asia and the Pacific.

In facilitating these experiences, I work to bring together diverse people to create capacity for social change in individuals, organizations, and communities.

“Passionate about biology and conservation, I spent the first 2 decades of my career working for not-for-profit organizations working to understand the complexity of wildlife conservation and livelihood security for natural resource dependent communities. I soon realized that collaboration between communities, government, not-for-profits and business was essential to achieve lasting impact. Over the last 10 years I have focused on facilitating the co-creation of partnerships and solutions with these actors using facilitation, conflict resolution and coaching to empower people to see past their silos and work together for people, planet and profit.”

James is a professional trainer, facilitator and presenter who supports international businesses and not-for-profit organizations developing new, innovative strategies to improve the services they provide their clients. He designs and delivers tailor-made, outcome-oriented training programs on multi-cultural teambuilding, change management, creativity and innovation and leadership. He facilitates design workshops on high impact programs and projects, building collaborative strategies between business, not-for-profits and government to deliver on social and environmental change. He trains and facilitates in both Indonesian and English.

“I used to think that change happens overnight and is easy to achieve once everyone knows what to do. Years of experience has made me reconsider this assumption and learn that one of the most difficult parts of change is to translate the initial inspiration into a consistent shift in behaviour. I also realised that for change to be successful, it requires enduring commitment to do the right thing, complimented by a willingness to repeatedly step into the unknown, individually and collectively.”

Jaroslav discovered leadership development during his 6 years in AIESEC, global leadership development non-profit with nearly 70 years of history and 86,000 members present in 113 countries. He then spent the last 7 years working with leaders in Europe, North and South America, Africa and Asia, catalysing individual and collective change in the corporate, entrepreneurial and social change sectors. Throughout his career, he became aware of the global reality of our world and developed an accurate understanding of what it takes to develop leaders who can shape better futures.

Jaroslav has lived and worked in UK, US, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands and Czech Republic. He currently lives in London and Madrid.

“I have always been fascinated by people; how they work, think and do.  I have equally been absorbed in how  to make systems meet human requirements.”  Now, more than ever, I recognise that today’s life and business conditions demand an aligned step up in both our mind-sets and the structures and processes we create if one aspect is not to degrade the other.

Where once we could make a change and expect it to be stable, I now view the action of reconsideringas an ongoing requirement.  I love to support individuals and organisations in learning how to step into this new, agile world dynamic, to enjoy and to thrive in it.”

Jon’s career started in information technology where his success as an analyst and applications architect led to his becoming European Systems Director for a market-leading multinational. Subsequently he became a consultant specialising in programme management, leading increasingly to expertise in change, governance, relationship management and the stakeholder journey.

In parallel, Jon is an explorer of the human frontiers, always seeking deeper understanding of individuals (starting with self), organisations, societies and change.  This has led to a passion for and wide expertise in values-based personal and collective vertical development.   Taken together these two strands now support ground-breaking work in facilitation of agile, self-managing and next stage organisational systems

“Before I inhabited my first formal leadership role, I thought there must be one right way to be a leader. Being a leader and working with leaders from all backgrounds led me to reconsider my assumptions. I realised that leaders who follow models slavishly will not achieve the followership they need. I firmly believe that effective leadership starts with “know thyself” and understand the wider context. Great leaders know and show their passions, their deeply held values, and their individual style in a way that responds to what their context needs. I am passionate about taking people on this journey.”

Jules is a leadership development designer and facilitator with diverse experience. Previously, she led the development of a trading arm designing and delivering customised leadership projects for an international development not-for-profit; developing leaders from all backgrounds and sectors. Her experience spans various complex systems through her partnership development work and clients in private, public and vol/com sectors. She also held senior roles in a retail bank for 15 years, including Departmental Head.

Jules is also an Executive coach, is accredited to deliver the Organisational Workshop, and trained as a professional storyteller. She encourages “mind-fitness” as well as “role-fitness” with an emphasis on compassionate leadership to bring out the best in people.

“Julia is professional and human, which makes working with her both a joy and a profit. Highly recommended.”

CEO iNet Telecomms Company

In a VUCA world, which requires us to be much more adaptable, resourceful and creative, neuroplasticity has never been more critical. I have a background in neuropsychology and love the emerging acceptance and application of this in the business  world, leading me to re-consider what this makes possible for individuals, organisations and society.

Kate is specialised in interventions that are integrated with business outcomes, particularly those that require individuals to work across boundaries and with challenges where there is no obvious solution. Kate is driven by an intention to create profound impact at individual, organisational and societal levels and is guided by a focus on activating human potential as a force for good. She brings to her work an attitude of positivity and a belief in possibility and takes an approach to life and leadership that is grounded in sustained wellbeing.

Kate is simply wonderful to work with. She has high energy and creates the most creative and applied business psychology focus. She brings technical excellence to every solution.

General Manager – Microsoft

Laura Davies-Clare is a delight to work with – she has an exceptional ability to truly listen and understand her client’s needs, whilst also being constructively challenging. She has a commercial focus and I have always found her to go above and beyond in her work, demonstrating a real commitment to the value she delivers.

Global Head of Talent,
Healthcare Company

The ambition and purpose in Laura’s work is to enable people and their organisations to be adaptable to an increasingly challenging and dynamic environment, without experiencing the pain that is commonplace with conventional change programmes. Laura places growth mindset principles and practices at the heart of her work to build resilience and agility at all levels within an organisation.  This approach enables people to challenge assumptions and shift underlying beliefs and behaviours to create sustainable change and transformation.

Originally a procurement and supply chain specialist, she has over 15 years commercial experience in both the public and private sector.  Laura has worked in FMCGs and Defence, and consulted across Finance, Infrastructure, Emergency Services, NHS, Energy, Legal, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Telecoms, Central Government, IT and Pharmaceuticals. She is experienced in delivering multi-national programmes and working across all levels within organisations, from new graduate entrants through to c-suite executives.

Laura started her career as an internal change consultant at Unilever, and has maintained continuous improvement and innovation as a thread throughout her career; one programme Laura designed and delivered creating savings of £50M. She has created multiple programmes to enable high performing teams, with particular focus on creating the conditions for psychological safety.

Laura has extensive experience in developing leaders in matrix organisations, with particular focus on enabling business partners to leverage their effectiveness and drive high performance across the business.

Her most recent work has included the design and delivery of a bespoke leadership programme designed to enable technical specialists to become first time people managers; making the shift from delivering outcomes to delivering through others.

“My early career focused on process improvement and quality management. Whilst I could see the benefits of these practices, I discovered that ultimately they created voids in organisations – empowering some and leaving others feeling marginalised. My ever evolving approach has allowed me to meet the needs of people within organisational systems at all grades, taking a holistic perspective of people impacts, change and improvement – providing people with the skills & insights they need to be and do differently. My defining moment was realising that it is not only possible, but vital, to balance the commercial objectives of an organisation with the needs of the individuals it comprises.” – Laura Davies-Clare

Louie is a believer and advocate of self-awareness. He believes that utilizing self-awareness as a base and reminder enables people to create choice and direction in their life and influence others. His encourages people to break barriers, challenge what is current and move them to a space of choice and action. With passion, Louie creates learning environments that promote thought, emotion, learning and insight. His interests lie in the realm of leadership, individual and team development.

“Ultimately… there are no parts at all. What we call a part is merely a pattern in the inseparable web of relationships.” – Fritjof Capra, physicist and founding director of the Center for Ecoliteracy

Lycia is a complex systems practitioner. She helps people understand their organisations, projects and communities as complex systems, and how they can catalyse and support positive, sustainable change. In simple terms, she helps people transform how they work and the impact they’re able to have.

This includes:

• Helping teams ‘see’ and evolve their culture for purpose, performance and innovation
• Programmes on leadership, partnership, working in complexity
• Leadership and team coaching
• Culture and partnership across different organisations and sectors

‘I used to think that to create the kind of change our world needs, it was the leader at the top, that held the power – and if only we could help them to realise. I started on a mission and was inspired by the power of people, on the ground that were building community movements. Ultimately though, the story that I had to reconsider was how it is up to all of us, at every level from young people to CEOs to connect with what brings us alive, discover what kind of change is meaningful to us and to act within the systems we’re a part of. It is up to each of us, wherever we are, to meet the great challenges of the 21st Century. And I love that line, “do what you can, with what you have, where you are”.

I am a learning design consultant and facilitator with a keen passion for the learning experience developed through 15 years of learning programmes for young people and adults. After an early career deep dive into music production, business development in the private sector and as a co-director for a community arts organisation in Bristol, I began exploring how I might bring my full self to create change in the world. I simultaneously started to explore complexity approaches to change making and found a natural flair for youth work. I worked with every youth organisation that would have me, including students on the fringes of society, the at-risk, ‘gifted and talented’, teenage boys and residential and social action programmes. This naturally led to stepping into programme development and delivery at a senior level resulting in leading on the British Councils flagship youth programme for the MENA region supporting 16,000+ young people through a personal and professional development programme in partnership with multiple schools, community groups and businesses across nine countries. With skills forged in the fires of personal and professional development for young people, I’ve developed a creative, holistic thinking, versatile skill set and made a pivot to utilise these skills and approaches to support organisational development and learning.

“Max is one of the most energetic, creative, confident and collaborative facilitators I have ever worked with. He knows how to mix approaches and is always full of energy and passion for the learning experience”

Heba Essameldeen, Project Manager, British Council, Qatar

I was born and raised in Maastricht and my family was strongly rooted in this typical part of the Netherlands with its own language, rituals and culture. I left this strong knit nest in my late twenties and moved to Amsterdam and had to reconsider home: I left friends, family, work, relationships, my house and community behind in the hope to discover, me. And I did. The first step was the hardest and after that it was easy to let go and start over and with each step and move to explore, learn and grow. I can look back at many places I can call home. Home is no longer one physical place: home is within.

Patricia started her career in the mid-eighties, as head of learning & development at ING Bank right after university. She started out young, ambitious, driven for success and with a strong belief in the potential and good of people. The latter remained, the other descriptions have changed over the years: young at heart still, and now compassionate and driven for impact. She has never lost her passion for bringing the best out of people and seeing potential that they themselves often fail to see. Having worked for almost two decades in a large organisation she is able to adapt to a corporate culture, speak its language and ride political waves, without losing her gift of deep connection with those she works with.

“Working with Patricia means working with a trustworthy partner who delivers on a promise. She knows how to bring back complex matters into practicable actions. The combination of her Dutch roots, experience in an international environment and the right mentality led to high quality solutions.”

Alica van der Duin – VP Real Estate,  Albert Heijn Real Estate at Ahold Delhaize

“I had a fascination with organisational strategies and how organisations could choose the ‘right’ strategy to move forward. Years ago, I worked with an organisation where the ExCo had developed such a strategy, but had made no progress towards implementing it. During our workshop it became clear that none of the ExCo felt the strategy created the kind of organisation they wanted to work for, but felt unable to challenge it due to the rigorous analysis from a prestigious consultancy & the money invested in it. This forced me to reconsider the role of strategy in directing organisations, and the more human elements – leadership, individual ambitions and what we care about – have become my priority ever since.”

Pete is a consultant, facilitator and coach with an international background in leadership and organisational development. He is an expert in the field of Embodied Leadership, on which he has written a book and completed a PhD. He is interested in leadership and personal development, including the role that conflict plays in organisations and society. His current clients include a range of private, public and not for profit organisations.

Pete is an Associate at Future Considerations and has previously worked at Roffey Park Institute, and despite having left continues to work as a tutor on the Roffey Park MSc in People and Organisational Development, and their Post-Graduate Certificate in Coaching.