“James is first rate. No kidding… we see a lot of leadership training and trainers and James is top notch.”
Vice President & Sr. Marketing Manager,
Major Global Bank



“The Damien Hirst of organisational development.”
Head of Leadership Development,
Global Telecommunications Company

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Caroline RennieJAMES SHAW

“For a long time I was trying to ‘get it right’. I was a real control freak. Of course, this only got me so far – I was efficient, but not terribly effective, so I reconsidered the way that I work. What I’ve learned, instead of ‘getting it right’, is to ‘get out of the way’, to be open, present and connected to the people I’m working with and to work with what’s right there in front of me. Although I still like my t’s neatly crossed and my i’s clearly dotted. Just ask my colleagues.”


James Shaw has over 15 years experience as a facilitator, coach, trainer and speaker in over 45 countries on four continents. He has a particular passion for environmental sustainability which permeates naturally through his corresponding work in leadership and personal development, team performance, strategy facilitation and sustainability & business practice.

He is a former manager in the PricewaterhouseCoopers Chairman’s Office where he worked to develop the firm’s strategy to face the challenge of sustainable development. Since 2001 he has worked freelance and with three leadership development agencies (the World Technology Network, the Inspired Leaders Network and Future Considerations).

James is based in New Zealand.

SPECIALITIES & PASSIONS

  • Extensive design and facilitation experience of leadership development and sustainability/CSR change management programmes across industry
  • Expert facilitator multi-stakeholder conversations and strategy days with groups ranging from 20-700
  • Coach individuals and teams to build performance and effectiveness

WORK EXPERIENCE

  • Implemented multiple projects in sustainable development strategy, CSR & CO2 reduction change management for various clients including, HSBC, Bayer, Tesco, NHS & United Nations IDO since 2001
  • Industry experience with PwC, responsible for co-initiating and leading a global level CSR change management campaign

QUALIFICATIONS

  • MSc in Responsibility & Business Practice (Bath University School of Management)
  • Experienced Practitioner of the following methods:
    • Action inquiry
    • Linguistic ontology
    • World Café
    • Theory U
    • Art of Hosting

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