Author Biography
Andrew is a leadership and senior team development specialist; a pragmatic, hands-on and highly commercial consultant with strong business acumen, communication and influencing skills. Drawing a firm distinction between developing leadership skills, and developing Leaders, Andrew has worked with some of the world's leading global organisations in the areas of leadership, service quality and employee engagement, and worked alongside many prominent Leadership Commentators. His passion lies in helping business leaders create and communicate visions, develop leadership skills and align processes and procedures to organisational intent. Prior to working as a consultant, Andrew worked for many organisations in the Hospitality and Leisure sectors including Grand Metropolitan, David Lloyd Leisure, Granada and Whitbread. He also worked extensively in Human Resources for several retail firms, including a position as European HR Director for Claire's Accessories. With a number of clients, including a large American Financial Services Organisation and a Leading Global Pharmaceutical, Andrew has been invited year after year to lead the leadership development of the organisations' top future talent, acting as the foundation of their Senior Management succession planning. Andrew contracts his work to several consulting firms and runs his own clients through http: //WorkSmart.global from his home in South Wales
