Leadership
Appropriate leadership at every level is paramount. Ian Williams is a representative for John Adair, world-renowned authority, author and adviser on leadership, and the world’s first professor of leadership. Ian writes, speaks and consults on the action-centred leadership approach.
Ian’s personal take on leadership combines Adair’s approach with his own Kairology tools, which are strongly endorsed by John. Calm, effective, engaged leadership is Ian’s approach.
The Kairos tried and tested diagnostic tools ensure we help you focus on issues that are key to successful change and development. We work with you and your leadership team to find appropriate solutions and make necessary change. We help you to focus and develop your people in the right direction, to work together effectively, and to coach, develop and support each other in achieving results.
No two client needs are the same, and no two interventions are the same. We ensure that our support for your organisation is unique, and not an ‘off the shelf’ standard consultancy approach. We have worked with high profile clients in the private and public sectors, and have assisted in achieving their desired results.
We have vast experience in enabling organisations to find appropriate leadership and HR solutions that directly support their overall organisation strategy. The key to making effective impact is having clear links to the overall plans that teams and individuals understand, so that they can contribute effectively. Our passion is in having the right information about your needs, and supporting our interventions and programmes with effective evaluation.
“The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.”
Max De Pree – Writer
Organisation Development & Standards
What organisation can stand still, and what organisation would want to? If an organisation or business needs to progress, then it needs to carry all aspects into the change process, so that the business remains balanced and in integrity. That includes people primarily, but also the systems and processes that people operate, the finances, legal issues, product development and marketing. Successful organisations don’t go it alone. They use a number of tools to help them.
Standards we use include Investors in People and Business Excellence - and we ensure that we walk the talk as well as advise and guide others. This is done through assessment, advisory work, training, coaching and mentoring. Investors in People is the only international quality standard focused on people and their contribution to an organisation.
Organisation development is always about growth, learning, quality and improvement. We focus on getting clarity of purpose for the organisation, and ensuring that it is understood at all levels, and is integrated into roles and responsibilities. We gather good diagnostic information, and help you to plan the way forward. Kairos is a people management based business, so what people do will always be our priority and focus, and we believe should be yours too.
We make recommendations and interventions that have everyone working in the right direction, and to clear goals and values. This will often raise learning and development issues that we will help you to address effectively. Investors in People is often the key tool we use in organisation development, but there are a range of additional total quality tools and techniques that we are also able to offer. In any project, we put together the appropriate specialists for large or small assignments to obtain the outcomes you need.
We have experience in Total Quality, Business Excellence, Investors in People, and a range of other techniques and approaches that combine to give you the best results, depending upon the needs identified. We also have a number of trusted professional associates to enable a combined and seamless solution.
“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” - Henry Ford
Further reading:
“If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” - Isaac Newton