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Performance Climate System is a highly acclaimed & effective leadership impact and team performance improvement tool. It is unique in measuring the critical elements of climate and leadership that are the true drivers of team performance. PCS has been developed and researched over 15 years, used over 25,000 times in more than 20 countries and is the tool of choice for organisations serious about performance improvement. 'Climate, the specific mood of a team or organisation, is the single biggest factor impacting overall team performance and is directly influenced by the leader's behaviour towards their team. Measuring climate helps to understand and improve both leadership effectiveness and team performance"How PCS Helps:
- Provides powerful insights for organisations and leaders, helping them target improvement and change in the right areas, whilst preserving positive team factors. - Empowers leaders and teams to take shared ownership and responsibility for development conversations and action planning. 
- Improves understanding and connection between leaders and their teams, acting as a highly effective engagement tool. 
- Measures the impact of training and development, demonstrating a return on investment for training spend. 
- Provides vital information to organisations, teams and leaders, improving leadership capability and overall team performance. 
What does PCS do? - Measures climate across 18 critical areas, to understand leadership impact and improve team performance. - Presents both quantitative and qualitative feedback in a team report, via a simple, anonymised online survey. - Identifies gaps in perception between leader and team members to drive clear improvement planning. - Enables meaningful comparisons across teams and functions; tracking improvements over time. - Accredits Practitioners via an interactive e-learning platform. PCS e-learning Accreditation: http://learning.performanceclimatesystem.com

A Help for Heroes initiative, the Shooting for Heroes Programme is a progressive game shooting course aimed at introducing Band of Brothers (Wounded, Injured and Sick Servicemen, Women and Veterans) to opportunities in the country sports sector and specifically in the shooting field. This can include involvement from a participatory level, or for those who wish, to pursue particular elements as a possible career.Following the successful completion of the first 12-month programme, we embark on a new course throughout 2015 with double the numbers and split across the Help for Heroes Recovery Centres Nationally.

Responsible for all income generation activity for the Charity through a diverse and multi-faceted Directorate of specialist business developers, account managers and fundraisers numbering 72 permanent staff and c2,500 volunteers, Nationwide. Responsible for the development and sustainment of a cost-effective fundraising portfolio producing strong revenue in support of Help for Heroes strategic aims

Responsibility for maximising the efficiency and effectiveness of the operational functions of the Charity and enabling the smooth delivery of the organisations’ strategy and objectives. Included management of all business support functions to deliver a cohesive and comprehensive range of support services from ICT, Facilities, HR, Logistics and Business Planning (over 45 staff); Management of Board of Trustee support services, communication and operational reporting; as well as management and mitigation of business risk, property, Insurance, legal, compliance and governance requirements. Additional responsibilities as Clerk to Trustees and Company Secretary. Active member of Charity Senior Management Team contributing to the on-going development of the Charity. Additional role as Executive Operations Officer to CEO and Co-Founder, responsible for the operational application of the CEO’s intent and strategy pan-charity

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Director of Operations responsible for optimising organisational capability; crisis management; coordinated intelligence gathering and analysis; planning and executing operations, between different nations, including indigenous forces and government representatives in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

Specialised in strategic planning, operational leadership, international relations and security considerations and solutions.

Selected and developed Royal Marines Young Officers in leadership and communication skills, analytical thinking and planning, personnel management, problem solving and military tactics and doctrine. Considerable investment in building commitment to corporate values, traditions and vision.

A variety of operational roles, both in the UK and internationally, which included being part of the vanguard multi-agency team responsible for planning and executing UK military responses to the political and security crisis in Afghanistan; followed by Military Assistant to Senior British Military Commander in Afghanistan.Leadership and Command positions within the Royal Marines operational Brigade: Daily management of specialist personnel, including advising and assisting wider stakeholder groups on standard operating procedures, specialist weapon application, quick and reactive regrouping and restructuring considerations. Procurement and acquisition experience.Educational and instructional roles training individuals across the spectrum of Defence in cutting-edge technological defence solutions with the focus on the development of sophisticated training approaches, tactical procedures and remodeling the teaching syllabus.