Steve Mason Email & Phone Number

Badcup, Lancashire, Gb

RealWorldHR is a UK based management consulting firm that specialises in HR and OD. Have have over 80 staff and are trusted advisors to some of the most forward thinking Chief Executives, Boards and Senior Directors across some FTSE250, public sector, central government, emergency services and risk critical commercial sectors. We have supported the COVID-19 response for large membership bodies with hundreds of thousands of members, supported Local Resilience Forums in being able to do their best in some difficult circumstances and are helping local authorities and the NHS respond and recover through transformation and reconfiguration of services.Our knowledge, skills and experience are all proven in the real-world and unlike other management consultancies, we can (and have) actually delivered change in-house to address the challenges being faced, therefore our solutions are grounded in the client’s reality and structured in such a way that your teams can practically understand and deliver. We have been told repeatedly that our experience and pragmatism shows through our work and people become more at ease as they tackle immense challenges. We share what we do, and how we do it with client teams as we feel knowledge transfer and sustainability are key to our solutions. It’s not all about us, it’s about our clients and though we may lead some of the projects it’s about leaving our clients in a better place. We just love this stuff and that’s why we do it …Our clients are in - Central Government, NHS, Fire, Police, Local Authorities, Education, Retail, Nuclear, Construction, IT, Property Development, Transport, etc, etc etc

Working with the Department to ensure all the residual HR and People issues are dealt with and closed as effectively as possible since abolition of PCTs and SHAs. This involves dealing with various issues associated with the closure of the 32 NHS orgs across London and the transfer of staff to some 80+ new employers.Steve continues to be retained by the Department to provide strategic HR support

Leading the HR activity of a large change programme to ensure effective close down of 32 sending organisations (PCTs and SHA) across the NHS in London and helping to support the establishment and transfer of staff to some 80 plus new NHS organisations across the capital.

Operational HR Lead on a large change programme to ensure effective close down of 32 sending organisations (PCTs and SHA) across the NHS in London and helping to support the establishment and transfer of staff to some 80 plus new NHS organisations across the capital.

Responsible for HR, L&D, E&D, Occ Health, Pensions

The other positions speak for themselves but I probably need to explain this one! .... (one of the most interesting, challenging and rewarding roles that I have had to date)• Board member of a worldwide sports association with 110,000 members in 15 countries within the EMEA, USA, India, Pakistan and Russia• Carried out a commercially focussed business development role with a UK and international remit. Over the final 3 year period personally brought in over 60 clubs in the UK (36% increase in UK operating profit) and attracted 7 countries with over 40,000 members• Responsible for international HR advice to CEO’s, provided international Organisational Design & Development advice to business units in all member countries, provided international business development support / advice and supported managers from different cultures, countries and backgrounds• Visited member countries and worked with them remotely to improve member base, quality of service delivery and profitability.

Doctorate (Dba), Business Administration And Management, General

Masters Degree, Strategic Hr Management