Richard Atkinson is a IT and Change Management consultant to the Financial Services sector at T S Atkinson Limited. He possess expertise in contract negotiation, stakeholder management, outsourcing, management, change management and 35 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "I worked for Richard initially as a contract Programme Manager and then as one of his Direct Reports within the Technology and Change team. Richard has the great knack of being able to both set strategic direction for a programme of work and also get involved at the detailed level to solve knotty problems. Equally importantly, Richard is focused on creating a great place to work for his team by fostering a working environment that is challenging, supportive and provides an appropriate degree of autonomy. I very much enjoyed my time working for Richard and would not hesitate to do so again." and "I've worked with Richard for the last 12 years or so at Provident. I originally poached him from IT to come and run a fledgling procurement team for me, which he did wonderfully well thanks to his ability to challenge hard without falling out with people, provide reasoned arguments and understand the bigger picture. More recently Richard worked for me as head of change and technology for the home credit division. The wonderful success we enjoyed during this period is mentioned elsewhere, but I'd like to point out that without Richard I doubt it would have been anywhere near as successful. His significant intellect allows him to understand problems at both the strategic and detailed level. This means he's able to engage with stakeholders at all levels and arrive at optimum solutions much more quickly than would otherwise be the case. He has real tenacity, integrity and is also great fun! I'm sure he can succeed in any area he applies his mind to, as long as the doorways are high enough........"