Professional ExperienceWhenever Directors / Partners are sincere about wanting to grow and develop their business, Tim Kidson specialises in transforming executive performance. He is a business development specialist, executive coach, consultant, author and an “inspirational” speaker.He works with people that wish to change their thinking, change their behaviour and change what they do, in order to develop and sustain competitive advantage in the market place. He sometimes starts new assignments by arranging a 360-degree appraisal of the entire Board, which he facilitates. He believes that in order for any organisation to be on the journey towards excellence then the directors have to be on that same journey, both individually and collectively.Tim has strong analytical skills, an intuitive talent to get to the root of issues, especially people issues, in order to put together strategies for performance improvement. He often uses the Growth Cycle model that he and partner Sharon have devised over 30 years to help with this work, irrespective of whether an organisation is in the public, private or ‘not-for-profit’ sector.Tim began his business career in 1972 with Horwath & Horwath UK, the international tourism and leisure consultancy. He trained as an accountant with Arthur Young McClelland Moores in London and his final appointment prior to setting up Tim Kidson & Associates (TKA) in 1985 was as Head of Finance for the International Division with H.P. Bulmer plc.Tim and Sharon co-authored ‘How to be a WINNER in the Global Knowledge Economy’ in 2005. He is 63, married with four children and lives in Hereford, England.