Martin Wilson

Enthusiastic, business literate and committed to making a difference, Martin has significant experience across a range of public and private sector organisations, designing and delivering leadership assessment, development and coaching solutions for senior managers and directors in the US, APAC and Europe.

Originally trained in Performance Coaching by Dr David Hemery in 1997, Martin also has 18 years’ experience as an Executive Coach, coaching senior executives and Board members in
a wide range of industries.

Examples of his assignments include:

  • For Great Britain's national mapping agency - developing a network of internal coaches to support business and culture change; delivering a programme of leadership coaching for 47 Board members and Functional Head

  • For the world's top intellectual property (IP) management specialist - delivering development centres, 1:1 coaching and targeted leadership programmes for 'top 45' leaders across Europe, India, Australia and the US

  • For the UK's largest friendly society - providing a programme of 360° feedback and personal leadership coaching for 20 Senior Managers

  • For the leading vehicle management services provider in Europe - designing and facilitating a 9 month leadership programme experienced by 90 managers over 5 years

  • For the largest pizza restaurant company in the world - delivering a 9 month 'Fast Track' development programme for managers with potential.

Background

Martin spent 15 years in senior leadership development roles within major UK organizations. His roles included Retail Management Development Manager for a business of 786 stores, 38,000 employees and £1.7bn sales; Head of Management Development for the UK’s largest friendly society, with 2m+ customers, £4bn group funds under management and 1700 employees across the UK; Training and Development Controller for a retail logistics division comprising 2100 managers and staff across 5 Distribution Centres.

Key Areas of Expertise:

  • Executive Coaching

  • High performing teams

  • Leadership & management development

  • Leading change

  • Management development

  • Organisational development

  • Personal effectiveness

  • Talent and succession planning

Specialist Expertise & Qualifications

Martin is a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD, recognising his professional expertise and significant business impact. Martin is qualified to administer and interpret the Hogan assessments, Myers Briggs Type Indicator - MBTI Step 1 and 2, FIRO-B, 16PF, NEO PI-R, Saville Consulting Wave, the Strength Deployment Inventory and Talent Q Assessment Systems. He holds the British Psychological Society Certificate of Competence in Occupational Testing Level A and B, the INLPTA Diploma in NLP and the INLPTA Coaching Diploma. He was trained in Performance Coaching by Dr David Hemery in 1997 and is a full member of the Association for Coaching.

Clients

His client work ranges across public and private sectors, both national and international, including:

Babcock International Group, Papa Johns, CPA Global, LOROL, Heathrow Express, Starbucks, Ordnance Survey, Arval, Pizza Hut.

Contact

M: 07721 561158

claire@downtoearth-development.co.uk