Facilitator, Trainers, Consultants, Coaches

Facilitator

A dazzling array of possibilities and designs from simple conversations for small groups, through board meetings to whole-system events of hundreds. We can deliver Team Workshops for a wide variety of purposes, Whole Company Events that are focused on moving the business forward, happy and positive events and Project Meetings.

Trainers

Over 40 training programmes that we can tailor to your needs. Or give us your brief and we will meet it. Our range of programmes includes Managment Development including Action Learning approaches, blended learning and Manager Mentoring (see more below). Over the past 10 years, we have been at the forefront of training in the Business Advisers. We also provide an exceptional range of Professional Skills programmes to help you get the most from employees or yourself.

Board Development

In the past 10 years, we have worked with many Boards to fundamentally improve they way they govern thier organisations. Services include Board Appraisal, Board Reviews, Coaching of Chairs and Members, Stategy Development.

CONSULTants

Our consultants are all very experienced business practitioners. We do not pull the normal trick of sending in boys and girls to work on your assignments. Who you see is who you get. We provide impetus, structure, methodology and experience in growth planning. Helping you to develop robust and exciting plans that work. We deliver our service by talking one-to-one with key managers, delivering facilitated sessions, through training your staff in strategy, marketing and change management and by developing frameworks for your plan.

Coaching and Mentoring

We have some of the UKs best Business Coaching and Mentoring practitioners and a set of well designed core methods and programmes. We work on subjects such as New Career Directions, Motivation Improvement, Work Performance Improvement, Outplacement, Managing Under Pressure, Planning and Project Management.

Research

Sometimes you need to know. Using our facilitation skills, we work with your customers to ask penetrating queiitons and deliver insights from your customers or your staff. We can help you to design effective research programmes, Facilitate Focus Groups and undertake Qualitative and Quantitative Research studies on your behalf.

Optima can help you develop and grow, using one or a combination of many tools and have a variety of people who can work with you. Whether you need an excellent Coach, a Mentor, a Trainer or a Facilitator, Optima can provide it.

 

Growing your Business

"Jim McLaughlin very quickly grasped the essence of our company and helped us formulate a great 5-year strategic plan covering all aspects of our business, ranging from defining and recruiting key positions, developing a marketing plan through to choosing tactics to operationally execute. He is a born marketer, but he has that special plus of also being operationally savvy, action oriented and without blah-blah. He is effective, has integrity and is just a very likeable guy."

LISE MADSEN, MD, HONEYROSE ORGANIC BAKERY

SHALL WE TALK?

We don't do hard sell. We gladly offer preliminary ideas and suggestions on a friendly, no fee basis. Perhaps that's all you need.

contact us

e: enquiries@optimaandco.com
t: 020 7652 5343
m:07931 382 676