Leadership Consultant
Graham J. Bird
Graham is also a qualified executive coach specialising in leadership and team development. He has worked with hundreds of leaders of some of the world’s largest organisations. Based in the UK, Graham works in English.
Expertise
Graham has been at the forefront of Oxford Leadership’s open Self Managing Leadership® programmes across Europe and in the UK. His most recent activities include the delivery of leadership and team development programmes to Oxford Leadership’s clients BASF, Akzo Nobel, Metro, SEB Bank, Roxtec and Telefónica O2, Teito, Lufthansa, Ferrovial, Novartis, Vedior, Pepsico and more recently, Damen Shipyards Group. He is also involved in delivering Senior Leadership Programmes at the Nyenrode Business University in the Netherlands and major cultural change programmes working across NGO’s including the British Red Cross and Oxfam.Graham enjoys working with people, and has been doing so since his first training and coaching roles some 30 years ago. He has an ability to connect to others and is able to build strong, trusting relationships quickly. He is an accomplished facilitator having run hundreds of leadership and team development programmes and has been at the forefront of Oxford Leadership’s open Self Managing Leadership® programmes across Europe and in the UK for almost two decades. As a qualified executive coach, he has worked with many leaders across Europe, the US and Asia. He brings passion, enthusiasm and dedication to the work that he does and he is known for his enduring commitment, loyalty and perseverance.
Clients
BASF, Akzo Nobel, Metro, SEB Bank, Roxtec, Telefónica O2, Teito, Lufthansa, Ferrovial, Novartis, Vedior, Pepsico, Huhtamaki, Damen Shipyards, L’Oreal, Fiskars, Marks & Spencer, Prudential, Npower, PVH, EDF Energy, Nokia, BSI Swiss Bank, Asquith Court Schools, Hasbro, Centrica, Nisa Today’s.
Qualifications
- Graham is a highly experienced leadership consultant, course facilitator and qualified executive coach. He is a certified master practitioner in Neuro-Linguistic Programming and holds a Diploma in Business Coaching and an advanced certificate in Executive Coaching. He also holds a post-graduate diploma in Leadership and Change, awarded by the University of Exeter Business School, where he is currently studying for a Master’s Degree. Perhaps most importantly, Graham has amassed a wealth of experience from many years working with organisations and people the world over.Graham works in English.