About Allan Parker
www.mentaline.com/allanparker/
Dr. Allan Parker; COO, The Performance Solution.
QUALIFICATIONS
· PhD (London), BSc (London)
· Certificate in Advanced Coaching Skills
· NLP Practitioner
· Fellow of Institution of Engineering and Technology
· Member of European Mentoring and Coaching Council
· Trainer and fully certificated in Extended DISC and iWAM Psychometric Systems
· Expert Advisor to DTI and EEC
· Lecturer for DTI sponsored seminars
· Member of Steering Group Warwick University IMRC
· External Doctoral Examiner for University of Warwick
· Member of Industrial Advisory Board for Bristol University Department of Mechanical Engineering
· Member of International Coach Federation
KEY ATTRIBUTES
· An experienced Executive Coach that has worked with senior executives in a wide range of industry sectors
· An ability to quickly analyse a wide range of business scenarios, identify critical areas for improvement and enable clients to develop and implement effective solutions
· An ability to rapidly build rapport and establish credibility with clients at senior levels, leading to highly effective interventions
· Application of analysis and creative thinking to enable achievement of business and personal goals
· Resourceful change management consultant and experienced facilitator of professional groups.
· Innovative approaches to the management of complex projects within ambiguous and changing frameworks,
· Author, Coaching with Extended DISC, January 2008
An unusual blend of hard and soft skills experience which enables highly effective coaching interventions
Following an early career in academia and offshore research in the USA and UK Allan's leadership and management achievements led him into senior management roles in the manufacturing, systems, automotive and aerospace industries. He was a Director in several multinational companies implementing major business change programmes and then an employed management consultant before joining The Performance Solution as a Director and shareholder in 2004.
Allan has developed an expertise in the fields of executive coaching and change management applied to organisations, teams and individuals at Senior Management/Director level. His resourceful attitude and analytical insight, underpinned by a detailed understanding of both the hard, process oriented, and soft, people oriented, issues in organisations, enables him to work on a one to one basis or facilitate groups to inspire practical solutions for transforming personal and business performance.
He provides executive coaching to Managers and Directors and specialist change management consulting interventions in industries as diverse as engineering, medical, telecommunications, finance, public sector and retail, in blue chip organisations. He has worked extensively in the UK, USA and Europe. Clients include BAXI Group, Abbey, The Body Shop, Rolls Royce, Johnson and Johnson and Bevan Brittan LLP. He regularly attends Coaching Supervision to develop his professional practice and is currently submitting his portfolio for professional accreditation through the ICF.
His current interests lie in working with people and organisations that are going through major change, helping people to develop their knowledge and understanding of complex, diverse and multicultural organisations and to apply this knowledge to achieving their goals. Current projects revolve around helping individuals and organisations to understand the impact of the behavioural characteristics of people on their colleagues and their business performance.
Allan travels extensively within the UK and Europe to meet the needs of a variety of clients. He lives in Wiltshire with his partner and has two sons, when not working he can be found enjoying the open roads on his Harley Davidson.