Paul was born in Southern Africa and moved to England in the mid seventies. He has successfully set up and run a number of international companies and has a wide range of experience in management of small and large organisations. He still owns companies on two continents, however now spends the majority of his time researching and developing leaders.

16 years ago he decided to take some time out to study leaders and effective organisations. He has always been fascinated by ‘why people respond the way they do to different people’ and ‘what makes an organisation effective’. 16 years later, he spends 20% of his time researching what works in organisations.

Paul is currently:

A Leadership Advisor for the Institute of Leadership and Management

A faculty member and regular international speaker for the Institute for Management Studies.

An Enterprise Advisor for the Governments National Enterprise Advisory Service.

An Investor in People Assessor for National and International organisations.

Past President of the International Federation for Professional Speakers.

Past President of the Professional Speakers Association.

His work is now devoted mainly to developing and training people to build successful organisations. His specialised area is in 'Leadership' where he has spent nearly two decades researching the subject and developing training and coaching programmes. He has personally researched what makes a good leader and has taken time to understand the mindset of successful leaders.

His presentations are enlightening, exciting, inspirational and highly informative. The results of his research allow people to discover the true qualities of a leader as well as give people the opportunity to measure themselves against what is expected from a Leader. Paul delivers a powerful presentation because he is both a motivated and a passionate speaker backed up with an excellent knowledge of his specialist subject, Leadership. He wants people to go away from his presentation and practically use the information they have received to improve their ability in the workplace. Most impressively, Paul has been able to expose the difference between being a leader and having leadership. His insight to this is unique and enables people to recognise some of the issues they have within their organisation.

In addition to delivering a worthwhile and informative message, Paul always allows time for delegates to ask questions so that they can gain a further insight into the qualities of a leader and any issues that affect them. This is either informally after the presentation or via email after the event. Paul’s training company also offers e-learning packages to suit the global market.

Paul is a member of the British Coaching Academy and is both a private and business coach to assist individuals looking to improve their personal performance. Paul is Past President of Professional Speakers Association and Immediate Past President for the International Federation For Professional Speakers.

As an outstanding trainer and speaker he has been asked to run training sessions in UK, USA, South Africa, Europe, Dubai, Ukraine, Warsaw and Turkey. In order to achieve this Paul’s global perspective is a key strength. From working with cultural diversity to the logistics of interpreters, Paul is an experienced speaker for the world stage.