About my UNIQUE method
I am very good at understanding communication and information flow within businesses. I have developed a method to analyse this and then create a solution and implement this solution by working with the business through a few methods which suit the individual business.
I can guarantee that any solution that I create will improve the situation, if implemented correctly of course! It is a team effort and you can be sure to have my support along the way.
I have a Particular Way of Looking at Things...
Because the understanding of communication is my 'Super Power', I understand the big difference between ineffective and effective communication within business and the impact it can have on productivity and wellness!
It can get you down if things are not happening in the way you expect, but you can't always quite figure out why. So that is where I come in. I can identify the cause using my techniques and then develop impactful solutions for this mismatch.
Implement Solutions using a DIY Workbook
This is our 'Do it Yourself' method, where we provide you with a UNIQUE workbook, which you can work through with your team. This will be tailored to tackle your communication problems identified through our analysis.
Implement our Solutions with Consultancy Support
You would have a monthly 1 to 1 session with us to work through the solutions in steps. This method gives the direct support for you to implement the solutions with more effectiveness.
Implement Solutions through Whole Team Workshops
This is the most effective method to get results. We work with the whole team to put into practice the solutions identified. The workshops can be monthly or less frequently to suit your business, but it guarantees rapid progress and long lasting results.
Businesses I have worked with say...
"Dear Bill, We did appreciate the time you gave us. When an organisation or region is in the midst of a big period of change it can be difficult to assess progress and direction, your presentation and questions reassured us that we are going in the right direction and making great progress."
Jenny
CARE & SUPPORT
"I engaged with Bill McAllister to assist me in re-framing communication difficulties in an all-male team (bar one) working on a transport innovations project. Bill listened to my concerns and suggested solutions-based approaches in all communications, without letting go of a team aspiration. With Bill’s support I had the patience and longevity to stay the course in the project and pick up the leadership position after re-assignment of my colleagues. I am now happy leading a ground-breaking project with a balanced team, which is motivated to deliver. Thanks for the inspiration, Bill!"
Suzanne
MID-WALES PROJECT
So who am I?
Bill McAllister-Lovatt
The Disruptive Innovator
I am an international senior manager, consultant, coach, confidante, trainer and qualified Systems Engineer, with over 25 years’ experience in pioneering and supporting personal and organisational change.
I have gained several post-graduate qualifications including a Masters Degree (MSc in Systems Management). I have studied psychology, group dynamics, am also certified in Spiral Dynamics, SQL, Team Building, Value Systems and Leadership & Management.
Working in partnership with a large number of
CEOs, directors, senior managers and their
teams, I have helped them to clarify and
manifest their vision, challenge their thinking and develop effective strategy through people.
I have designed and run many successful programmes including systemic culture change, leadership, communication, team development. I also design and facilitate programmes.
I have a reputation for being both supportive and challenging – I would describe myself as aspiring to be transformational and developmental. I specialise in working with executives, teams, and individuals.
See me in action...
I also offer motivational public speaking on topics such as...
Flow States
Are you and your team in Flow? How can you be more aware, resilient, and what language are you communicating?
Agile & Adaptive Behaviours in the Workplace
Does agility allow you and your team to be more adaptive?
Managing Innovation & Values in The Workplace
How does innovation align with your values in the workpace? Are they being disrupted?
Diverse Teams
Does your diverse team understand their emotional intelligence from an individual and collective perspective?
Ecosystems in the workplace
How do nature models align with your business infrastructure?
Case Studies
Working with Social Enterprise repositioning people
INITIAL PROBLEM
The Team was not functioning properly, there was a mismatch between delivering the expected results, and the structure of the team, also there was pressure on certain members of the team to deliver more than they were capable of; this caused frustration and annoyance with certain members of the team, and it then showed up as team not working together, and a sense of mistrust, which senior management saw but did not understand.
MY INVOLVEMENT
Building teams in different ways, using Diverse Thinking & Diverse Teams, my remit was to build a completely new team.
Instead of going down the “Normal Route” I actually built the team on Diverse Thinking, and a team on paper that would not work, however, it did come with ideas and suggestions, that would have been impossible in other circumstances, the key to this success was Buy-In.
- Initially accept that a meeting is necessary and then explicitly involve people in the meeting agenda to ensure high levels of participation and engagement. The team members then felt involved & empowered.
- Senior Management were involved in new team structures, and that the emphasis was to develop the strengths of the team that had not been adequately measured or monitored, and not purely on performance alone
- Out of that shorter, interactive meetings and use email or other communication tools to share information.
Rotating the facilitator role, was a key aspect to engage with other team members in meetings and they there felt include & inclusive in the team.
WHAT WAS THE IMPACT OF MY CONTRIBUTION?
The team felt more cohesive, and they were able to develop both individually & collectively, and being able to share ideas and work in a different way, the team members said that I allowed them to look and think differently at their work, and balance their capabilities across their team, and that they would take the model to other teams, and would I talk to the other teams in the business.
Video Conference & App Sharing across Countries
Video Conference & App Sharing across Countries, the remit was to involve project teams earlier in the process, this was country wide, and this involved a lot of travel, so a new project was set up to “ZOOM” before Zoom was invented, this led to substantial time and cost saving on the project.
Building Incubators & Innovation Centres
Building Incubators & Innovation Centres, this was a real challenge as outside influences, tried to stop the innovation happening, in that the models that were being designed did initially align to project, however other factors arose, and some aspects went off on a tangent, and I then had to defend and align the project, so that it could deliver in multiple ways, and be a reference point, for further work.
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Use this meeting to discuss which of my strategies would be the best route for your business, or use this as an initial consultation.
Select a date and time to suit you and take yourself and your business on the path to effective change...
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"We do not receive wisdom, we must discover it for ourselves, after a journey through the wilderness, which no one else can make for us, which no one can spare us, for our wisdom is the point of view from which we come at last to regard the world."
Marcel Proust
