Managing Partner
Professor of Management Practice and leadership expert integrating science and academic/theory with real-world application to solve difficult problems and achieve results. John has extensive experience in diverse global corporate, economic, linguistic and socio-cultural contexts.John Grisby FHEA CMBE CMgrMI MA
John helps leaders build capacity and accelerate practice to achieve results reducing failure to cope with ‘4.0’ environments, characterised by complexity, change and problems (i.e. the fourth industrial revolution). He's a ‘hybrid’ combining two roles - Prof of Practice (academia) and Managing Partner (private sector). John has worked with leaders for the past 20 years across different sectors and parts of the world to help prepare/shift from pre-digital age skills '3.0' to digital age '4.0'.
Accredited and Certified to Consult, Design, Deliver, Assess and Enable
HE Fellow
(FHEA)
Chartered Member
(CMgr MCMI)
Certified Management
& Business Educator
Leadership Performance
Executive Coaching in Performance, EMCC Senior Practitioner Accreditation & Post GradCertification from The University of Strathclyde, The School of Coaching (UK).
Authorized by Myles Downey (acknowledged authority on Performance, Coaching and Leadership) to teach and facilitate the delivery of Leader-Manager-Coach and the development of leadership performance coaching skills.
Comprehensive Change Methodology
Business Lifecycle Diagnostic and Team Integration Phases 1 and 2 Certificate,
Adizes Institute (USA)
Certified in the foundational theory, methods and concepts of the Adizes Methodology. Certified to deliver and teach the Diagnostic Workshop, which includes; the implementation of change, impact teams and processes to realign an enterprise.
Corporate Leadership Performance and Development (Executive Coach EMCC Senior Practitioner )
His expertise in Executive Coaching for Performance was developed as a member of Faculty at The School of Coaching founded by Myles Downey a pioneer in the executive and corporate performance coaching industry. As Faculty/Consultant/Coach he led Open Programmes and was responsible for consulting, designing and delivering leadership performance programmes in companies including; Sky, NFU Mutual, National Grid, British Gas, Freshfields, NHS East of England and Lloyds TSB.
Professor of Practice (Fellow HEA)
John is a Professor of Practice Management at the University of Bedfordshire Business School. His works at faculty executive level with the Dean and Associate Dean to deliver the business school’s Employability and Enterprise and Practice-based strategy (UK/Europe/Middle East). His multi-faceted role combines advisory, consultancy, development, design, and deliver on a broad range of projects which include; Business School Impact System, Small Business Charter, Innovation Bridge, ICT Escalator, Innovation & Enterprise, Executive MBA UK/Oman (Part-Time), Executive Education and guest lectures.
Middle-Market Companies (E2 Adizes Company Lifecycle Certified)
John understands the difficult challanges Founder/Owners face having worked with companies such as a seventh generation UK family owed business (£20M Turnover) and US fast growth company ($50M turnover). He facilitates building capacity/capability in privately owned business and Private Equity portfolio companies using the Company Lifecycle Methodology - ranked #3 by Inc. Magazine (USA) as all time 'best in class' methodology for business growth and change. As a Prof of Practice he has developed SME growth programmes (virtual/onsite) for the EU/UK/SEMLEP, which include, Innovation Bridge, ICT Escalator, ALPHAS Growth, Post-Covid-19 Business Continuity and Micro Knowledge Exchange Partnership (MKE). He is the Founder of XPX London Chapter, part of XPX Global (USA) an association of professional advisors who work collaboratively to help owners build valuable businesses and assist them in preparing and executing a successful transition.
