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“Les is fantastic and impeccably organised.  He is a really wise coach who shares his experience, and points of view, in ways which are extremely helpful to how my business and personal life are developing”

“Les’s pace, listening skills, clarity of communications, and attention to detail are all impressive and come dressed in high quality dry humour. Les demonstrated high integrity, empathetic style, great insights and gravitas. His work with our team to manage a challenging programme was excellent and exceeded expectations”

“Les has been a source of wisdom for me as we work our way forward building a new team, restructuring operations, and build for the future. He has an assured manner which combines support and challenge as a good critical friend should. In my 1-2-1s with Les I have been struck by his knowledge and insight, sharp and perceptive questioning, as well as his appetite for holding my feet to the fire!”

“Les worked with us during a very difficult and challenging time for the dentistry profession.  He provided an invaluable sounding board as a strategic advisor “thinking ahead” across a number of different projects.

I value his advice on major decisions. An indispensable member of the team.”

“Les gave us a fun filled day and it was only obvious he had worked us hard when we stood back and looked at all the output we had achieved as a team. He got the best from every person in the room with his direct and engaging style that blends sharp wit with very serious subject matter. Absolutely brilliant. An exceptional day”

“A 1-2-1 with Les is the equivalent of an excellent non-executive director who, with an understanding of the business, can “stand back” and give informed, impartial, and very practical advice”

“Les works at pace, professionally, and with minimum fuss to quickly deliver results.  He exudes a natural authority and earns respect from those he comes into contact with his sharp mind and warm heart”

“Les exhibits a willingness to lead teams on a “new adventure” with good humour, clear thinking, and that all important ingredient – humility.  Pure magic”

“Les runs a fantastic workshop. Engaging, fun, great stories, practical insights and all delivered in a way which drives engagement and gets the creative juices flowing. Les is the go to guy for making the complex simple, the difficult easy, and putting a smile on people’s faces – exceptional”

“Our engagement with Les was incredibly fruitful. He engaged with the team, exploring and challenging patterns of work to identify improvement opportunities which we are now implementing that will result in a significantly more effective organisation in future”

“The 1-2-1s with Les are very open as well as being very detailed. Les always follows through on each point and goes the extra mile to assist and help. His experience in business and life really resonate with me and have helped me in many areas in business as well as personally”

“The growth workshop with senior management was excellent. Les provided thought provoking challenges with good humour in a well structured day. Highly guaranteed to provide the spark for a breakthrough and fresh thinking“