John Wade

Current

Director at OakView Consulting Ltd
Contractor at The Lamberhurst Corporation
Consultant at ibd - helping people and businesses to grow

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Past

Operations Director at Perkins Slade Limited
Director of Operations at Bain & Company
Practice Manager at Denton Hall

Regional Manager at National Home Loans Ltd

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Education

The Open University

Recommended

6 people have recommended John

Connections

124 connections

Industry

Management Consulting

Websites

John Wade’s Summary

Business Consultancy

Working specifically with small and medium-sized businesses, OVC offers businesses an experienced additional resource to make things happen, using twenty years banking experience, and sixteen years senior business management knowledge to provide expert help in:

Business planning, including forecasting and measuring to be used when presenting to financiers for gaining loans, overdrafts or other kinds of investment;
Business turn-round;
Project and Change management, including process improvements; cultural and behaviourial change; outsourcing; process re-engineering; software project management; premises move and refurbishments;
Regulation and compliance, including introducing 9001 and FSA compliance systems;
Performance management;
Executive Coaching and training;
Staff management and training.

Business Continuity

Is your organisation fully prepared for a major disaster or severe disruption… or are you hoping for the best, just like almost half of UK business. Even though 40% of business suffered problems last year, and 80% of businesses which suffer a major disaster fail within two years…

Or, do you think that simply backing up your data will protect you? It could, if continuously undertaken to the high standards necessary…but how often do you test the data; or restore the system; or try and buy replacement servers at short notice?

Oakview offers help with: Advising, drafting, preparing, writing, testing and facilitating Business Continuity Planning, all using BS 25999 – the global Business Continuity standard. With our business partners, we can offer you state of the art back-up facilities; and our connections with property companies mean we can identify off-site restoration sites at short notice.

John Wade’s Specialties:

Business Consultancy Planning and Management, especially for medium-sized businesses; Strategic and operational insights; Project Management; PRINCE2; Business Transformation; Disaster Recovery and Risk Assessments; FSA Compliance

John Wade’s Experience

Director

OakView Consulting Ltd

(Management Consulting industry)

January 2009 — Present (1 year )

Oakview Consulting provides sound business advice for owners and senior managers in small and medium sized business. Assignments have included: business planning; revenue improvement; business continuity planning; and process improvement.

Running a business, by definition, is a risk, especially in the current economic climate. More than ever, business demands attention on clients, staff and finances – and not enough time to manage issues around people, processes, policies, protection or profits.

Risks occur by:
• Not having or implementing the right strategy for your business, especially now;
• Not knowing or acting where you are profitable, and where you make losses;
• Selling products or services inappropriately, especially in today’s litigious society;
• Inadequate financing or credit lines;
• Inefficient processes;
• Ineffective management information;
• Incomplete or improperly managed projects;
• Non-compliance with regulatory, legislative or statutory requirements;
• Inadequate Business Continuity Management - from no plan at all through to an untested and possibly unworkable plan.

If you want a rigorous analysis of your business to improve productivity, increase profits, and manage disruption before it costs you time and money – you should call someone with business advisory knowledge, and real experience of making things happen.

Oakview Consulting: maximising performance|minimising risk.
Contractor

The Lamberhurst Corporation

(Partnership; Management Consulting industry)

2009 — Present (less than a year)

Lamberhurst is a network of senior business consultants with a wide range of skills and experience from numerous industries, offering practical, down to earth advice and support to mid -sized corporates and the public sector

John works with Lamberhurst to provide support to their practice groups and consultants.
Consultant

ibd - helping people and businesses to grow

(Management Consulting industry)

2009 — Present (less than a year)

ibd is a network of over 300 consultants and business advisors, all of whom have held senior positions in commerce and industry, dedicated to growing businesses and people, particularly in the SME and owner-managed sectors.

Through a structured, free and no-obligation Business Health Check, ibd consultants help identify those concerns facing business owners, and using the skills and experience available through the network, provide the insights to business development - and crucially, help implement those changes.
Operations Director

Perkins Slade Limited

(Insurance industry)

December 2001 — January 2009 (7 years 2 months)

Strategic and operational board responsibilities, including strategic planning and implementation; HR including new compensation structures and senior staffing reorganisations; ICT including the implementation of a major new IT system; regulation including the initial application and subsequent acceptance of the business by the FSA.
Director of Operations

Bain & Company

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Management Consulting industry)

September 1998 — December 2001 (3 years 4 months)

Support side management and direction; included reorganisation of support structures and standards; support staff recruiting and HR management, including director and junior staff levels; general office management through junior managers, including facilities, graphics, EA, PA and secretarial staffing; telephone and reception staffing responsibilities.
Practice Manager

Denton Hall

(Legal Services industry)

September 1993 — September 1998 (5 years 1 month)

Responsibilities for office and local business management, including: profit and loss responsibility; marketing and business development; HR; IT; Facilities and premises management; general office management; front of house.
Regional Manager

National Home Loans Ltd

(Management Consulting industry)

1988 — 1991 (3 years )

John Wade’s Education

The Open University

MBA , Strategy; Financial Strategy; Strategic Human Resources Management; Creativity, Change, Innovation , 1998 — 2001

Additional Information

John Wade’s Websites:

John Wade’s Groups:

Open University Business School Alumni Network
Chartered Management Institute Network
UK Interim Management - HR, IT, Finance, Supply Chain & Procurement and Business Change
Advanced Management Skills
Bain & Company Global Alumni
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Professionals
UK Interim-management / Freelance network
BSI - Talking Business Continuity
Chief Operating Officer (COO) Network
Milton Keynes Networkers
BCI - Business Continuity Institute | Certified members
Interim management
thebestofmiltonkeynes Business Community
BNI UK
IBC London Region
BT Tradespacers
Fresh Business Thinking
Milton Keynes Small Business Group
Skillfair
Workthing+
Public Sector Interim Management Jobs Board
Legionella Control
REDS IN BUSINESS (Manchester United Fans Business Network)
The Blog Zone - A community for serious bloggers
Contracting and Consulting jobs / opportunities
Interim Management Jobs.net
BNI MK Diamond
New to Consulting
IBC South East Region
The Business Club Northants
New Website Beta Development Group
Business Scene - East Midlands - How visible are you?
Milton Keynes Business Resilience Forum