Mark Wilcox

Current

Owner at RedThread Consulting

Past

Director People & Org Dev at Sony Europe Gmbh
Group HRD Manager at Cattles PLC
Group Training and Communications Manager at AFG plc

Graduate Recruitment Manager at Nestlé Uk Ltd

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Education

University of London
Bradford Management School
Open University

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Management Consulting

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Mark Wilcox’s Summary

I have a life-long fascination with learning, both for myself and in developing others. My background is both Engineering and Psychology, which have both helped me understand complex organisations in some depth. I now apply this to help other organisations be different, and be better. Most of my work is now with organisations, helping them deliver people related change - bearing in mind most change is about changing behaviour not implementing software or new processes.

I am a psychologist by training, but an engineer at heart, so it has to be pragmatic above all. If it dosn't work then mostly I'm not interested. After all its results that matter not how theoretically perfect your method was !

Our books is now out and being translated into 12 languages, its a book on change and leadership, called Re Energizing the Corporation - How Leaders make Change happen. Co author is Dr Jonas Ridderstrale - the author of Funky Busniess and a long time collaborator.

Mark Wilcox’s Specialties:

Talent Management and Organisational development in a European environment. Particularly interested in behavioural change in organisations through creating clear visions, linked to engaged people with an execution plan. Simple processes well executed deliver change in my experience. Envision, Engage and then Execute - the basis of our work on leadership.

Mark Wilcox’s Experience

Owner

RedThread Consulting

(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Primary/Secondary Education industry)

May 2005 — Present (4 years 7 months)

Founder of Business Consultancy focusing on releasing discretionary effort locked within organisations. Delivered by working with the leadership teams of organisations. Exceptional leadership and team coaching, assessment of talent, and development of capability in a results focused way. Also teaching at Cranfield Business Schools on organisational change and development issues and now with the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom on leading change.
Director People & Org Dev

Sony Europe Gmbh

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Consumer Electronics industry)

September 2000 — October 2005 (5 years 2 months)

Lead the talent management process for Sony Electronics across Europe via a team of internal consultants.
Develop and lead organisational development initiatives and support to business.The People and Organisational Development Team are partners in strategic people development for Sony Europe.
Group HRD Manager

Cattles PLC

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Financial Services industry)

April 1999 — September 2000 (1 year 6 months)

Head of the training and development team for a large niche consumer credit organisation, invoved in the building of talent systems and organisational change related HR.
Group Training and Communications Manager

AFG plc

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Food Production industry)

September 1997 — November 1998 (1 year 3 months)

Part of a turnaround team working for the CEO in a low value own label non branded food business. Interesting role with huge learning, made redundent after 14 months, but would do the role again, enjoyed it so much.
Graduate Recruitment Manager

Nestlé Uk Ltd

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Food Production industry)

August 1977 — September 1997 (20 years 2 months)

Worked in many roles finalising in running their graduate recruitment programme for UK. Experience in training and management development and industrial relations.

Mark Wilcox’s Education

University of London

MSc , Occupational Psychology , 1996 — 1998
Bradford Management School

MBA ,

excellent MBA course focused on business in the raw. Pragmatic programme looking at real issues, and not just theories about business.
Open University

BSc , Psychology

British Psychological Society approved programme for study leading to the Gradute Basis for Registration.

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Mark Wilcox’s Interests:

Business Speaking, Conference Presenting, Writing on Leadership, Talent development, Education Public and Private sector. Assessment processes, Learing from Experience. Leadership research and organisational change research.