ai consulting began in November 2005 when a group of forward-thinking consultants and trainers decided to pool their expertise and offer organisations a genuine alternative to traditional corporate training.
Dr Tim Luckcock, Kate McAllister, Paul Nicholson and Andy Smith, are all professionally trained in the pioneering approach of Appreciative Inquiry. Each are committed to proving the tangible and long-term benefits that AI can have for any organisation, regardless of size, sector or output.
We are also part of a wider AI network and have been trained by Anne Radford, the pioneer of Appreciative Inquiry in the UK.
Wherever people are involved, our consultants can harness potential, develop confidence and unlock the power of positive engagement.
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What makes us different?Combining years of experience, tried-and-tested methods, and scores of satisfied clients, ai consulting is also able to provide the ‘personal touch’.Many management consultancies – due to their size and methodological approach – lack the warmth and approachability which can be crucial to the success of any external intervention. At ai consulting, we believe strongly that employees need to feel comfortable and at ease if they are to truly reap the benefits of our services. That is why we are committed to a friendly, personalised approach, developing an atmosphere of trust in which staff feel valued and engaged in the process of change. |
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Biographies
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Dr Tim Luckcock Tim is a teacher, trainer and consultant with a special interest in how AI can be applied to positive action research, organisational learning and leadership. He has a diverse background in teaching and community leadership both as a headteacher and freelance academic having recently designed a degree in multi-agency work and integrated children’s services. He continues to work as an interim manager, thinking skills trainer, action learning set facilitator, Enneagram teacher and coach. He has a PhD in educative leadership, is a member of the National Association of Head Teachers and the British Educational Leadership Management and Administration Society. He is also an accredited Neuro-Linguistic Programming practitioner. Tim’s previous clients include Liverpool Hope University, The Grove Children and Family Centre (Southwark), Liverpool City Council, Oxford Brookes University, Southampton City Council Management Academy, Lincolnshire County Council, Bacon College (Southwark), and Archbishop Blanch High School (Liverpool). |
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Kate McAllister Kate has many years experience of working in the public and voluntary sector. This includes over 10 years as a senior director for one of the country’s leading supported housing associations, where she had responsibility for multi-million pound budgets and more than 500 staff. She has also been involved in the development of a number of national policies, primarily in the field of social housing. Recent work involves collaboration with the Law Commission and the Housing Corporation. Kate has always focused on the positive, seeking practical solutions to complex and seemingly unsurmountable problems. As a result she was impressed by the power of Appreciative Inquiry as a tool to enable sustained and positive organisational improvement. Kate is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Housing, a qualified life coach and a certified NLP practitioner. Having juggled the demands of family and career for many years, Kate is able to empathise and identify with people from all backgrounds, whatever their circumstances. |
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Paul Nicholson Paul Nicholson is ai consulting’s chartered occupational psychologist and specialises in developing the capacity of key individuals within organisations – particularly supporting and coaching key managers to maximize their skills and realise their true potential. Paul uses AI in both one to one coaching interventions with clients, and also when helping organisations capitalise on their strengths as a way to drive systemic and far-reaching performance improvements. He is an associate fellow of the British Psychological Society, member of the Association of Business Psychologists, and affiliate member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. Paul has worked with a range of public and private sector clients including AstraZeneca, Salford University, Southampton City Council, Yorkshire Water, Bayer Schering Healthcare, Newcastle Building Society, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Co-Operative Group, Liverpool City Council and the DVLA. |
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Andy Smith Andy Smith is an Emotional Intelligence consultant, ANLP-accredited NLP trainer and author. He has been assisting individuals and groups with accelerated change for fifteen years. His experience includes IT consultancy, stress management and corporate branding. He is the author of 55 Ways To Increase Your Emotional Intelligence (Coaching Leaders 2003) and Achieve Your Goals: Strategies To Transform Your Life (Dorling Kindersley 2006). Andy is accredited to administer the Emotional Competence Inventory (ECI), 360º assessment. He is an accredited trainer member of the Association for NLP and a member of the Association for Coaching and the Professional Guild of NLP. He has provided executive coaching, team facilitation and training in emotional intelligence to a client list which includes the National School of Government, Disney, Mizuho Corporate Bank, the Cabinet Office, Lancashire County Council, and the NHS. |