John Drysdale
I am privileged to work with leaders and teams, helping them to be consistently better than average: to be the best versions of themselves they can be. I am on a quest to inspire people to think better, behave differently and to stand out. I want people to find their own purpose or cause and to stop organisations and sectors draining their confidence away.
My own confidence drained away in my formative years. I really didn't think I was good at anything and so I settled for average. Falling into average jobs, doing an average job in the oil sector, working in foreign environments in pursuit of money. I was not connecting with my core purpose or discovering what I was really good at.
Somebody must have spotted something in me and one day I got the chance to do something different – to be the trainer. I can remember the excitement (and fear) the first time I stood up in front of a group. I needed to give them knowledge, involve them and send them away with a clear plan. For the first time in my adult life I got feedback - positive feedback. I finally discovered I was good at something, that I didn't need to be average.
This led me to a successful career in Training & Development and over the years I worked in Telecomms delivering customer service, sales and leadership development before a stint in Educational Services. Finally I set up my own consultancy, No Guru based in Liverpool UK. This, like everything in life has been a huge learning curve. Over the years I have been fortunate to work with British Gas Business, Capita, Accenture, Warburtons and more recently I have moved into the Higher Education sector working with some of the leading Universities in the UK.
My other passion is in supporting small businesses to grow and I was Programme Director for a government backed programme that gave business owners the confidence to LEAD (the name of the programme) with tangible results and major success stories.
That is my guiding purpose now whenever I work with people, whether in large organisations or running their own businesses. I want them to have a clearer shot at success than was visible to me in the early part of my career. I want them to be the best and not settle for average.
I would be delighted to talk to you about your event and how I can help your audience be the very best they can be.
Thank you.
John Drysdale
I am privileged to work with leaders and teams, helping them to be consistently better than average: to be the best versions of themselves they can be. I am on a quest to inspire people to think better, behave differently and to stand out. I want people to find their own purpose or cause and to stop organisations and sectors draining their confidence away.
My own confidence drained away in my formative years. I really didn't think I was good at anything and so I settled for average. Falling into average jobs, doing an average job in the oil sector, working in foreign environments in pursuit of money. I was not connecting with my core purpose or discovering what I was really good at.
Somebody must have spotted something in me and one day I got the chance to do something different – to be the trainer. I can remember the excitement (and fear) the first time I stood up in front of a group. I needed to give them knowledge, involve them and send them away with a clear plan. For the first time in my adult life I got feedback - positive feedback. I finally discovered I was good at something, that I didn't need to be average.
This led me to a successful career in Training & Development and over the years I worked in Telecomms delivering customer service, sales and leadership development before a stint in Educational Services. Finally I set up my own consultancy, No Guru based in Liverpool UK. This, like everything in life has been a huge learning curve. Over the years I have been fortunate to work with British Gas Business, Capita, Accenture, Warburtons and more recently I have moved into the Higher Education sector working with some of the leading Universities in the UK.
My other passion is in supporting small businesses to grow and I was Programme Director for a government backed programme that gave business owners the confidence to LEAD (the name of the programme) with tangible results and major success stories.
That is my guiding purpose now whenever I work with people, whether in large organisations or running their own businesses. I want them to have a clearer shot at success than was visible to me in the early part of my career. I want them to be the best and not settle for average.
I would be delighted to talk to you about your event and how I can help your audience be the very best they can be.
Thank you.
John Drysdale
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