David H.
Highly Experienced Management Development Consultant
Professional Value
David is a management development consultant who helps SME CEOs and senior finance leaders evaluate business strategies and build high‑performing teams through coaching, facilitation and psychometric profiling. He delivers financial modelling and cash‑flow forecasts that underpin capital investment decisions, and, as an accredited user of the Strength Deployment Inventory and OPQ, designs competency‑based development programmes proven to raise project appraisal accuracy.
Executive Profile
David has been involved in training and development and education for over twenty years. Having first trained and qualified as an accountant, he moved on into more general management and then management development and training.
He has operated in both the public and the private sectors and has also lectured in General Management Theory and Practice, Financial Management, and Accountancy. He was a visiting lecturer at the University of Warwick, Warwick Manufacturing Group, where he taught in the field of human resource management.
David has considerable experience of business and people management, organisational consultancy, training and development, and is a skilled facilitator and coach.
In addition to training and development, David's past consultancy experience includes:
- Business and strategic planning, capital investment appraisal, financial modelling, financial control, and management information systems, business advisory activities, budgetary control
- Identification and design of management training and development strategy, training needs analysis, OD interventions and change programmes, problem-solving workshops and group facilitated events, team building programmes and events
- Psychometric testing, design and delivery of assessment and development centres, recruitment and selection, job analysis, competency identification and definition, behaviour anchored rating scales
David holds a Level B Intermediate qualification in occupational testing with the British Psychological Society. He is an accredited user of the TMI and associated instruments published by Team Management Systems, the NEO PI-R personality profile published by Psychological Assessment Resources Inc., Saville and Holdsworth's instruments including the OPQ, the Strength Deployment Inventory (SDI), and numerous other psychometric instruments for measuring ability and personality.
David's specialties include:
- Evaluating business strategies, financial and commercial evaluation of projects, cash flow management, management development, coaching, facilitation, psychometric testing, personality profiling
- Providing consultancy for SME's and larger organisations, offering business advice and support and project work, specialising in business planning and strategy and finance; a company 'doctor' service
- Management training and development including executive coaching, personality profiling, and psychometric testing
Core Competencies
Finance, Financial Tools
David possesses expertise in finance and financial tools, with a strong foundation in corporate finance, shareholder value, and project appraisal using discounted cash flow techniques.
He is skilled in financial project appraisal, interpreting financial statements, and cash flow forecasting.
His knowledge extends to budgeting, break-even analysis, and cost control.
Leadership
David demonstrates leadership expertise through strategic leadership, managing people, motivation, and team building.
He is experienced in managing remote teams and utilizes the Strength Deployment Inventory to inform his approach.
His leadership style is characterized by a focus on team working and motivation.
Strategic Planning
David is skilled in strategic planning, with expertise in business and corporate planning, strategic analysis, assessment, choice, and implementation.
He is able to evaluate business strategies and provide consultancy services to organizations, including SMEs and larger companies, to support their strategic planning and development.