Paul is a London based Katzman Consulting associate with over 25 years experience in the design and delivery of management learning, applying his trade in both private and public sectors, nationally and internationally.

For 14 years Paul headed the management development function for Coutts & Co and their associated businesses; Coutts Offshore, Nat West Stockbrokers and Nat West Private Bank. Prior to this he was a Training Manager within the Ind Coope /Allied Lyons Group, Ford Motor Company and was Head of Learning and Development for the Greater London Employers' Secretariat (formerly the Whitley Council) in London and Principal Personnel Manager for the London Borough of Newham.

Paul has worked extensively with John Hunt at the London Business School, mentoring on their acclaimed International Leadership Programme and has lectured widely for such diverse organisations as the Institute of Bankers, the Royal Institute of Public Administration and the Royal Military College at Shrivenham.

Paul's core interests are in the development of leadership capability, senior management and executive coaching, and career guidance and consultancy within changing organisational contexts. His experience also embraces the use and interpretation of psychometric and ability tests for coaching, personal development and recruitment, selection and assessment purposes.

Paul is perhaps best known for his work with Jim Caple in publishing a searing critique of Honey and Mumford's 'Learning Styles 'in 'Reflections of Two Pragmatists'(MCB 1994) which led to a review of Kolb's and Honey and Mumford's approach in Universities on both sides of the Atlantic. His latest work, 'The Poverty of Competencies', written with John Pope was published by Emerald Press in 2008.

Paul's current clients include; Bank of New York, Schroders, Northern Trust, May Gurney, Fitch Ratings, the Football Association and OFGEM.

 

Along with Jim Caple, Paul authored 'Reflections of Two Pragmatists'-A critique of Honey and Mumford's Learning Styles which appeared in Industrial and Commercial Training( MCB University Press 1994)

He and Jim Caple are also working on a critique of competency models to be called (provisionally) 'The Poverty of Competencies'.




Academic Affiliations

London Business School. London England.