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Meeting Between Colleagues

WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT WORKING WITH ME

There are few things as rewarding as a successful collaboration that solves a challenge. During my years of management and leadership experience, I have built lasting and rewarding relationships.

 

Check out below what people say about working with me, I let my reputation do the talking.

Sarah Davis 

business Support Manager, AD Sustainability

Working with David has been so simple. He listened to what we needed and never overcomplicated the process. This is such an important area for anyone in business and it's important to get it right. David helped lift some of the weight on doing just that.

Steven Wardell, CSMP® M.ISMI®

Head of Campus Engineering Operations, King's College London

When we think of good leaders we often consider those who are “effective at getting the job done”, and sometimes forget the myriad other characteristics that are necessary. David is an effective leader, without doubt, but as a leader he has so much more to offer too. He engages, he listens, and he makes informed decisions. This approach leads to reliability and positive outcomes.

 

Often leaders struggle to see what they have before deciding how to improve it. David overcomes this by engaging with stakeholders to understand service delivery at the coal face before working collaboratively to decide and agree the improvements that can be made. David has empathy, he is compassionate, and he genuinely cares about others.

 

These strengths do not muddy his decisiveness or effectiveness, rather they add a level of integrity that may be found lacking in others. I’ve worked with David and been led by him in various roles. He is a unique individual for whom I have great respect and with whom I hope to continue to work in the future.

Nikki Smith 

Commercial Director, Ashton Fire Ltd

David’s work has brought an enormous and genuine value to our organisation. Whether it’s one to one coaching sessions, 360 strength profiling, or team strengths assessments, each piece of work has received brilliant feedback and made a positive impact on our understanding of ourselves, as a collective and individually.

Keith Hewitt

Engtech LCIBSE TMIET MWIFM BRMP, Artic Building Services Ltd

I've struggled to write this recommendation, not because it is hard to find something nice to say, but because it sounds too good to be true. As a colleague, David was friendly in his requests, firm in his expectation of delivery and fair in negotiation. His default was to nurture a relationship to secure a greater yield of output through co-operation, a skill set he carries beyond the working day in supporting those he works with. David embodies what it means to be a pro-active and supportive mentor, continuing to support me even now, in a time when I found myself drowning in work, David arrived not with a lifeline to save me, but with the reminder I had the ability to save myself....

Karen Hoy

Highly experienced internal and external stakeholder and engagement communication lead, Jacobs

I worked with David while I was a Head of Communications. David is an excellent and inspirational leader who understands the importance of creating happy and high performing teams. His leadership skills deliver excellence and respect from those around him. David and I worked together on many projects and activities and he had a deep understanding of communications and engagement and the role it plays in high performing teams and delivery. I highly recommend David, he's always helpful and cheerful no matter how much pressure we found ourselves under. I loved working with David.

Canan Saka

Senior Business Manager, King's College London

David is wonderful to work with. He consistently demonstrated a solid work ethic and plus dedication to success. David is dedicated, self-motivated, methodical, and very capable. He is not only a reliable and forward thinking but also an inspiring mentor. I'm happy I got the chance to work with him — I hope we get to do it again.

Richard Bates 

Head of Space Planning & Moves Management,

Royal college of Arts

David is one of those rare individuals who can grasp a problem and come up with pragmatic and effective solutions. An expert in his field, David is an inspirational leader, developing teams, and is always willing to listen to alternative solutions.

Vicki Hall

Executive Assistant, RICS

I had the pleasure of working with David. Without doubt, he is one of the most hardworking, committed people I have ever worked with. However whilst always getting the job done and delivering and in fact exceeding upon targets and objectives, David always has time for people. Many people talk about people being assets and David demonstrates this on a daily basis. He is a role model to others, a mentor to many ( both formally and informally) and has a genuine passion for people management and support.

Stuart Butcher

Account Director, Security Professional

There has only been a handful of people that I’ve come across who truly have the attributes and dedication that I would describe as world class. David is empathetic and approachable; a real people person, who’s extensive knowledge makes him a true ambassador and natural leader in his field. He’s a great mentor with a ready smile, who’s always willing to help. There aren’t many people I would follow, but he’d definitely be one of them.

George Christodoulou

Compliance Support Officer, King's College London

David has been a pleasure to work with. He has been a great mentor to me and has motivated and inspired the team to excel in their respective areas. David is a brilliant leader that has high standards for the quality of his work and has always strove to make a difference.

Saskia Stimpson 

Senior Engineer, Ashton Fire Ltd

I have been having 1-1 mentoring sessions with David for about a year now. Not only has he been a mentor, supporting me in my career, but he is very knowledgeable in his field. I would definitely recommend him.

Souvik Biswas

AutoCAD Manager, King's College London

I was fortunate enough to work with David and got to experience his management style first hand. The strategic direction for the team was set and refined in our weekly meetings, which is where he also made sure to stay on top of all deliverables. David made sure to develop everyone and ensured career progression for all the team members. He was kind, caring, extremely knowledgeable and made sure to support all team members in whatever way they needed it. It is rare to work with someone like David, but I'm very glad I was able to as I now have a model for what makes a good leader

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