Some Recent New ECLO Members
Non-Profit Making Member - UnitingCare Health - Kim Forbes
Leadership & Management Development; Culture transformation;
Strategic human resources and learning & development; within a church owned, NFP
Group of Hospitals located within South East Queensland Australia (4,500
employees). A significant strategic objective of UCH is to become a true
'learning organisation', whereby embedding the meaning and understanding of what
this means within the Group is imperative to ensure transformational change.
The organisation (and its hospital facilities), whilst locally based, has a very
positive reputation globally due to the educational and practical placements
offered to Clinical and Non Clinical professionals. UnitingCare Health is 1 of 4
agencies owned by the Church, with a total employment base within Queensland of
some 15,000 employees.
I believe that E.C.L.O membership will assist my endeavours in achieving the
strategic objective and transforming this organisation (as well as assisting the
other agencies) through all of the people.
I currently hold the position of President, QLD/NT Division, Australian
Institute of Training & Development. Associate Fellow - Australian Institute of
Management. Certified Professional - Australian Human Resources Institute.
Associate Member - Alaa Garad
Alaa Garad is a Senior Lecturer in Management at Middlesex University Dubai. He holds a B. Com, Master in Quality Management and on the verge of completing his PhD in Organisational Learning from University of Salford, UK. He has over 17 years of experience in the corporate sector and government that gave him a unique blend of academic and corporate experience. Alaa is an Accredited European Excellence Assessor by EFQM. He is a member of several professional bodies such as Society of Organizational Learning (Gulf SoL) and Academy of Management and he is Senior Assessor and chief Examiner at several national and regional Quality and Excellence awards e.g. Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Award, Dubai Quality Award in United Arab Emirates and King Abdul-Aziz Quality Award in KSA. His research interests include applications of TQM, Organisatioanl Excellence, Organisatioanl Learning Mechanisms and Approaches and collaboration between academia and industry. Beside his academic duties, he is a free lancer consultant and management trainer.
Non-Proft Making Member - Central Manchester and Manchester Children's University Hospitals - David Can and David Settle
Academic Member - Bournville College - Anita Pickerden
Our aim is to help you achieve your full potential through excellent teaching and training in a lively, supportive and welcoming atmosphere. Whether you are leaving school, an adult returning to education, an employer looking to train your workforce or an international student looking to study in the UK, we have dedicated resources to meet your needs. You will find many reasons to come to Bournville College. Our latest OFSTED report showed that we were a good college, with ‘outstanding education and social inclusion’. We are proud of our heritage and links to the local community and employers and it is this experience that has helped Bournville College become one of the main providers of quality education and training in the West Midlands. We have a wide range of courses, excellent facilities, easy access and a pleasant environment in which to study. Feel free to explore this website to find the information you’re looking for. If you can’t find it, contact us on 0121 483 1111 or email info@bournville.ac.uk.
I hope you choose Bournville College for your education and training needs and join thousands of students who have over the years become part of our success story. Needless to say, we would be delighted to become part of yours.
SME Member - LearningVoice Ltd - Józefa Fawcett
Józefa works as an Independent Learning Consultant and provides interim learning support through her company The POL Experience. She is also a Partner/European Business Development Director for KnowledgeWorx Ltd a privately owned knowledge consultancy that provides cognitive mapping/knowledge profiling tools that identify and facilitate improved knowledge sharing across three bi-polar dimensions – knowledge, skills and attitudes – moving individuals from simply knowing into doing.
She has 30 years of learning instructional/specialist expertise, working in a series of varied roles such as make-up artiste/teacher, national promotional consultant, sales executive manager, recruitment manager, healthcare tutor, training and management development across well known UK-based organisations in the public and private sector. She has a deep interest in the interrelationship between individuals and teams and in enabling managers to understand how to value this wealth of knowledge within the organisation - which she sees as fundamental to effective performance management systems and Organisational Learning success. She has published articles on Knowledge Management (KM) and is an enthusiastic and experienced speaker at International conferences and as a part-time lecturer at two top London Universities.
Network Member - Continuing Professional Development Institute
CPD, as a key component of lifelong learning, can be defined as the systematic maintenance and improvement of knowledge, skills and competence, and the enhancement of learning, undertaken by an individual throughout his or her working life. The CPD Institute is an international cross-professional body established to offer recognition to, and provide support for, all those, whatever their discipline, who demonstrate a personal commitment to their own CPD and recognise its value to their clients, colleagues and society in general. The grade of Member (MInstCPD) is open to individuals who confirm their commitment to their own CPD and support the concept of CPD as an integral part of lifelong learning. Individuals who meet the criteria for the grade of Member and who, in addition, can provide evidence that they undertake at least 40 hours of relevant CPD per year may apply for Fellowship (FInstCPD). Companies and other organisations committed to CPD for their staff and/or members are encouraged to become Corporate Affiliates.
Associate Member - Richard Lalleman
Richard hold a BSc in Information Management which was part of the Department for Information and Communication Technology from The Hague University (Netherlands). After finishing the BSc he obtained two-years work experience as the Information Management Assistant at the Hague Conference on Private International Law, an intergovernmental organisation (Netherlands), where he managed internal and external information by improving the use of computer technology to that effect. In particular, he developed a valuable package of library products and services for the strategic positioning of the Hague Conference’s internal library. Additionally, as a project member and freelance consultant of the Focuss.Info Initiative, a collaborative search engine in the field of development studies, Richard is promoting social bookmarking as the way to create and share new knowledge. He is currently pursuing an MSc in Information and Knowledge Management from the London Metropolitan University (United Kingdom), which is part of the Department of Applied Social Sciences. He will finish his research dissertation in August 2008 which seeks to identify best practice in organisational culture and leadership behaviours, thereby enhancing ongoing organisational learning. In short, his professional experiences and both his BSc and MSc have resulted in extensive knowledge about knowledge creation and sharing through technical applications as well as human processes.
Associate Member - Anders Ortenblad
Anders Örtenblad is a researcher and teacher at Halmstad University, Sweden. His main research interests are management ideas connected to knowledge and learning, and the spread and popularity of these and other management ideas. He has published articles on these subjects in Human Relations, Human Resource Development Quarterly, International Journal of Management Reviews, International Journal of Management Concepts and Philosophy, Management Learning, Philosophy of Management and The Learning Organization. Anders Örtenblad is also a member of the International Editorial Board of Management Learning, Sage Publications, and a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of The Learning Organization, Emerald. In 2004 he was awarded the journal of Management Learning’s Reviewer Annual Prize for “your sound intellectual work in helping pursue our joint field by way of your reviews”.
Academic Member - Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics (Russia)
Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics (MESI), founded in 1932, nowadays is one of the leading institutions of higher education in Russia with rich experience and strong tradition of staff training for the economy of Russia and for creative thinking, entrepreneurship and skills for succeeding in business. Amanda gives time to a number of projects including sitting on an Executive Board for the Local Enterprise Growth Initiative, and working with a local school to help young people develop their enterprise skills. Under Amanda's leadership, Formation has achieved IIP and been given Age Positive Employer Champion status. Last year, the company won a Nottinghamshire BEST Business Award for developing the skills of it’s own workforce.
Associate Member - Kashmir Sond
Kashmir started her career working for Central Television as an Advertising Assistant in London, but moved back to Birmingham when her contract ended (and she'd had enough of the daily commute!). She started her career in training after some psychometric tests showed a 'best fit' with training and education. Her first role was with Team Training Ltd as an Apprenticeship Co-ordinator, and then as an Assessor at Training for Tomorrow (formerly Sight and Sound) where she progressed to become Internal Verifier, Operations Manager, Training Manager and finally National Training Manager. As the ‘Managing Partner’ at First Oracle, Kashmir is responsible for the general administration of the Partnership as well as establishing and following up new contacts.
Network Member - The Central and East European Management Development Association (Slovenia)
CEEMAN is an international management development association established in 1993 with the aim of accelerating the growth in quality of management development in central and eastern Europe. Gradually CEEMAN has become a global network of management development institutions interested in quality of education and innovations in this field, as well as in the broad area of subjects related to change. CEEMAN has expanded to include 170 institutional and individual members from 42 countries in Europe, North America, Latin America and Asia.
With professional excellence as its aim, CEEMAN fosters the quality of management development and change processes through the development of educational, research, consulting, information, networking support, and other related services for management development institutions and corporations operating in the transition and dynamically changing environments. Its holistic approach to the phenomena of change and leadership development celebrates innovation, creativity and respect for cultural values.
Network Member - The Baltic Management Development Association (Lithuania)
Carrying out the idea to create a regional management development network, initiated by Universities, Business schools, individual professors and business professionals from the Baltic countries, the Baltic Management Development Association (BMDA) was found at the end of 2002. From the very beginning the Association started to induce the quality of management development in the Baltic region and beyond through promoting research, offering educational services and networking opportunities for management development institutions and business enterprises.
Bridging East and West – became the main motto of BMDA. By establishing a virtual bridge between East and West Management schools, especially taking into account enriching nature of collaboration of different scientific cultures, BMDA provides a unique opportunity for it’s members to share the experience of transformation, rapid growth and managing organisations for stabilisation, that is the main feature of the New EU Member states including Baltic Countries economy and management challenges. The focus on Baltic region management development is also well kept.
Associate Member - CJ Robison (USA)
Cynthia Jean, but prefers to be known as CJ, has always and training. He completed an MBA at Warwick Business School. In 1990 he set up his own business: Creativity and Commitment at Work. He is a founder member of Transition Partnerships. Since 1988 he has been a Visiting Tutor and Module Leader at Warwick Manufacturing Group.
Academic Member - David Edgar, Glasgow Caledonian University Business School (UK)
The Strategy, Operations and Leadership Group, or SOL for short, are a subject theme group within Caledonian Business School. Our group is concerned with teaching, research and commercial engagement across the management domains of general management, strategy, operations management and leadership. As such, we offer a host of modules in the former areas and are eager to engage with practitioners and other stakeholders to enhance our reputation for relevant and rigorous work. Now that you know who we are, I am delighted to welcome you to our part of the Web site. I hope you find time to look in more detail at our research and consultancy activities or to browse our core values and vision.
Associate Member - Paul Foley, Kynesis (UK)
One of the founding directors of Kynesis, Paul specialises in senior team development, broad-based organisational change and facilitating strategic conversations. Prior to consultancy, Paul worked in the pharmaceutical industry and the wine trade in a number of sales and marketing roles. He is a member of Council of CBI Scotland. Outwith work, Paul climbs, swims, plays football. He collects first edition travel books, loves a wide range of music and has the occasional glass of wine!
Associate Member - Mark Cole, Phd Student (UK)
Mark is interested in situated learning, reflective practice and the application of Knowledge Management techniques to facilitate organisational learning. He is a Phd student at the University of Greenwich in London, where his academic research is on The discourse and practice of professional reflection. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Continuing Professional development and a Member of the Institute of Reflective Practice.
Associate Member - David Settle, Quality Service Matters (UK)
David is Chairman of Quality Service Matters Ltd a management consultancy specialising in performance management, quality assurance and transformation management. His main roles in the public sector were as Chief Inspector of Schools for North Yorkshire Education Authority and Director of Education Support Services for the City of Birmingham. David's international work includes Quality Expert for the EU Tacis Managers' Training Programme, co-worker with the Director of International Affairs for the People's Republic of China to establish exchange of knowledge and skills in the treatment of epilepsy, lead trainer for the Western Cape Province of the Republic of South Africa to set up epilepsy training services in South Africa and lead education consultant working to the Vice President of The Gambia to develop education training services. David's main work currently is with the Central Manchester and Manchester Children's University Hospitals NHS Trust where he acts as project manager for the Trust's transformation programme in partnership with Manchester City Council. He also acts as Principal Consultant to the Centre for British Teachers Education Trust in its DfES work 'Building Schools for the Future'.
Academic Member - Daniel Belet, Groupe Sup de Co La Rochelle (France)
For several years, Daniel Belet has been an "Associate" member of ECLO, working as an independent consultant specialized in management/leadership development and organizational development . He recently took up a part time position as Professor of Management at the Groupe Sup de Co La Rochelle.
He designs and facilitates seminars for executive education (one of his favourite themes is helping to develop more learning oriented organizations from an operational standpoint) and intervene as speaker to various types of organisational audiences. Finally he also works as a researcher
area in a range of contexts to maximise the potential for learning from each other and believes she has found it in ECLO.
SME Member - Suzanne Bunniss NHS Education for Scotland (UK)
Over the past 3 years I have been building a research and development programme on how to develop and sustain learning organisations in Primary Health Care in the UK, initially in General Practice teams. I have been working on this in collaboration with St Andrews University. I am also leading a similar development programme within my own organisation. I hope that being a member of the ECLO will allow me to share my experiences and learn with and from the experiences of others. I have been keen to find a network of people who are working in the same area in a range of contexts to maximise the potential for learning from each other.