Tessa Sharp

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ABOUT TESSA SHARP

Author of award-winning PROVOKE; The Art of Transformative Facilitation - Creating dynamic learning in the corporate world.(Finalist - UK Business Book of the Year 2020). Co-founder of Alchemy Worldwide, bringing transformative learning to organisations and to life. Executive facilitator and OD/learning practitioner with a unique approach to developing executive and organisational capability. Including:• Executive and leadership effectiveness to optimise personal and organisational outcomes• Improved focus, decision making and strategic alignment• Team alignment, engagement and motivation• Enablement and empowerment to mobilise the change desired• 1:1 or group coaching; increasing confidence, personal responsiveness and capability• Developing executive skills to balance operational/short term and strategic long-term focus• Client leadership• Talent identification, development and retention • Innovation and organisational agilityHaving worked in over 40 countries clients value my supportive, curious, insightful and positively challenging way of working. They like the way I ask the questions no one dares to ask, and to say honestly what I see. They experience me as caring, positive and courageous; knowledgeable and professional, yet informal and approachable. I constantly seek the pragmatic and achievable solution that is aligned to authentic leadership aspirations.I draw on a pool of knowledge and expertise in Organisation Development, Adult Learning Processes, Gestalt, MBTI, NLP, Psychodrama, Non-violent communication and Socio-drama. Client list:Private sector: KPMG, Airbus, Investec Bank, Maxus Global, Emap Radio, Mindshare, GroupM, SONY, NovoNordisk, The Body Shop International, CMG, Inchcape, NATS, WPP, VISAPublic sector: the House of Commons, the British Council, the Ministry of Defence, the NHS, the Commissioning Support Programme, HMRC, The Prison Service, Gloucestershire Police, the CPS, Plymouth University.Specialties: Executive Education, Leadership Development, Organisational Development, Coaching, Facilitation, Talent Development and Leadership Assessment.