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Over the last couple of years, Kevin has mentored a few of our managers. In each case helping them develop generic leadership competencies as well as identifying then advancing needed specific skills in areas such as time management, communication, and engagement. Kevin brings practical knowledge from his years of experience, a capacity to challenge through questioning, good listening and observation skills as well as a hard edge of expectation for improvement.”

Working with Ken as my business leadership coach for the past year has provided me with a great opportunity to not only improve our management rhythm and clarity of roles and accountabilities, but also the way I behave as a business leader in a manufacturing organisation.

Ken has helped me to discover and test a vast range of new leadership concepts that I have found both timely and key in pragmatically improving both my approach to business issues but also help me influence others around me in a much more professional and sustainable way.

Through his vast experience Ken has shown me and others in the business that effective execution demands identification of the root cause of issues, a process to determine the best solution and the need for engagement of stakeholders in delivering the change.

I would recommend Ken to any senior business leader or organisation seeking new ways of working on old problems and I’m sure they would benefit from his broad experience delivered through his engagingly empathetic and professional approach.

Ken is passionate about business operations and making continual improvements. With Ken’s broad business and operational experience this allows a fresh eyes view into business and opportunities for improvement.

Ken’s approach is systematic and structured utilising a variety of tools, frameworks and while driving alignment to ensure a successful result.

I have really valued Kevin’s mentoring. His genuine concern for my development is clear as he challenges me to grow through a combination of active listening, targeted questioning and sharing of his own experiences. He has helped me successfully transition into my new role.

To ensure that our project was successful, we decided that an experienced consultant was required to guide us to replace our CRM and Payroll. Ken from Stoke Consulting provided plenty of advice and guidance ranging from project related matters, stakeholder engagement and change management. He also mentored many people on the team which helped elevate the project and achieve the desired outcomes.

Ken was very flexible and able to quickly build rapport with stakeholders. He was able to provide insights and lessons learnt from many previous engagements as he has been involved in multiple implementations of similar nature.

A few examples of deliverables that Ken produced were the change management plan, surveys and interviews which allowed the business leaders to gain insight around the behaviours of their employees and develop a change strategy that suits. The project was executed smoothly thanks to Ken’s guidance and involvement.

It is my pleasure to strongly recommend Chris to any team or individual looking to grow their leadership effectiveness, improve business outcomes and strategically plan. Chris initially worked as a Business Consultant on an intensive Executive Leadership Team development program for Nova Group focussing both on the individual C-Suite leaders and the team as a whole.

Chris' recommendations were pragmatic, challenging and value-adding. Chris successfully utilised Human Synergistics LSI tool to personally coach the executives as well as some upcoming leaders in the organisation. This coaching helped to accelerate our leader's self-awareness, confidence and effectiveness. It was always reassuring that Chris was able to call on his own broad range of experiences and successes as a senior executive to provide pragmatic guidance based on real work experience. I have personally appreciated and enjoyed working with Chris and now consider him a trusted advisor and friend. Thanks for all the help Chris.

I have had the pleasure of working with and for Chris for many years in a number of roles. One of Chris’s strengths is to build strong, high performing teams through effective coaching, creating better ways to think around individual performance and business outcomes.

Chris is a highly effective leader and strategic thinker. He can develop and deliver a strategy for change, growth and improvements in customer experience. Chris’s coaching and clarity of purpose helped me throughout my career to develop my leadership and collaboration skills. Chris has an enormous capacity and energy, hence he has delivered results in all the roles he has held.

I appreciate Chris as a mentor and would not hesitate in recommending Chris for any leadership position, mentoring or coaching role.

We recently partnered with Chris to help Helitak create strong practices around performance, strategy and governance. Chris quickly established rapport and built genuine connections across the business and was an invaluable partner in guiding the change management process.

What sets Chris apart is his dedication to his clients' success. He is an excellent communicator, a great listener, and always approachable, making the coaching experience not only valuable but also enjoyable.

If you're looking to elevate your business acumen, enhance your leadership skills, or navigate complex professional situations, Chris is the coach you need. His insights and support will undoubtedly propel you toward your goals.

Ken's attention to detail, business knowledge and personable approach saw him rapidly gain acceptance and respect by his peers and customers alike. Ken's experience allowed him to quickly assess situations, remove the organisational 'noise' and focus on the hub of the issue thereby transitioning from problem to solution within realistic timeframes.

Ken is a true professional able to balance theory with practical experience to solve problems and achieve the desired business outcomes. It is a pleasure working with Ken and I would have no hesitation recommending him to others.

I had the benefit of being coached by Chris for over a year, including while I was on parental leave with my second child. Chris has such a great way of connecting with people and is able to quickly build meaningful relationships.

Chris's extensive experience with values based leadership and executive functions meant that he saw and highlighted the potential I already had and helped me develop and strengthen my leadership and business skills. I found Chris to be approachable, engaging and able to discuss and explain every topic that I wanted to explore. Chris challenged me and held me accountable to ensure that I met my professional development goals. I would strongly recommend Chris as an executive coach and thoroughly enjoyed working with him.

There are rare individuals that only need a small amount of time to make a big impact. Chris from Stoke Consulting is one of those and is a rare mix of empathic leadership and strong commerciality. I have had the privilege of working with Chris on a number of projects and I’ve been impressed by his ability to quickly grasp complexity, engage stakeholders and expertly navigate situations to deliver outcomes.

Whether it is for a short-term or longer-term business improvement project, you want Chris on your team.

Over 30 years, I have always found Ken to have integrity, intelligence, passion and an innovative approach to all aspects of his work. He has made significant contributions in his many roles with OneSteel and as a highly-engaged consultant for Wesfarmers over a number of challenging projects across the broad warehousing and distribution network.

Thank you for helping us to maintain our business continuity as we relocated into our wonderful new facility. I still cannot believe how well & quickly the dust settled with no show stoppers.

Because of your encouragement in ensuring Bullivants personnel maintained their accountability to do what they said they were going to do, the transition was a major success.

I have no hesitation in engaging Stoke Consulting in any future developments to improve other business within my region.