Clients & Testimonials
Brian Squires

Sample of Client Engagements

  • Solicitors - business 'excellence' & team development
  • Waste Management Consultant - building business strategy
  • Entrepreneur - to integrate beliefs with practice
  • Headmaster - developing 'no child fails' culture
  • Business Consultant & Trainer - develop marketing strategy
  • Engineering Director - processing challenging issues within company
  • Finance Director - explore personal motivation & integrity at work
  • Health Project Manager - develop strategy & fresh approach

Client Testimonials

Waste Management Consultant

Brian has helped me on two levels: personally, and for my business. The first phase was to assist developing my personal strategy starting with exploring my strengths and weaknesses, as well as my gifts and abilities; and then reviewed my own personal direction and career. The outcome was that I left my full time employment, and set up my own business.
The second phase was to explore setting up my own business, establishing a sound strategy for the market place that I would be entering. As a result I set up a successful company, which achieved very good results in its first year of trading.
I am convinced that the way Brian took me through these phases (and his advice), played a significant role in producing the success that I now enjoy, and would recommend his services to all levels of employees within a company. As a further development I have been approached to become the CEO of a new company that wants to bring new technology to the UK in my field of expertise.

Solicitor

Brian is a "reader of the times". He has the ability to help a person take a step back from the microcosm of their life and to view it from a much bigger perspective. Brian has the ability to see things just as they are; to read the times for individuals and for the organisations in which they live and work.
He is able to bring a "strategic" vision: Firstly - to the individual helping them on a very personal and intimate level to discover who they are and why they are here; Secondly - integration within the setting of family, social life and workplace; identifying each person's strength, encouraging them to merge those talents with other key people in their lives - husbands, wives, children, friends, business partners and colleagues.
Brian's input has had a profound affect on my own life, my family and workplace and I cannot recommend enough his gifts, talents and ability to precipitate change.

IT Specialist

My sessions with Brian were extremely productive. He listened patiently, taking time to understand my situation, asking pertinent questions which brought clarity to existing understanding, as well as enabling new thinking. He was considerate and respectful of my ideas and opinions, giving wisdom and advice without being dictatorial. Much of his advice I have implemented, with great success.
I am convinced that without his support, I simply could not have made the career and life changes I sought. Brian hasn't just 'advised' or 'helped' me: he has mentored me through a very difficult time in my life. He edifies, encourages and always looks for the best in people. I heartily commend his approach and skills: there are times when his approach seems 'left-field', but without this approach, we simply would not have made the progress we did. He has clearly spent a lot of time preparing a range of good-quality support materials: the ones he chose for me have been extremely helpful.

Headmaster

I have known Brian for a number of years, and was unsure how our professional relationship would develop, but I was instantly put at ease by a mixture of his enthusiasm, candour and wisdom. If anything, our friendship grew as we discussed leadership matters ranging from clarity of vision to converting enthusiasm into success.
Brian is able to listen and distil key information from open conversations and I leave our meetings with a sense of purpose and confidence that is not always present at the start. He takes great pleasure in learning about the world of headship when we meet, providing a degree of challenge and rigour to my thinking which helps me to develop both in terms of resilience and direction.
His experience, intuition and encouragement are proving to be a real benefit to both myself and my school, and I always look forward to our appointments.

Town Crier of Chester

Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! Brian showed me his website and asked for feedback. I looked and thought, "Well this website is aesthetically attractive and technically proficient. The content also has much that intrigues. But the problem is, I have known, and greatly admired, Brian for some 28 years, and I could not see the best of him emerging from the text. It's not that the website isn't true, but it misses the best parts out.
I thought, "If I needed wise and supportive input I would go to Brian, as I have done many times before, not because of his biography, nor because of his previous clients, nor because of his current projects. I would go to him because of his personal qualities. I have found him to be consistently: intelligent, discerning, caring, sensitive, compassionate, loyal, humorous, supportive, wise, affirming and encouraging."
These are priceless qualities, that he has in abundance but I couldn't find them on the website. So I thought I'd write them down, and then there would be testimony from Chester's best looking (and most humble!) citizen.


 
 
 
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