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About Us

When Grosvenor was established in the 1980's we coined the phrase 'Training to Make a Difference' and this philosophy still underpins our approach to everything we do. We believe that training, like any other expense, needs to make a profitable contribution to the bottom line.

Our client list is represented in 13 sections of the financial times all share index as well as having specific divisions dedicated to Local Government and the BVRLA.

One of the key factors of our success is our trainers. Not only are they specialists in their areas of delivery, they are also highly experienced practitioners that have worked in the real world of business.

As part of our philosophy the directors all continue to work within the business and take a personal interest in ensuring the company operates to the highest quality standards.

Keith Crampton

As General Manager of the Local Government Division, Keith is responsible for the quality and delivery of training and consultancy carried out for Local Authorities.

After a successful career in Management Services, Keith moved into generalist Personnel work and shortly afterwards specialised in Training and Development.

Having worked in both Local Government and the NHS as an in house Training Manager for 14 years Keith moved into training consultancy full time in 1996.

Keith is an experienced professional having worked in the Public, Private and voluntary sector. He combines a results focused business like approach to training with a caring, fun and supportive style. Keith has undertaken facilitation work including major wage negotiations and partnerships working. He is also an experienced management coach working with people at all levels.

Keith has delivered and developed a wide range of courses and workshops relating to Communication and Management skills for a number of major clients. Keith has experience of the development and implementation of major policy within public sector organisations.

Qualifications: Chartered MCIPD, Master Business Practitioner NLP

Peter Elsom

Chief Executive of various multi-national businesses. He was a director of Pye, Phillips, I.T.T., Drake International and Ecco. He was a member of the study team on Business Ethics at City University Business School.

Founder of The Grosvenor Group, which is a worldwide provider of training, Peter is now primarily engaged in speaking with boards of companies around the world on strategic development, management to leadership, coaching, globalization, all topical issues confronting business today.

A Post Graduate of Harvard Business School Peter is well placed to deliver training in any situation. He is a specialist in the application of financial management skills in Local Government.

Gill Burt

Gill is an energetic and versatile training consultant. Her background in project and client management was originally gathered in her first career as a chartered landscape architect. She spent nine years in senior / principal posts working as part of multi-disciplinary teams and managing small teams of specialists. Managing and developing people were central to Gill’s work.

Since 1993 Gill has concentrated on working as a trainer, managing many high level client relationships on major projects in the UK and worldwide. She has provided technical advice, training and consultancy to private and corporate clients, and local and national governments.

For the last 5 years she has been working in the UK with public, private and retail sector clients, specialising in personal development and management development training.

Alec Fitzsimons

A highly experienced HRD Professional with eighteen years of public and private sector experience. A wide line of latitude from many sectors - demonstrating measured success in all. Extensive consultancy experience in Canada, Europe and the USA. Capable and competent to work at both organisational and individual levels.

Has worked on various programmes including developing Management within a Global Finance Corporation, project management, stakeholder management, Coaching & Facilitating University/academic staff on initiating commercial competence behaviours, coaching individuals from Central Government on performance issues and delivering a project for a local Authority requiring both team and individual change.

Wendy Tooke

Wendy started her career working at the headquarters of The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and then joined North Hertfordshire District Council and began specialising in training and development.

Wendy runs courses mainly in the public sector, specialising in writing skills and customer service. She has the ability to tailor courses specifically to the needs of the participants and provides support and guidance to enable them to identify their own strengths and weaknesses. She is very passionate about her training and will always make sure that the skills gained during her courses can be used effectively back in the workplace by incorporating ‘real life’ examples.

Karen Morton

Karen spent a good part of her early career in PR, marketing and broadcasting incorporating into her portfolio various types of major launches including hotels, toys, art and electrical goods. She has organised major exhibitions and launches in Ireland, the UK and the USA and her broadcasting has taken her as far a field as Hong Kong.

With this vast experience she turned her skills to training and joined Grosvenor Training. Karen has trained in the UK, Europe and the USA and has a style of training which is informative, fun and motivational. Her ability to create rapport with delegates and clients is second to none. Her vast experience within industry has meant that she has enormous understanding of many sectors allowing her to fully customise her training programmes to the specifics of the clients. She has trained for us both in the UK and Europe and has shown her capability to deliver for different cultures in different countries. Karen also plays a major part in the direction of the company and the development of new areas of business. She has conducted training on an in house basis, as open courses, done seminars and spoken at conferences.

As well as her training activities Karen is also involved in many local charity fund raising events and local radio broadcasting.

Barry Wright

Barry relocated to the United States from his native England in 1981 (on the 4th of July), after his remarkable success as one of the U.K.’s top salespeople had boosted him into that country’s totally unacceptable 94% income tax bracket. With six years of sales success behind him as a “quota-buster” in the highly competitive office equipment/supplies industry with Xerox, Pitney Bowes, IBM, and VGC Corp., where he applied his sales and leadership expertise to coaching and training others.

Now, as Senior Director at Grosvenor Consulting and Training Company a global organization, Barry brings his warm, dynamic, and entertaining teaching style to the arena of sales management, negotiation, and leadership training. He has facilitated more than 600 developmental programs across many diverse business sectors, with clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to national and international corporations and business associations.

Barry was educated at Wimbledon College, London, graduating with a H.N.C. in Business Studies. He has resided in Paris, Brussels, and Toronto, and is now based in Los Angeles.

As a lively presenter, coach, and role model for leadership, Barry is guaranteed to keep everyone engaged. An original thinker, he is always ready to challenge existing processes and help his students find new and better ways of doing things.

Rodney Hunt

Rodney began working life with Michelin Tyre Co. where he spent 13 years, the last 7 as a salesman in the East End & City of London, where many of his clients were well known vehicle rental and leasing companies. He was also responsible for the field training of new salespeople entering the company.

Following on from that he spent 18 years with TIP Trailer Rental Ltd (Rental Leasing & Contract Hire of Articulated Trailers) in various sales management and training roles, with the last 10 years as Personnel & Training Director Europe. He was a part of the £60 million management buyout in 1986.

In 1993 he joined The Boss Group Ltd (Fork Lift Truck Manufacturers) as Training Manager.

Rodney then joined Grosvenor Training Services Ltd as an associate trainer, specialising in the delivery of technical BVRLA (British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association) courses also working in areas such as sales and finance.

Joe Cheal

Beginning as a counsellor and trainer, Joe now concentrates entirely on training, specialising in the areas of interpersonal skills and self management. He brings humour and aliveness to all his courses, putting people immediately at their ease and providing them with perfect opportunity to enjoy themselves while they learn.

He has the experience of training in various Local Authorities and so is familiar with the culture and current issues facing individuals in this environment. His main work with Local Authorities includes customer care, communication and assertiveness skills, stress management and conflict resolution. Joe also does training with the private sector of the market.

He holds a degree in Psychology and Philosophy and a diploma in Psychotherapy and Neuro-Linguistic Programming.

Melody Cheal

Melody runs courses in both the private and public sectors, focusing on interpersonal skills and self awareness. She also specialises in time management and in the dynamics of building and improving relationships. Her animated style combined with the ability to build fast rapport with groups, creates an inspiring and motivating training experience.

Previous to becoming a full time trainer, she has had twelve years experience in industry including six years with a Local Authority. She is dedicated in using her experience to help individuals enhance their relationships with their customers, their colleagues and themselves.

She holds a degree in Psychology and a diploma in Psychotherapy and Neuro-Linguistic Programming.

Victoria Lance

A highly energetic, empathic and innovative facilitator and training consultant with a proven track record as a Leadership Development and HR specialist within the UK and overseas. Victoria brings 15 years management experience working from Operations to HR, Team Leader to HR Manager both within the public and private sectors. She creates and delivers leadership programmes, has introduced performance management processes to influence corporate culture and facilitated new and existing board/team sessions.