Who We Are
Business Transformation was set up by Michael Wellin, a business psychologist, with many years experience of working at senior levels to deliver people solutions in financial services, engineering, professional services, manufacturing, local and national government and not for profit organisations. Michael works with a team of professional associates to deliver client assignments. Associates include experts in leadership development, facilitation, assessment, and statistical and data analysis.
Our clients cross the spectrum from international engineering firms such as Arup, insurance companies like Validus, through to UK SME’s in manufacturing, and services. Over the years we have worked particularly with professional services firms: accountants, architects, economists, engineers, IT , media and search firms, where the quality of people and what they deliver is the single most important driver of business performance.
Our work is characterized by use of the most advanced methods and tools available. We also pioneer our own methodologies, such as using the psychological contract to facilitate culture change, and the use of qualitative customer research methods to help organisations to understand their customers’ critical priorities even better.
Clients tell us we deliver tangible business results.
“I have worked on some great change programmes with Michael for many years now. I am a commercially astute business leader and have not chosen Michael time after time because of familiarity. He always achieves the goals we mutually agree and they are always linked to key business outcomes. Michael is not only highly experienced and knowledgeable in his field, but is also very insightful and perceptive which leads to brilliant outcomes. It is rare to find someone who understands quickly what is needed, at a given time, in a given place and delivers solutions every time.”
The starting point for every assignment is a clear understanding of your business and people goals. Experience tells us that many people and performance issues have complex and sometimes ambiguous causes. We therefore search for robust evidence to guide us when implementing solutions and interventions for you.
in which we use robust psychological research methods to get under the skin of your business and people to explore the rational and emotional drivers of behaviour. Methods we may use include in-depth qualitative interviews, Appreciative Inquiry, analytics, team observation, psychometrics, 360 degree feedback and qualitative client surveys.
where we analyse and interpret the evidence from the discovery stage to better understand the enablers and barriers to achieving your change priorities. We use this to identify and select from a wide range of individual, team, and organisation change methods to identify and plan the optimum solution for your people and business.
Successful consulting also requires an ongoing relationship and responsiveness to you and your colleagues, and your evolving business needs.
“Michael and his team have provided client surveys, bespoke team training, management and leadership programmes and staff development conversations for my teams at Arup over a period of over 8 years. His style and professionalism and cultural understanding of our firm is second to none and it has been a delight working with him and that’s why we have continued the relationship for as many years.”
