is the founder of LeaderValues, and he has 10 years practical experience in the
space, using analytics to drive growth and organizational change in businesses across the world.
As a consequence, he can also call on a wide range of expert contacts and firms to bring the appropriate expertise to each assignment.
ENABLE a Big Data business
exactly meet the business needs and are appropriately measured.
, with structure and outcomes clearly agreed with the Client. These could include the role of values; the linkage between leadership and business strategy; change management and effective organization design.
Coaching assignments directly build on Mick’s extensive practical expertise, focused on the intersection of Leadership Development, Branding and Big Data insights. Coaching is a multi-dimensional relationship between the Coach, the Individual and the Enterprise. Mick’s approach is to focus the development needs of the individual against improved business performance.
He draws on his own senior leadership and team development experience of many kinds of Enterprises, combined with a broad academic understanding of the coaching and mentoring process in different business and cultural settings. He can also draw on a global network of associates and experts, depending on the issue and need.
Mick will always build on an individual’s strengths. As part of the coaching process, he will seek first to fully understand the business context, and get input from colleagues on the individual concerned. Mick believes that measurement drives improvement, and he will set up simple but effective processes that make a positive difference for the individual.
Based on our professional and research background, we are able to provide workshops and keynotes on:
the University of Leeds, Business School
International Markets and Business Development
, a company which partners major Retailers and Manufacturers to take customer-focused business decisions.
From 1996 to mid 2001, Mick was Company Group Chairman of
’s Consumer business in Asia-Pacific, based in Singapore. He was a J&J Corporate Officer and a member of the Global Operating Committee. Mick was responsible for all aspects of the Asia Pacific operation (Sales, R&D, Marketing, HR, IT, Finance, Manufacturing etc.).
, latterly as Regional Vice President based in Hong Kong and then in Japan. In all, he spent 11 years as a Regional CEO of Asian businesses.
In 1999, the Yates family started a Cambodian school development program, in a remote ex-Khmer Rouge “reconciliation area”. This reflects a belief in education to help the underprivileged children of this war-ravaged country. Details can be found on yatesweb.com at
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Strategy development workshop and follow-up with the Board, for a new, digital start-up company
Business development strategy and execution
Due diligence, acquisition advice and post-investment customer strategy development on behalf of global Private Equity Firms
Telecoms services provider
Advising a long-standing marketing services firm on adaptation to the digital/social world
Worked with one of the world's largest beverage companies to help establish a customer OGSM for deployment across the enterprise (Objectives, Goals, Strategies, Tactics and Measures)
CIES 41st Executive Congress (The Food Business Forum), Singapore
“e-business & Blur” -
"The relevance of APEC to business” -
CGE&Y’s Center for Business Innovation, Cambridge, USA.
“Using Customer Insight to take better Business Decisions”
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