Rhys Davis from Armstrong Watson shares his story of how PDW helped him with his professional development goals, and gives some great tips on how you can start your own journey towards self-improvement!
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Christine Hood
Head of People Development
Christine is a Senior Performance Development Manager at PDW which day to day means she facilitates workshops, conducts 1:1 coaching, looks after our clients and brings new clients on board.
Christine loves working with all of the delegates that walk through our doors and she transforms their behaviour and their lives. Christine is passionate about people development and she is curious to understand other people’s worlds and help them be the best they can be.
Outside of PDW Christine is a petrol head. She loves all animals, going to the theatre, eating great food and exploring new places.
Elan Thomas
Board Director
Elan is one of the business owners of PDW Group. She brings vision, Strategic and commercial thinking to our clients and the people she coaches.
A down to earth, realistic approach to life along with a sense of humour. Enjoys swimming, yoga and being in the moment.
Gemma Atherley
Client Service Manager
Gemma is our Client Services Manager which day to day means managing the operations team and direct client project management for both Training & Consultancy and Feedback services.
Outside of work Gemma has two young children who keep her very busy! But once they are in bed she enjoys getting stuck into a good Netflix series. Gemma also regularly volunteers within her community to support local people and businesses.
Suzy Griffiths
Business Development Executive
Suzy is our Business Development Executive responsible for identifying and generating new business opportunities and building relationships with potential clients and thrives on making people feel valued.
Suzy is at her happiest spending time with her music obsessed teenage daughter as well as her lazy chilled out dog and is currently learning Spanish.
Lara Rivers
Head Of Client Services
Lara is a Performance Development Manager and is passionate about helping people and businesses achieve their goals.
With her experience in Retail Operations, HR and L&D she fosters the growth of others through 1:1 coaching and facilitating workshops. She’s consciously curious about everything around her, this curiosity helps Lara stay ahead of trends and anticipate changes in the future.
Lara’s interests include yoga, films, music and growing her own fruit and vegetables.
Peter Shaw
Learning & Development Facilitator
Peter is one of our Learning and Development Facilitators at PDW Group. This means you'll usually find him at the front of the room delivering workshops to our clients.
Having over 25 years pedagogical experience, Peter is adept at adapting to different learning styles and unlocking our delegates' understanding. He enjoys the challenge of helping people to reach their full potential and enabling them to develop how they communicate effectively with others.
Outside of work Peter loves to spend time with his family and friends; he is a keen gamer and particularly enjoys revisiting retro games from the past.
Raouf Aissaoui
Software | Development Engineer
Raouf has a great passion for learning new technologies and loves focusing on maintaining applications. Continuously improving our systems to the highest of standards. Ensuring it meets functional requirements and performance.
Always on hand to help with any issues.
Outside of work Raouf tries to prioritise a healthy lifestyle, enjoying healthy eating and regular trips to the gym.
Healey Thomas
Client Support Administrator
Healey is responsible for managing incoming client questions through various channels and is very hands on and loves welcoming our clients to our venue. Nothing is too much trouble.
If you ever need cheering up in the office Healey will put a smile on your face. Outside of work Healey loves spending time riding his motorbike with his like minded girlfriend.
Carla Brown
Senior Performance Development Manager
Carla is a Senior Performance Development Manager at PDW which day to day means she facilitates workshops, one to one coaching and manages accounts.
With her vast experience in sales and L&D in an FMCG business, she brings a wealth of practical examples that is transferable to help other businesses. Carla enjoys meeting new people and supporting them to be better versions of themselves, whilst still remaining their authentic selves.
Outside of work Carla loves to spend time with her husband and rescue boxer dog Lola, going on walks and adventures together.
I often hear myself say “Great opportunity to use your PDW skills” – or, in shorthand, just “PDW!” This has been the most effective training I have done in my career – and to call it training downplays it.
Particularly good feedback from the team on all the practise sessions as this really brings the theory to life – and a great team helping to do that.
Good structure, very well facilitated and the combination of project and personal skills training meant that it was easy to see how the personal skills could be practically applied.
I often hear myself say “Great opportunity to use your PDW skills” – or, in shorthand, just “PDW!” This has been the most effective training I have done in my career – and to call it training downplays it.
Particularly good feedback from the team on all the practise sessions as this really brings the theory to life – and a great team helping to do that.
Good structure, very well facilitated and the combination of project and personal skills training meant that it was easy to see how the personal skills could be practically applied.
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