Canute Simpson is a Director at SMARTObjectives and leads on Business Improvement, working with companies (small, medium and large) within the construction industry to help them improve business performance and productivity. Canute is a Chartered Builder with 8½ years site based experience; he has also worked
his audiences.
Workshop design
Canute has designed numerous workshops for strategic framework reviews, process mapping, business planning, change management, behavioural safety, performance management, presentation skills training, client management, value management, leadership, team development. Canute’s philosophy centres on engaging with people and facilitating their participation.
Facilitation
Canute is an experienced presenter and facilitator, and has facilitated many sessions over the past 5 years. Canute has delivered workshops at B2B networks with up to 150 delegates, at corporate conferences with up to 250 attendees, and management teams with 5-50 people.
Relevant Work History:
Atkins Global - Water Operations (framework review and internal team development)
Springvale (strategic business planning)
Nottinghamshire County Council (business improvement)
Constructing Excellence in Wales
E W Beards (business improvement)
Network Rail (behavioural safety and site safety communication training)
BAA T3 Pier Extension (team and project development)
Approx 57 Network & B2B Events
NFB Network Events
KPI Development workshops
Housing Forum 6 X Regional Conferences 2006-2007
Mace Team development workshop Mace Business School
FPDC – Facilitation at annual conferences Algarve and Palma (150 people)
Crispin & Borst - Vinci (business improvement)
Kirklees Metropolitan Council (business improvement)
Slough Estates (business improvement)
Sol Construction (business improvement)
Allen Build (business improvement)
Balfour Beatty Construction Ltd (business improvement)
Procare (business improvement)
Stanhope PLC (business improvement)
Woodhead Construction (business improvement)
May Gurney (supply chain conference and supply chain & cultural development)
Appleyards Consulting (business improvement)
The Lord group (business improvement workshop & business development)
Heath Avery (business improvement)
Current projects:
Training - Network Rail - Making a Difference (MAD) Behavioral Change programme
Training - Network Rail - Effective Site Briefing Programme
Facilitation - Springvale (Part of CRH Group) business planning workshop
Facilitation - Housing Forum Regional Conference
Facilitation - Denbighshire County Council (strategic project review workshop)
Facilitation and mediation – AIS and FPDC collaboration workshop
Skills:
Facilitation Skills
Presentation Skills
Organistional Change Management
Neuro Linguistic Programming (Practitioner)
Construction Technology
Site Management
Construction and Project Management
Business diagnostics
Workshop Design; current portfolio of workshops include:
- Interactive workshops
- Communication and Presentation Workshops
- Business Planning Workshop
- Behavioral Safety Workshop
- Big Picture Mapping Workshop
- Advance Facilitation workshop (for future development)
- Project Planning Workshop (for future development)
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