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Fiona
Stuart-Wilson is Managing Director of
UMD Professional and an experienced senior manager within both the
public and private sectors. She has worked with a large number of
practices over the last fourteen years, and
is an experienced trainer and facilitator, specialising in strategic management and
marketing. She was for eleven years Associate
Editor of a major scientific journal and series editor of a management
book series. She has spoken
widely at conferences in the UK and internationally on business. |
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Peter
Warner is a solicitor admitted
to practice in 1985 with a wealth of consultancy, training and management
experience. He joined a major law network in 1992 where he was responsible
for the planning, co-ordination and implementation of business reviews
and consultancy projects for practices ranging in size from four
to sixty five partners. His recent work includes various quality
and performance improvement initiatives such as Investors in People.
ISO 9000, Lexcel, Legal Aid Franchising, Barmark, Risk Management,
Practice Excellence, Business Planning, Marketing Strategy and Change
Management. |
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Mansoor
Qureshi is a partner in a large professional practice in South
Ockendon, Essex. He has a keen interest in business and professional practice management
and now presents a large number of Hands-on management workshops
for UMD Professional. He combines a practical management approach
based on real experience with a clear understanding of the key issues
facing the professions and individual practices. |
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John Shepherd is an experienced trainer and facilitator with significant senior management experience across a range of sectors. He has worked with a practices across the UK and internationally over the last five years and specialises in strategy, finance and people management issues. |
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Sheila Scott is a highly experienced trainer and coach who has worked with a range of professional practices across the UK over the last 20 years. Her specialisations are strategic planning and marketing and she provides practical hands-on advice on the implementation of marketing strategies. |

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Phillip
Cannell is a partner in a large practice
in Essex, which has won several national awards for the quality of its people management. He has a particular interest in clinical governance and has published several articles on this and other aspects of business management in professional journals. |
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Martin
Ashley started his career in the Services and established his own practice in 1977. He has a particular interest in the development of the role of practice managers and sits on the Institute of Leadership and Management committee. He was a member of his local health authority from 1985 - 1990 and retains a keen interest in strategic issues. |
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Sandy
Horvath has extensive practical senior management experience,
and hands-on training experience gained within the police service
and other private and public sector organisations. He has been working
with professional practices for the last ten years in the arenas of
communications and people management, and has developed a unique
workshop on dealing with difficult and potentially violent situations.
He has authored a wide range of training and development programmes,
and is in demand for his communications and assertiveness workshops.
A qualified trainer of trainers, for the past eleven years he has
trained in mediation, conciliation, counselling skills, and interviewing
techniques. |