Gordon Tredgold FInstLM
Visiting Professor Faculty of Business, Education and Law | Staffordshire University
Cologne Area, Germany, GERMANY
International Speaker, Author, Leadership Expert, Consulting, Visiting Professor
Biography
Excellent leadership skills, business acumen, a strategic thinker, strong relationship building and the ability to get things done.
A natural leader who quickly energizes organisations, developing and motivating highly focused teams that successfully meet and exceed company objectives.
Able to influence at C-level & with strategic partners such as IBM, Accenture & AT&T.
Adopts simple and practical approach to implementing change that allows organisation to quickly invest in the process and deliver outstanding results.
Experience includes logistics, banking, telecommunications, manufacturing, FMCG and air travel sectors working for major blue chip companies.
Proven leader committed to promoting employee development, fostering communication, and aligning IT and corporate goals. Fluent in French.
Visiting Professor Faculty of Business, Economics and Law at Staffordshire University.
Fellow of the Institute of Leadership and Management.
Specialties: Leadership • Change Management • Organizational Development • Performance Optimization • Global Outsourcing • P&L • Solution Delivery • Personnel Management • Communication • Strategic Planning • Cost Reduction • Customer Service •Business Process Improvement • Mentoring •Vendor Management
Industry Expertise (2)
Management Consulting
Information Technology and Services
Areas of Expertise (6)
Organizational Effectiveness
Leadership
Management
Business Optimization
Business Transformation
Strategic Leadership
Accomplishments (8)
Inc Top 100 Leadership and Management Expert (professional)
2014-06-19
Selected by Inc Magazine Top 100 Leadership Expert.
#14 in Top 50 Leadership Experts to Follow on Twitter (professional)
2014-06-30
Selected at number 14 in the Top 50 Leadership experts to follow on Twitter.
Visiting Professor Staffordshire University (professional)
2014-03-31
Offered, and accepted, Visiting Professorship at Staffordshire University, Faculty of Business, Education and LAw.
Top 50 Blogs to Watch 2013 (professional)
2012-11-30
My blog Leadership Principles was selected by Evan Carmichael as one of the Top 50 blogs to watch in 2013. This was my first award for my writing and came after just 4 months.
#6 Most Socially Shared Leadership Blog in 2013 (professional)
2014-01-31
My blog, Leadership Principles, was selected at number 6 on the list of top 60 most socially shared blogs. The shares are on Twitter, Facebook and Linked in.
Dusseldorf Marathon (personal)
2013-04-27
Completed the Dusseldorf Marathon, my first ever marathon, and raised over $5000 for cancer charity along with my friend Tarak. Managed to completed my first marathon in just 6 months with no prior training or running exp.
Cologne Marathon (personal)
2013-10-12
Completed my second Marathon, in Cologne, having persuaded 4 friends to run their first marathon with me.
Vancouver Marathon (personal)
2014-05-03
Ran my third marathon in Vancouver, and raised money for skin cancer. This was the second of my five marathons in five continents.
Education (2)
University of Manchester - Institute of Science and Technology: BSc Hons, Mathematics 1984
Thunderbird School of Global Management: Global Strategic Management 2009
Affiliations (5)
- Staffordshire University
- Institute of Leadership and Management
- Thunderbird School of Management
- Manchester University
- Professional Speakers Association
Links (2)
Languages (2)
- French
- German
Media Appearances (2)
Bold Radio - Real Thought Leaders Radio Show
Bold Radio radio
2014-07-27
Interview with Gordon Tredgold, Leadership Expert and Thought Leader.
Raise Your Game Radio Show
BFM 89.9 Radio- Business Radio Malaysia radio
2013-06-09
Interview with Raise Your Game about Leadership Its a Marathon Not a Spring book release.
Event Appearances (13)
FAST Leadership Staffordshire University
Leadership Development Stoke, UK
2014-01-09
FAST Leadership
CeBit Hannover
2014-03-10
Big Data Round Table
CeBIT Hannover Germany
2014-03-11
FAST Leadership
CIO Event New York
2014-03-26
FAST Leadership
CIO Event UK Northampton UK
2014-04-02
FAST Masterclass
Staffordshire University MBA Class Stoke Uk
2014-04-02
FAST MasterClass
StaffFest Staffordshire Univesity Stoke UK
2014-07-09
FAST Leadership
Aiesec Menara Leadership Event Marrakech Morroco
2014-02-08
FAST Leadership
Leadership Development Conference Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane Morroco
2014-06-06
FAST Masterclass
Allianz Group IT Workshop Nuremberg Germany
2014-07-16
Outsourcing Expectation Management
Accenture CPG Industry Practice Meeting Bangalore India
2013-10-23
Outsourcing Expectation Management
IBM Outsourcing Kick Off Bangalore India
2013-10-23
Operational Improvement
Accenture CIO Roundtable Dusseldorf Germany
2013-06-12
Sample Talks (1)
FAST Leadership
Introduction to FAST Leadership, 45 or 90 minutes. About what we need to do in order to eliminate the causes of failure which will allow us to Achieve Success Faster. Simple pragmatic approach to achieving goals and transforming our delivery capability.
Style
Availability
- Keynote
- Panelist
- Workshop Leader
- Author Appearance
- Corporate Training
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