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Gill How

Gill How

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An international speaker with my keynote “Switch On Your Strengths!”, my expertise is renowned for enabling audiences to make a positive and immediate step change in skills, confidence, performance and life satisfaction worldwide.

With countless testimonials demonstrating that my keynote elevates mood and outcomes, I am available to add value to your conference, annual event, team away day, CPD, skills development and professional network events. My preference is face to face, often blended with virtual audiences.

My keynote allows audiences to shift perspective from fixing weaknesses to focussing on strengths, energy and positive qualities, leading to increased performance. Consistent feedback mentions my interactive, engaging, inspiring style and sense of humour, and how immediate it is in its impact.

You can read testimonials about the difference my keynote makes here on LinkedIn and on my website www.gillhow.comFor organisations who want more, my expertise with strengths can be woven into further training, workshops, culture change and leadership development programmes.

My face to face experience includes Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Russia, Ukraine, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Poland, Germany, Spain, Uganda and UK.

I have worked virtually with organisations in Australia, South Africa, the Bahamas, India and Mongolia.

Clients include Alliance Healthcare, Arriva, American Express, First Group, Hewlett Packard, Network Rail, Oxford University, Rail Delivery Group, Southern Railway, NHS, University of East London, GlaxoSmithKline, Plan International, PSI CRO, Vesuvius & YTL.

From my MBA, I am able to understand and empathise with many business challenges. This builds on the scientific rigour of my first degree in Physics.

My strengths expertise is demonstrated in my vibrant travel and leadership blog www.gillhow.com/blog

You are welcome to join my EDI Bookclub+ which is free of charge.

My twelve years of corporate life included project managing worldwide multi-cultural IT transformation and business improvement projects when employed by American technology company Digital Equipment (now HP), building on key experience with Xerox & British Gas.

Specific Awards & Credentials:

  • National Training Award Winner in partnership with Southern Railway
  • Creator of the Women in Transport leadership development programme, Lead
  • Fellow of Association for Coaching and Master Executive Coach

Please get in touch to find out how my keynote “Switch On Your Strengths” can help move the dial and increase performance in your sphere, organisation or network.

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