David Smith
Speaker/Author/Owner - High Performance through Engagement (Ltd)
35 years of Corporate experience of Change Management, with Executive Board Level responsibilities in People/Culture/Information Technology and Loss Prevention. Part of the turnaround Team that transformed the Asda Retail Business from a basket case to a highly successful £20billion turnover business, becoming No1 Best Place to Work in the Sunday Times Survey along the way. Successful Author of 4 Business Books - 'Asda Magic - the 7 principles of building a high performance culture'; 'Culture trumps Strategy'; Performance Management for the 21st Century - the seismic shift to regular performance coaching'; and recently 'Bad Bosses - the top 10 pitfalls which followers most resent'. Currently a Speaker and Business Mentor to CEOs and Executives, together with consulting on business culture and performance. Business Graduate, with an MBS from Henley Business School. Companion of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
INTRODUCTION
Work History
Owner
High Performance through Engagement (Ltd) (February 1, 2009 - Present)
Owner of a successful Speaking/Mentoring and Consulting Business
Education
BA Hons (Business Studies)
Sheffield Hallam
1978 - 1982
MBA
Henley Business School
1992 - 1996
Publications
Asda Magic - the 7 principles of building a high performance culture (June 1, 2011)
The turnaround story of the Asda Retail Business from basket case to huge commercial success, driven principally through a revolution in business culture
Culture trumps Strategy (February 1, 2016)
Research into a number of case study organisations to prove the commercial link between business culture and business performance.
Performance Management for the 21st Century - the seismic shift to regular performance coaching (January 1, 2018)
A guide to effective management of performance - so often the 'Achilles Heel' of many CEOs - and a summary of worldwide changes in the Appraisal of the workforce for better performance results.
Bad Bosses - the 10 Leadership Pitfalls followers most resent (May 1, 2019)
Research with over 200 CEOs and other Executives to find out the recurring Leadership faux par which seem to occur so regularly in business, and undermine results and morale. A hilarious yet poignant look into Leadership failings.