Adrian Rhodes
About Me
A calm and impartial voice of reason.
Effective sounding board; skilled in scrutinising data, ideas and people, analytically and diplomatically, to improve quality of board decision-making, bringing energy to getting the right things done through others. A strategic advisor and researcher, advising and assisting organisational leaders on:
- Strategy and research: 360° business perspective with deep expertise in customer insights, strategy, and organizational psychology. Increasing understanding of the business environment and identifying and addressing problems or opportunities by obtaining, analysing and leveraging evidence; generating and evaluating ideas; reviewing policies and identifying potential pitfalls.
- Communications: Developing propositions and persuasive communications to influence behaviour and stimulate growth; succeeding in pitches and key negotiation
Education
Univesity of Wolverhampton 2009
MSc
Management Psychology
Work & Experience
AR Consulting 1998
Management Consultant
• Development of evidence-based strategies o Public Sector including Black Country Consortium and Sandwell MBC o Private sector B2B and B2C(both direct clients and with marketing services companies) • Primary qualitative research (senior exec, thought leader and stakeholder interviewing, moderating focus groups, chairing workshops) within and on behalf of public and private sector organisations • Secondary (“desk”) research: obtaining, interpreting, summarising and leveraging quantitative and qualitative data (customer experience, demographic, economic, GIS, market, political and social) • Strategic reviews, feasibility studies, proposition development and assistance with major negotiations • Business planning; other key document drafting / editing