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2011
John Banbury Chairman of the Banbury Innovations £13m
turnover Construction Group
"Steve is a very professional and conscientious person. He
delivered good results, on time and to budget and I would
recommend him to anyone else considering using his skills
and experience."
2010
Arthur Stoller Search Engine Marketer
“Steve
has added greatly to my company's sales technique. Having
suggestions from him based on his experience has given us
a great boost and I would greatly recommend him to others
needing an improvement in their sales techniques.” Top qualities:
Personable, Expert, Good Value
2010
Richard Banks Solutions Manager Pearson Group FTSE 150
"Steve is a highly personable and conscientious person to
work with, and he left a good impression with everyone he
came into contact with. He delivered good results, on time
and to budget and I would recommend him to anyone else considering
using his skills and abilities." Top Qualities: Personable,
High Integrity, Creative
2009
Joan Smalley Assistant Head
and project leader said:- The evaluation of our project was
carried out efficiently, on time and on budget. Andante were
extremely thorough and professional in their approach to the
evaluation ensuring that we had complied with all requirements
of the funder.
2008/9
Nick Callaghan MD As the Managing Director of a FT250 subsidiary,
I recruited Andante to offer a range of programs including
skill set audits, planning and implementing the merger of
operations departments following an acquisition, temporary
management of a support department, mentoring and development
of new middle management appointments.
Andante
was an excellent resource as they drove projects forward to
exacting deadlines, dismantling objections constructively
and ensuring dialogue with all stakeholders. Andante’s ‘deep
dive’ approach opens up the main issues at the outset, including
those that are hidden from the surface, which ensures that
appropriate actions plans are developed and implemented. Andante
never forgets that after they have completed the assignment
there is an ongoing business that needs to operate alone,
therefore they ensure that changes are sustainable once they
are implemented.
From
a management perspective Andante
keeps the project sponsor up to speed and ensures that the
broader management team are aware of the development of the
project, without being asked. At no point did I feel that
Andante were just looking for their next assignment or had
‘gone native’ with the junior staff, this lead to a completely
confidential, trustworthy and open relationship at all times.
I
would have no hesitation in recommending or using Andante
in the future, having used them both personally and as a peer
on a previous project.
2007
Andy Hedges Chief Operating Officer, Telstra Europe 2002-2007
Responsible for Product Management & Development, Marketing,
Commercial Management "Andante provided interim
senior management support for Telstra Europe over an extended
period. The Consultant was tasked with auditing the existing
products within the company which had been “created” from
3 rapid acquisitions. He had to map disparate systems, processes
and teams to decide the most appropriate way for Telstra to
manage its product range from “order to cash”. This involved
liaising with senior managers and working level operators
across all disciplines. The role included going live with
new products using the new process as well as deleting old
products. He is an extremely capable manager, capable of communicating
at all levels. He gets the job done, on time and within budget.
I would not hesitate to recommend him".
2007
Patrick A. Lorenz, Owner, PGK Software & Communication GmbH
was with another company when working with Steve at Andante
(UK) Ltd“ “I worked with Steve from Andante on a couple
of projects at his time at VIA.NETWORKS and as well COLT.
Steve made things easy for all of us. He knows how to deal
with people, to organize them and to translate between technical
and executive stuff even if it gets complicated. He can handle
complex projects in political scenarios and is able to mediate
through his calm and always solution oriented manner.”
2008/9
Dean Baldwin Head of Technical Support for Opal-Solutions
said:- The Andante Consultant provided a clear and
methodical approach to his investigations and process recommendations.
His consultation involved all teams that were to be impacted
by any process change to ensure continuity outside of the
team. The processes that were put into place allowed us focus
on delivery of service to customers while ensuring best practice
was followed. He worked hard with the team to deliver his
changes with little, if any, disruption to the customer. Many
of the changes we adopted gave us immediate results and the
benefits could be seen immediately. This was important to
the team and the business as this, in turn, increased the
performance and quality of service seen by the customer.
2008/9
Jim Ratray Engineering Manager at Opal-Solution said:-"With
help from Andante the CNE team’s practices and processes have
been analysed, measured and improved greatly. Rather than
being an engineer leading a team of engineers I am now managing
the team of engineers. Having an outsider view the business
to recommend changes to practice and process and help implement
them was a breath of fresh air".
2005
*Dick Theunissen, Vice President VIA NET.WORKS Inc. & President
Amen S.A.S., VIA NET.WORKS Inc. managed Steve indirectly at
Andante (UK) Ltd “Steve is a very well organised programme
manager who will do everything in his power to deliver on
his engagements.”
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