Patricia Wheatley-Burt (FCIPD)

Patricia Wheatley-Burt (FCIPD) - Consultant & Trainer

Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development

Work History

• 1983 - 1990 Developed management expertise in People Management within manufacturing and electronics
• 1990 – to date Established The People Business, specifically within the Professional, technologies and commercial sectors.
  
  

Skilled in consultancy, training and facilitating in the following areas:

• Business Planning, Strategy and Practice Development
• Peak People Performance Management and Development Systems
• Quality Standards, Investors In People and Lexcel
• Managing Change, Communication and Interpersonal Skills
• Partner / Director, Talent Bank development + 1:1 coaching and mentoring
• Developing Client Relationships and Business Development practices
• Presentations and Workshops at National Conferences including the Law Society
  
  

Recent assignments for clients include:

• Assisting several medium sized law firms (businesses of 200 – 750 staff) to build leadership and people management skills, review and develop HR team and policies and recruit HR Director and team
• Working with the legal departments of several public bodies to meet Lexcel and IIP
• Working with a range of professional and commercial businesses with 5 -100 Partners/ Directors to achieve improved profitability, IIP and Lexcel. Key issues addressed have included:
• analysis against their objectives and production of a action plan
• develop business and strategic plans, business development plans
• develop/revise competencies / performance appraisal / management systems and training
• training and development workshops on leadership, team and interpersonal skills 
• develop internal communication methods, change management and culture changes 
• Turnkey recruitment projects for 2nd Interviews, plus HR Directors, Qualified Solicitors, Office Managers, IT Software Programmers etc.
• Coach and resolve Leadership team issues: responsibilities, focus, skill sets, retirement/exit and re-recruitment
• Coach pre and post Partner/ Director/CEO appointments for Peak Performance
  
  

Not Many People Know this!

Patricia walked up Mount Kilimanjaro (rather than climbed) with no compromise on her full makeup and jewellery! She raised £5,000 the Cotswood Care Hospice. She also took part in the Supercar Rally in 2003 - 5 days hard driving from London to Monte Carlo (and raised £9,000 for Children with Aids Charity)

Continuing her work, Patricia is now on the fundraising committee of the Breast Cancer Haven Trust which provides palliative care for those suffering specifically from breast cancer.  The Havens in Fulham, Leeds and Hereford are the only forms of respite care available for many people from Lands End to Downer Grove.  For more information please see the website www.breastcancerhaven.org.uk