Who We Are (CMC)
Centre for Management Creativity (CMC) is an independent facilitation and coaching practice. It is the creator of High Trenhouse Management Centre and LogoVisual Thinking methodology with its associated tools and software. It has developed from its origins as an experiential learning centre established in 1976.
CMC works with major client organisations across all sectors on aspects of strategy innovation, performance improvement, authentic leadership and high performance teamwork and executive coaching. This includes accelerated development of partnerships, customer client relationships, mergers and acquisitions.
John Varney, founder and chief executive of CMC, works with senior managers to develop strategic dynamism and manage cultural changes. A mountaineer and psychological group leader with a first career in architecture, John has a capacity for awakening people's innate creative capabilities and awareness of leadership responsibility. His original and sometimes unusual methods evoke a positive response, resonating with people's deeper consciousness and tapping latent potential. His extensive experience of developing systems thinking, creative processes and human aspects of enterprise produces exceptional results.
Associates in Organisational Work
Ali Bramall has over 30 years contributing learning and development to a companies from multinationals to small businesses. Special contributions include NLP, Action Learning and use of Language & Behaviour Profile
Paula Burkenshaw is a Fellow of CIPD and qualified coach with experience of leadership development within Universities.
Mike Cambray focuses on performance coaching for individuals in organisations, making extensive use of MBTI, and the Birkman Method ( www.birkman.com ).
Malcolm Follos is an accomplished management consultant with a successful track record in assisting a wide variety of organisations with managing the process of change.
Paul Hollingworth is a highly motivated systems thinker and practical organiser with over 30 years' experience in the field of performance improvement. Paul specialises in strategic organisational development.
Piers Ibbotson originally trained as a scientist before enjoying a successful as an actor, becoming an Assistant Director of the RSC. He now applies this expertise to leadership development in major organisations
Bernadette Schutte has many years experience supporting group learning processes and providing Real-Time Knowledge Capture, enabling management teams to build on the knowledge they create.
Dan Varney has wide experience in developing processes for facilitating, supporting and capturing creative work in both corporate and education sectors
Lois Willis met significant challenges in senior NHS roles, before a period as Chief Executive. She manages a portfolio of commissions focused on policy development, leadership and partnership issues.
Susan Young has senior executive experience in management, marketing, new product development, organizational change and training and development organizations large and small
Advisor
Anthony Blake, author and philosopher with specialist knowledge of systematics and structural communication, advises on the development of Logovisual thinking.
