Greg Spiro
Greg has thirty years' experience in Organisation Development, helping clients lead and manage change.
As a mediator he addresses the kind of interpersonal and organisation conflict that can beset the work and lives of leaders, their teams and networks. This often leads on to the need to develop collaborative capability.
Greg has worked in both public and private sectors, from global brands and the computing industry to investment banking, health and broadcasting. He is particularly interested in the interplay between strategic context, corporate culture and cross-cultural factors in managing international organisations. This was given full rein working with the United Distillers Executive as a 'change agent' for 8 years following the Guinness acquisition of the Distillers Company. Greg is a worldwide player, notably in North America, Australia and Asia where his work with joint ventures has drawn together many of his skills as a kind of 'corporate diplomat'.
He likes teaching leaders and graduate students. 'I find consulting and teaching go hand in hand as a perfect combination of comparative experience and conceptual knowledge. Above all, I believe in a facilitative, coaching approach underpinned by expertise.'
Work history
• Career consultant
• Tutor in Negotiation, Change Management, Cross-cultural factors in International Business, Georgetown University, Washington DC: Graduate Program in International Management with Oxford University
• Visiting Lecturer in Interpersonal Management Skills, London Business School
• Deputy Director and Head of Languages, European Business School (London)
Qualifications
• Commercial Mediator (CEDR)
• MBA (Aston Business School)
• Cambridge University, Emmanuel College - History & English
• Advanced Consultation Skills at Work (Tavistock Centre)
• English Language Teaching Diploma (Royal Society of Arts)
• Chartered Member, Institute of Personnel and Development
Key Skills
• Coaching and mentoring
• Complex change interventions
• Conflict management & mediation
• Teaching interpersonal skills, negotiation, leading & managing change, organisational culture, cross-cultural communication
• Workshop design and materials development
• Writing (columnist, cases, articles, creative)
Research
'Corporate Governance beyond the Boardroom'project run jointly by SpiroNicholson and Birkbeck College, University of London, with ESRC funding.
'I was always enjoying talking to and meeting with Greg Spiro. He is an inspiring personality and has strong abilities to make you think twice before deciding which direction to follow. That makes a perfect sparring partner with vast experience in many areas.' Werner Groos, Former Senior Vice-President, Beiersdorf
'Greg sat on the Asia-Pacific Executive Team, coaching and challenging us individually and collectively to great effect.'
