Our Services
Our Values
About us
Richard Saunders
Starting his career with Grandmet Trust as a programme coordinator, in 1997 Richard moved to Wiltshire Police where he spent 12 years in a range of roles. During his last five years he was Head of Learning & Development and Regional Collaboration Project Lead for L&D. During this time he led and managed several major change programs including facilitating the redesign of the force policing model. In 2006 he was awarded MA in Human Resource Management with distinction. He successfully completed the Strategic Command Course in Feb 2009, the pre-requisite course for Chief Superintendents prior to taking on ACPO roles. He was one of only 5 Police staff selected to undertake the course that year.
In November 2009 Richard took up the role of HR Director for Bournemouth Borough Council. He led the implementation of the Council ‘Single Status’ review to ensure compliance with equal pay legislation. He also led a number of major organisational change programs and developed a number of key partnerships. In February 2012 he was appointed Director of Strategic Services with a remit that covered Strategic HR, Strategic IT, Partnership Management, Business Change and Research and Information. He also took responsibility as programme director for the Councils £326m Transformation Program. A key aspect of Richard’s work was managing the relationship with one of the Councils key Strategic Partners on the delivery of a range of services.
Richard is a Chartered Member of the CIPD
Willowpond Consulting provides services in the following categories:
Change Management and Facilitation
Conflict Resolution
Organisational Design and Development
Strategic HR
Leadership & Management Development
Our Mission
Our mission is to create the conditions for our customers that allow them to achieve their objectives with the greatest levels of participation, engagement and commitment possible from all their stakeholders.
We will always strive to remove obstacles, reduce conflict, reach agreement and form powerful coalitions to achieve our customers brief.
We will do this through the provision of exceptional, high quality services delivered in accordance with our values.
Commitment
We are dedicated to achieving the outcomes our customers need; we will go the extra mile to get things done.
Integrity
We speak the truth even if it’s uncomfortable and do the right thing regardless of the consequences.
Accountability
We take responsibility for our decisions and actions.
Partnership
We work together with all stakeholders; we share our knowledge and experience to help others achieve their individual and collective goals.
Associates
We work with a small number of associate specialists and specialist organisations when required. All our associates are carefully selected by Willowpond Consulting Limited from our personal experience of the quality of their work, and offer a range of experience across the People Management and Project and Programme management environments in both public and private sectors. They include experts in:
Project Management
Programme Management
Organisational Design
Customer Services
Psychometric Profiling and Assessment
Learning & Development
Business Process Re-engineering
LEAN and Six Sigma
Communications
Training & Development
If you have a challenge to solve, contact us to discuss it. Whether you need one dedicated specialist or a team to support you, we can help.