Michael Lassman
Business Skills Trainer
I have over thirty years’ experience as a diversity and communication practitioner and am passionate about equality and social justice which I use as a driver for all my work. I am comfortable offering individual or small group coaching, delivering training and facilitation services or as a public speaker.
In recognising that effective and positive communication is an essential aspect of organisational development and change, a key feature of successful management and learning development, I have produced a range of services to help organisations and individuals fulfil their potential by adopting best working practice.
I enable clients to develop personal and organisational communication skills, resulting in improved managerial and colleague relationships, with increased efficiency, effectiveness and productivity. I have provided services to clients of all sized from SMEs to large multi-national companies and have worked in public, private and voluntary sector organisations.
During the past five years, I have become very active in social media and recognise the importance of respectful and valuing communication in the digital (as well as the real) world. As a result, I now also offer organisations a coaching package on maximising returns from time spent on digital communication.
I have a Diploma in Organisational Gestalt, which has helped me develop a creative, inclusive and dynamic delivery style, whilst avoiding the use of PowerPoints whenever possible and maximising storytelling as a primary learning development tool.
Specialisms
- Diversity and Inclusion practices
- Disability Equality
- Gender Equality in the workplace
- Communication – real and digital worlds
- Management and leadership development
- Healing dysfunctional managerial relationships
- Bullying and Harassment intervention
- Change management
- Project Management
Corporate clients include:-
- Scottish Water
- The Wheatley Group
- Genpact (multi-national Indian Company)
- Meynell Games (SME)
Public sector clients:-
- London Boroughs of Barnet and Enfield
- Derbyshire Fire and Rescue
- Middlesex and Bedfordshire Universities
- Jobs & Business Glasgow
Voluntary sector clients:-
- Barnardos
- Barnet Giving
- British Polio Fellowship
- YMCA