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Director

Nick Marson

Nick coaches tomorrows’ leaders in international financial and legal services organisations in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Netherlands, Hong Kong and USA.

He is driven by a passionate belief in the potential of people to go beyond their personal boundaries to become the best they can be.

Current Role
Nick founded The Parallel Mind Ltd in 2002 to coach top people in global organisations culturally orientated communication, business development and leadership skills. Current clients include AIB, Latham & Watkins, Linklaters and Lovells.

His article REPUTATION REPUTATION REPUTATION on how in-house counsel are tackling reputation issues was featured in the April 2009 Martindale-Hubbell Counsel to Counsel Newsletter.

Leadership
He is leading a pioneering Cass London Business School research project looking at the link between top leadership and innovative organisations. Nick has interviewed over 20 CEOs and senior leaders in the UK and German Financial Services and Legal sectors. The research has been benchmarked with industrials Bosch, BP, and Corus.

He co-presented, with Daniela Sfameni, Head HR Allianz Global Investors, “What’s Your Big Idea?” Client Led Innovation – How to Change into a Client Centric Organisation at the 2007 Professional Marketing Forum’s global conference London.

Nick organised, with LexisNexis, a panel dinner, Law firm profitability: New challenges; fresh leadership, for Managing Partners at the Dorchester Hotel in 2007. He writes and advises on leadership. His article, Sustainability: What Sort of Future Do You want to Create for Your Organisation? appeared in Fresh Business Thinking – CEO Newsletter in August 2007. Nick is a career consultant to the Welsh Rugby Union and a Leicester Tigers Football Club 2007/08 Academy business skills coach.

He is a Prince’s Trust mentor helping young entrepreneurs succeed in business.

Emotional Intelligence
He facilitates workshops and speaks at conferences on how to use Emotionally Intelligent leadership to transform organisations.

His articles on Emotionally Intelligent Client Service have been published in the UK (Fenman, Fresh Business Thinking and PM Forum) and the USA (PM International).

Coaching
Nick has coached executives in the private and public sectors in the UK and Europe up to CEO level.

Training
He has facilitated high level communication and business development skills workshops in Europe and SE Asia. Nick has worked with some of the leading organisations in the world including: Allianz; Citigroup; BP; J P Morgan; Prudential; Rolls Royce; & Unilever. He has run train the trainer courses for the British Council in Eastern Europe and Financial Services courses in the Mediterranean.

Sales & Marketing
Nick has over twenty years senior management experience with Royal Insurance and Standard Chartered Bank

Qualifications
Post Graduate Certificate in Education and Training (University of Wales)

International Coaching Federation Diploma in Advanced Executive Coaching (Academy of Executive Coaching)

Masters in Executive Coaching (Middlesex University) ongoing

Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute, Chartered Insurance Practitioner