About Andrew Holder Associates
We are all extensively qualified and widely experienced in the development of management, leadership and organisational capacity in many public and some private organisations.
Andrew Holder
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Mhairi Cameron
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Mike Green
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Wendy McQuillan
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Gerhard Wilke
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Helen Dawson
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Anjali Arya
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Christa Loosely
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Andrew Holder has worked as a facilitator of change in public services with politicians and managers for almost 30 years; initially at SAUS, Bristol University and since 1990 when he established AHA Consulting. He leads the Personal Leadership module of the IDeA’s Leadership Academy Programme, is an Advisor for the Leadership Centre, is a visiting fellow at the University of the West of England and has written extensively about modernising processes in local government. Recently the IDeA has published 'Inside Top Teams – a practical guide' which he co-authored with Mhairi and Mike.
Mhairi Cameron having worked in Scottish local government and IULA has been a management and organisation development consultant since 1990 in organisations, at middle management through to board level. She has worked extensively with local authorities and government agencies undergoing radical change. She has experience of working in the UK, Europe and Africa. Her aims are to help organisations become healthy, productive and creative. Recent concerns have been handling complexity and developing strategy as narrative.
Mike Green specialises in facilitating, coaching and mentoring. He facilitates organisational learning and performance enhancement through a variety of personal, inter-personal and systemic interventions. He has recently co-authored a very successful book ‘Making Sense of Change Management’ and is working on a follow-up book to be published next year. He has tutored in several business schools and is currently an Associate at Henley Management College.
Wendy was head of training in a London Borough's housing department. She has therefore specialised in management development, working with board, senior and middle managers mainly within housing organisations. Recent work includes team building, capacity building with board members, surveys, tenant's compacts, and developing strategic management skills. She is joint author with Andrew Holder of quot;Surviving or Thriving - Managing Change in Housing Organisationsquot;.
Gerhard Wilke is a group analyst, executive coach and development consultant. He works with top teams and whole organisations to understand their 'magic' which is often locked up in their culture and teams. He has extensive experience in the public and private sector, both in the UK and on the continent. He has written extensively about the dynamics of major change and is co-author of a recently acclaimed book 'Living Leadership' – the result of research via Ashridge College.
Helen has worked at senior level as a director in local and national local government organisations. She was Director of Learning and Development at the IDeA, and has also worked as a Chief Officer in Housing and Social Services. She has a proven track record in change management, and in leadership development. She has an excellent understanding of the local government policy environment, including having served as an elected member in the past. She has also worked in senior positions in the private sector most recently as a senior manager in a software plc.
Anjali specialises in strategic management and people development. Formerly a Head of Personnel in a London local authority, she has worked with a wide range of organisations across the public and voluntary sectors on issues around organisation and manager development, change management, performance management and diversity and equality. She also finds time to be a Board member of the National Theatre and be a committee member of various organisations concerned with housing, HIV/Aids and Asian women's issues.
Christa Loosely joined Andrew Holder Associates as personal assistant and office manager after working for many years as bi-lingual personal assistant to senior management in British, German and American leading companies both abroad and in the UK. She is also a translator of commercial and technical translations mainly from German into English.