Leadership Consultancy for Government Contracts
HW Leadership Consultancy provides leadership consultancy for government contracts, supporting organisations in Staffordshire and across the UK with tailored leadership development, executive coaching and strategic guidance to build high-performing teams and deliver successful public sector outcomes.
About
Our Founder Heather Whitehead
Heather has over two decades experience leading in the justice sector, as a Prison Group Director, Governor and Director of a private prison. Trained in Psychology, Heather is an accomplished leader and incident commander, with expertise in people and culture leadership, behaviour management, risk management, operational excellence, contingency planning and crisis management. She has led on commissioning and contract management of outsourced services in prisons, solution development, and mobilisation of a large prison contract. Heather is passionate about helping leaders reach their potential and is an experienced coach, mentor and trainer. Heather specialised in working with children and young people in custody and is committed to supporting children to overcome adversity and achieve their potential.
Who We Work With
Supporting Transformation and Projects
With extensive experience leading major government
change programmes across multiple settings, bidding
for contracts, procurement and contract award,
contract management and mobilisation we have a
unique perspective as both client and supply chain,
which we will use to ensure you plan for success.
Creating psychological safety, we will enable you and
your teams to collaborate with high impact, adopt a
growth mindset to ensure learning is taken and
embedded and that you deliver the outcomes and
impact you set out to.
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Reviewing your structures, systems and processes, and
culture to create a high performing organisation
aligned with your vision is our bread and butter!
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Undertaking restructuring programmes can be
challenging for everyone at every level of the
organisation, and having independent and objective
support to facilitate the change process bring clarity
and focus, ensuring the changes are managed as
seamlessly and sensitively as possible.
The Impact
Change can be challenging, with leaders having multiple
plates to juggle. Having a partner who brings
experience, independence and objectivity, serving as a
critical friend and enabler will take some of that pain
away, freeing you up to deliver with success.
Client Testimonials
Below are testimonials from past and current clients, press the arrows to read more.
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Matt Bullard HMPPS, G4S
Services
Our services are tailored to you and your organisation. Our core services are below but we can build customised solutions to meet your needs, so please get in touch
Guest speaking and lecturing
Whether it is a keynote speech at an event, a seminar with students ; or a session on the purpose of prisons and what it is like to work in prisons, we can do it. As experienced commissioners and contract managers in the prison service we can also share this and our operational experiences with your teams.
Incident and Crisis Management
We specialise in critical incident management and can deliver awareness sessions or training to your teams. Whether it is a loss of essential services that could affect any business, a reputationally damaging incident or a critical incident that disrupts your operations we can help you prepare and manage these incidents with as little disruption as possible and with a comprehensive risk management approach.
Solution Development and Mobilisation
We offer solution development and bid/proposal review services to increase success. We also provide mobilisation support to ensure that successful bids lead to successful service delivery. We support organisations to mobilise contracts within a justice context, ensuring operational impact.
Services
Our services are tailored to you and your organisation. Our core services are below but we can build customised solutions to meet your needs, so please get in touch
Coaching for individuals and teams
Our bespoke leadership development opportunities are designed to help leaders at all levels enhance their skills and reach full potential. Our services provide a combination of training and coaching to develop effective leaders and teams who are aligned to your vision and mission. We offer programmes for aspiring leaders and for those looking to progress in addition to our executive coaching services.
Strategy, Delivery and Business Development
We specialise in strategy, delivery, and business development to help you turn your vision into reality. We consult, provide interim roles and project management to give you that extra capacity within your teams. With our justice expertise we can strengthen your networks and business development plans.
Creating a great place to work
Having worked in a male dominated operational environment, we are passionate advocates of female senior leaders. By establishing a positive culture that values and embraces differences, you can foster creativity, innovation, and collaboration. We deliver culture web and setting sessions to help you to create a place where people can bring themselves to work and all colleagues can thrive