During 2001 and 2002 Andrew Fenlon supported me (Ann Smith, Principal and Chief Executive of City College Brighton and Hove in the UK) with regard to financial and change management.

During the first year we:

• recouped a £1.8million (A$ 3.6 million) deficit budget (where the recovery had previously been estimated as taking 5 years);
• reorganised the structure of the senior management team; and
• set in place the foundation for the successful College it came to be.

Andrew’s influence was instrumental in the subsequent success over the next six years of increasing the student population from 11,000 to 15,000 students and almost doubling the annual budget from £11 million (A$ 22 million) to £21 million (A$ 42 million).

Andrew has an excellent track record and I wish him every success in his Australian executive and leadership programmes.

In the following testimonials, last names and companies have been omitted to protect the privacy of the participants.

It was good to realise that I had similar issues to others—and it helped me to put my own problems into perspective.
Jo

We dealt with serious, and real, issues—developing workable solutions.
Mark

I had often felt isolated as a manager—it was good to be with other people.
Pat

I had learnt much of the theory—but this gave practical guidance using real life examples.
Peter

I was able to share problems and solutions with my colleagues (a problem shared is a problem halved).
Cathy

I’ve been on many programs—but this was the first time I was able to share my knowledge and experiences.
David

The program is energising! I always walk out feeling fired up.
Adrianne

It’s a bit like Campbell’s soup—a condensed real life work experience of accomplished managers and leaders.
Mark

This is such a great way to progress—all staff should have a chance to follow the program.
John

This program directly contributed to the long-term improvement of the organisation.
Kevin

I’ve been on loads of courses, but this program really changed my life—for the better!
David

My public presentation style became much more persuasive—from direct experience, feedback and refinement.
Catherine