Jim Young, Director SkillPower Ltd

Jim Young has over twenty years of leadership and training experience in New Zealand and overseas. He was Director of NZ Army Transport, Commander of the Army's logistics organisation, and Area Manager Transpac, a nationwide road transport organisation, before joining NZ Institute of Management to become their Principal Trainer prior to establishing his own training company. He has developed and delivered a wide range of management training programmes for both public and private sector organisations. Has recently written a book Orchestrating Your Project.

Qualifications

Doctorate in Business Administration
MBA in International Management
Project Manager Professional (PMP)

Professional Associations

Fellow Institute of Management NZ
Fellow Chartered Institute of Transport
Fellow Institute of Petroleum (UK)

Business Training and Consulting Services Provided

• Project Management
• Planning, Problem Solving, Decision Making
• Leadership, Motivation, Teambuilding
• Business Writing
• Strategic and Business Planning
• Contract Management
• Smart Workload Management
• Logistics Management
• Process Management

Dennis Allan, Director, D A Allan & Associates Ltd
(a member of the Columbia Group)

Business advisor with extensive general management background, specialising in human resource management, employment relations, public relations, and the development of a winning business culture.

Qualifications

Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Relations, Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand
Graduate, Advanced Management Programme, Macquarie University, (Aust)
Graduate, Advanced Management Programme, Global Utilities Institute, Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama (USA)

Professional Associations and Directorships

Director, Columbia Group Ltd
Director, Lake Taupo Development Co.
Director, Electricity Supply Industry Training Organisation
Member, Taupo District Marketing Advisory Board
Trustee, Lake Taupo Development Trust
Member, Institute of Directors of NZ
Member, Human Resources Institute of NZ
Member, Taupo Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Business Advisory Services provided:

(a) Business mentoring and support within both large and small organisations.
(b) One to one advisory and support services to senior executives and business owners.
(c) General management support including business planning, quality management and process improvement projects.
(d) Employment relations support and advice; Practical application of the Employment Relations Act 2000, professional advice and assistance on union-workforce-employer relationships, employment contracts and agreements and workplace dispute resolution.
(e) Strategic human resource management, workforce planning and the development of a winning business culture.
(f) Commercialisation, cost reduction and value creation projects
(g) Relationship management including client satisfaction surveys, sponsorship and promotional management.