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Chris Neilon

advisor. mentor. coach.

I have spent 25 years working with CIOs and senior IT Executives in some of the world’s largest companies.

 

My background as a client-facing Partner with leadership roles at IBM, EY and Infosys, means I know what it takes to operate at a senior leadership level and navigate a career across industry and consulting.

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You need advice on starting a career in Consulting

  • Understanding the consulting industry from a 25-year seasoned professional

  • Understand career paths and specialisations

  • Understand key industry players: Big Four, boutique firms and in-house consulting 

  • Understand essential consulting skills and assess your own skills and gaps

  • Define your consulting niche e.g. strategy, technology, operations

  • Develop your career strategy and set goals

  • Get hands-on help to build your profile and start your journey

Services

You want to accelerate your career to Director or Partner

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  • At a crossroads and need help to understand your potential and your career options

  • Want to further build your professional profile and benefit from an experienced external mentor

  • Need to build on your strengths and address your perceived weaknesses

  • Need a sounding board for major challenges and issues

  • Want help to develop into your leadership role, whilst maintaining your authenticity

  • Want to balance your career with broader goals and need help to think through scenarios

  • Need to improve your personal productivity or work/life balance

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You are a Director or newly-appointed Partner

  • Want to support in your current role or develop into new position

  • Need help to develop new skills for your leadership 'toolbox'

  • Act as a sounding board to work through major strategic challenges

  • Support you as you navigate through major organisation, industry or career disruption

  • Act as a ‘thought partner’ when making major decisions around technology strategy, major programmes and operating models

  • Provide an external perspective on performance an opportunities for improvement

  • Help you with your personal productivity or work/life balance

How It Works

How does it work?

  • In-person* and/or virtual one-to-one sessions of 90 minutes

  • Pragmatic approach with honesty and humour

  • Blend of strategic thinking and practical application

  • Interactive, visual and highly personalised

  • Balancing ‘asking’ with ‘telling’

  • Based around the T-GROW model

  • £1,500 per session, minimum 6 sessions over six months

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*London-based

About

I am focused on….

  • Helping you achieve your career/professional goals, developing a vision and navigating the journey

  • Harnessing your strengths, developing new skills and improving performance

  • Helping your work/life balance (not easy in high-pressure roles—deciding what’s going to give)

  • Developing high levels of personal productivity and optimum ways of working, tapping into your natural rhythms

  • Leveraging my global network to provide advice on specific topics

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I am a member of EMCC and abide by their Global Code of Ethics

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I do a limited amount of pro bono mentoring & coaching. My focus is on early-career professionals from economically or socially challenged backgrounds.

 

If you feel you would benefit from mentoring and coaching, feel free to contact me regarding availability.

If you are an ex-Partner from a Big Four or equivalent organisation or ex-CIO who would like to work with me, I would be keen to hear from you.

 

Feel free to get in touch directly or connect with me on LinkedIn.

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