About Us
Dr Kieth Deats
MBA DrBA (Bus Econ)
Business Growth Specialist & Executive Business Coach
My Mantra
“Making the Impossible Possible”
I’m a Doctoral Practitioner graduate from the World Class DBA Business Economics programme at University College Cork, where I was supervised by renowned Harvard Professors Robert Kegan ret. (Head of Adult Professional Development) and Eleanor Doyle (Co-Chair of Harvard Business School’s Knowledge Generation Council and a member of the Harvard Hall of Fame). My significant academic and practice credentials are further complemented by graduating from the Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business with an Advanced Management Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Business and Executive Coaching, an MBA from Newport, and study in Adult Training and Continuing Education, Neuro Linguistics, Industrial Relations, Negotiation, Management Accounting, and the Science and Practice of Agriculture. I’m a consummate believer in learning-by- doing, experiential knowledge and lifelong learning. I am a specialist in Next Generation Leadership and Next Level Growth with significant doctoral training in Adult Mental Development and Complexity and Self-Directed Learning. I update my framework regularly by ongoing and lifelong learning through research and practice from the World’s top Universities and Institutes of Technology, Harvard, MIT and Wharton as my principle resources.
My approach facilitates the connection of CEO’s, business owners and leaders to individuals and groups in their organisations to fulfil their collective potential to grow their businesses. I achieve this by helping shape, evolve and embed highly collaborative ongoing programmes of change and growth using organically conceived frameworks. I do this by mapping out the psychological, social, and commercial goals that work to achieve sustainable growth and preferred futures with individuals, groups and leaders in their business pursuits.
My work life has taken me on journeys to four different continents and six different countries with an overarching purpose to the commitment of sustainable business growth and prosperity. I’ve led regional economic initiatives, turnarounds of multinationals, family businesses, and small to medium enterprises. On this journey, I discovered a world very different to the traditional world of business where power, position, and coercive behaviour that I used to believe was how everyone conducted themselves at work.
I have combined my practical experience with learning gleaned through academic study to develop conceptual frameworks that are uniquely designed to understand business performance challenges. My work explores the changes needed to connect leaders and owners to their business potential and their best possible emerging future.
My Story - read more
I’m South African born of Scottish and German descent. My work life has been influenced by a variety of careers including; being a conscript in counter insurgency, a diamond prospector, a bush pilot, and an Agricultural Economist. I have also spent decades as a business leader with; a major multinational food processing plant, a leader of multi store business of rural trading stores and been the owner of a major contracting division. Through my life and work experience, I’ve learned that the mind-set of the entrepreneur is a critical success factor needed to sustain and grow successful enterprises.
Shared success is based on principles of high levels of equality-based practice, integrity, transparency, and business best practice. I am total believer in the potential of humanity and experiential knowledge, and value diversity as a significant contributor to business growth. My theories and practices of continuous improvement are being used today in the ongoing development of high growth businesses in Ireland and Scotland.
Where I spend my time when not working - read more
I’m nuts about reading, writing and keeping my mind, body and spirit in a place where I am fulfilling my preferred life. It is not uncommon to find me in the countryside, stick in hand, with my dog, crossing a river, climbing a mountain or just walking, breaking trail, or turning left on the path less travelled. I am an un-rehabitable adventurer and have a profound love for the outdoors and nature and can often be found BBQing in the rain or snow in my outdoor kitchen, savouring a good whisky and great conversation-or watching a programme on aviation, or top-class international Rugby.
My biggest achievement in life is having single parented two adult children, who are brilliantly well educated at World Class Universities, and like me enjoy their physical well-being and are amazingly self-critical resilient Modern Day practitioners
Justin Grace
BSc (Hons) FCMA CGMA
Senior Project Management Consultant
My Mantra
“help businesses transform and flourish”
I’m a Senior Project Management Consultant with over 20 years’ experience in a variety of international senior leadership roles for varying business sizes and types. This included living in Northern Italy for several years where I was instrumental in turning around a manufacturing company.
Being successful in another business and social culture taught me a huge amount about myself, how the world can work and more importantly, that there is more than one way to get something done.
I began my career as a Management Accountant working for a small SME in Shropshire, rising quickly through the business to become Financial Director at the age of 28, which gives me a great insight into the engine room of how business works.
My last corporate position was as Managing Director Northern Europe for an operating division of a US conglomerate. This included substantial P&L and operational responsibility for an area covering the UK, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Poland, as well as being a member of the Executive Management team in Paris.
Corporations are fantastic at process and control, SME’s are fantastic at innovation with speed, which is why I now focus my energies and use my skills and experience acquired over the years to help businesses transform and flourish.
As well working in several roles in the business transformation sector I am a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and also a Global Management Accountant.
Maria Moore
Psy.(Hons),MSc Psychotherapy, Dip. Counselling
Psychotherapist and Executive Coach
Maria has an Honours Degree in Psychology, a Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling, a Masters Degree in Integrative Psychotherapy and a Diploma in Supervision and Consultancy.
She is an Associate of the British Psychological Society, is accredited with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy and with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Maria takes a pro-active approach to all individuals, couples and group therapy sessions, creating forward momentum so you can see the progress towards improving your state of mind and mental health. Maria has 25 years of experience in psychology, psychotherapy and counselling as well as work related issues, stress and depression.
As an integrative psychotherapist Maria works creatively with diversity. She uses different models, styles and techniques that complement, support, and reinforce working potently and creatively.
People may choose to work with Maria if they want to understand themselves more and gain insight and self-awareness. This can range from company owners, leaders or managers who need consultancy support in understanding staff dynamics and how they can impact systems operations, to individuals who are struggling in life and want some support, empathy and the possibility of resolution of re-occurring problems.
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