John Kenworthy

I have the pleasure to be CCO at GAINMORE Advantage, and our businesses GAINMORE Golf and GAINMORE Leadership and after just 12 years research and 2 years of testing we are almost ready to launch GAPPS - the GAINMORE Advantage Potential to Performance System. GAPPS is a new way of assessing leadership and management potential and actual performance linking users to a personal development plan. Beta launch in November 2008.

CELSIM - GAINMORE Advantage

I have over 20+ years of successful cross-cultural and cross-industry experience as a teacher, trainer, mentor and entrepreneur, across diverse regions including the Far East, Middle East and Europe, which has enabled me to establish a management and leadership development consultancy that has positively impacted world class organisations and SMEs across the globe. I've had the pleasure to have been involved in a wide range of human resource and technology management projects, including management and leadership development, coaching training and team development, business strategy and business transformation and the implementation and effective use of learning technologies.

As a direct result of my expertise and accomplishments, I was asked by Henley Management College to establish a direct presence in Singapore as HQ for all Asia Pacific operations and direct the marketing and support of the Henley MBA. As the Asia Pacific Director, I developed a vigorous marketing campaign that effectively raised brand awareness. I designed and introduced full e-learning support to supplement locally held face-to-face workshops that improved MBA completion.

On the cutting edge of global communications technologies, I have worked closely with world-class organisations, including Astro, Aviva, BT, C&W, Maxis, Nokia, Sime Darby, Standard Chartered Bank, Temasek Holdings, Virgin and many others to develop sustainable learning solutions for their organisational and customer focused needs. Partnering with senior management, I directed the project life cycle for a series of leadership development initiatives for cross-cultural account management teams, formed a new assessment and development centre to facilitate the recruitment and training and coordinated creation of a corporate academy in Asia.

I earned my Doctorate from Henley Management College and continue to research and lead in the utilisation of technology for experiential learning. The featured speaker at numerous professional international conferences, especially in the field of using technology effectively for learning and management development, I have also been recognised professionally through publication of my writings. I continue to lead in the ongoing development and evolution of simulation based training.

Employer:	Corporate Edge Asia Pte Ltd, Corporate Edge Leadership and Simulations
Position:	Head of CELSIM, International Director
Time period:	December 2002 - Present
Description:	Corporate Edge is a UK based business training consultancy, that I successfully took into the international market establishing the Singapore office as Asia Pacific HQ and created the Leadership and Simulations arm, CELSIM. Specializing in delivering innovative experiential leadership and strategic management training and executive coaching. I lead an international team of consultants and associates to ensure the most appropriate match of expertise to enhance each client’s organizational and personal development needs. I design and effectively use appropriate learning technologies and simulations that enhance learning transfer. As part of my projects, I work with clients through the entire project life cycle from needs assessment through the evaluation of the Return on Investment to the business from our training and coaching interventions - having put in place seamless processes for administration and client relationship management. Accomplishments • Won significant and profitable contracts with with world-class organisations, including Astro, Aviva, BT, C&W, Maxis, Nokia, Sime Darby, Standard Chartered Bank, Telecom New Zealand, Temasek Holdings, Virgin, UNLV and others. • Mentored a UK start-up from concept through patenting to successful product launch and major deals with RIM Blackberry, O2 and International Telco service providers. • Formed strategic relationships with international business schools to access subject matter experts, quality assurance and certification as appropriate to client needs. • Designed innovative simulation-based development programs that enhance learning transfer including computer-based simulations and a unique business simulation on the golf course to develop leadership.

Employer:	CELSIM
Position:	Chief Coaching Officer
Time period:	December 1998 - Present
Description:	Currently CCO of CELSIM and heading up Corporate Edge in Asia

Employer:	Henley Management College, Asia Pacific
Position:	Director Asia Pacific
Time period:	December 1998 - November 2002
Description:	Henley Management College is one of the top business schools in the world. As a direct result of my expertise and accomplishments, I was asked by Henley Management College to establish a direct presence in Singapore as HQ for all Asia Pacific operations and direct the marketing and support of the Henley MBA. Accomplishments • I developed a vigorous marketing campaign that effectively raised brand awareness. • I designed and introduced full e-learning support to supplement locally held face-to-face workshops that improved MBA completion. • I led the business to achieve profitability through increased recruitment, increased in-company executive education business development whilst maintaining exceptional quality standards at lower cost by the end of the second year of operation. • Key team member in the successful accreditation by EQUIS and AACSB

Employer:	Cable & Wireless, Cable & Wireless College - Asia Pacific Training Centre
Position:	Training Director
Time period:	August 1996 - November 1998
Description:	Cable & Wireless is an international telecommunications company with (at the time) global interests in joint ventures particularly in Asia. I project managed the establishment of the C&W Asia Pacific Training Centre as a central training facility for all regional C&W subsidiaries and joint ventures, including technical telecommunications training and management development for over 8500 staff. Accomplishments • I led the build of a new fully equipped telecommunications training centre in Singapore • I recruited specialist faculty worldwide and developed a portfolio of programmes to meet the diverse needs of new and existing business ventures throughout the region. • Project earned People Developer recognition (Singapore's quality standard on human resource development) for C&W within one year of operation.

Employer:	Cable & Wireless, Global Mobile
Position:	Project Training Director
Time period:	August 1995 - July 1996
Description:	C&W Global Mobile was the C&W division responsible for all its mobile telephony joint ventures across the world. Accomplishments • I designed and delivered telecommunications management training programs for new joint-venture mobile telecom operation launches at: o Bouygues Telecom, Paris France o Otello, Dusseldorf, Germany and • I led the license bid team that won the license for MobileOne in Singapore

Employer:	Leeds Metropolitan University, School of Hospitality and Tourism
Position:	Senior Lecturer in ICT
Time period:	August 1993 - July 1995
Description:	LMU is the second university in Leeds with more than 4500 students, 800+ in the school of Hospitality and Tourism. Accomplishments • Developed and lectured on Information and Communications Technology (ICT) modules in business studies to under- and post-graduate students in the Hospitality and Tourism School. • Won two major external contracts to provide IT education services for Local Government.

Employer:	South Manchester College, Wythenshawe
Position:	Lecturer Access into IT
Time period:	August 1991 - July 1993
Description:	South Manchester College is a College of Further Education. Accomplishments • Led the design, accreditation and delivery of a foundation level 'Access into IT' course for unemployed and disadvantaged students. • Secured EU funding to support 'Access' initiative.

Employer:	Manchester Metropolitan University, School of Hotel and Catering
Position:	Part Time Lecturer in IT
Time period:	August 1991 - July 1993
Description:	MMU is on of the new UK universities with a substantial global reputation for the School of Hotel and Catering. Accomplishments • Designed and lectured new IT curriculum for Hospitality under-graduate programmes.

Employer:	Xi-Data Systems
Position:	Training Manager
Time period:	December 1989 - June 1991
Description:	Xi-Data Systems is a Hospitality Systems Software House with more than 200 instalations worldwide including the British Army Catering Corps. Accomplishments • I recruited and managed the training, installation and support desk teams that ensured successful implementation in new sites and conitinued support of existing business.

Employer:	Arabian Homes Co. Ltd.
Position:	Resident Services Manager
Time period:	December 1987 - November 1989
Description:	Arabian Homes built and ran expatriate housing compounds in Saudi Arabia. I was responsible for the management of all resident services in the Jeddah villages including restaurant facilities, sports, entertainment, transport, estate management and the internal TV and Radio station.

Employer:	Castle Hotel
Position:	Head Chef and General manager
Time period:	June 1984 - October 1987
Description:	A small market town hotel. I was the Head Chef and Hotel General Manager responsible for all day-to-day operations. Accomplishments • Turned a loss-making enterprise into substantial profit through re-aligning marketing and providing exceptional customer service.

University:	Brunel University
Time period:	2000 - 2005
Degree:	Management Learning, PhD

Papers:

KENWORTHY, J. M. (2003) Evaluating Management Development. Henley Working Paper Series. Henley Management College. KENWORTHY, J. M. & WONG, A. (2003) A Study of the Attributes of Managerial Effectiveness in Singapore: Implications for a Competency model for Managers in Singapore. Henley Working Paper Series. Henley Management College KENWORTHY, J. M. (2005) Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Using Computer-Based Training Simulations to Develop Managerial Competency. Henley Working Paper Series., Henley Management College. KENWORTHY, J. M. & WONG, A. (2005) Developing Managerial Effectiveness: Assessing and Comparing the Impact of Development Programmes using a Management Simulation or a Management Game. IN LEDMAN, R. (Ed.) ABSEL National Conference. Ireland, FL., ABSEL. KENWORTHY, J. M. (2006) Simulations – Bridging from thwarted innovation to disruptive technology. IN LEDMAN, R. (Ed.) ABSEL National Conference. San Francisco, CA., ABSEL. KENWORTHY, J. M. (2006) Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Using Computer-Based Training Simulations to Develop Managerial Competency. Henley Working Paper Series. Henley Management College.

Memberships:

Licentiate Member Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development Master Practitioner – American Board of Neuro-Linguistic Programming Master Coach – International Coaching federation