What we do - Services

As the author Simon Senik suggests the starting point in terms of good and strong leadership is asking the Question – WHY?

· Why invest in Leadership Training and Development?

You can then move onto further questions;

· How do we develop our current and future leaders?

Before considering?

· What makes other people follow good leaders?

Mark Thornton’s ambition is to help both the current and next generation of leaders, learn from his experience and knowledge. Underpinned by the views of other experts and academics advice.

No matter what leadership position you hold or aspire to, his be-spoke training packages can help you:

· Answer your WHY?

· Focus on your HOW?

· Develop your WHAT?

Through his experience of working his way up the ranks and command chain, (whilst concurrently developing others and teaching on Leadership Programmes; locally, nationally and internationally) you can be confident that by engaging him you will be developing, professional and respected leaders of the future.

Team Building might be seen as a fun activity, but what value does it hold? Acton Chase Associate can facilitate team building events, that are designed and bespoke to your team. 

First considering the needs of the team (from various angles) our Associate will build an event that focusses on specific character traits. Examples include communications skills, problem solving, trust and creative thinking.

Mark will thread together an event which is not only enjoyable to participate in, but with observer feedback, provides the delegates with the content to form their own action plans for personal development as they leave the event. Having had fun, learning more about themselves and their peers.

Having learnt the benefit of being able to not only re-count the decision made, but also to explain the reason why it was formulated and why other options were discounted, has assisted Mark Thornton throughout a series of challenging events and incidents.

He has now developed his own “Auditable Decision Making Model” (ADMM), which is transferable to all organisations. It helps those tasked with making key decisions to give an account of what they were thinking of at the time. It fits various scenario’s and can be equally used in fast paced environments, or when you have some time to consider your options.

The ADMM, is underpinned by the values and ethics of your organisation, so that those who need to, can comfortably give a strong account of why they decided on a course of action.

In a world where many use tools like Power Point to give presentations, there is an ever-growing expectation that we all enjoy and are proficient at presenting on a topic. Many will read this and know; this is not the case for them.

Mark will use his experience to give the would-be presenter the confidence to build their presentations in a manner with which, they blossom whilst also landing the message they have to deliver.

He has presented to varied audiences, large and small, occasionally through the medium of an interpreter to overcome language barriers. He always thinks about those who need to hear the message as well as those who are delivering it.

Why not engage him to make your presentations unique to you. He is happy to deliver this topic in groups or on a one-to one basis, those engaged in this learning will be actively making presentations and receiving developmental feedback, every step of the way.

One of the by-products of times of austerity is the necessity to review the way we all operate. In recent years many organisations have considered, embarked upon and been successful in setting up new collaborative ventures.

The success of such occasions is no easy thing and where it happens the need for strong and sensitive leadership is key. Our Associate has spent many years working within Collaborative ventures and leading teams to success. How is it achieved? Yes through hard work, but also through taking a few key steps, understanding what you are trying to achieve and then with careful guidance leading those teams through the complexities of collaboration.

With more than the T-shirt to prove his credentials Mark Thornton, can run sessions which assist the collaborative leaders of the present and future on how to proceed, using real examples of his experience to bring this subject alive.

Awarded his formal coaching qualification by the Chartered Management Institute in 2018, Mark has been coaching for over 2 decades. Distinct from being the tutor/advisor, as a coach he has the ability to assist people operating at Executive/Strategic/Tactical and Operational levels within an organisation. Listening to their situations and helping them to identify the most appropriate course of action going forward.

The qualification he holds simply badges his ability. The many years of experience he has gained in this field of people development is testament to how the coachee will feel should they engage Mark to assist them. The position of trust aligned with confidentiality, means that people can develop at their own pace and know they are in the company of some-one who will listen during their time together. With a keen interest forged with the aim of helping the coachee flourish in their professional lives.