About Us
High Performance Development is a training organisation that develops bespoke programmes through discussion with each client to ensure they receive targeted training to meet their requirements.
Training programmes should be enjoyable experiences, not something people feel they are being made to attend. We want our delegates to leave not only with achievable personal development plans, but having had a truly memorable experience with a commitment to improve performance.
At HPD we practice what we preach by using the right person for the right role. Our team of consultants bring a wealth of knowledge and experience across a wide range of training and development areas, ensuring our clients receive exceptional programmes.
Tieing in with our philosophy of drawing lessons from the business world, sporting arena and military operations and how these different areas can all learn valuable lessons from each other. All HPD consultants come from diverse and interesting backgrounds such as leading teams to the South Pole, sailing around the world, climbing Everest, winning Olympic gold medals, being successful in business or being part of Britain’s elite special forces.
This allows us to bring our programmes to life with real-life inspiring examples of how what we are teaching works, especially when the going gets tough. Our team are experts at relating their experiences to our clients’ own working situations and business issues ensuring the lessons are both relevant and beneficial.
Our Team
Julie King
Director
Delia Cottie
Director
Ruari Chisholm
Managing Director
Andrea Bacon
Consultant And Motivational Speaker
Mark Denton
Consultant And Motivational Speaker
Ruth Benson
Consultant
Shirely Robertson OBE
Consultant And Motivational Speaker
Tim Hughes
Consultant
Sean Chapple
Consultant And Motivational Speaker
Bernard Clarke
Consultant
Nick Arding
Motivational Speaker
Alison Dawson
Consultant
Nick Dawson
Consultant
Humphrey Walters
Consultant And Motivational Speaker
Roz Savage
Motivational Speaker
Clint Evans
Consultant And Motivational Speaker
Russel Kerslake
Consultant
Johanna Guerin
Consultant
Clive Cosby
Consultant
Dee Caffari
Motivational Speaker
Tim Tavendar
Consultant
Simon Clarke
Consultant
Rebecca Stephens
Motivational Speaker
Mark Green
Consultant
Neil Laughton
Motivational Speaker
Sally Kettle
Motivational Speaker
Alyssa Abbey
Consultant
Alex Phillips
Motivational Speaker
Marianne Fryer
Consultant
Robin Hill
Consultant
Alisa Wiggins
Consultant
Sir Clive Woodward
Motivational Speaker
Paul Hawkins
Consultant
Dominic Riley
Motivational speaker
Our Programmes
Industry Challenges
Be the best you can be, through excellent preparation and practice High Performance Development specialises in designing pre-event training packages that will prepare your team both mentally and physically for the industry challenge you are competing in.
Wow Factors
The Arrows Experience
Learn and experience from former Red Arrows pilots the teamwork and leadership lessons required to be part of the world's elite flying team.
Motivational Speakers
Nick Dawson
Consultant
HPD Goes Social
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