Free thoughts, tips and tools for operational business leaders with 50 - 500 staff
I believe in charging fees that are fair, transparent and consistent
As such I publish them openly on the following pages and do not negotiate on them without there being a fair value provided in exchange.
My fee rates for business coaching and mentoring are here.
I can deliver online or in person and for most clients blend both.
My fee rates for leading online workshops are here and in-person workshops are here.
In these workshops I am usually:
Speaking to share my own pre-existing content
Facilitating a senior management team discussion
Interviewing fellow business leaders on stage to draw out lessons from their experience
The purpose of my business coaching and mentoring is to help my client to be more effective in their role. My fees are typically 1%-3% of their employment cost (0.1% - 0.5% of the profit they are responsible for. I believe (and existing clients will confirm) that the value I deliver is much more than my cost.
A typical workshop with me includes 16 people and costs £4-5k for the venue and their time. Time during which they would otherwise typically be selling or delivering £50k of revenues and generating £10k of profit. I challenge myself and my client that to be worth doing (with or without me) the workshop should be adding at least £50k of value to the organisation. My fee is a small additional investment to gain that result.
I have over 40 years experience in business and over 30 years as a business leader. My rates are less than the Civil Justice Council determines for a solicitor with 8 years experience working outside London and similar to that of a partner in a small firm of accountants.
I invested over 5 years in training, gaining an MBA, a BSc (Eng) First Class Honours and a Certified Diploma in Accounting and Finance and since then have attended hundreds of CPD events totalling over 500 hours.
I charge a fee to get a return on my investment in developing my expertise over 40 years. It is not a payment for my time. 90% of my fee is to leverage my IP, experience and expertise, 10% of my fee is for the time to personalise in a way that adds value for you. . See here for an article explaining that concept!
There are very many business leaders who have experienced my expertise and professionalism as a coach, mentor, facilitator, interviewer or as a director, manager, leader, supplier, customer, partner or friend that will happily vouch for my expertise and professionalism.