Dr. Ian Scott

Experience

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  Royal Air Force (RAF)

  Feb 1986 - May 1989

  Central Tactics and Trials
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  West Herts College

  Sept 1993 - Dec 1998

  Senior Lecturer - Head of Higher Education in Sport and Leisure

  This was my first professional role after my bachelors degree in sport and leisure and my post graduate teaching qualifications (PGCE) where I learned to teach and to lead. I led a range of HE programmes delivered primarily in the UK. Courses ranged from sport event management, sport science, performance and sport and leisure management. Looking back, this was a fabulous apprenticeship for me as I wanted to coach and mentor - ultimately at the most senior end of business. I was promoted quickly to Senior Lecturer where I led a team of lecturers and designed accredited new programs. I learned a great deal teaching students from all walks of life in my 20's and 30s and enjoyed every day I worked at the college. Show less

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  Daewoo Cars

  Dec 1998 - Dec 2001

  Head Of Training And Development

  I was recruited directly from teaching and lecturing by a member of the Board after an accidental meeting. It was an exciting time to work with a 'new' company in the UK and I loved working in the private sector as part of their HR team and for an inspirational HR Director. When the business was eventually sold to GM I took the opportunity to join Rolls-Royce and Bentley Motors at a time when huge investment was driving growth in Bentley especially.

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  Rolls-Royce Motor Cars

  Dec 2001 - May 2004

  Executive - Director of Global Academy

  This was my second private sector leadership role in my mid 30's. The role was exciting - preparing Bentley Motors global retail network with the skills and behaviours required to support a fundamental shift in culture, focusing on the launch of the Bentley Continental GT and the separation of Rolls Royce from Bentley.Responsible for the academy development across the global retail network (sales, aftersales, technician skills, customer service, driver experience and brand standards) including the prestigious Rolls Royce Chauffeur School. I left to emigrate to Australia. Show less

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  PwC Australia

  Jan 2005 - Feb 2006

  Director - Human Capital

  Markets Director in Human Capital, assisting firm partners to develop broad but powerful gravitas and presence beyond their comfort zone as technical experts. Specialised in story-telling techniques as an art of persuasion. Part of a team leading a high performance change program across the firm, supported by McKinsey specialists. I left to join the Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM) because I enjoyed partnering with them on partner development programs at PWC and had a strong desire to return to teaching. Show less

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  AGSM @ UNSW Business School

  Feb 2005 - May 2008

  Australian Graduate School of Management Faculty

  Orchestrator and educator of advanced leadership programmes supporting, in particular, mining and media businesses in Australia. Specialised in communication skills around story telling, impact, performance enhancement and presence. Qualified as an executive performance coach.I learned to facilitate learning for those up to CEO level, work across cultures especially in SE Asia and finally discovered my niche expertise.

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  RU4 Real Ltd

  Mar 2006 - Aug 2020

  Leadership Educator and Gravitas Coach

  Founded RU4 Real Ltd. whilst working as a member of faculty with AGSM / UNSW Business School, Australia, focusing on authenticity, executive presence and and storytelling, tying the link to leadership performance, personal branding and engaging others. Faculty educator and coach with Duke Corporate Education (Duke CE) where I educated over 20,000 professionals in business, arts and sports to help them improve their gravitas and presence. I am the first person to research 'gravitas' at a doctoral level, helping me define what gravitas is and teach others how to develop it.Specialise in development of face-to-face presence together with virtual and digital presence for global team leaders. Group coaching to improve communication skills, confidence, credibility and resilience. Provide blended learning approaches for lasting transformational personal change using accelerated digital learning platforms. In 2020, I focused on helping people with conditions - including panic disorder and performance anxiety - deal with bullying in face-to-face and online workplaces by building resilience, confidence and coping strategies.Clients included: Rolls-Royce PLC , Rio Tinto, Microsoft, American Express, British Telecom, Ericsson, Tesco, Arcelor Mittal, News Limited, National Grid, PwC, and many others. Show less

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  Duke Corporate Education

  Jun 2008 - Jan 2018

  Adjunct Ambassador Member of Faculty in Leadership

  Delivering specialised teaching in the fields of executive presence, leadership effectiveness and coaching to many international corporations on all continents. Integration of experiential learning with communication skills to become more inspiring and engaging. Leadership orchestrator on long term development programs. Lecturer in leadership effectiveness and organisational behaviour and the psychology of coaching and adult learning.

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  Panthea Leadership

  Sept 2009 - Sept 2014

  Coaching and Leadership Effectivenss Consultant

  Board assessment and performance consulting.

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  RU4 Real LLC

  Sept 2020 - now

  Executive Mentor, Group Coach, Psychometric Assessor and Facilitator

  After moving to the USA, I started a new business coaching, facilitating and mentoring in the field of executive gravitas and presence. A book accompanying the business is being launched in 2024 by Collective Ink publisher and I will be hosting a series of talks throughout the USA and UK..