#4 - Richard Napthine

In Episode 4, host Tony Lockwood has a conversation with Richard Napthine, who has been involved in many major programmes, including Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport and the 2012 London Olympics!   

Lessons learned on these can and have been applied to many business Transformations across multiple sectors.  I'm sure that you'll find the discussion interesting!

04:28 - The need to assess behavioural/ culture change requirements 

08:05 - The impact of an immoveable deadline

09:45 - Managing a £4.5bn programme with just 80 milestones

10:52 - Progressive fixity??? What?

12:46 - Planning the transition

13:13 - The balance between opportunity and risk

19:15 - The benefits of collaboration

21:44 - The need to speak a common language

24:16 - Single points of failure

26:51 - Transformation is about taking an organisation to a fundamentally different place

Total Length - 28:36

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If you would like to clarify anything with either Tony or Richard, make a comment below or drop Tony an email. We will respond.

About Tony Lockwood

Tony heads the Transformation Practice for Thompson Wright Partners - he can be contacted by email at [email protected]

About Richard Napthine

Richard shapes organisations' missions and strategies and ensure they are balanced in both ambition and realism; they are clear ; and they can ultimately be implemented by everyone His Linkedin profile is here

About TWP

Thompson Wright Partners is a niche Interim Management,  Consulting and Executive Search firm focused on delivering Business and Technology change consultants for Strategic, Transformation and Operational Efficiency programmes across the UK.

Our team of highly experienced board level strategic advisers and seasoned industry practitioners can help you in the following areas; 

> Strategy Development

> Digital Transformation

> People Development

> Change Management

> Operational Effectiveness

> Programme Assurance

t: +44(0) 161 919 1676

w: www.thompsonwrightpartners.com