As a strategy and change consultancy since 1991,
HBMC has worked for over 200 organisations. These include over
30 Local Authorities, several health agencies, various
institutions of higher education, a range of consortia, partnership
structures and professional organisations (e.g. The Law Society), a
number of small firms and at least 60 national, regional and local
organisations in the voluntary, arts, heritage/museums, social
entrepreneur, housing and community regeneration
sectors.
Examples of consultancy work include:
STRATEGY REVIEWS
- Strategic reviews for Partnership for Children,
Women's Health & Family Service, Oxford Research Group (HBRL),
Bankside Gallery (RE/RWS), Rhizome Coop, Social Perspectives
Network (mental health), Citizens' Income Trust, Streets of Growth
and Citizens' Advice South Warwickshire
- Facilitator of executive strategic planning for
International Bar Association (Human Rights Institute)
- Turnaround strategies for select clients,
enabling major change in business models, organisational
practice and direction
- Facilitating South West Museum Development
review its pandemic performance and develop its theory of Change
(HBRL)
- Coach and critical reader for developing
strategies and business plans
- Independent Chair in Barking of Arts Council
supported Creative People & Places programme
project
- Long term work with Black Health Agency
reviewing purpose, scope, partnership and delivery extending its
role regionally and nationally
- Facilitator of strategic planning for Greig City
Academy Governing Board
GOVERNANCE
- Board effectiveness review for Concern Worldwide
(UK) (HBRL)
- Undertaken 60+ governance reviews
including British Trust for Conservation Volunteers, Article
19 (HBRL), Group for Education in Museums (HBRL), Veterans
Aid (HBRL), Freud Museum (HBRL), Fulham Palace Trust (HBRL),
Wymering Manor Trust (HBRL) and Crohn's & Colitis UK
(HBRL)
- Undertaken 40+ skills audit reviews of charity
and not for profit Boards
- Supporting Boards review and then improving
their governance practice against the Charity Governance
Code
- Advising National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance
on arrangements for autonomy and Spark2Life on
independence
- Review of induction of STEP Board and Council
members (HBRL)
- Developed induction programmes for Trustees of
many charities and museums
- Governance reviews of several charities with
significant trading activities
- Advising on redrafting Articles including for
the British Exploring Society
- Mediation between Chair and Chief Executive of a
national charity
- External reviews of school and Multi-Academy
Trust governance (under umbrella of National Governors
Association)
- Facilitating Board and Policy Committee of CILIP
in deciding how to implement changes in
governance
LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT
- Leadership and enablers' programmes for members
of Association of Independent Museums (HBRL)
- Leadership development programmes, Parkinson's
UK
- Team leadership programmes, The Westminster
Society
- Leadership and management development
programmes, Nigeria and Malawi
- Leadership team development, Education
Directorate, Westminster City Council
- Senior Management Team development for several
charities
- Supporting recruitment of several charity Chairs
and Chief Executives, and many Trustees
ORGANISATIONAL DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
- Operationl reviews for The Churchill Fellowship
and the Magistrates Association
- Organisational reviews for Royal History
Society, London Film School, Waterloo Action Centre and Tilbury on
the Thames Trust (HBRL)
- Competency development framework for permanent
staff in Students Unions (HBRL, commissioned by NUSUK)
- Developing National Workforce Competences for
health care staff who provide services to people with learning
difficulties (for Skills for Health)
- Performance management and measurement for
charities in the criminal justice, and drugs and
alcohol sectors
- Review of community trust for Francis Crick
Institute (HBRL)
- Scoping review and feasibility study for 3 Age
UKs in the North East, to develop joint commercial arm in
domiciliary care
- 60+ organisational and strategy development
projects for Lloyds Bank Foundation since 2014
INVESTIGATIONS
- Independent Chair of disciplinary
panels
- Advising Trustees on conflict of interest
issues
- Advising whistleblowing Trustees on seriou
complaints
- Investigating after critical incident affected
organisation's work and reputation
- Investigating serious complaint against a
service user
- On behalf of Boards reviewing performance of
Chief Executive
SERVICE/PRODUCT REVIEW
- Review of Family Support Service for National
Deaf Children's Society (HBRL)
- Review of Spaceshaper tool and process for
Commission for Architecture & Built Environment
(CABE)
- National development study of SME take-up of
National Vocational Qualifications
- Product review for Living
Streets
- Review of Institute of Masters of
Wine
CHANGE MANAGEMENT
- Highly experienced Action Learning Set
facilitator
- Service user focus for social care change
projects (Skills for Care)
- Valuing People Support Team (Department of
Health) change programme including facilitating Action Learning
Sets in London, and in South East and South West
England
- Support for major refocus of Cruse Bereavement
Care
- Performance review of Headteachers (under
auspices of National Governors Association)
MERGERS AND PARTNERSHIPS
- Trusted advisor and project manager
supporting 19 merger processes with strategic and operational
advice, and project management
- Advising on forms of partnership agreement for
Amberley Museum
- Advising Trust Links on risk
management
EVALUATIONS
- Evaluation of income generation
workstrand, years 1, 2 and 3 (for ACEVO)
- Evaluation of Talking Together programme and ICT
and Carers pilot projects (for TimeBank DCLG funded
programme)
- Evaluation and needs assessment for ISG
grant programme (for MS Society)
- Evaluation of vocational education and training
of staff in hospices (for Hospice UK, Skills for Care funded
project)
- Three-year evaluation of Swansea Women's Aid
Community Outreach programme
- Scoping review of work experience in hospices
(for Hospice UK / Health Education England)
- Evaluation of Heritage Fund supported Ellington
Park project (for Thanet District Council)
- Review of Residencies and Awards programmes for
Acme Artists Studios Ltd
- Evaluation of corporate social responsibility
(CSR) programmes
- Review of change agents (DDEs) within the
Methodist Church
FUNDING AND INCOME GENERATION
- Assisting Personal Finance Education Group
(pfeg) in successful tender (worth £11 million over 3 years) to
DCSF/Treasury to deliver financial capability training for primary
and secondary schools
- Advising Head for Business, Refugee Resource and
Mums Aid on development of social enterprise
models
- Financial support for county primary
schools from charitable and corporate sources
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
- Project management, Children's Workforce
Network, working closely with Central Government Departments
(commissioned by Children's Workforce Development
Council)
EXECUTIVE COACHING AND MENTORING
- Over 35 clients
- 360o review
feedback for Chairs of School Governing Boards (under umbrella of
National Governors Association)
HBRL indicates where the assignment has been a joint project with
Ruth Lesirge