Fenton & Co LLP

Nearly ten years ago I became interested in the gap between the leadership and career development needs of senior executives and professionals (£150k + level) and what coaches, mentors, trainers, outplacement providers, head-hunters and organisations – all were providing.

With a background over fifteen years mainly on the business side of film, television and publishing I observed talented people, particularly in sport and the arts, being “well managed” by managers treating them as businesses. I believed some, if not all, of these processes were transferable to the executive arena. So, I developed a model to manage careers as micro-businesses and jobs as joint ventures and launched a service to deliver it. Since then I have worked with hundreds of senior executives and professionals and many organisations. You can read some of their FEEDBACK.

I am supported by a project management team and experts and, with their help, I address three core needs for individuals or, for organisations on behalf of individuals:

Career development/strategy: using a micro-business strategy planning tool I have developed
Leadership/performance at work: I have developed an internal relationship management “grid” system
New career opportunities: I approach targets on behalf of clients, generate leads and help them close deals - often the area of greatest weakness

Core programmes include:

Career step-change: new sector, role, new business or portfolio launch
Long service leavers: all sectors including lawyers
Performance milestones: Annual Reviews; First 100 Days, Next 100 Days, Last 100 Days i.e. managing a “good exit”

I’m interested in everything to do with work in the 21^st. Century and you may find my blog of interest even if you don’t agree with all my views including replacing HR Directors with Chiefs of Staff and abandoning Human Capital as a principle altogether.

If you or the people you manage are at the £150k + level and are at any performance or career inflection point please email Carla Viegas with your details and she will arrange a preliminary exploratory telephone call or meeting with me at our offices in St. James’s Square, London.

Best wishes

Ciaran
(Pron: kee-ron)

Corporate Services We help organisations de-risk their hiring, talent management and leaving phases by delivering bespoke career management consultancy services to their senior executives. Read more about our Corporate Services >	Private Clients We work with experienced entrepreneurs, directors or professionals on their career strategy, performance and in transition by proactively generating opportunities by representing them in and to the market. Read more about our Private Clients Services >
The Fenton Model™ was developed because we believe that: your career is a micro-business jobs are joint ventures careers can be managed like any professional services business by growing "career equity/capital" organisations and individuals are best served when career strategy and business strategy are aligned Read more about The Fenton Model™ >