Dr Roderic Gray
Grad IPM, PDipMgmt, MSc, PhD,
Chartered MCIPD
Roderic Gray's
consulting and academic work rests on foundations of practical,
hands on management
roles. As Head of Project
Support Services in BT’s Major Customer Projects Group he promoted
project management training and the use of standardised processes and
tools throughout the company. He was a founder member of BT’s
innovative Products & Services Management Division and played an
active part in the development of the company’s world-class new product
development processes
In
1997 he founded
Kumpania Consulting – a
network of independent consultants, trainers and other specialists.
His books
How People Work
and
A Climate of Success
have been well received and
are listed at university and public libraries in more than 20 countries,
and
his
published articles on management topics including organisational
climate, project management, new product development and personnel
selection, are frequently cited.
In parallel he developed his
academic interests as a visiting lecturer
and doctoral supervisor and examiner at Anglia Ruskin University and more
recently at Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Poznaniu in Poland.
As an internal consultant he was an advisor to senior management on
organisational and people management issues. He directed many in-company
research projects and was a leading participant in major organisational
development initiatives.
