A hand-picked family of experts, united by one obsession: your growth.
We are obsessively passionate about learning and the transformative effect that can have on people’s workplace experience. Our team shares a vision to bring innovative learning and tangible results to our clients. We are a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development. We have a specially selected family of consultants, coaches and trainers who have extensive experience in sectors such as Media, Retail, Digital Marketing, Technology, Construction, Recruitment, Telecommunications, Law, Banking, National Health Service, Housing Associations and the third sector Charities.
This wide ranging experience enables you to draw on our vast wealth of knowledge. Many of our experts are qualified in workplace Psychology and human behaviour theory models. Our trainers are assessed in house here at Take Effect, have our unique style of delivery and represent our core values. We regularly monitor our trainer delivery and ensure they meet our extremely lofty standards. Contact us to be matched with the right consultant.
“Take Effect clearly has a thorough understanding of our strategy, culture and process
Head of hr, british sky broadcasting
and very quickly demonstrated this in their approach, training content and delivery”
Meet our leaders
Amanda Owen (She/Her/Hers)
Founder, Managing Director and Consultant
As Managing Director, Amanda lives and breathes the Take Effect ethos of unleashing people potential to truly make a difference. Amanda has worked in the training sector for over a decade as a dynamic, highly driven, learner-centred Learning and Development Consultant. She has worked for a wide range of clients, many of whom are in the top FTSE 35, blue chip companies. She has a passion for using workplace psychology to improve performance. Always thriving on a challenge, in the distant past she has worked in live television in a highly pressured environment.
How would you describe your team?
“Making a difference motivates us and pumps the blood through our veins, we always come back to that. We are curious about everything. Our team’s natural curiosity enables us to consistently ask inquisitive questions of our clients and to ensure that we are staying on the pulse of learning and development. In today’s modern marketplace, we aim to anticipate and adapt to the changing needs of our clients”
What do you love about learning and development?
“The very human opportunity of helping people see and do things differently, better and bolder – individually and collectively”
Sectors: Telecommunications, Media, Motor Industry, Retail Sector, NHS, Recruitment sector, Housing Associations, Charities.
Specialisms: Leadership Development, Executive Coaching, Business-to-Business Consultation Skills, Customer Service Excellence, Resilience, Workplace Psychology and Mindfulness for the Workplace.
Interests: Neuroscience and Learning, Workplace Psychology, Workplace Wellbeing, Women in Leadership.
Fact: Amanda is a motivational speaker. Amanda volunteers her coaching skills to help women who are aspiring managers and are disadvantaged. She is passionate about workplace wellbeing and is a qualified Mental Health First Aider.
At Their Best: Intuitive, Engaging, Flexible, Insightful, Open-minded, Passionate, Thoughtful, Warm, Playful, Positive.
Robert Snell (He/Him/His) Business Development Lead
Robert has worked globally as a CIPD qualified Training Consultant in the Middle East, Europe and Africa. Robert is a supporter of self-directed discovery in Learning and Development, enabling individuals of all skill levels to thrive. Robert has been a dedicated Consultant with over a decade of proven results, using leadership strengths to solve specific and measurable needs for multiple organisations through training, development and engagement of employees.
What motivates you the most?
“I’m never happier than when I return home from work knowing that I changed someone’s life for the better, that I helped them to realise their full potential. There is no feeling like it”
What is your preferred training method?
“The one that gains results! The meaning of blended learning has changed, it has evolved It now includes a blend of elements such as, social learning, digital on-demand content, AI technology, gamification and microlearning. L&D is rapidly changing, which means exciting times”
Sectors: Telecommunications Sector, Media, Retail Sector, IT Sector, NHS, County Councils, Recruitment, Education and Universities.
Specialisms: Change Management, Management Development, Increasing NPS Scores (Customer Satisfaction), Business-to-Business Consultation Skills, Sales Psychology.
Fact: In addition to keeping up to date with learning and development trends, in his spare time Robert leads skills based educational workshops for young people, supporting the most disadvantaged. He is passionate about making a difference.
At Their Best: Understanding, Flexible, Brave, Fair, Thoughtful, Focused, Spontaneous, Humorous, Considered, Warm.
Interests: Workplace Psychology, Public Speaking and the Development of Growth Mind-sets.
“They seamlessly became an integral part of our learning and development team”
Training Manager, British Sky Broadcasting