Mike Phipps, Creative Director

Mike is fast becoming one of the UK's leading authorities on Positive Personal Power and Influencing with Integrity. He has worked with some of the world's largest and most prestigious organisations including; Vodafone, Unilever, Royal & Sun Alliance, Zurich Insurance, Virgin, General Electric RE, Allied Domecq, Barclays Corporate Banking, RAC, Rank Hovis MacDougal and the Friends of the Royal Opera House, London.

This extensive experience has built within him the capability to relate quickly and easily to managers and directors in tough, fast moving, political environments. His style and approach is outgoing, personable and approachable, with an ability to cut through the political nonsense, and call it as he sees it.

As a consultant, he avoids jargon, dislikes "psycho-mumbo-jumbo-babble", and very much prefers living and working in the "real world!" His interest in Transactional Analysis and the work of Eric Berne (Author of the landmark book, Games People Play) led to him identifying, researching and collecting the dirty tricks and political games that people in organisations play, and perhaps more importantly, developing some practical antidotes to neutralise these devious ploys.

Mike lives in Hertfordshire with his partner Diane and his two sons Edward and Oliver, is a supporter of Watford Football Club and plays the guitar - really rather badly!

Mike can be contacted via email through Politics at Work™