Prof. Nick Owen, United Kingdom
Director of Nick Owen Associates Ltd, United Kingdom
Associate Professor, De Baak Development Centrum, Noordwijk, The Netherlands
Visiting Professor, CEDEP/INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France
Author of three best-selling books and several other publications:
- The Salmon of Knowledge: Stories for Work, Life, the Dark Shadow, & Oneself, Crownhouse, UK, 2009
- More Magic of Metaphor: Stories for Leaders, Influencers and Motivators, Crownhouse, UK, 2004
- The Magic of Metaphor: 77 Stories for Teachers, Trainers, and Thinkers, Crownhouse, UK, 2001
Nick Owen’s international experience as consultant, coach, company director, theatre director, and leader working across and within multi-cultural and inter-cultural contexts has fully persuaded him into the belief that the key to any successful enterprise, whether big or small, is getting the best out of all the people involved, and that the development of the so-called ‘soft skills’ within organisations are for many the hardest skills to develop. Much of Nick’s work involves supporting ‘experts’ to let go of their expertise and see a bigger and more widely systemic picture; in other words shifting from an expert mindset, to a manager mindset, and ultimately to a leader mindset.
Nick Owen has developed and delivered many training programmes for global corporations including Aviva, Zurich, Oracle, HSBC, Shell Oil, CNN News, AON, and SABMiller as well as other major organisations in the technology, financial services, health, and public sectors over countries in Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Africa.