28 - Enthusiastic Visionary, Entrepreneur, Corporate Coaching, Pharmaceuticals, 360 feedback

Alongsider meets Colin Newbold, a force to be reckoned with, who says we 'live in interesting times'. Clearly life is never dull around Colin who is at an age where most might be slowing down - Colin has merely moved from racing on the track to rallying in town and country. He has been dubbed 'crazyboy' by his partner who should know! A successful career in Pharmaceuticals starting at the bottom to become head of National Sales, inspired him to develop an interest in people and motivation. He believes that creativity, innovation and curiosity about people is key to creating better bosses - influential alongsiders. He has run his own Leadership development and training organisation for many decades. He describes an example of a good alongsider was an early supportive boss with a particular taste in eating venues. More recently, his race navigator - another alongsider who he values hightly is a man of few words, clear in what he means, good at maths (not Colin's strong point), very generous and fun. He is also a skilled HR professional in financial services. Colin's heart's desire has been to own a AC Cobra and he has learnt to moderate his desires. This is great fun and offers some deep learning for those who want and aim to be better bosses.