My Clients

What it’s like to work with me…

  • “Xander is an insightful and intuitive thought partner. His knowledge and experience of working with people and drawing out their best selves and workable solutions are second to none. He really knows his stuff and he knows what works with people.

    — Senior Leader

  • "Thank you for the enthusiasm, energy and insight that you brought to the People Team."

    — HR Business Partner

  • “He understood the psychology of people and used this to good effect when mentoring and coaching colleagues, especially during periods of change. ”

    — Senior Leader

  • “Xander ran an excellent Leadership training programme which was very successful with our managers”

    — HR Business Partner

  • "Xander was absolutely essential in guiding us through an incredibly difficult and tumultuous period of transition for our team. We leaned quite heavily on his extensive knowledge and expertise throughout the pandemic. "

    — Senior Leader

  • "Xander has a fantastic charisma that lights up any room that he’s in."

    — Coaching client

  • "Xander helped shift the HR department from mostly operational to strategic and into an integral part of the decision making in the business. I will remember Xander for the energy he brought to the team and his genuine care in helping me think about and shape my career plan."

    — HR Business Partner

  • "You've always told us (all) how it is and never shied away from telling us what's on your mind!"

    — Senior Leader

  • "He really helped me hone my leadership skills, challenging me to be a better leader within the organisation, while supporting me."

    — Senior Leader

  • "He is a highly supportive and developmentally-focussed […] and takes an active approach to coaching and mentoring […] to ensure they're getting the most out of their time in their role. He gave me every opportunity he could to gain experience in new areas, as well as to hone my existing skills and experience."New List Item

    — Coaching client

  • "I went to Xander for advice and he really went out of his way to make sure that I was making the right decision…Xander was incredibly helpful throughout the entire process and made a very stressful situation much easier to deal with. I am so, so grateful for all of his help and his seemingly endless knowledge! "

    — Coaching client

  • "You were never shy of calling things out the way you saw them which is a great attribute and role model for everyone to see"

    — Senior Leader

  • "Xander is a highly professional and experienced HR professional and strategic leader. He is articulate, focused and driven and has been an invaluable support to me over the last 2 years. "

    — Board Chairman

  • "He has very strong leadership and management skills with the ability to determine the real issues that need to be resolved. He is persistent, supportive, respectful, thorough, articulate and focused on solutions."

    — Senior Leader

  • "Thank you so much for your support over the last 18 months. It has been great to work with you and you've certainly been instrumental in my own journey so thank you."

    — Senior Leader

  • "He shared wonderful words of advice whilst I was building out this new offer which helped me stay focused and calm. I also love reading his inspiring posts on LinkedIn. "

    — Senior Leader

  • "He is a bunch of fun to be around and brings light and life to any environment, but his priority is professionally running complex and demanding HR teams and systems, and he can be relied upon to do so confidentially, confidently and ambitiously. "

    — Senior Leader

  • "He is reasoned and rational but always puts people at the front of everything he does. His deliverables are tangible and accessible whilst always keeping the strategic business needs in mind."

    — HR Business Partner

  • "Xander has been an insightful colleague on the board looking at vision, staff strategy, advising on relationships and case handling."

    —Board Member

  • "He was particularly effective at challenging those within the organisation to foster an environment of continuous improvement"

    — Senior Leader

  • "I worked with Xander for some time and he helped me manage HR issues associated with running a fairly large team. Xander was always thorough and professional and was a good source of advice in dealing with HR policy and procedures."

    — Senior Leader