Corporate Services

Fenton Management helps organisations de-risk their hiring, talent management and leaving phases by delivering bespoke career management consultancy services to their senior executives. We go beyond traditional coaching, mentoring and outplacement models by treating individuals like businesses and by acting as an advocate of the senior employee resulting in much better outcomes for the organisation.

Our core belief is that careers are businesses and jobs are joint ventures and therefore that the individual and the organisation will be best served if their career strategy is as robust and aligned as business strategy. We achieve this by helping them raise their emotional intelligence; by supporting them with key relationships and business objectives and, when in transition, by pro actively generating opportunities and representing them in and to the market. We manage careers as if they are micro-businesses using our proprietary Fenton Model™.

How We Work

We help de-risk the Hiring Phase by delivering an Appointment Due Diligence Programme to expose undiscovered issues in fit or career/business strategy alignment.

In the Talent Management Phase we provide bespoke First, Next or Last 100 Days Programmes by supporting their management of key relationships using our Relationship Grid.

In the Pre-Leaving and Leaving Phase we help manage pre-leaving decision issues and for those needing Transition Support, we draft a Personal Business Plan; agree a long list of targets which we approach using "back channels"; we manage relationships with head-hunters, prepare our clients for interview and support them in negotiating packages and deals.

For those pursing Portfolio Careers, we write a Portfolio Business Plan and we source consultancy, non-executive director and philanthropic opportunities.

For Entrepreneurs, we offer pre-commitment counsel; help road test business concepts before the business plan stage and help source funding and key people. We also offer a specific Earn-Out De-Risk Programme..

Our Clients include or come from:


3i
Atkins Plc
A&E
Avis
Capita
Channel 4
Christie's
Coty Inc.
Deutsche Bank
Dixon's (DGI)
Design Council
Diageo		 GE
Gieves & Hawkes
Homebase
Homeserve
John Lewis Partnership
Nationwide
Sony Ericsson
Talaris
UBS Investment Bank
Unilever
Yves St. Laurent


Corporate Services

Strategy
  • We help define where individuals are now and, especially, why; where they are going and, in detail, how they will get there
  • We conduct telephone interviews with peers, bosses, and direct reports including at least one "difficult" relationship to establish reputation in terms of strengths, weaknesses and potential
  • We establish what hard and soft returns they need and want from their work and establish how, in Maslow's terms, they can "be what they can be"
  • This analysis is captured in a Personal Business Plan

Performance
  • We deliver First, Next and Last 100 Days Programmes and provide Pre-Appointment Due Diligence and Pre-Leaving Support Programmes
  • We help align personal objectives with those of the organisation and ensure there is absolute clarity around how best to deliver on expectations
  • We use the Relationship Grid and other tools to work on specific issues and relationships which may put deliverables at risk

Transition
  • We research in-depth an agreed target list and using "back channels" and networks, we approach the targets and help secure appropriate introductions and meetings. We also manage head-hunter relationships
  • We use the Seven Interview Steps and other tools to focus strongly on market "Needs Analysis". Our preparation emphasises demonstration of competence, rather than assertion
  • For those who don't know, we teach them how to "close"

Portfolio Careers
  • We write a Portfolio Business Plan to match client needs
  • We source consultancy, non-executive director and philanthropic opportunities

Entrepreneurs
  • We offer pre-commitment counsel and help road-test business concepts before the business planning stage
  • We help source funding and key people
  • We deliver a specific Earn-Out De-Risk Programme

Fees

Consultancy fixed fees are paid in advance against specific agreed deliverables within an agreed time frame.  Individuals or organisations pay or both contribute.