Keith Flanagan
Director and Founder of KC Flanagan Limited
Background
Keith enjoyed a successful 27-year career in the British Royal Air Force during which time he led people and teams in peacetime and under arduous conditions in a variety of locations worldwide.
On retirement from the Military, he joined an International Technology company where he was directly responsible for setting up and leading a Human Resource function. While in this role, Keith co-designed, developed and delivered leadership development programmes for new leaders and established C-level executives working in the field of IT and Enterprise Architecture.
He established his credibility by training for and becoming certified in The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF), as a Practitioner.
Keith has been described as an emotionally intelligent and impactful leader and facilitator. His leadership workshops have taken him across the globe to work with major corporations, often on a repeat basis.
Facilitator Experience:
Leadership:
- Led operational teams in worldwide locations in conflict areas.
- Appointed as ‘Course Commander’ overseeing and delivering Military leadership promotion courses during his time at the Royal Air Force Aviator Command Squadron.
- Designed and facilitated numerous leadership courses for executives and leaders working within the Enterprise Architecture space.
- Designed and facilitated numerous leadership training interventions for the following sectors (to name a few): Finance and Insurance, Retail, Transport and Logistics, Aviation, Oil & Gas, HM Government, FMCG, Entertainment Industry, IT & Technology and Registered Charities.
Management:
- Designed and facilitated numerous leadership and management development interventions for the sectors listed above in addition to ‘open courses’ for third party training suppliers. Many of these courses were accredited to the Chartered Institute of Management and the Institute of Leadership.
Coaching:
- Employed as a performance coach with the Audere Academy in addition to designing and delivering coaching training to managers and leaders from a wide range of sectors.
Virtual Delievery:
- Highly experienced virtual facilitator utilising a variety of platforms such as: MS Teams, Adobe Connect, Blue Jeans, Zoom and WebEx.
Qualifications
Subject Matter Expert
- Leadership Development - based on real-time credible experience of leading people and teams under a variety of circumstances and situations.
- Emotional Intelligence - ongoing designing and facilitating EQ training to leaders and colleagues at a major European Bank.
- Coaching – employed as a performance coach to over 150 clients with the Audere Academy.
Accreditations & Education:
- The C&G Membership Award in Leadership Management (at Level 7 - Masters)
- CIPD: Learning & Development
- CIPD: People Management and Development
- Learning Development: Adam Smith College, Fife
- Management: Fife College of Further Education
- Myers Briggs Practitioner (MBTI - Psychometric Profiling)
- iWAM certified
- TOGAF 9 Certified Practioner
- IITT TPMA Assessor
- Certificate in Transactional Analysis
- Belbin Practitioner (Individual & Team Role Profiling)
- A1/D32/33 Assessor Awards: Fife College of Further Education
Awarded the Royal Warrant by Her Royal Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Membership of:
The Institute of Leadership & Management
The Chartered Institute of Management
The Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development
The Open Group Architecture Framework
Equity – The Performing Arts and Entertainment Trade Union
