Poolside in Phuket

At the end of the year it is conventional to look back at what worked well (and what did not) in the year finishing, and to make plans for the year ahead. My favourite gig in 2010 was a three-day strategy workshop in Phuket, Thailand.

Poolside in Phuket—the consultant hard at work!

I was invited by my friend and colleague, Mark Law of Advanced Management Skills, to help him run a strategy workshop with the senior management of a leading Asian pharmaceutical company. Here’s my testimonial to Mark’s leadership abilities.

It was a pleasure to see Mark at work. His enthusiasm and the quality of his material had the client teams (a total of ~40 people, from several countries) fully engaged and wrestling with the strategic issues each faced. Each country team left with a clear strategic agenda for the year ahead and raring to go. Mark was also responsible for injecting a lot of fun into the workshop, and I learnt a lot that I hope will improve my own facilitation and ability to work with clients.

A special thanks also goes to our hosts, Getz Pharma, for their exceptional hospitality.