Link Performance
Management

Background
Link Performance Management was formed to deliver GoalTrak™ into the European market place.  GoalTrak™ is a huge improvement on traditional HR based performance systems and is ideal for organisations of all sizes in the public and private sectors that need a simple to use tool that has been specifically designed to increase business efficiency.

About Us
The directors of Link Performance Management have all been directors in the Public and Private sectors, playing a key role in Performance Management. Their considerable track record brings a high level of pragmatism to organisations keen for cost effective performance management in today’s tough economic client and of finding ways of obtaining “more for less”.

Ian Munro


Ian Munro has been involved in Performance Management for over 35 years as a line manager, operating and main board director, as a non-executive director and concurrently as a consultant, mentor and coach. He has worked across a wide range of business sectors for blue chip organisations, and the Public Sector. Ian works across all levels in organisations and is particularly effective at board level. He brings a pragmatic hands-on approach to his work and has delivered excellent results in turnaround situations as well as fast growing organisations. In his coaching and mentoring work Ian has been able to bring a fresh innovative approach to the issues faced by senior managers.

Primary Capabilities
Pragmatic and hands-on, Ian helps managers and directors cope with change in both developing and turnaround situations. He has a track record of achieving results in tough challenging environments. His approach has been welcomed in both Public and Private sector assignments where he utilises intensive coaching/mentoring with top teams and the latest Performance Management tools.

Core Offer
A successful Director working at General Management level with the following characteristics:
• High integrity
• Pragmatic hands-on approach
• Adapting to different organisations in the Public and Private sectors
• Broad sector experience
• Energetic people motivator
• Adapting his approach to meet varying cultures needs
• Excellent mentor and coach
• Strong communicator and presenter
• Innovative approach

Disciplines Offered
• Executive mentoring
• Performance Management
• Executive coaching
• Training and development
• Organisation Development
• Top team coaching

Areas of Distinctive Performance and Value- Addition
A successful track record utilising his people and board level skills in the following:
• Improving senior executive performance
• Performance improvement initiatives
• Integrating new organisation structures
• Facilitating progress by unblocking blocked projects
• Focusing boards to deliver results
• Instigating/managing change programmes
• Organisation reviews and restructures

Qualifications and professional memberships
Chartered Institute of Marketing
Institute of Directors

Employment Summary
• Consultant, Self Employed, 1989 - current
• Group Board Director, Reliance Security Group PLC, 1985-1989
• Regional Director, Reliance Security Group PLC, 1979-1985
• Senior Sales and Marketing positions with "blue chip" fmcg companies, 1966-1979

Jon Bell



Jon Bell is a consultant on public sector performance management, organisational efficiency and change management.  He has over 30 years experience of working in the public sector and played a leading role in setting up the UK Food Standards Agency as a non-Ministerial Government Department, of which he was its Chief Executive from 2002-6. Since becoming a consultant in 2006 he has undertaken successful consultancy and training assignments for a wide range of private and public sector clients both in the UK and overseas.

Primary Capabilities
Extensive record as an effective leader, team builder and communicator.  Wide ranging experience of strategic planning, delivery, performance and project management in the public sector.  Track record of helping the private sector to deal successfully with the public sector.  More than 30 years experience of working with Parliament, Brussels and Central and Local Government at all levels.  Associate of the National School of Government.

Core offer
A successful executive and non-executive Director with the following characteristics:

• Strategic, innovative thinker with strong analytical skills
• Reputation as a successful problem solver
• Excellent communicator with considerable media experience
• Strongly delivery focused
• Energetic and enthusiastic with a reputation for remaining calm under pressure
• Record of successful public sector organisational development, performance and change management
• Extensive public sector training and coaching experience
• Wide experience of working with Ministers , Parliament, Brussels, Local Authorities  and public sector organisations overseas
• Extensive understanding of the realities and needs of the commercial environment and the best way to obtain successful outcomes for companies when dealing with politicians and civil servants

Disciplines Offered
• Strategic planning
• Improved performance management
• Enhanced organisational delivery
• Risk assessment, management and communication
• Effective crisis management
• Public sector mentoring and training
• Project management
 
Areas of Distinctive Added Value
• Enhanced strategic and delivery planning
• Public sector development and turnaround
• Crisis handling in the face of media hostility
• Building productive partnerships with stakeholders and others in challenging situations
• Improving operational efficiency

Qualifications and Professional Memberships
BSc
PhD
CSci
CChem
FRSC

Employment Summary
2006- Consultant.  Associate of the National School of Government
2002-2006 Chief Executive, Food Standards Agency, non-executive Director, Meat Hygiene Service
2000-2003 Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Food Safety Policy, Food Standards Agency
1995-2000 Deputy Head Joint Food Safety and Standards Group, Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food (MAFF)
1975-1995 Wide range of senior policy and management positions in Whitehall

David Knowles-Leak



David has a background in leadership, as a director in international corporates, as an owner driver, and in public service. He is a graduate of Nottingham University with a degree in Theoretical Mechanics and he brings experience in the gas, glass and shipping industries to LPM along with background in political lobbying.

He  provides performance improvement products and processes and which focuses on strategy with leadership and management development. He is an experienced coach and mentor with a unique high impact coaching model and he is a passionate believer in the importance of well formed performance goals being aligned to key strategic goals. 

David believes that the platform for the strategic and leadership products with which he currently works will be enhanced by the software products and the leadership of LPG

Andrew Blatiak

Set up his first company in 1982 and ten others since then, in both manufacturing and service industries. One of these was the first and largest management consultancy in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) between 1989 and 1993. The company worked with clients to invest over £200m.

Helped London Business School to set up an MBA with Warsaw University of Technology.

Consultant with the World Bank and EBRD, worked with various funds in CEE.

Works with companies on foreign direct investment into Central Europe.

Primary Capabilities
Executive coach
Teaches MBA
Human resource auditor
Specialist in performance management appraisals.
A national and international assessor with Investors in People.  

Preferred Activities
• Performance management
• Developing strategic plans
• Project management

Core Offer

Foreign Direct Investment into CEE

Human Resource audit extended from Investors in People assessment.

Performance management projects. 

Areas of Distinctive Performance and Value Addition
• HR consultancy and performance management
• Developing business plans
• Planning and managing projects

Qualifications and Professional Memberships
• Certified Management Consultant
• Degrees in Biochemistry
• Visiting professor in HR and management at several universities in Europe and Asia.

Companies Created Recently
• Director, Investors in People, Poland
• Director, Mantle Executive Development
• Director, Link Performance Management