Joe Bulman

Joe Bulman, Director of JBM Training, has held management positions within the areas of HR and Training and Development.His career began in BT, moving on to management roles within the Aerospace industry and the NHS. Over the past eight years Joe has been working in Management Development Training and consultancy working with a diversity of client organisations within the private and public sectors.

This diversity of environments has given Joe a wide set of experiences which enables him to relate well to issues and to develop excellent rapport with course participants.

His training is highly practical, building on the existing learning present within the groups he works with.

Training Subject areas

Joe’s specialist areas include Learning and Innovation, Presentation Skills, Management and Supervisory skills training, Performance Appraisal Processes, Change Projects, Recruitment and Selection Skills, Customer Service and Influencing / Communications Skills. He is an MBA and NLP Practitioner and places strong emphasis on interpersonal skills within his training and consultancy work.

Joe has worked as a Training Consultant within a wide range of sectors including Legal, IT, Manufacturing, Financial services, and the Health Sector. He has international experience having trained nationals from Europe, USA, Russia and the Gulf states.

Janine Elton

A training course with Janine is a high-octane experience: she is direct, dynamic, entertaining and engaging. She has fifteen years experience in training and development, gained in lecturing, corporate Learning and Development and as a management trainer. Having previously held roles at Logica, Westminster College, and The Matchett Group, she has worked extensively in a range of business sectors: finance and investment banking, information and communication technologies, automotive, manufacturing, local and national government, retail, university streams and publishing.

She works as consultant with client sponsors to design and develop innovative learning experiences for all levels of staff. She runs a range of management and personal effectiveness training programmes, focusing on pragmatic techniques that suit a 21st century workforce. Janine has extensive experience in the areas of presentation and voice skills, writing skills, interface skills—the power of persuasion and influence, core communication, hiring and career management, self management skills.

She is accomplished at working with diverse groups, having worked globally (New Zealand, Australia, America, Mexico, Israel, Russia) as well as throughout Europe. Janine is accredited to administer MBTI, SDI, and Belbin instruments and is also an NLP Master Practitioner. Janine is a former actress and an arts graduate from Warwick University.

Claire Nicholson

Claire has over 17 years experience in HR, beginning her career in retail and going on to work in the hotel industry, mobile/telecoms, professional and financial services, IT consulting, a public sector service organisation and scientific institute. Having developed from trainee to HR Director over the years, her responsibilities have spanned both operational, head office and multi-site roles, both in the UK and internationally.

In the past five years, Claire has focused on leadership and personal development, talent management, and coaching, and she became an accredited coach two years ago. Claire is driven by her passion for developing people to their full potential and now consults, trains and coaches to improve personal and business performance, soft skills and people management.

Frances Scott

Frances is an experienced consultant and trainer. She specialises in delivering management, communication and project management skills courses. Frances’s style is interactive. She encourages delegates to contribute their ideas, learn though their experiences and apply their learning to their work. Her events are enjoyable, memorable and practical.

Frances has contributed to a wide range of projects in the public and private sectors. She works with delegates at all stages of their careers, including directors, project managers, team leaders, graduates and PAs. She is an also experienced business coach and uses 360-degree feedback and psychometric questionnaires.

Frances holds a first class honours degree in Human Biological Sciences. She started her career in medical research. She then worked as a careers adviser for the University of London, specialising in career development for graduates and experienced professionals. Among other posts, she has managed recruitment and development programmes for BAE Systems.

Jane Penson

Jane Penson loves words. Her training helps people to use written English to engage, persuade, inform and interest their readers. The focus of her workshops can be on planning and structuring clear reports, winning bids with excellent proposals or simply using language correctly, concisely and clearly.

Delegates come away from Jane’s sessions with new enthusiasm to tackle writing tasks because she provides a clear process that they can follow or adapt. She takes great trouble to involve everyone and delivers on her promise that every question deserves an answer.

Jane’s clients include banks, law firms, large consultancies, research organisations and pharmaceutical companies. She has international experience, having delivered training in South America and the United Arab Emirates as well as in various parts of Europe. Her background includes a languages degree from Cambridge and an MBA from Henley Management College.

In addition to the people listed here, Jbm has a large network of colleagues we call upon as our clients’ needs require.