Pathfinder
Providing better choices for an individual (and their organisations) to realise their ambitions and success by:
deciding a destination
finding a realisable route to it, with journey support.
Snapshot - pathfinding Artifex
“I love finding and connecting dots”
I am often described as an “artifex”; someone who is: skilled, artistic, expert, artful, insightful, creative.
Acting as a “pathfinder”: I help shape a journey to the desired destination.
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Professional and personal support is provided to ambitious organisations, family-offices with their high-achieving individuals. There is demonstartive value-add; derived from the chosen goal realised as well as skills, capabilities and confidence enhanced. with demonstrative value-add. We find and connect the dots to allow individuals (and their organisations) to shape and follow a path, realising their ambitions and success on the way. This support is offered as an independent or through my associated company, Raktas.
My experience is based on a 40-year, multi-sector, global career as a: Consultant (partner at McKinsey and Accenture); market-listed CEO; FCA regulated Chair/SMF-1; transformational investor; mentor; advisor; public-speaker, GFOC Ambassador.
Specialities of the Artifex - to arrive at a point
Critical-thinking | Problem-solving | Robust action-orientation
Skill enhancement | Personal development | multi-Qs
Strategy | Transformations | Project and Interim managmement
Creativity | Innovation | Branding
Cognitive Behaviours | Risk-Reward | Invesments
Communications | Public Speaking
Teams | Leadership | Governance | Boards | Committees
Legacy | Succession
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Services can be retained through Raktas (www.raktas.ee) or direct.
About
Dialogues are important, based on good questions and listening well.
“What do you want to…?”
It starts with an idea, a demand or desire; which leads to further questions. Beware, without a “destination” one is guaranteed never to arrive. If that is your dream…
“Why not?”
We explore the boundaries, to see if they are real or imagined. In my career, I have noticed that professional and personal questions coalesce; especially for those individuals (and their organisations) who lead by aspiring, deciding and taking risks.
“If that is your dream, how?”
Destination fixed, the journey may seem more straightforward, but it requires care. There is no single path: but there are better choices to lead one’s development and realisation of potential - for oneself and fellow travellers.
Shall we discuss your ideas and possible journey?
Do contact me “I love finding and connecting dots”
Career & Education
Raktas - Partner (2008-present)
Delta/Vivartia - CEO (2003-07)
Accenture - Partner (2001-03)
McKinsey&Co - Partner (1988-01)
Swires - Manager (1982-86)
Harvard MBA (‘88)
Oxford BA Hons (‘82)
Davidson Rusk Scholar (‘79)
Snapshot, Industries & Geographies
Demonstrative track-record of adding value: quantitative and qualitative skill-enhancement and capability-building for individuals as well as organisations improved; with ambitions met and lives bettered.
Financial Services, Consumer Goods, Retail, Property, Hospitality, Logistics-Transportation, Automotive, Industrial, Hi-tech, Digital, B2B, B2C, SaaS, M&A, Private Equity, Family-Offices.
Over 112 countries/on 6 continents: lived, worked, educated, travelled.
Justin has been appointed as an Ambassador for GFOC (Global Family Office Community).
Just so,
Individuals and Family Offices
It all begins with an individual and his/her/its passions, ideas and ambitions. Harnessed this drives personal development as well as contributions to their enterprise and community.
With Family-Offices, these are a rare construct. They command 10% of the World’s wealth, held in the hands of less than 10,000 ‘families’ globally.
Longevity is a rare achievement for an enterprise. In the US, just 25% of new companies survive more than 15 years; with only 0.5% celebrating a centenary. Less than 10% of FOs survive beyond the 3rd generation.
The following posts are some of my development stories for individuals and Family-Office as well as thoughts to stimluate our thinking and discussions.
Musings:
posts & stories
Events & Published articles (PDFs)
