Dr Russell Thackeray - Motivational and engaging speaker and trainer

Dr Russell Thackeray is the CEO, founder and driving force behind QED Organisational Development, an innovative O&D company helping leaders and their organisations achieve improved performance and results.

A business psychologist, certified coach, trainer and renowned speaker, Dr Thackeray works with the ‘soft issues’ in business, building the strong culture and emotional and mental toughness that allows people to thrive, whatever life throws at them.

An expert in helping leaders and teams to stay resilient, inspired and connected, particularly in the face of today’s complex pressures and demands, he is also extremely insightful and entertaining! If you are looking for a speaker, trainer or podcast guest who can help build the strong culture and emotional and mental toughness needed for people to thrive, whatever life throws at them, contact us now.



Areas of expertise include

  • Personal and Organisational Resilience

  • Performance and Change

  • Burnout

  • Leadership

  • Accountability

  • Business Psychology

  • Mindset

  • Managing Stress and Anxiety

  • Aligning Culture

Experience and career

Dr Thackeray works across all levels, genders and hierarchies and can draw on a wide breadth of experience of business and life.  Initially a professional musician in London’s West End, Dr Thackeray has since been an entrepreneur, consultant, CEO, NED, Operations Manager and investor. He now uses all the insights he’s gained from his diverse experience to form strategies and skills that improve performance and deliver change.

As well as being a high profile speaker and trainer, Dr. Thackeray contributes to a wide range of journals and has featured on many podcasts. He also runs his own successful podcast Resilience Unravelled, a series of informative interviews with a wide range of guests around the subject of Personal Resilience.Presentations and workshops

Presentations and workshops

Fast-paced, impactful and engaging, Dr Thackeray provides real world strategies and skills to improve the performance of people and organisations. By aligning culture, leadership and people, Dr Thackeray designs and embeds change that reduces personal 'drama' and increases resilience. This drives improvement and accountability in processes, relationships, finances and systems, whilst reducing organisational and individual burnout.

As a speaker, trainer and media source Dr Thackeray

  • Is highly qualified and practical

  • Blends a range of solutions and approaches to suit the issue

  • Is available for face-to-face or online interviews


  • Has an International, UK and US speaking presence

  • Works in the corporate or personal sector

Qualifications

Dr Russell Thackeray QEDOD.com

  • Doctorate from Middlesex University

  • Masters Qualification from Reading University

  • Certified Principal Business Psychologist

  • Hon Research Fellow, University of Wales

  • Accredited Coach

 Memberships include

  • Neuroleadership Institute

  • Association of Business Psychologists

  • Chartered Institute of Management

  • Institute of Management Consulting

  • Qualified Mediator – Regent’s College, London

  • General Hypnotherapy Register.

Qualifications in stress management, resilience, NLP and a range of occupational and professional bodies including alternative therapies such as EFT and Reiki.

Clients include

Central and Local Government, the National Health Service, Mercedes Benz, The Guardian, Hyundai, QinetiQ, NMC and Asda.

Media Activity

CFO Bookshelf with Mark Gandy. The role of business psychologists and certified coaches and their ability to elevate the performances of the people and organisations they work with. Topics covered includes resistance, when to hire a business coach, the intentions and execution of tough love, psychological capacity, and much more.
https://cfobookshelf.com/what-is-a-business-psycho

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