Often in a workplace there is the need for someone to provide a new angle to a project or indeed to company procedures and this is where JLM can help. Over the years, Jenny has frequently been asked to help businesses, particularly in the role as a sounding board… someone who will listen, provide honest thoughts and suggestions as well as fresh ideas.
Having attended a procurement training course led by Jenny, I can honestly say that it was one of the most open and inclusive sessions I have attended, where we weren’t just sat down and told how things should be. All the attendees were given the opportunity to put their own thoughts and experiences across to different scenarios in an energised, collaborative environment with no barriers or judgements. Following the training we were successful in winning our first large project in a tendering process and this led on to many more contract wins – all based around our learnings from that day.
Graeme McGuire, Managing Director, AV1 Solutions
No matter the problem, Jenny’s ability to listen, and at times, challenge conversations/thoughts has been of value to many, to the extent that someone suggested ‘askjeeves.com’ should be rebranded as ‘askjenny.com’. Jenny also has experience with working in a family business and, from time to time, other businesses structured in such a manner have benefited from Jenny’s involvement. Typically the format for sessions is:
– 1-to-1 sessions and workshops held internally to provide top tips and a sounding board.
– An outside listener to help provide guidance, direction and strategy on an on-going or one-off basis.
This honest and fresh approach will help create a Strategic Development Plan and vision for an organisation. As part of this process involves problem solving, Jenny is well known for identifying a problem and offering different strategies on how to address the problem. For example in the transport industry the term Mobility as a Service has been a buzzword for a few years, but its place in the rural environment is unknown. Consequently, Jenny created a project in the Cairngorm National Park area to find out what this means to rural Scotland and how this can benefit the area. For further information please visit (we can choose one of the rural maas domain names for Cairngorm Connected).