paddy upton CLIENTS & TESTIMONIALS
These are a few of the successful and wide-ranging organisations who have valued Paddy’s inspirational talks and workshops. Please scroll down to view some recent testimonials.
“Awesome talk! Really enjoyed it, as did everyone else.” Jacques Kallis – International cricketer
“Paddy’s leadership tactics transcend the various industries and present a positive, inspiring way to motivate any team towards unprecedented levels of performance. His approach is cutting-edge and his use of “story” drives home the concepts remarkably well.” Teresa Keating - Business Manufacturing Technology Director, The Dow Chemical Company (USA)
"A very interesting and powerful talk. Loved it and very thought-provoking” Alan Dawson –Ex-International cricketer and current business-owner.
“Paddy conducted a performance and leadership workshop for all the staff of RBS Private Banking. Focused on “Building a Winning Culture”, and using his strong foundational knowledge and experience in the areas of teamwork and leadership development, Paddy was able to bring the workshop to life in a practical and well-contextualised manner. This was further enriched by his use of anecdotes, which resonated extremely well with the participants. All participants rated the workshop very highly.” Shiv Gupta – Head of Private Banking, Royal Bank of Scotland Private Banking (India)
“Paddy’s speech at the Dell India Leadership Strategy Meet in 2011 was extremely insightful. The ease with which he was able to relate to corporate issues was simply commendable. Paddy is a delightfully effective speaker whose style is simple, direct and engaging.” Ganesh Lakshminarayanan - President, Dell India.
“Paddy Upton’s presentation to the top 500 managers at ABFSG Day was a great success. It was wonderfully illuminating and was rated as relevant and valuable by 100% of the 500 delegates. Some said Paddy’s presentation changed their life”. Ajay Srinivasan – Head, Aditya Birla Financial Services Group.
“Paddy is an exceptional coach and trainer who has the skill and knowledge to transform individuals and teams.” Lindy Rousseau - Marketing Director, Cape Grace Hotel
"After having lost in 17 consecutive games…The group workshops with Paddy worked, we went on to win the final 3 games in a row.” Shukri Conrad – Head Coach of Cape Cobras Cricket Team (Professional Franchise)
“Paddy had an amazing ability to bring out positive energy in our senior management team, which allowed us to solve problems we had.” Nick Stodel – Owner, Stodels Nursaries“We are in the process of merging two offices that were previously in opposition to each other. Paddy's session blew us away and we were left inspired, positive and could take away simple and effective tools to use going forward. Paddy’s style is easy going and even the hardest of nuts were cracked and left the day with a feeling of “this can work”. Not only do I recommend Paddy as a coach, but consider him essential going forward.”Ebbie Rabie – Manager, Aon South Africa.
“Paddy's work has transformed the Constantia Uitsig Team.” Tom Glover – GM, Constantia Uitsig Group.
“Thank you, Paddy! Once again, you have helped us move forward as a team.” Tony Romer-Lee – GM, Cape Grace Hotel.
“You made an amazing impact on the team.” Sandeep Desai - Vice President Manufacturing, Unilever South & Southern Africa.
“Paddy's 'Transforming Teams' workshop at the Mainstream Conference (Texas, USA) was rated an overall 94%. Delegates are still raving about it. I could not recommend a speaker or workshop facilitator more highly.” Steve Morris - Managing Partner Content & Global Production, The Eventful Group
“Very insightful – great storyteller. Most unconventional coach.” Senior Manager, DuPont (USA)
“Excellent! Very inspirational speaker – great perspectives on leadership.” Senior Manager, The Boeing Company
“Paddy’s leadership tactics transcend the various industries and present a positive, inspiring way to motivate any team towards unprecedented levels of performance. His approach is cutting-edge and his use of “story” drives home the concepts remarkably well.” Teresa Keating - Business Manufacturing Technology Director, The Dow Chemical Company (USA)
"A very interesting and powerful talk. Loved it and very thought-provoking” Alan Dawson –Ex-International cricketer and current business-owner.
“Paddy conducted a performance and leadership workshop for all the staff of RBS Private Banking. Focused on “Building a Winning Culture”, and using his strong foundational knowledge and experience in the areas of teamwork and leadership development, Paddy was able to bring the workshop to life in a practical and well-contextualised manner. This was further enriched by his use of anecdotes, which resonated extremely well with the participants. All participants rated the workshop very highly.” Shiv Gupta – Head of Private Banking, Royal Bank of Scotland Private Banking (India)
“Paddy’s speech at the Dell India Leadership Strategy Meet in 2011 was extremely insightful. The ease with which he was able to relate to corporate issues was simply commendable. Paddy is a delightfully effective speaker whose style is simple, direct and engaging.” Ganesh Lakshminarayanan - President, Dell India.
“Paddy Upton’s presentation to the top 500 managers at ABFSG Day was a great success. It was wonderfully illuminating and was rated as relevant and valuable by 100% of the 500 delegates. Some said Paddy’s presentation changed their life”. Ajay Srinivasan – Head, Aditya Birla Financial Services Group.
“Paddy is an exceptional coach and trainer who has the skill and knowledge to transform individuals and teams.” Lindy Rousseau - Marketing Director, Cape Grace Hotel
"After having lost in 17 consecutive games…The group workshops with Paddy worked, we went on to win the final 3 games in a row.” Shukri Conrad – Head Coach of Cape Cobras Cricket Team (Professional Franchise)
“Paddy had an amazing ability to bring out positive energy in our senior management team, which allowed us to solve problems we had.” Nick Stodel – Owner, Stodels Nursaries“We are in the process of merging two offices that were previously in opposition to each other. Paddy's session blew us away and we were left inspired, positive and could take away simple and effective tools to use going forward. Paddy’s style is easy going and even the hardest of nuts were cracked and left the day with a feeling of “this can work”. Not only do I recommend Paddy as a coach, but consider him essential going forward.”Ebbie Rabie – Manager, Aon South Africa.
“Paddy's work has transformed the Constantia Uitsig Team.” Tom Glover – GM, Constantia Uitsig Group.
“Thank you, Paddy! Once again, you have helped us move forward as a team.” Tony Romer-Lee – GM, Cape Grace Hotel.
“You made an amazing impact on the team.” Sandeep Desai - Vice President Manufacturing, Unilever South & Southern Africa.
“Paddy's 'Transforming Teams' workshop at the Mainstream Conference (Texas, USA) was rated an overall 94%. Delegates are still raving about it. I could not recommend a speaker or workshop facilitator more highly.” Steve Morris - Managing Partner Content & Global Production, The Eventful Group
“Very insightful – great storyteller. Most unconventional coach.” Senior Manager, DuPont (USA)
“Excellent! Very inspirational speaker – great perspectives on leadership.” Senior Manager, The Boeing Company