Julian Morley
Julian is Director of "LIFT SW", an innovative knowledge hub driving improvement and efficiency in local authorities and public services in the South West. Julian has developed this government funded initiative from a raw office space to a well respected agency bringing a private sector approach to public sector improvement. It's a high-visibility, politically challenging position, and Julian is using his consultancy experience and MBA skills to the full. Annual budget of £7m and staff of 17.
Julian is also a Sainsbury Management Fellow, a member of the Royal Society of Engineering, a Chartered Electronic Engineer, has an MBA from the Ecole Europeene des Affairs and a BA in Engineering from the University of Cambridge. Julian speaks a good standard of French, has good international cultural awareness and is a keen racing sailor.
Starting as a product development engineer, Julian has had 18 years experience of managing international change in the private sector, particularly in large blue chip companies (including Mars Inc, Hewlett Packard), including 7 years as a senior mangement consultant (at PRTM) in supply chain improvement. He switched to the public sector in 2005 and is gaining a reputation for commercial common sense to driving change and is regularly quoted in government publications.
What next? Driving change, efficiency and improvement in the public sector is becoming somewhat of a crusade!
Sainsbury Management Fellowship and engineering, commentary:
Julian believes that engineering combined with management consulting experience is a perfect spring-board for large change management programme, especially with e-business involvement.
The SMF award made taking a year out for an MBA a realistic option and opened up many business options which previously didn't exist to an engineer.
"From a career development perspective, working in another country is essential for management confidence and cultural fluency."
"Even the most forward thinking companies will not take an engineer out of their field and into management. Engineers have a stereotype which is hard to break - it's not the 'glass ceiling' but the 'tempered steel walls' they need to break through in order to further their careers."
"Engineers have the flexibility of mind and attitude to be a success in any area of business."
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