Dr Mark Kilgallon

Dr Mark has spent the last 25 years helping to develop leaders in the public and private sectors. A successful executive coach and mentor, he combines a strong drive for performance with a deep rooted connection to strong ethical values. His practically focused delivery style is supported by a significant academic foundation and this combination helps clients achieve sustained success. He has designed and delivered leadership development programmes around the world. 

Mark has substantial experience in creating testing executive development events that confront the challenges facing leaders within their environments. His unique work with the UK police service in particular, is recognised as world class. He works with individuals, teams, organisations and strategic partnerships to help them deliver what they consider to be at the core of their purpose. 

Mark has a strong commitment to emotional intelligence as an ethical leadership model and he works intensely with individuals to help them fully explore the impact they can have on the people that they lead. He is interested in the concept of ‘informal leadership’ and has helped organisations explore the utility that this approach can bring to performance improvement and improved cultural connection. He has a strong obligation to equality & diversity and believes people should be allowed to develop their ‘legitimate strangeness’.

His writings in the Draw Bridge-Equation capture his development approach to helping individuals who are focused on progressing their careers through promotion processes. His success is this area of business is exceptional. 

Mark is an Honorary Professor at Nottingham Trent University with interests in formal & informal leadership, organisational cultures, and power dynamics within teams. He is a regular Blogger.