Team Leader Consultant of the Year
Chess exemplifies the values and impact of a leading industry consultant. As a Senior Manager with 8+ years consulting experience, she uses her leadership skills to deliver purpose and elevate people around her.
She shows immense passion for leading teams to design and deliver complex public sector programmes for vulnerable residents. Her leadership is evident in her client delivery and focus on social value, especially around prevention-focused transformation. In one example, Chess oversaw a pilot for a Homes and Money Hub that delivered a 25% increase in benefit uptake for vulnerable residents.
Chess’s leadership style inspires pride and trust in her teams, and she operates with a high level of integrity. Importantly, she lends her credibility to others to ensure the firm can deliver the best solutions to clients in the right way. Chess is a positive role model, managing a purpose-led career as a working mum. She is relentless in delivering value and providing growth opportunities for her teams and leads the firm’s 300+ Local Public Services People Pillar.
She fosters deep client relationships, focused not only on exceptional delivery but also on elevating clients on a personal level. Chess’s commitment to her clients is reflected in her high satisfaction ratings, with clients praising her outcomes and ability to lead by example. She also advocates for self-improvement and leads a Community of Practice for 20 clients to share best practice around prevention.
Her work has enhanced the firm’s brand and demonstrates her personal impact on clients, colleagues and communities alike.
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