Our philosophy – CLEVER Leadership ™

CLEVER Leadership™ is a fresh approach to leadership and management skills, knowledge, and behaviours. Drawing on leading edge best practices from all sectors, CLEVER Leadership™ focuses on agility, resilience, and the ability to make a measurable difference in organisational performance. To find out more click here

What we do

We design, deliver and evaluate large and small learning and development programmes for all sorts of organisations from large blue-chips to small charities and all the way across the health, public and voluntary sectors. We can offer everything from small workshops to large learning programmes combining both face-to-face and web-based learning, with qualifications to Diploma and Post Graduate Certificate level.

Why we do it

We are deeply committed to the notion that effective learning empowers both individuals and organisations to excel, consistently meeting the expectations of their customers. Our core values lie in delivering exceptional value and providing outstanding service. We strongly believe that employing the most suitable delivery methods enables us to reach a wider audience while maximising cost-effectiveness to ensure the provision of services at a more affordable rate.

Our team

Our team is a close knit group of highly experienced trainers and facilitators at all levels up to postgraduate programmes.

All have held senior management roles in a wide range of substantial organisations and have developed from a hands on managerial rather than an academic background.

Although respecters of the theory, they are management pragmatics, teaching from the basis of what works in practice to resolve the difficult challenges managers today face.

It also gives them a rich store of experience to draw on to help learners with examples and case studies from their own successful experiences.

Cherith Simmons
Founder of Cherith Simmons Learning and Development in 1989 and a leading HR and leadership specialist. Cherith’s approach to leadership is dynamic and engaging. Cherith has worked at the highest levels in a wide range of blue-chip and government organisations.

Cherith Simmons

Dip Ed (Froebel) Founder and Former Managing Partner

Peter Waddell
A leading change and service improvement innovator & specialist, Peter continually pushes the boundaries of strategic thinking and innovation, authoring several substantial management techniques. Peter is an accomplished course designer and has designed a wide range of complex gamified exercises for senior managers on our post graduate programmes.

Peter Waddell

MA MCIM MEI - Partner

Jerry West
A highly qualified corporate governance specialist with significant leadership, change, finance and quality expertise. Jerry has a forensic approach to assessment design which underpins his other role as our Internal Verifier.

Jerry West

BSc MSc AICS MInstLM - Partner

Sandra Hermitage
A highly experienced leadership and management tutor and a distance learning specialist. Sandra is an accomplished and highly respected member of our tutor team. She has worked on programmes at all management levels and has specific skills in management apprenticeships.

Sandra Hermitage

Debbie Davidson
A leading customer service, leadership and soft skills specialist. Debbie has worked for many blue-chip organisations. She has worked with us over the last 6 years delivering Level 3 and 5 management development programmes.

Debbie Davidson

Parth Ravi Gupta
Parth Ravi Gupta brings extensive experience in culinary arts, gained through impactful roles at esteemed establishments. Parth has previously worked at The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai, and The Landmark Hotel, Kanpur. He also served as a training leader at The Pristine Hotel, where he designed and delivered tailored programs for food and beverage teams. Parth is now our Level 3 Chef de Partie tutor.

Parth Ravi Gupta