Samantha King

Current

Associate at DiaLogos
Change Practitioner, Organisational Development Consultant and Executive Coach at none

Past

OD Consultant to Group Values Team at BP
Talent Manager, Russia & Central Asia (TNK-BP) at BP
OD & Learning Consultant at Europe, BP

Business HR Advisor/Manager at BP
HR Manager at BP, Aerospace Composites
HR Advisor at BP Chemicals

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Education

Ashridge Business School
The University of Manchester

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Samantha King’s Summary

Sam is a change practitioner, organisational development (OD) consultant and executive coach. She has over 19 years experience in global businesses, including oil & gas, aerospace and petrochemicals, in manufacturing, functions & executive environments. She has operated in major restructuring, JV, growth, relocation, & divestment projects.

As a business transformation/OD consultant, Sam co-creates integrated plans with executive leadership teams for overall sustained behavioural change. She has designed and facilitated both small and large scale interventions, and coached leaders for executive meetings (typically working with groups of 20-40, and up to 500). Across Europe, she has also delivered creative programs for BP’s Senior Leadership, diversity and inclusion, mentoring and 360 feedback.

As a cross cultural expert, Sam has worked with many cultures, especially in Germany, Asia and has recent significant experience in Russia, where she was responsible for the talent management and cultural preparation of 250 BP executive leaders to work in Russia’s first 50:50 JV (TNK-BP) business of 90,000 employees in a highly challenging political environment.

Sam has a BA Hons in Psychology, specialising in Organisational Behaviour, and is currently completing the Ashridge accreditation program for executive coaching. She is a Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Personnel and Development (FCIPD) and sits on the Editorial Board of CIPD's “Coaching at Work”. Sam has a good working knowledge of German, French and Italian.

Samantha King’s Specialties:

"Social Design architect". Organisational change & strategic business development, collective intelligence & dialogue, employee engagement, intercultural competence & inclusive leadership development, high potentials, executive, career, behavioural & leadership coaching, appreciative inquiry

Samantha King’s Experience

Associate

DiaLogos

(Privately Held; Management Consulting industry)

July 2009 — Present (7 months)
Change Practitioner, Organisational Development Consultant and Executive Coach

none

(Privately Held; Music industry)

January 2009 — Present (1 year 1 month)

Working with executive leadership teams, I co-create integrated plans for overall sustained strategic behavioural change and leadership effectiveness in the business.

I work both collectively with the team and the individuals in the team, to pay attention to the "here and now", to enhance what is already creating value, explore the real drivers for change and success, encouraging open challenge, and to highlight future options.

My approach is based on creating the safe space for real dialogue, focusing on subtle everyday practical behaviours, the power of collective intelligence and authentic leadership. I value the inner voice that every leader has within him/her self to succeed.

I am also valued for my work cross culturally. high level of perceptiveness and ability to use these for constructive benefit.
OD Consultant to Group Values Team

BP

(Public Company; BP; Oil & Energy industry)

January 2008 — December 2008 (1 year )

As part of small Group Values team, I advise on the design of BP CEO Tony Hayward's Top 550 Leader's meeting, and and creation a forward plan on enabling sustained behavioural change in BP.
Talent Manager, Russia & Central Asia (TNK-BP)

BP

(Public Company; BP; Oil & Energy industry)

January 2006 — December 2007 (2 years )

Responsible for internal resourcing, marketing, and accelerated development of talent to the Russia Joint Venture TNK-BP and leading HR aspects of new BP business development in Russia and Central Asia.
OD & Learning Consultant

Europe, BP

(Oil & Energy industry)

February 2002 — December 2005 (3 years 11 months)

Developing capability of 45,000 employees across Europe, coaching senior leaders, leadership development programmes, design and delivery of key business transformation projects.
Business HR Advisor/Manager

BP

(Public Company; BP; Oil & Energy industry)

1995 — 2000 (5 years )

Generalist HR roles, supporting International Olefins & Polymers (especially Europe/Asia), and Plastics Fabrications business (3000 employees, mostly in Germany), as part of business leadership team. Developed learning and development, feedback expertise. Led German HR network.
HR Manager

BP, Aerospace Composites

(Airlines/Aviation industry)

January 1994 — February 1995 (1 year 2 months)

Reporting to MD, as part of the Leadership Team, I was the HR lead on site of 500 employees, with team of 4. Led on HR aspects of successful move to new Single Status contracts with employees and unions, in highly engaging and creative way. Advised on confidential wide range of disciplinary & possible divestment issues.
HR Advisor

BP Chemicals

(Public Company; BP; Chemicals industry)

October 1989 — December 1993 (4 years 3 months)

Generalist HR Professional at Hull manufacturing site of 1800 employees, leading various projects: redundancy programmes for 300 people, induction, graduate development, reward & recognition. Gained invaluable employee relations experience in the move of unions to single status contracts.