John Harris
John Harris is one of the last remaining characters in the increasingly dull world of IT and Telecommunications. 25 years a senior manager in operational and sales roles he is much sort after as a coach and mentor. Recently recovered from very serious cancer surgery his positive energy is contagious.
His sales and operational experience allied to an almost instant audience rapport make John an ever popular guest speaker at any social or professional gathering. He has a collection of themed presentations and speeches and is happy to build bespoke presentations for any occasion.
Starting in 1966 as an engineering apprentice John rose through the managerial engineering ranks to become district customer service manager for the Thames Valley region with BT looking after customers including the USAF, British Army, Hewlett Packard, Hogg Robinson etc. After managing the Northern Home Counties transmission network and 650 managers and engineers John left BT in 1992.
During 1992-3 John worked as a self employed consultant on Business Planning, Industrial Relations and professional coaching. In 1993 he joined the sales team of GPT (pre Marconi) and moved on to Ericsson Ltd in 1998 as the BT Sales Director. In that role he completed the sale to BT of the industry renowned NGS programme (£280M) and also led the team that won for
Ericsson, the acclaimed BT Excellence award. On returning in January 2003 from serious cancer surgery John became Business Partnership Director leading the company's sales strategies, coaching and campaigns.
Current portfolio includes:
Shakleton's ladder - Survival is not compulsory
ASPECT - Strategic planning for dummies
Influencing people - Not so basic rules
Partnerships for Profit - Practical selling
Your meeting - Account management planning
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