Sports industry consultant and academic Professor of Practice (Leadership) with expertise in integrating applied science with academic theory to solve real-world problems and achieve results. John has extensive experience in diverse global corporate, economic, linguistic, and socio-cultural contexts.
John Grisby is an industry consultant and academic Professor of Practice (Leadership). He's based in London and works internationally across multiple sectors. John has a track record of helping business leaders and corporate executives transform their roles, teams, and organizations.
He specializes in building capacity and accelerating practice to achieve sustainable results, reducing failure to cope with business/industry '4.0' environments. John uses a range of 'best in class' methodologies to help clients understand complexity, lead/manage through change, and solve problems.
John has learned almost everything about leadership, systems, complexity, change and problem-solving from six resources.
Accredited and Certified to Consult, Design, Deliver, Assess, Diagnose and Enable
HE Fellow
(FHEA)
Chartered Member
(CMgr MCMI)
Certified Management
& Business Educator
Sports Leadership/Management Development and Performance
John was a (US) state ranked athlete in three sports. Like most athletes in the USA he was introduced to physical and mental performance approaches in early development. He learned/developed approaches like mental focus, mental toughness and the 'Inner Game'. He later
co-delivered a project with Myles Downey to establish the 'Inner Game of Coaching' in the world of professional sports coaching (football,
rugby and tennis.
Competitive Sports Experience (USA)
Professor of Practice (Fellow HEA)
John is a Professor of Practice Management and works at the faculty executive level with the Dean and Associate Dean to deliver the business
school’s Employability and Enterprise and practice-based strategy (UK/Europe/ Middle East). His multi-faceted role combines advisory, consultancy, development, design, and delivery on a broad range of projects, which include; Business School Impact System, Small Business Charter, Innovation Bridge, ICT Escalator, Innovation & Enterprise, Executive MBA UK/Oman (Part-Time), Executive Education, Help to Grow and guest lectures.
Corporate Leadership Performance and Development (Executive Coach EMCC Senior Practitioner )
His expertise in Executive Coaching for Performance (EMCC Senior Practitioner) was developed as a member of Faculty at The School of Coaching, founded by Myles Downey, a pioneer in the executive and corporate performance coaching industry. As Faculty/Consultant/ Coach, he led Open Programmes and was responsible for consulting, designing, and delivering leadership performance programs in companies including; Sky, NFU Mutual, National Grid, British Gas, Freshfields, NHS East of England, and Lloyds TSB.
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