David Straker

Key experiences: Tech industry, Education sector; Business consulting, Quality management, Change, Psychology

Qualifications: B.Sc Electronic engineering (Bangor), PGCE (Bangor), M.Sc Management and Technology (Cardiff), M.Sc Psychology (OU), plus many industrial training courses and institute

Background: Jobs in sequence: Electronic engineering, Teaching Maths/Computing, Software Engineering, Software Management, Quality Management, Quality Consulting, Business Consulting, Change Management, Knowledge Management, Quality Management, Marketing Management, Retiree
Other: Author of 10 books, including on programming, quality, problem-solving, creativity, change, persuasion; Author of websites including https://changingminds.org,  http://creatingminds.org,  http://syque.com (over 7000 pages); Produce photo editing YouTube channel InAffinity (~700 videos); Member of Society of Authors; Fellow of RSA; Member/Trustee of CQI (Chartered Quality Institute); Hobbies include photography, diy, travel, gardening, reading (books at https://www.librarything.com/catalog/dmstraker)

Married, two adult kids, two dogs (goldies).

 

 

Business top-tip

Figure out the people stuff. Get it right and everything else will follow. Get it wrong and your life will be a lot harder.

David Straker
  • Full name:
    David Straker
  • Business name:
    Changing Works
  • Role:
    Director
  • Location:
    Monmouthshire