Testimonials

Karin Nelson, Managing Director at Synovate, Sweden
Thu, 01/05/2012 (All day)

I've had the pleasure of working with Nikki as a trainer for a group of managers in my organisation. I am impressed by Nikki's skills as a trainer. She brings professionalism and energy and delivers great, immediate results. I could notice positive difference with my staff already after the very first training. The impact in the whole organisation was also noticeable within short time. Nikki is very receptive and easy to work with.

Donald Harley, Deputy Scottish Secretary at BMA
Thu, 01/05/2012 (All day)

The feedback from the team was excellent. Without exception they acknowledged it as the best and most worthwhile training they have done. They recognize that they have had a clear opportunity to think about their personal futures, and are now much more focused on what they want to get out of their role and their time with the BMA.

Dawn Ohlson, Research & Development Job Family Director at Thales
Thu, 01/05/2012 (All day)

Nikki was a real pleasure to work with. Not only does she know her subjects inside out but she is also incredibly organised and everything was planned to the last detail. The two day event that Zest ran for me for 200+ graduates went without a hitch, no mean task! As a complete control freak I find it tough to relinquish command to someone else but I had no problem in doing so with Nikki and her team, as she had everything nailed and the graduates continue to talk about their fabulous event and how much they learnt from it.

Mike Warren, Head of Stakeholder Effectiveness, European Business Effectiveness
Thu, 01/05/2012 (All day)

Nikki has a great approach to Team Development and comes with good ideas and creative solutions backed by academic rigour. She really gets to understand the needs of the 'client' and delivers a very good workshop approach that produces actionable outputs. Her follow up is good and of high quality.   Use Nikki for helping to develop you and your team, it will help!

Cara McCarthy, Learning & Talent Development Manager at M&G Investments
Thu, 01/05/2012 (All day)

Nikki always brings enormous energy, focus and refreshing pragmatism to her work with M&G teams. Nikki is a great facilitator. She's very engaging, flexes her style quite easily to suit the environment she is working in and is able to positively challenge delegates. One of Nikki's great strengths is her focus on keeping the content relevant and credible. Her approach is well structured and is visible in the quality of her proposals and pre-work. Internal clients have found her thoroughness reassuring as it is clear that she really 'gets' their needs and that they are in good hands for the delivery day.

Robert Jan, delegate at Van Oord programme
Fri, 01/06/2012 (All day)

Last week training was surely the best balanced and nicest one I've participated in over the years. I only realized how intensive it all had been after I had gone for a short run on Friday evening, had my shower, sat down and suddenly felt completely drained. It was also very good to have met you: it had been many years since somebody was actually able to give me a positive emotional boost on a personal level. Thanks for that!

Raheleh Nassaji, Brand Manager at Pfizer Inc
Fri, 01/06/2012 (All day)

Nikki is observant, innovative and highly dedicated in her work. These abilities allow her to provide deep insight about you, your work and your colleagues – her capabilities in unveiling the dynamics in her surrounding is astonishing – she sincerely enjoy her work and that is reflected in the result of each interaction. I hope to work with her again!

Peter Canton, Head of Training at Archimedes Pharma
Fri, 01/06/2012 (All day)

When I met Nikki I was immediately struck by her enthusiasm and expertise. Her approach through the whole process of establishing my needs, the running of the program and her follow up was exceptional. She really made the team think and they still talk about the course 6 months on. I would have no hesitation in recommending or using Nikki again.

Roger Clark, Deputy Chief Executive, The Passage
Fri, 01/06/2012 (All day)

The Passage approached Zest Learning to look at how our Senior Management Group worked together and to try and develop some shared values to help lead the organisation forward. Having agreed a programme Nikki ran a series of intensive sessions for us with limitless enthusiasm and boundless energy. Nikki was rapidly able to get right to the heart of the matter in terms of some of the blockages to our success. She moved us out of our comfort zone and supported us to make some real breakthroughs in how we worked as a team. Our time with Zest Learning has been of immense benefit to The Passage in our challenging and ever changing mission in working with rough sleepers and homeless people in the heart of London. I would recommend Nikki Bartlett to any organisation, Voluntary, Statutory or Private Sector that wants to embrace real learning and change.

John Cross, Chief Executive at iSolon Ltd., Van Oord European Partner
Fri, 01/06/2012 (All day)

Alongside her professional skills, Nikki's greatest strength is her energy. When we work together delivering training courses, which sometime last a week or more, I am always amazed by her unflagging support and commitment. Nikki is a joy to work with and our delegates love her. I am proud to call her a friend and colleague and recommend her without hesitation.