Martin Horan

Martin has been involved in the world of Training and Development for over 25 years. He has worked as Director of Training for a large organisation, as Head of Management Training for a training institute and more recently as an independent training and development consultant. In addition he has extensive experience as a corporate manager, a frontline service provider, a negotiator and a team member. His professional career included time working directly for Aer Lingus and Gulf Air, the Bahrain Institute of Banking & Finance and Saudi American Bank. His work as a consultant has brought him into direct contact with many different organisations in both public and private sectors – at last count he has carried out consulting assignments in over 35 countries.

His development experience has included extensive design and delivery of training, coaching and mentoring. Experience in content design and session delivery covers a range of topics from Leadership to Influence/Negotiation, from Presentations to Managing Performance from Customer Service to Working in Teams and from Training Skills to Professionalism.

Assignments & Bio

Assignments

Design and conduct of a range of Management and Leadership Training programmes for one of the largest Financial Institutions in the Gulf Region.

Training in Career Development, Supervision, Coaching and Team Leadership for one of Ireland’s leading Universities, covering both administrative and academic staff.

Design and launch of two Supervisory / Management / Leadership training programmes for a Saudi Arabian Bank, with Train the Trainer courses designed and conducted in advance of the training being rolled out organisation wide.

Professional development and Leadership training for the Industrial Development Authority of Ireland.

Team building and development work for the top level of the Retail Bank in Samba Financial Group, Saudi Arabia.

Training for the EU Commission and constituent organisations in Motivation, Management Techniques and Teamwork.

Design and introduction of ‘Train the Trainer’ programmes for a Saudi Arabian Bank in the areas of Negotiation, Communication and Personal Effectiveness.

Design and delivery of Selection Skills training for the Chief Executive, top team and senior managers in a Switzerland based international airline.

Professional development work and training of trainers for Emirates Airline.

Team Building for the Sales Support Function (Irish Operation) of a large UK based financial services organisation.

Facilitation of Strategy Development/Implementation workshop for the Directors of a Gulf based Financial Services Organisation.

Professionalism training for the Central Bank and Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ireland.

Leadership Training for a Multi National Financial Services Organisation with training sessions conducted in a wide variety of locations from Warsaw to Johannesburg and Istanbul to Dubai.

Facilitation Skills Training for one of Ireland’s leading Banks.

Providing managers and team leaders with the skills required to facilitate change and communication sessions with their teams.

Bio

Martin is married to Mary with two children; Jenny and Peter. He would describe himself as an ‘advanced beginner’ at skiing, an ‘expert hacker’ at golf, a ‘chancer’ at tennis and a slow jogger or maybe just a very fast walker…. all activities that he enjoys and would like to improve – maybe someday.

His interest in sports extends to avid attendance at the RDS and Aviva Stadiums, for the rugby, Croke Park for the Gaelic Football and Hurling, (he even played there once in a Colleges match) and anywhere else the merest match might be held.

Other skills include majestic handling of a paint roller, he’s an artist with a hammer, creative with a cordless drill and as for the lawn mower… One proud boast he has no qualms in sharing is his Barbequing prowess …. those satays are “world famous” … in Moate.

The ‘Syndicated Journalist’ and ‘Radio Star’ activities we talk about on the home page.

Serious Stuff:
MBTI Qualified Practitioner.
The Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is an instrument designed to evaluate people and provide descriptive profiles of their personality types. Based on the theories of psychologist Carl Jung, it is widely used in the fields of business, education, and psychology.

Holds a Bachelor of Business Studies from Dublin City University or what used to be known as National Institute of Higher Education.

Holds a formal qualification (Certificate in Supervisory Management) from the Irish Management Institute. Later became a lecturer on this programme.

Lectured on the Diploma in Banking Studies Programme under the auspices of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, UK while working for the Institute of Banking & Finance in Bahrain. Not only lectured but set and graded examinations.

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Martin Horan

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