Rudi Page (Making Connections Work) UK

An Award-winning Leadership and Management Consultant specialising in designing and delivering micro and macro-level change management programmes. Has a proven track record of professional achievements providing effectiveness, competencies, and a cultural understanding based on high standards and systems performance. A pioneer of mastery of strategic policy implementation with 30 years of experiential learning and success across the private, public, and diaspora sectors.

This systems model and process blends cultural knowledge, marketing, management, communications, and implementation skills to achieve goals within challenging, competitive, complex, and politically sensitive working environments. Extensive leadership skills facilitating “Professional Services Executives”, a network of Diaspora management consultants, entrepreneurs, researchers, NGOs (non-governmental organisations), and Church-related agencies.

Extensive leadership experience working across the NHS, HEIs (higher education institutes), the RCN (Royal College of Nursing), DHSC (Department of Health & Social Care), and local government agencies, prioritising equality and inclusion change initiatives among all stakeholders, ie the public, and the workplace. Specifically specialises in facilitating significant business transformation through the management of large-scale, organisational, and cultural change, leading to increased benefits to all societies.

• Independent Panel Member for senior appointments including ministerial and public appointments with NHS Trusts, DHSC and Ministry of Justice
• Policy implementation of Healthcare Management Systems, Workforce Development (Equalities) and Corporate Social Impact strategies: Providing Enhanced Leadership Insights (ELI) management model translating strategic dialogues into key deliverables for high-quality, accessible, sustainable services within large-scale complex systems
• Chief Executive (CE) leadership and management skills utilised for the development of “International Trade as a Tool for local economic Development” on behalf of Government Departments, Regeneration Agencies, Community Development Bodies and Private Sector, corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes.
• Facilitation and organisational skills, sourcing and providing medical equipment donations, eg mobile blood collection units for the National Blood Transfusion Services; Antigua & Barbuda, Grenada, Jamaica and St Lucia plus significant medical equipment
• Conflict resolution – utilising core values of integrity, transparency, respect, and dignity
• Establishment, facilitation, mentoring of professional diverse (BAME) networks and high-level adviser to Committees, Boards, Councils, Commissions, Associations.
• Facilitating annual ‘Knowledge Sharing Symposia’ with leading scientists, academics, and specialist practitioners to share equality practice and innovation in the fields of science, healthcare, and equality. These events continue to play a leading role, championing the promotion and delivery of EDI goals.