Tom Lawrence

CEO

London, England, United Kingdom24 yrs 6 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Founder of Highly Effective Leader coaching platform.
  • Author of multiple leadership and personal growth books.
  • Expert in developing future leaders and enhancing influence.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Leadership Development and Coaching expert with a focus on personal growth and influence.

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Skills

Core Skills

LeadershipCoachingInfluenceTeam DevelopmentTeam LeadershipMindset DevelopmentConsultancyEngineeringTechnical LeadershipReliability ImprovementPerformance ManagementProduction ManagementProject Management

Other Skills

Personal DevelopmentEngineering GuidanceCross-functional Team LeadershipMechanical EngineeringManagementRailway SystemsRailChange ManagementContract ManagementEngineering ManagementRailwayPublic TransportRolling StockProject DeliveryTransportation

About

I am a highly effective leader and the founder of highlyeffectiveleader.com. I work every day to advance my "Why" and my "Vision." My "Why": "To help develop current and future leaders into highly effective leaders so that, they can help develop current and future leaders into highly effective leaders." My "Vision": "I can see a world in which our leaders create environments that focusses on people and helps them to learn to lead, grow, and increase their influence for the good of others." I coach my clients to help them become more valuable leaders, grow in their careers, and lead themselves to the best of their ability. My leadership career coaching programmes have been designed to provide a high level of personalised support, and I give my best 100% of the time to help you achieve your goals. Some wins I have had through my coaching: - Clients being able to learn more about themselves and be clear on where they want to go in their careers. - Helping clients navigate challenges and seize opportunities to help develop their people with confidence. - Clients being able to increase their positive influence with their people and through their organisation. How I advance my "Why" and my "Vision" is through: Posting twice a day on LinkedIn about leadership, personal growth and influence topics. Writing leadership, personal growth and influence books and creating the "Highly Effective Leader's Book Series" on Amazon. Publishing leadership, personal growth & influence blog articles on highlyeffectiveleader.com every Sunday. Publishing leadership, personal growth & influence YouTube videos on my channel Leadership & Growth. Creating 12 x Free leadership, personal growth & influence E-Books that are available on highlyeffectiveleader.com. Creating 12 x Free leadership, personal growth & influence Online Courses that are available on highlyeffectiveleader.com. Delivering 1 x LinkedIn Live Session every Wednesday at 6pm (UK Time) on leadership, personal growth, and influence topics. You can connect with me on LinkedIn and through the following channels: LinkedIn Direct Message Email: tom@highlyeffectiveleader.com Website: https://highlyeffectiveleader.com Free Content: https://highlyeffectiveleaderresources.com/free-content Calendar: https://calendly.com/highlyeffectiveleader/coaching-discovery-call "Highly Effective Leader Amazon Book Series": https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CZMXDL5X YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadershipGrowth

Experience

Highlyeffectiveleader.com

7 roles

Author of "The Young Leader" - Inspiring 13 - 23 Year Old's To Grow Into A Young Leader

Jan 2026Present · 2 mos

  • The book “The Young Leader” describes how young people can increase their influence with people of all ages by building trust and creating strong relationships.
  • At the moment in the world, leadership development only seems to begin when we leave school or university and start working.
  • This book describes examples from the author Tom Lawrence, and of people who were leaders and didn’t have positions of power within an organisation. They had the ability to build a strong relationship with people when they were in their teens or 20s.
  • Learn more here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GHZYX6FV
LeadershipInfluenceCoaching

Author of "Highly Effective Teams" - How To Lead & Grow A Highly Effective Team

Feb 2025Present · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Highly Effective Teams shows you how to develop your people, so they are good enough to leave, but treat them well enough so they don’t to leave.
  • As you go through this book you will learn that leadership development is still required for leaders of all levels, no matter how long they have been in their current position.
  • If you don’t want your team to resist you then you need to involve them, and sharing what you learn from this book with them would be a great start.
  • Learn more here:https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DYTX2HLS
LeadershipTeam Development

Author of "The Team Player" - How To Become A Highly Effective Team Player

Jan 2024Present · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • Do you want to make a difference at the right time, for the right reasons?
  • The Team Player inspires you to go from being just a member of the team, to being a highly effective team player through highly effective leadership.
  • Everyone throughout the world can influence another person, so therefore everybody throughout the world can lead. It’s not just the people in leadership positions. This book will teach you how to become a leader within your team.
  • Learn more here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTM8N84G
Team LeadershipInfluence

Author of "Influence is Leadership" - Become The Highly Effective Leader That Others Want To Follow

Jan 2023Present · 3 yrs 2 mos

  • Leadership is influence, and influence is leadership. To lead our people, we must increase our influence with them.
  • The book “Influence is Leadership” describes how to increase our influence with our people by building trust and creating strong relationships. Trust is the foundation of leadership, and without trust it is impossible to lead our people. Without trust we cannot influence.
  • A lot of managers and supervisors believe that when they get to that position and job title, then their leadership journey is over. They believe that they don’t need any more leadership development.
  • This book describes examples of people who were leaders and didn’t have positions of power within an organisation. They had the ability to build a strong relationship with people, build trust with people and hence increase their influence with people. People followed them because they wanted to, not because they had to.
  • Learn more here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1838329552
LeadershipInfluence

Author of "A Limitless Mindset" - How A Highly Effective Leader Thinks

Jan 2022Present · 4 yrs 2 mos

  • This book will teach that by developing a limitless mindset, you will develop your own potential and help others to develop their potential too. Eventually the people you help will follow you because they want to, not because they have to.
  • This book will teach you that a curious mindset is the best mindset to have, as opposed to a certain mindset. When you are curious, you are constantly learning. When you are certain, you can’t go anywhere else. Curiosity over certainty, any day of the week.
  • “Leadership is about others, but it starts with you”.
  • Learn more here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1838329536
Mindset DevelopmentLeadership

Author of "Manager To Leader" - How To Become A Highly Effective Leader

Jan 2021Present · 5 yrs 2 mos

  • People don’t realise that leadership is a role of service. It is the leader’s job to serve their people, not for the people to serve their leader. At the end of the day, leadership is about influencing people, NOT managing people or telling them what to do. In this book you will learn techniques that are not textbook or strictly conventional but through learning from personal experiences, personal mistakes and generally caring for people. Learn more at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/183832951X
LeadershipInfluence

Leadership Career Coach, Mentor, Speaker & Author

Jan 2020Present · 6 yrs 2 mos

  • Helping you to focus on advancing your career and developing in the leadership of yourself, and the leadership of your people.
  • Tom has worked as an engineering leader all over the UK, and has the experience & coaching skills to help you grow into a highly effective leader.
  • Tom is the author of leadership books and personal growth books "Manager To Leader", "A Limitless Mindset", "Influence is Leadership", "The Team Player”, “Highly Effective Teams”, and “The Young Leader."
  • He will help you to become the highly effective leader your team need you to be. To help you become the highly effective leader the world craves you to be. To help you become the highly effective leader YOU WANT TO BE.
LeadershipCoachingPersonal DevelopmentInfluence

Atkinsréalis

Senior Project Consultant

Jan 2019Present · 7 yrs 2 mos · London, United Kingdom

  • To provide high quality consultancy services to clients; provide support to others within AtkinsRealis as required and act as a source of guidance and expertise.
  • To market the services of AtkinsRealis
  • To lead the compilation of bids
  • To price bids for approval
  • To provide the provision of high quality consultancy services to clients
  • To provide specialist engineering guidance and expertise
ConsultancyEngineering GuidanceEngineering

Greater anglia

Engineering Technical Manager

May 2017Dec 2018 · 1 yr 7 mos · London, United Kingdom

  • Lead the Technical teams at Ilford Depot, Norwich Crown Point Depot, Stratford HQ and deputise for the Head of Engineering. Role is to deliver a step change in reliability of the Greater Anglia fleets to improve the customer experience.
  • Developing, implement and maintain fleet policies and associated standards for Traction & Rolling Stock, whilst ensuring Safety and Quality is given the highest regard in a cost effective manner.
  • Lead the engineering team in developing strategies and plans to improve reliability ensuring safety and reducing cost. Advise on production facilities, maintenance standards and constantly monitoring and analysing fleet reliability.
Technical LeadershipReliability Improvement

Siemens rail systems

Fleet Performance Manager

Jan 2015May 2017 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Heathrow Express Acton Depot

  • Fleet Performance Manager objective is to develop a high performance culture with strong employee engagement, success objective setting, appraisal and development plan and succession planning.
  • Implement learning and development solutions to develop talent and enhance capability in the Performance team.
  • Skills and Responsibilities
  • Responsible for the implementation and ongoing management of the performance regime.
  • Develop and implement KPI's to monitor fleet performance based on contractual requirements.
  • Monitor reliability and performance trends and develop improvement proposals.
  • Undertake technical investigations as required. Overall management of Fleet Performance Team
  • Produce and manage the Reliability Improvement Plan (RIP)
  • Collaboration with internal/ external customer to meet current needs and explore opportunities for mutual benefit.
  • Develop a relationship with the customer that provides a stable foundation for future business opportunities.
  • Demonstrate competence in all of the Siemens Management Standards and Siemens Leadership capabilities.
  • Role Model behaviour and values consistent with Siemens Values, Siemens Rail Systems Behavioural Partnership and Siemens Business Conduct Guidelines.
Performance ManagementTeam Development

Young rail professionals (yrp)

Committee Member

Jan 2014Jan 2014 · 0 mo

  • Setting up the Scottish YRP

Scotrail

Production Manager

Apr 2011Dec 2014 · 3 yrs 8 mos · Haymarket Depot, Edinburgh & Shields Depot, Glasgow

  • As Production Manager the objective is to lead, direct, control, motivate and develop activities undertaken within the Production Unit, ensuring they are undertaken in a safe and cost effective manner. To ensure all safety, quality and production standards are met within the Production Unit.
  • Skills and responsibilities
  • Undertake workload planning to maximise use of all resources. Man-management of Production staff to ensure activities are maximised from within the Production Unit. Undertake the duties of the Depot Manager as required.
  • Comply and ensure compliance through delegation, with all relevant instructions, including but not limited to:-
  • Vehicle Cleaning Instructions
  • Technical Instructions
  • Safe Systems of Work
  • Motivating and engaging with all Production staff within the engineering department. Leading and participating in briefing sessions, one to one sessions and carrying out presentations to inform staff of new and upcoming activities and performance. Undertook role of Haymarket Depot Manager on a covering basis.
Production ManagementTeam Leadership

Merseyrail

3 roles

Project Engineer

May 2010Apr 2011 · 11 mos

  • Main role as Merseyrail Wheelset Project Engineer was to achieve full six years wheelset life. Also Project Lead for Serco Integrated Transport in a review of Rapid MetroRail Gurgaon Ltd Maintenance Depot and Facilities in Delhi, India.
  • Key achievements
  • Management and implementation of Merseyrail wheelset maintenance strategy for new Asset Management Programme.

Graduate Engineer

Promoted

Sep 2007May 2010 · 2 yrs 8 mos

Project ManagementEngineering

Technical Officer

Apr 2005Sep 2007 · 2 yrs 5 mos

Institution of mechanical engineers

Young Members Committee member

Mar 2009Apr 2011 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Birdcage Walk, London

Cross huller

Apprentice Mechanical Fitter

Sep 1999May 2003 · 3 yrs 8 mos · Knowsley Industrial Estate, Liverpool

Education

The University of Manchester

Masters Degree — Asset Management and Maintenance Engineering

Jan 2010Jan 2013

Liverpool John Moores University

Honours — Mechanical Engineering

Jan 2006Jan 2010

Liverpool Community College

Higher National Certificate — Mechanical Engineering

Jan 2001Jan 2003

North West Training Council

Ordinary National Certificate — Mechanical Engineering

Jan 1999Jan 2001

Edinburgh Napier University

Certificate of Excellence in Leadership

Jan 2011Jan 2012

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