Andrew Crawford

Andrew Crawford is a highly experienced and capable facilitator and coach who began his consulting career with AON Consulting, having previously worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers in San Francisco as a client relationship executive and before that, he was a worldwide partner with Mercer Human Resource Consulting for 15 years. At Mercer, Andrew effectively served in a number of senior sales and marketing management roles in both the UK and the US. He is an experienced business coach in a variety of sales and consulting skills programs and keeps fully abreast of new thinking and winning behaviors in building trusted advisor relationships with clients and prospects. He was also involved in the development of the Mercer Advanced Management Programme at the Cranfield School of Management in the UK.

Coaching Style

His style is to work closely with senior people to enable them to work through real business issues and to make the best business and personal decisions on achieving their desired outcomes. When planning for success, do you regard your organization as a “problem to be solved” or a “mystery to be embraced?” Andrew helps senior leaders to ask themselves the fundamental questions involved in managing the clients’ needs.

Areas of Specialisation

Andrew is an expert in the use of “Appreciative Inquiry” techniques and process and has had outstanding results using this philosophy and methodology, working with clients to achieve company-wide positive change.

His vast business experience and successful relationships have led him to be selected to coach senior leaders and high potential individuals across the globe. He has worked regularly in The USA, the UK and Europe, as well as fairly extensively in China.

Years Experience

Andrew Crawford has more than 25 years of experience in business development, global and strategic client account management, and sales and marketing management in the international consulting environment. He has spent most of his career working for prestigious global organizations in the U.S. and U.K.

Client Organisations and Seniority

Andrew has worked at very senior levels often facilitating away days for Senior Teams anywhere in the world and his work as a consultant and coach includes the following;

American International Group (AIG), Cagwin & Dorward Landscape Contractors, Conference of Consulting Actuaries, Empower Group, Ernst & Young, Inbucon Group, Marsh & McLennan, Mercer Human Resource Consulting, Scottish Enterprise, Swiss Re-insurance, Watson Wyatt, Woodruff-Sawyer, Wells Fargo Bank.

Qualifications and Training

Andrew holds an honours degree in Physics from the University of Glasgow.