Alison Simmers

Judge
DISC Type : Dc

Senior Change Manager Information Security at Le Creuset

London Area, United Kingdom

Overview

Alison is a Senior Change and Transformation Leader with over a decade of experience, specializing in information security and behavioral change. She focuses on strengthening security capabilities by addressing human risk in complex retail and tech environments. Colleagues describe her as calm, supportive, pragmatic, and a stabilizing influence on project teams.

Alison is passionate about continuous learning and engaging with professional communities, having recently attended security conferences in Prague. She has a unique career trajectory, moving from a background in retail to information security, and she values the welcoming and supportive nature of the security community.

She believes strongly that employees are a companys best brand ambassadors, a perspective reinforced by a generous welcome gift she received.

Personality Overview

Generally Skeptic

Demanding

Objective Thinker

They prefer to move quickly, and expect the same from others.  They respond well to strong and respectful communication. They put a lot of effort into ensuring personal success.

Topics They Care About

Behavioral Security
Her specialization involves embedding secure behaviors and addressing the human risk associated with cybersecurity, as seen in her current role at Le Creuset.
Agile Transformation
Holds an Agile Change Agent certification and has posted about focusing on iterative change delivery and agile methodologies in her work.
Workplace Resilience
She has expressed admiration for conference sessions focused on mental health and resilience, indicating a personal interest in the topic.

Media Appearances

Alison has no verified media appearances

Work History

6-2023
Senior Change Manager Information Security at Le Creuset
9-2022 - 4-2023
Interim Transfomation and Change Lead at Nelsons
1-2021 - 4-2022
Change Consultant at First Friday
7-2015 - 3-2024
Director at AS Retail Consulting
12-2014 - 7-2015
Support Manager at NewWave CrossFit

Education

Alison has no verified education history

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Insights For Selling To Alison

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be respectful but crisp
  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust
  • Hold your ground without indulging in one-upmanship

DONT's

  • Avoid being too verbose
  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet
  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Alison is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Alison

  • If they are not convinced, they will have no hesitation in telling you the same.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Alison move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Alison take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

You And Alison

Personality Compatibility


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