Alyson Thomas

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Deputy Director at Welsh Government

Greater Cardiff Area, United Kingdom

Overview

Alyson Thomas is the Chief Executive of Llais, Waless national body for citizen voice in health and social care. With a career spanning over 35 years in public service, she has held numerous senior roles, including Deputy Director at the Welsh Government and Director at Healthcare Inspectorate Wales, and holds an MSc from City University Business School.

Originally from Neath and now living near Swansea with her husband, Alyson has a deep-rooted passion for public service and community involvement. Her work focuses on enabling the public to be actively involved in decisions affecting the design and delivery of local health and social care services.

Alyson was appointed as the first-ever Chief Executive of Llais, tasked with establishing the new national organization from the ground up.

Personality Overview

Non-Confrontational

Consensus Focused

Amiable & Agreeable

They prefer to build relationships rather than staying totally transactional.  Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials. They tend to be agreeable by nature, so take their promises with a pinch of salt.


Topics They Care About

Health & Social Care
Her entire recent career is dedicated to improving and shaping health and social care services across Wales, focusing on governance and patient experience.
Citizen Voice
As CEO of Llais, her primary mission is to ensure the public's voice is heard and used to influence the planning and delivery of health and social services.
Public Sector Leadership
She has over 35 years of experience as a public servant, holding senior leadership roles at Healthcare Inspectorate Wales and the Welsh Government.

Media Appearances

Alyson has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2010 - 4-2015
Deputy Director at Welsh Government

Education

1975 - 1980
Education details unavailable from Dwr-y-felin Comprehensive School
Master of Science (MSc) from City University Business School, London

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Insights For Selling To Alyson

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Give them the opportunity to lead the conversation where possible
  • Refer to interesting customer testimonials and stress on great customer experience
  • Speak from experience about success that the product has seen with other customers

DONT's

  • Don’t push them for a direct ‘no’, take lack of ‘yes’ as ‘no’ after some time
  • Don’t be excessively objective, be like a storyteller with them
  • Don’t be too formal with them, they trust informality more

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Alyson is

  • Relationship and rapport are valuable for them, but so is proven product value.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Alyson

  • They are unlikely to say no directly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Alyson move?

  • They are not very fast decision makers, even while they continue to stay engaged.
  • Can Alyson take some risk or not?

  • They can take some low-probability risks if needed.

You And Alyson

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