Antoinette Oglethorpe

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DISC Type : DSI

Keynote Speaker | Author | Thought Leader on Career Development & Mentoring at Antoinette Oglethorpe Limited

United Kingdom

Overview

Antoinette Oglethorpe is a bestselling author and keynote speaker specializing in career development, mentoring, and leadership. With over 25 years of experience, she helps global organizations like the WHO and NHS retain talent through confident career conversations. She is a Chartered Fellow of CIPD and a graduate of Newcastle University.

Outside of her professional focus, Antoinette is passionate about personal growth and creating supportive communities for entrepreneurs. She values sharing insights and fostering genuine connections with other business owners to navigate challenges and find support. She has also expressed interest in supporting small businesses.

Unique fact: Antoinette wrote her first book, "Grow Your Geeks, " to provide practical strategies for developing technical experts into effective leaders, based on her experiences at Avanade.

Personality Overview

Dynamic But Sincere

Driven But Considerate

Decisive But Friendly

They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders)  They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product

Topics They Care About

Career Development
Her core expertise as a global keynote speaker, author, and consultant, focusing on helping employees and organizations grow and adapt to the changing world of work.
Employee Retention
A primary theme of her book "Confident Career Conversations" is empowering employees through development so they are motivated to stay with their organization.
Leadership Development
She has extensive experience in leadership roles and has written a book specifically on developing leaders in high-tech organizations, a recurring theme in her work.

Media Appearances

Antoinette has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2012
Keynote Speaker | Author | Thought Leader on Career Development & Mentoring at Antoinette Oglethorpe Limited
7-2007 - 2-2012
Development Lead at Banana Park Consulting
10-2004 - 7-2007
Learning and Organisation Development Director at XL Capital
10-2000 - 9-2004
UK HR Director and International Training & Development Director at Avanade
3-1997 - 10-2000
Education Area Lead, Career Development Manager & Management Development Manager at Accenture

Education

1985 - 1989
BSC Honours from Newcastle University
1977 - 1984
Biology from St Paul's Girls'​ School

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Insights For Selling To Antoinette

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Keep your pitch focused on the impact but nurture the relationship too
  • Build a trustworthy relationship while keeping the product center-stage
  • Ask them for a lunch or coffee once some rapport has been established

DONT's

  • Avoid focusing only on the product or its ROI, keep building trust subtly
  • Don’t be very informal during the early interactions even if they are being so themselves
  • Don’t hesitate from asking questions or pushing them, but take a formal approach

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Antoinette is

  • Nothing less than a strong combination of proof of results, relationship and high levels of professionalism is effective with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Antoinette

  • They can say no while staying friendly, but can also be pursuaded to reconsider

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Antoinette move?

  • They are generally fast movers and can take quick decisions
  • Can Antoinette take some risk or not?

  • They have high risk-appetite but can get ahead of themselves once in a while. Observe carefully

You And Antoinette

Personality Compatibility


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