Dr Polyvios Polyviou

Examiner
DISC Type : cs

Head of Highways & Sustainable Transport Policy at Southwark Council

London, England, United Kingdom

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Personality Overview

Tough To Convince

Unexpressive

Late Adopter

They tend to have clarity about their needs and constraints, and are unlikely to over-promise.  They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time. They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end.

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Work History

11-2025
Head of Highways & Sustainable Transport Policy at Southwark Council
1-2024 - 10-2025
Transport Programme Director at BusinessLDN
1-2021 - 12-2023
Senior Strategy and Policy Manager - Freight & EVs at Transport for London
3-2017 - 12-2020
Innovation Policy Manager at Transport for London
2-2016 - 3-2017
Strategy Development Manager at Transport for London

Education

2004 - 2010
PhD (part-time) from University of Southampton
1998 - 2003
MEng from University of Patras

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Exp : 12 Location : London, England, United Kingdom Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Head of Highways & Sustainable Transport Policy at Southwark Council
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Insights For Selling To Dr Polyvios

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • First of all, focus on building their confidence by sharing examples, case studies etc.
  • Ask them which other stakeholders would be important for this purchase decision
  • Be firm in your communication and stay in control

DONT's

  • Don't be very accepting if that is your natural style, stay firm
  • Don't rely on relationship building even if they act pleasantly
  • Don't use phrases like 'do not worry', 'i promise' etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Dr Polyvios is

  • Low-risk, adoption by others are very important to them, followed by confidence in ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Dr Polyvios

  • They don’t say no often, they push out the decisions or keep going around in circles.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Dr Polyvios move?

  • They do not like to rush and therefore can be quite slow in their decision-making.
  • Can Dr Polyvios take some risk or not?

  • They have little risk-appetite and prefer to take measured decisions.

You And Dr Polyvios

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