Toni McLelland MSc FRSA's Linkedin Analytics

I'm a straight-talking Business Mentor & Critical Friend as well as the Queen of Compassion specialising in DEIB, social justice, mobility & impact. I help boards & C-Suite execs to manage change, challenge & crisis as well as develop business acumen to get results. My clients describe me as a "critical friend" I’m straightforward & bring personality to my work sprinkling #TonisFairyDust. This comes from years of strategic experience leading large multidisciplinary teams & budgets in Children & YP criminal justice, specialist education & care. WHY ME? When you engage me as a business mentor, you get: ► 3 decades of experience with strategic business in DEIB, criminal justice, specialist education & care, vulnerable groups, & with high-profile corporations in critical incidents.(London riots, Grenfell, bombings) ► Understanding of compliance, regulatory, safeguarding, continuity & contingency planning (most business mentors don't know these areas well) ► Appreciation of how to identify, differentiate between & work with individual behaviours to enable change & get results. Working with larger businesses in organisational culture or navigating change I am the safe, experienced lead having assisted household names such as, Coca-Cola, BBC, Home Office, Ministry of Justice, MIND, NHS & leading critical incident panels. Notable achievements include: ►Identified > £1 million uncharged fees in an audit for PLC company within 2 weeks. ► Produced an ‘outstanding’ inspection for the Ministry of Justice < 6 months in post ►Cut agency staff expenditure by 80k per month (£1 million loss per annum) in 2 months. ► Delivered diversity training for the Metropolitan Police for Stephen Lawrence Macpherson inquiry HOW I WORK My unique approach is based on 4 pillars of my ‘Leadership Model of Change ‘ to get the right combination & formula for leaders. They are understanding:- ► Behaviour– innate, learned, habitual & taught ► Learning type–audio, visual, kinaesthetic ► Environment–physical & local ► Network–peer groups I love the numbers; stats help me interpret changing trends to keep my advice on point. Whilst working with larger corporations, I also have a start-up business club to share my learning, experience & gifts with social entrepreneurs starting out on their journey. I take time to understand people whilst inspiring, supporting & empowering. So, if you need a committed, compassionate business mentor or management consultant with decades of business experience, making a difference & impact, get in touch www.1stlifegroup.com +44(0)203 504 0250