Hello, I'm Jim Donovan. Welcome to Isambard, my company and website. The Isambard name (pronounced IS-mm-BARD) honours Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the renowned 19th century engineer. Designing and operating a great business is akin to a great engineering project:
NB. I do not promote or advise the general public on investments.
- Purpose: an overarching proposition of what you offer the world, to whom, and why they'd want it;
- Principles: mutually-reinforcing core principles and values which define and underpin everything you do;
- Vision: a clear, coherent, consistent, and elegant design of how you will make and fulfil your offer;
- Focus: doing what should be done to build that (and not doing what shouldn't);
- Ambition: thinking, planning, and acting for greatness.
- as a professional company director, chairman, or advisory board member;
- conference presentation and chairmanship;
- special projects and advice for boards, senior executives and major investors.
- business strategy & execution - development and hands-on implementation;
- business capability & performance - to achieve substantial shifts in business scale and shareholder value;
- ownership, acquisition & divestment - planning, preparation and execution, pre- and post-deal, buy-side and sell-side;
- high value manufacturing, engineering and design-based businesses;
- information & telecommunications technology products and services;
- infrastructure and utility networks;
- business & professional services;
- international business;
- government processes in research, education and industry development.
NB. I do not promote or advise the general public on investments.