Nigel Cumberland

Nigel Cumberland
Born	July 26, 1967 York, UK
Alma mater	University of Cambridge
Occupation	Author Coach
Spouse(s)	Evelyn Capel
Website	nigelcumberland.com

Nigel Cumberland is an author,^[1] leadership coach, speaker^[2][3][4][5] and a founder of the Silk Road Partnership.^[6][7] He is the author of seven books, a number of which have been translated into a number of foreign languages, including Chinese and Brazilian Portuguese.^[8][9] An eighth book is being published in August 2016. He writes self-development and leadership skills books, some of which have been serialized.^[10]

He is a member of the European Mentoring and Coaching Council,^[11] and oversaw the creation of an industry-wide Global Code of Ethics for coaches and mentors.^[12] In January 2016, he was invited to be a founding member of a not-for-profit Gulf Coaching Alliance,^[13] which supports knowledge sharing about the coaching profession in the Middle East. He is also a Founding Fellow of the Harvard Medical School-affiliated Institute of Coaching.^[14]

Cumberland regularly writes in newspapers about career and leadership related topics.^[15] He is also often interviewed for articles on similar topics.^{[16][17][18][19]}

Education

Cumberland read Economics at Queens’ College,^[20] University of Cambridge graduating in 1989. He later studied management accounting and since 2005 holds the Fellow ("FCMA") title with the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants ("CIMA").^[21][22][23] He is trained and certified as a Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coach.^[24]

Nigel Cumberland with Marshall Goldsmith in Dubai on September 6th 2015. Exchanging copies of each other's latest books

Career

In 2000, Cumberland founded St. George’s Consulting, a recruitment and coaching company with offices in Hong Kong and China. It merged with the Asian arm of Harvey Nash plc in 2003 and renamed St. George’s Harvey Nash.^[25] firm was sold to UK recruitment company, Hays plc, in May 2006.^[26][27][28]

In 2006, Cumberland renamed the part of St. George’s that he retained The Silk Road Partnership and merged with the business in London of Philip Beddows. Cumberland provides leadership coaching and mentoring through The Silk Road Partnership from his base in Dubai, UAE.^[29][30]

Volunteer and causes

Cumberland founded a Hong Kong-based charity called the Getting Back to Work Foundation in 2002 which helped job-seekers to find work.^[31][32][33] His mother is from Myanmar and around 2006 he played a role in using social media to speak up against the military government in the country and over the house arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi.^[34]

Bibliography

• Your Job-Hunt Ltd – Advice from an Award-Winning Asian Headhunter (published by Pilgrims Guides in 2003; ISBN 0-9532796-5-0)
• Your Job-Hunt Ltd – Advice from an Award-Winning Asian Headhunter (a Hong Kong-Chinese language updated Edition published by Wan Li Book Co. Ltd. In 2004; ISBN 962-14-2809-2)^[35]
• Successful Recruitment in a Week – Teach Yourself series (published by Hodder Education in UK & McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. in US in 2012)
• Managing Teams in a Week – Teach Yourself series (published by Hodder Education in UK & McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. in US in 2013)
• Secrets of Success at Work – 50 techniques to excel (published by Hodder & Stoughton in UK & McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. in US in 2014; ISBN 978 1 473 60024 9)
• Management in 4 Weeks – the Complete Guide to Success Teach Yourself series (one of 4 authors) (published by Hodder & Stoughton in UK & McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. in US in 2015; ISBN 978 1 473 605 268)
• 50 Segredos do Sucesso no Trabalho (published by Self-desenvolvimento Pessoal in Portugal in 2015; ISBN 9789898781352)
• Recrutamento em Uma Semana (published by Figurati in Brazil in 2015; ISBN 9788567871172)
• Finding and Hiring Talent in a Week – Teach Yourself series (updated edition of Successful Recruitment in a Week – Teach Yourself series) (published by John Murray Learning in UK & Quercus in US in 2016)
• Leading Teams in a Week – Teach Yourself series (updated edition of Managing Teams in a Week – Teach Yourself series) (published by John Murray Learning in UK & Quercus in US in 2016)
• 100 Things Successful People Do: Habits, Mindsets and Activities for Creating Your Own Success Story (to be published in UK by John Murray Learning on August 11, 2016; ISBN 978-1473635043)

References

1. http://www.goodreads.com/author/list/6978123.Nigel_Cumberland
2. http://www.thisweekbangalore.com/ilcc-2013-emphasises-on-leadership-mantras-for-the-modern-age/
3. xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/.../Finace+Skills+For+HR+Professionals.pdf
4. http://www.asli.com.my/documents/21st%20Century%20Leadership%20200410.pdf
5. http://www.communitybusiness.org/focus_areas/D&I/CG05.pdf
6. https://www.inst-aero-spatial.org/newsletter/issue2/partner-en.php
7. https://www.hodder.co.uk/authors/detail.page?id=HPW7bOZ2ctXynefXIxcH6Ez-jWJj0PlUvBJabR3zIz-D1btnqgj7TSmRwyoWA78_
8. http://diariodigital.sapo.pt/news.asp?id_news=770514
9. http://silenciosquefalam.blogspot.ae/2015/04/a-enzima-mediterranica-e-um-dos-mais.html
10. "Secrets of Success at Work Week One: Work with your dreams and passions". Teachyourselfclub.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
11. http://www.emccouncil.org/ma/ar/find_a_mentorcoach/view/670?frompage=9
12. "Comparison of the new Global Code of Ethics with the three existing GCMA members' codes" (PDF). Emccouncil.org. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
13. "Work with the elite Coaches in the Gulf region". Nigel Cumberland. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
14. "Nigel Cumberland". Instituteofcoaching.org. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
15. Nigel Cumberland. "How to leave a successful legacy in the workplace". Thenational.ae. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
16. "Si los niños pudieran jugar más...". Mejoratuescuelapublica.es. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
17. "Is Hong Kong investing enough in its future?". CTgoodjobs.hk. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
18. "Bonuses likely to be cut in half but observers tip small pay rises". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
19. "Working propositions". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
20. http://www.oxbridgemalaysia.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=80:list-of-members-a-to-l&catid=28:current-users&Itemid=62
21. https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-139096475.html
22. http://www.cimaglobal.com/Documents/.../BottomLine_Oct_Dec05_final.pdf
23. "Nigel Cumberland". The Silk Road Partnership. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
24. http://sccoaching.com/coach/ncumberland1
25. "嘉信仕信息咨询（深圳）有限公司上海办事处 St. George's Harvey Nash招聘信息_电话_地址-智联招聘". Company.zhaopin.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
26. "UK recruitment group opens in Hong Kong to serve multinational clients". Info.gov.hk. 29 June 2006. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
27. "Hays to announce big push into China". Telegraph.co.uk. 11 December 2010. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
28. "Hays buys China business". Recruiter.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
29. "Nigel Cumberland". Inaweek.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
30. "Peakinsight: PARTNERS". Peakinsight.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
31. http://www.onrec.com/news/news-archive/frustrated-with-being-unemployedbrin-hong-kong
32. "Foundation helps to soften blow to Hong Kong's intellectual capital | South China Morning Post". Scmp.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
33. "Foundation helps break the cycle of unemployment | South China Morning Post". Scmp.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
34. "'Open-Source Politics' Taps Facebook for Myanmar Protests". WIRED. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
35. http://library.ccnet-hk.com/central/tswmc/cschlib/search/getbook.asp?MarcId=19651