1. Sculpture Consulting Profile &
Solution Set
““Scott is a rare management consultant, able to communicate complex business issues
without the need to resort to jargon. His delivery style is challenging and engaging and on his
feet he is professional, flexible, fun and, critically, gives confidence to those working alongside
him. I’d recommend using Scott if you are looking to raise your game and have a leadership
challenge that requires something a little bit different”
Keith Wilman, Chairman, Atos UK, 2012

2. Scott McArthur – Director , Sculpture Consulting Ltd - Profile
Scott founded and leads Sculpture Consulting Ltd, a partnership organisation, focusing
on Business Advisory, People Development, and Organisational
Innovation; specialising on helping clients engage their workforce in their job roles and
in the organisations vision.
Scott’s delivery style is humorous, energetic and challenging. He has delivered hundreds
of learning, leadership development and keynote events across the UK, Europe, Asia and
America and was part of the team, which recently won the Management Consulting
Associations award for Learning and Development excellence.
In the media, Scott frequently contributes to leading magazines and newspapers and has
been published in The Times, Financial Times, Personnel Today, Success Magazine,
Financier Worldwide and People Management. Scott is a regular contributor to the HR
press and is author of a well known HR/Psychology blog which attracts worldwide
readership to “McArthur’s Rant”. Scott is also a sought after speaker and events-coach
who has shared the stage with the likes of Sir Richard Needham, John Timpson, Steve
Cram and Lord Coe.
Specialist interests include employee engagement, trust, relationship management, HR
Business Partnering, “events coaching”, setting the strategic agenda, the use of the arts
in business, peak performance, performance coaching and the application of new
technologies to change and personal development .
Scott is currently writing a book called “The HR Paradox – an agenda for change” with
Professor Cary Cooper to be published by Bloomsbury in 2014.
This pack is intended to give the reader an overview of what we do and how we do it and
most importantly of all to give a flavour for our passion for:
“inspiring people to think differently about themselves and change”
Scott is an organisational
development consultant,
leadership trainer, facilitator
and coach with 10 years
senior experience in industry
(British Gas, Scottish and
Newcastle and Fisher Group)
followed by 9 years as a
business consultant
(Atos/KPMG & Sculpture).
Scott specialises in HR,
Change Management,
Organisational Psychology,
Sales Team Development,
Learning and Development &
Business Innovation.
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3. HR Delivery Model
HR Systems
HR Insight
HR Capability
Advisory – The People Agenda
“Scott is a highly engaging, commercially focussed HR
professional who took the time to really understand our
business needs and because of this delivered a fantastic
product that we were able to use to great effect. I would
recommend Scott to anyone considering engaging
consultancy support to assist with any type of HR
Transformation” Maria Edmondson, Head of People,
M&S, 2011
“Working with Scott was engaging, insightful and made us
challenge some hard-coded thinking.
The end result has transformed how we communicate our
strategy across the business.”
Jon Roughly, Strategy Director, The Phoenix Group, 2011
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4. Advisory - The Change Challenge
“Scott is an exceptional consultant who has helped me resolve complex cultural issues. He is able to
apply his considerable business, HR and interpersonal knowledge to propose and implement simple and
pragmatic solutions. Always positive, I have found Scott to be both a valued team member and an
inspirational leader. He is always amongst the first people I call when I have a difficult problem to solve.”
Duncan Kemp - Lead Systems Engineer DfT, 2011
Emotions
Processes
Meaning
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5. Advisory - Employee Engagement
“Excellent blend of theory and practice which is unusual from
consultancies working in this (employee engagement) space”
Professor Katie Truss, University of Kent at Medway, 2013
Applying organisational psychology to inspire and support employee engagement & trust
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6. People Development
Consulting
Skills
Adding Value
“Scott’s a brilliant, creative and fearless
consultant/facilitator. He will challenge your
assumptions and make you and your team
think.
The first person I would call if I were stuck!”
Paula Sussex, SVP Logica 2012.
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7. People Development - “Events Coaching”
and Key Notes
"Scott's delivery style,
impact and facilitation
skills are inspirational"
Vice President, LOCOG,
2011
“The team came back to their desks raving about the course
so just wanted to say thanks – it’s not often they come back
from a course feeling so enthusiastic!”
Store Performance Manager, M&S, 2011
“…the hosting and delivery of
the event was a credit to
Scott…” Head of Innovation
Manchester Airport Group,
2010
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8. People Development - Executive
Coaching
Reflection
Options
Reality
Aims
Way Forward
Showing clients how developing personal strong
responsibility for managing their own career paths can
improve perceptions and performance
“Scott supported me during a highly challenging change process in the NHS in
London. He is highly enthusiastic, knowledgeable and able to think of solutions
to most problems due to his experience in so many sectors. He is clearly very
experienced in coaching senior people at quite demanding times and I found
him to be very supportive and encouraging on a personal level.” Annette Hill,
HR Director, NHS London, 2011
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9. “Do to others whatever they would like done to
themselves…” The Golden Rule of Business Change
(Sculpture Consulting Ltd)
Business Innovation
Application of neuroscience and applied
psychology to the world of work.
Using Art, Music, Gamification and Magic
to nurture people development and
support business transformation.
“…the tough facilitation really made an impact on the team. We
obviously need challenged more and you started the ball rolling…”
Sales Executive, NFUM, 2010
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11. Our Inspiring Team of Delivery Partners
The UK’s leading organisational psychologists – provide
Sculpture with a range of diagnostics, psychological research
and consulting resources.
One of the worlds best known leadership brands supports
Sculpture’s suite of “trust” based diagnostics and methodologies.
The worlds leading sales force development game company
provides Sculpture with gamification expertise and a sales game
platform.
Delta7
The best strategic artists in the market providing the “visual
dialogue” that accompanies all of Sculpture’s solutions and live
events .
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12. Our Community Partners
Sculpture is currently supporting this service by
assisting the CEO with her communication style in
addition to making a personal commitment to
befriending elderly people in the Cotswolds.
A children's charity aimed at inspiring
disadvantaged children to change. Rock Radio
presented Scott with an award for services to
Scottish music in 2011.
Scott is a popular guest lecturer on graduate and
postgraduate leadership and HR courses, providing
the students with insight into what the books don’t
tell them about getting on in business.
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13. Examples of Sculpture’s Work
Scott is an active participant in the engage for success
movement where he is a member of the “guru group”.
Some of Sculpture’s thoughts on trust are currently
featured on the movements website (Ctl+Click over the
iPad to view).
In this 2013 keynote – Sculpture introduced Marks and Spencer's
trading community to the power of the science of influence (Ctl+Click
over the brain to view).
In this short instructional video, Scott provides some ideas
and tips on thought leadership (Ctl+Click over the box to
view).
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...it's been a real pleasure spending time together and selfishly from my point of view the focus has been on me! I have found the
experience enlightening, challenging, very therapeutic and have come out of it feeling I have more clarity as to what I want out of
things going forward and a reminder of how others must perceive me. I recognise that although I don't like being challenged as to
'why' and 'what do you mean by that' if only others would do the same and be so open with feedback there would be real tangible
benefits for all.
I now have a route forward, understand how I'm going to get there and my personal timescales. This has made me feel considerably
more relaxed which in itself not only benefits me but my team and my work balance – Head of Trading, M&S 2013

14. “Sculpture, inspiring
individuals and teams to
think differently about
change”