About The Garnett Foundation
Since 1994, we have proudly transformed how organisations promote positive and inclusive workplace culture and behaviours. Our immersion in the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors has provided us with a wealth of understanding and knowledge that reflects the different environments, challenges, and lived experiences that exist within organisations today.
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Everything we do has one goal: To improve the performance of our clients through a happy and motivated workforce.
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As pioneers of experiential learning, we use live drama-based training, involving professional actors. Together with our team of training professionals we provide a wealth of sector and learning and development experience to create robust, credible training solutions. Our immersion across sectors has provided us with in-depth understanding of the different environments, challenges and lived experiences of personnel and leaders. By engaging delegates we transform how people perform at work by creating positive, inclusive workplaces.
Mission
Drawing upon over three decades of insight in learning science and systemic cultural transformation, The Garnett Foundation exists to translate policy into practice and implement cultural change.
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We achieve this by leveraging the proven, visceral power of interactive, drama-based experiential learning to challenge mindsets and catalyse sustainable behavioural change.
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Our mission is to equip every individual, from emerging talent to executive leadership, with the courage and capacity to implement the change they wish to see, therefore forging truly equitable and high-performing workplaces where profound belonging is the standard, not the exception.
Who are we?
The Garnett Foundation is a small business built on a deep, enduring heritage of learning and cultural change. While our footprint is focused, our impact is expansive, driven by an extremely talented collective of playwrights, programme designers, actors, logistics managers, and drivers.
This dedicated team combines its wealth of experience, innovative flair, and professional talent to design and deliver programmes that meet the growing demand for engaging, meaningful, and transformative learning experiences in today’s dynamic workplace.
Our Core Specialist Include
Our core specialists include:
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Experienced diverse facilitators and trainers with relevant backgrounds and expertise.
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Specialist consultants with senior-level experience, particularly across the defence, public and private sectors.
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Professional actors, scriptwriters, directors, and film production teams, ensuring our drama-based training is world-class.
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Event management and logistics professionals who guarantee seamless programme delivery.
We Inspire Change by:
ENGAGING personnel to positively challenge language and behaviour
CHALLENGING MINDSETS leading to improved operational effectiveness and performance
UNLOCKING POTENTIAL and enhancing performance
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Communicating COMPLEX AND SENSITIVE ISSUES
Influencing and shaping ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE
Developing TRANSFORMATION programmes that bring lasting change
Our Values
VALUE
PASSION
Providing a valuable learning process for your workforce and your budget.
Aspiring to create a better world by changing the behaviour in your workplace for the better.
CUSTOMER FOCUS
QUALITY
Putting clients at the heart of all we do.
We pride ourselves on the quality of our learning interventions and are committed to providing the highest service available.
INCLUSIVE
We include all your stakeholders in the process of development and consultation.
RESPONSIVE
SUPPORTIVE
We continuously listen and adapt to reflect learning and issues raised during projects.
Support runs right through our business, from training and developing our people to ensuring our clients flourish in a safe learning environment.
Andy Garnett
Andy founded The Garnett Foundation in 1994, and has more than 30 years of personal experience in advising on leadership, management, and organisational change. Andy took inspiration from his uncle, John Garnett CBE, who was appointed Director of The Industrial Society in 1962. Both Andy and Moya Winter worked at this seminal organisation for ten years, embedding a philosophy of practical, people-focused development that still guides the foundation today. Andy remains actively involved in a variety of charity and community-based organisations.
Moya Winter
Moya brings extensive experience in learning and development, coupled with professional expertise in marketing and fundraising. Her background includes working across all sectors, managing multi-agency partnerships on funding projects and securing membership schemes for a variety of local, national, and international charities.
Leigh Kester
Joining the company in late 2021, Leigh is a vital part of The Foundation’s operational core. With her roots firmly in events and logistics, she manages all client enquiries and spearheads the seamless logistics for all key events. Leigh also ensures refreshed insight by managing our blogs page. When you book a meeting to design your programme, you will likely meet Leigh, who truly wears many hats to ensure every detail is covered.
Paul Lillycrop
Paul is our designated, reliable driver and an invaluable part of our delivery team. His hard work ethic and passion for being out and about, meaning he is always on hand to safely transport our facilitators, actors, and essential training kit to site. Paul brings a lifetime of dedicated service to his role, having previously served 47 years with the Amersham Fire Station, a background that underscores his commitment to safety, reliability, and teamwork.
George Biscuit & Archie
No workplace is truly complete without its fluffiest members! Meet our dedicated Office Dogs, George Biscuit (left) and Archie (right), who specialise in morale boosting and stress reduction.
George is the office joker. He ensures maximum playtime and is always ready to accept attention as payment for his services.
Archie is the quiet professional. He is a little more reserved, happy to provide gentle lap cuddles and maintain his strict daily walking schedule.
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Both are highly efficient at the important tasks they set out to do!
Proud Sponsors of
We have proudly supported the Soldering On Awards (SOA) since 2019. The SOA recognise the outstanding achievements of those who have served our country, the diverse people and groups who work together in support of the Armed Forces community. Through its celebration of the success of the businesses, teams and people within it, this award provides enormous support to the community it serves.
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