London, England
22nd January 2010. Blackswan Management Ltd, the people process and innovation business, today announces:
Blackswan, the GFI Consulting-owned People, Process and Innovation Consultancy, is launching its own in-house products business, focusing primarily on e-learning, assessment and measurement tools and systems.This new products business, which is set to accelerate blackswan's current growth within the HR tools and products global market, will be headed up by Bill McAneny, author of the best-selling 'Frankenstein's Manager' and the designer of the blackswan Character Analysis, the Learning Quotient Suite and the online team coaching system TeamSpace. 2010 will see investment, expansion and growth both organically and by acquisition of this capability as part of the blackswan 5 year plan to dominate the People, Process and Innovation highway.
'This is an exciting venture for the blackswan business. Our leading edge products and tools already set us apart from other providers in the sense that we're flexible, innovative, quick to market and rapid in our response to bespoke customer needs. Our existing clients enjoy the way that we enhance our strategic programmes with our pragmatic and useful 'plug ins' that make an immediate positive and lasting impact. Our new customers love our creativity', says Karen Lee Group COO
McAneny adds 'There is a real need for a more flexible and innovative approach in the e-learning, assessment and measurement space in offering products and services which embrace the new commercial landscape and which genuinely meet the ever-changing needs, greater sophistication and higher expectations of customers.'
Maurice Duffy, CEO of the blackswan Group, comments 'We are very excited to add Bill's considerable and complementary skills to the blackswan portfolio. The founding of the Products & Services business is the next step in the continuing strategy of growth and development for blackswan as we expand our portfolio to align with the future needs of our clients'.
Blackswan is a global consultancy bringing together all the talent and resources you need to take on the business challenges of a new age. Work with blackswan and you'll have access to the combined expertise of over 200 people specialists, 59 innovation experts and 100 process blackbelts to get you where you need to be - and quickly.
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