Employee engagement specialist 10Eighty launches in Welsh market

Toby Townrow

In the wake of its high-profile successes in England, a well-respected employee engagement consultancy is launching in Wales. Based in Cardiff, 10Eighty Cymru will primarily focus on offering clients demonstrable improvements in organisational and people performance. The consultancy’s core services include Leadership and Management Development, Team Effectiveness, Executive Coaching, Career Management and Career Transition/Outplacement.

The consultancy has enjoyed great success with Career Centre™, leading edge software that enables organisations to improve, implement and manage career development initiatives, resulting in increased employee engagement.

Toby Townrow, 10Eighty Cymru’s Managing Director, said: “I’m really excited to be launching 10Eighty Cymru – I firmly believe that employee engagement is vital to ensuring that the productivity needs of the future are met.

“Wales has a well-publicised skills gap and I know that 10Eighty Cymru can help bridge it as the country looks to take advantage of new city region deals, the introduction of the Wales Development Bank, the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon and a number of other initiatives over the next ten years.”

10Eighty Cymru also provides its clients with Strengthscope®, one of the world’s top strength assessment tools for helping individuals, teams and organisations build greater awareness of their strengths and how they can be used to optimise performance and engagement at work. Strengthscope has recently been certified by the British Psychological Society.

In addition, 10Eighty Cymru runs a suite of training courses accredited with the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM), which will give the new consultancy the ability to award recognised UK qualifications for their learning.

Michael Moran, 10Eighty’s CEO said: “I am delighted to announce the launch of 10Eighty Cymru. The appointment of Toby Townrow represents another significant development in the growth of the 10Eighty brand.

“We know there are many opportunities in the Welsh economy and we are really looking forward to working with both private and public-sector employers to increase employee engagement.”

The launch of the Welsh branch will be celebrated on October the 3rd at Jury’s Hotel. The event, organised in conjunction with Introbiz, will initiate a conversation around employee engagement, and will give voice to 10Eighty’s Head of Leadership Development, Joan O’Connor, for a session entitled on “Making Difficult Conversations Easier”.