018 ex Royal Marine turned Entrepreneur, hard work, sacrifice & living without REGRETS | Chris Paton

The Time Management Podcast

📣 In this episode of the Podcast my guest is Chris Paton Managing Director of Quirk Solutions, Professional Speaker, Best Selling Author and ex Royal Marines Lt. Colonel (18 Years).

This Episode is for you if:

→ You’re ready for a new perspective on time

→ You want to learn from someone with a diverse career history & life experience

→ You’re ready to make changes to your Time Management and create the work/life schedule that you enjoy living.

“Hurry up & wait.” Chris Paton

In this episode we also talk about:

• Chris’s evolving relationship with time over the years
• Time & the Military
• 5 Minutes early, hurry up and wait
• 2016 Life after having a Tumour removed from his head
• Time & the growing pains of business and life
• Time & Family Life
• The value of time, no regrets
• The Knowledge - my secret pleasure
• Swimming & sensory deprivation
• Growing the Quirk Team & 2025 Goals
• Energy Management, role model leadership & self awareness
• Business Purpose: Create Positive Change
• Empowering People & Cultural Diagnostics
• AI - Interpretation & initial analysis (the contact time maximiser)
• And so much more

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⏰ It’s your Time!

About Chris Paton:

Managing Director of Quirk Solutions | Professional Speaker | Best Selling Author | ex Royal Marines Lt. Colonel

Chris Paton has been the Managing Director of Quirk Solutions for the last 11 years. Quirk is a management consultancy which specialises in organisational culture, people development and transformation. He has worked with brands such as Unilever, Shell, Heineken and Waitrose, as well as with the NHS and the Home Office, but mid-market organisations are his specialty.

In his former career Chris was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Royal Marines and saw active service for over 18 years. One of his senior roles was Head of Strategy on Afghanistan to the David Cameron Government, and he was responsible for the extraction of all UK combat troops and their equipment from Afghanistan from 2010-2012. He deployed on combat missions in a wide range of places including Northern Ireland, Kosovo, Georgia and Afghanistan.

Chris is a highly regarded and skilful facilitator, who has worked with C-suite teams from the Fortune 500 and FTSE 250, across a wide range of sectors. He uses 30 years of experience in gamification, alongside storytelling and a highly interactive approach, to give teams rich learning experiences.

He has delivered business gaming workshops to Mercedes, The Dubai Expo 2020, Lloyd’s of London and Drax Group.

His focus is on enabling organisations to become higher tempo, through greater empowerment and accountability – connecting teams and enhancing their understanding of one another. With Quirk, Chris has developed a cultural diagnostic tool - helping organisations get a much clearer picture of themselves and enhancing due diligence for M&A.

Chris compiled and wrote the Amazon #1 US and UK bestselling book ‘Purposeful People’ in Apr 2021, with all funds raised being donated to charity.

In 2010 he co-authored an article on; How the Royal Marines Plan in the Face of Uncertainty; which was published in the Harvard Business Review, and in 2018 he was published in Strategy Magazine for an article on Strategic Agility.

Bi-lingual in French and with a Masters Degree in International Liaison and Communication, Chris is also a Fellow of the Strategic Planning Society and has lectured on the London Business School’s Executive Education Programme.

Show Notes Links:

Quirk Solutions Website: https://www.quirksolutions.co.uk/

Quirk Academy: https://www.quirksolutions.co.uk/services/quirk-academy/

Linkedin Quirk Solutions: https://www.linkedin.com/company/quirksolutions/

Linkedin (Chris): https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-paton-quirk-solutions/

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Success by Design Training Links:

⏰ Time Management for Entrepreneurs & Professionals

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About Abigail Barnes:

Abigail Barnes is the founder & CEO of Success by Design Training, an award-winning entrepreneur, author, speaker, and corporate trainer on time management and productive wellbeing. She is a qualified coach and creator of the renowned 888 Formula and host of the Time Management Podcast

In February 2012 at the age of 32 Abigail had a stroke on a work business trip to Boston USA. This was her wakeup call; time is precious and we don’t have any to waste!

Her Organisation Success by Design Training is on a mission to teach 1 million people by 2025 how to Become the Productive Professional using The 888 Formula.

Abigail understands human motivation and uses her own near-death experience as a catalyst for change, to inspire, empower and teach others how to maximise their time.

She holds a BA Hons Degree in Business & Marketing Management, a Professional Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing, DipM ACIM, a certificate in Neuroscience Professional Development, approved by British Psychological Society and is a qualified coach, approved by the Association for Coaching and the Institute of Leadership & Management, Portsmouth University Business School.

Website: www.successbydesigntraining.com

Email: [e-mail]

Audio Credit: Keith Hare

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