Michael Sims
About Michael Sims
I joined Lloyds Bank 29.11.1971, and left voluntarily 31.12.2011 at Senior Management level. I worked in retail, business, commercial and corporate. I worked in branches, support centres, head office, area offices, and regional offices. I was a branch manager, sales manager, project manager, risk manager, lending manager, HR manager, commercial manager, administration manager. I managed teams ranging from 1 to 100. I organised offices, staff and processes. I project managed various change management tasks. I risk assessed branches, teams and processes. I interviewed clients for various requirements. I managed staff including peers, juniors and higher level management with recruitment, mentoring, discipline, training, coaching, and assessment Since 1971 to date I have been a professional writer and editor with over twenty five published novels, ten story collections, award winning screenplays and many other projects – www.maynard-sims.com From January 2020 to March 2021 I provided administrative support to a financial wealth advice company. From 2019 to date I provide operational support to a local training company. From 2016 to 2019 I worked as an administrative / operational consultant with a local recruitment company. From 2012 to 2018 I provided writing services to businesses of all sizes. From 2012 to 2018 I provided coaching and consultancy advice to SME’s, including previously the government’s Growth Accelerator scheme as an approved coach. From 2012 to 2018 I worked as a financial consultant, helping SME’s to raise funds for their requirements. Interests: Family. Writing. Reading. Gardening. My personal qualities – • A calm, logical, practical approach • Energy and enthusiasm • Friendly, but firm when required • Cheerful, personable • Outgoing and open • Good sense of humour • Organised and systematic • Reliable with quiet determination • Mature and sensible • Trustworthy and honest • Flexible and imaginative • Able to work on my own initiative • Good team player • Creative and innovative My professional skills, abilities and competencies – • Administration – diary management, office administration • Organisation – systems, self and others, planning and control • Excellent communication – oral and written, good telephone manner • Computer literate – all Office and IT systems • Writing, editing, proof reading - all documents • People – managing, motivating and coaching • Financial – control and management, invoicing, funding and costs, raising finance • Risk – analysis and management