Peter Shaw is a Partner at Praesta Partners, global leaders in executive coaching with offices all around Europe, S Africa and with KRW International in New York. Their clients include senior people in the public, private and voluntary sectors including permanent secretaries, high court judges, ambassadors and chief executives. Peter was formerly a director general within government and a member of five different government department boards. He also mentors staff in the colleges where he is a governor and people in his local community. He has written many articles on leadership and published a number of business books. Peter regularly leads workshops on the themes of his books in the public, private and voluntary sectors.