Peter Shaw is a Founding Partner at Praesta Partners, global leaders in executive coaching with offices around Europe, and in South Africa, Singapore and Australia. Their clients include senior people in the public, private and voluntary sectors, including senior civil servants, senior members of the Judiciary, ambassadors, Bishops 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 influential business books. Peter regularly leads workshops on the themes of his books in the public, private and voluntary sectors. He is a visiting Professor of Leadership Development at Newcastle University Business School.
Mirroring Jesus as Leader, Cambridge, Grove 2004
Conversation Matters: how to engage effectively with one another, London, Continuum, 2005
The Four Vs of Leadership: vision, values, value-added, vitality, Chichester, Capstone, 2006
Finding Your Future: the second time around, London, Darton, Longman and Todd, 2006
Business Coaching: achieving practical results through effective engagement, Chichester, Capstone, 2007 (Co-authored with Robin Linnecar)
Making Difficult Decisions: how to be decisive and get the business done, Chichester, Capstone, 2008
Riding the Rapids: how to navigate through turbulent times, London, Praesta, 2008 (co-authored with Jane Stephens)
Deciding Well: a Christian perspective on making decisions as a leader, Vancouver, Regent College Publishing, 2009