About Us

The Performance Partnership was founded in 1993 and has become one of the fastest growing NLP training and consulting companies in the UK, attracting clients from all over the world. It is dedicated to providing them with the very latest developments in advanced human communication and change technologies. We offer a wide range of professionally produced training programmes specifically designed to enable our clients to get the greatest possible results in the minimum time. Our belief is that all of our students are truly magnificent and can create the life of their dreams. We assist them in doing this by providing a caring, supportive and safe learning environment. If this is something that you would like to experience, then we look forward to meeting you on one of our programmes soon.

"There are many individuals and organisations that claim to be the finest trainers and finest training institutes in NLP - David and The Performance Partnership do not make that claim yet my experience is that they richly deserve the title."

Gillian Pearson

"A 'holistic' programme of training has got to be the way forward - Performance Partnership treats the whole person, not just the symptoms. It's worth every minute - try it!"

Janeena Sims

Corporate Clients

The Performance Partnership have worked with a large number of well know corporations, here are just a few.

• PWC, Alexander Forbes, Eagle Star, Kerry Foods, Cap Gemini, Woolworths
• Marks & Sparks, Nike, Accenture, Lloyds, Barclays, MOD (Army, Navy, RAF)
• Home office, DEFRA, Tetley, Mars / Masterfoods, Wrigley, Police, DHL
• Royal Mail, GSK, Astra Zeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Symantec, Synectics
• BUPA, Microsoft, Unilever, Warehouse, Walkers Crisps, Interbrew
• Highways agency, Diageo, Deutsche bank, Chubb Insurance, Capital One, Asda
• Metropolitan Police, Hendon Police College and Military Police

By itself, NLP is one of the most powerful tools for achieving excellence. By combining NLP with Hypnosis and NLP with Time Line Therapy® your abilities to communicate, influence and transform will become second to none.

Meet our team

David Shephard
Managing Director and Head of Training and Research

• Certified Master Trainer of NLP
• President of The American Board of NLP
• Master Trainer of Time Line Therapy®
• Doctor of Esoteric Studies
• Instructor of Hypnotherapy

David Shephard is the Managing Director and Head of Training and Research for The Performance Partnership. More than a decade ago David left his career in Electronics and Information Technology to begin his quest to discover how to enable people to create the life of their dreams. His ferocious curiosity led him to study personal development on many levels, from the purely scientific to the truly magical. He has the ability to take some of the most complex ideas and distill them into a simple system that anyone can learn and use.

Robert Smith
Trainer

• Certified Master Trainer of NLP

Robert Smith is an internationally renowned consultant, motivational trainer and is an executive coach to high-flying business leaders as well as a developer and designer of training programmes. Robert specialises in using the most powerful developmental psychologies to enable successful people to realise their individual potential.

Alastair Greetham
Trainer

• Master Practitioner
• Certified Trainer of NLP and Time Line Therapy®
• Instructor of Hypnotherapy

Alastair Greetham MCSP has been a Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists for twenty years. He trained in the military, working mainly in the area of orthopaedic rehabilitation, where he had the unique opportunity of working with a young, fit population who needed to return to activity very quickly.

His interests in sports and movement led him to study many different disciplines and specialise in movement and posture-related problems. Alastair is also trained in Chinese medicine and acupuncture. His interest in learning led to training in hypnosis and Neuro-Linguistic Programming.

His interest in the mind/body connection has led him to explore the relation between state and movement. He is currently applying this to the field of movement and posture for presenters. He is trained with Polestar Pilates Education to use Pilates exercise in the therapeutic environment and is currently working to develop techniques that unite his different areas of interest to enhance healing and performance ability. Alastair is a Principal Educator for Polestar, and leads Polestar courses extensively in the UK, Spain, and throughout Asia.

Steve McDermott
Trainer

• Certified Trainer of NLP

Steve McDermott is a broadcaster, businessman and author and was voted European Business Speaker of the year for 2003 and 2004. It's this unique style, half business guru; half stand up comedian, which has made him one of the most sought after speakers in Europe. In nearly ten years as a professional speaker, from Blackpool to Berlin, Steve hasn't just talked to thousands of people but also encouraged them to take positive action. He specialises in helping individuals and organisations develop new ways of thinking in order to realise their dreams.

And as an expert in communication he shows clients how to convey their messages in more impactful and effective ways. Steve is also a consultant, coach and trainer for a host of blue chip organisations including Nestle, Boots and Asda. That's because his presentations make people laugh as well as think. Or as the Director General for the council of mortgage lenders puts it "Steve captivated the audience for two and a half hours". As Anne Leaver, Director of Human Resources, Crieff Hydro puts it "If you enjoy having fun then you'll love Steve's approach. This down to earth Yorkshire man is an inspiration to his audience. His simple straight forward ideas work. I know because I've tried them"