Brigadier Ian Gardiner
Ian Gardiner was commissioned into the Royal Marines in 1968. He fought in the Dhofar War in Oman from 1973 to 1975, where he was decorated with the Omani Distinguished Service Medal for Gallantry. He commanded a rifle company in 45 Commando RM in the Falklands War in 1982. From 1994 to1996 he commanded 40 Commando Royal Marines, which included his fourth operational tour in Northern Ireland.
As well as serving in the Far East, the Arctic and the Mediterranean, he has commanded a Royal Marines detachment in a RN frigate, and the Royal Marines School at Deal in Kent. He served twice at the Naval headquarters at Northwood and once in the Ministry of Defence. Concurrently with the latter appointment, he was the Royal Marines Equerry to HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.
As well as serving in the Far East, the Arctic and the Mediterranean, he has commanded a Royal Marines detachment in a RN frigate, and the Royal Marines School at Deal in Kent. He served twice at the Naval headquarters at Northwood and once in the Ministry of Defence. Concurrently with the latter appointment, he was the Royal Marines Equerry to HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.
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He graduated from the Army Staff College, taught at the Royal Naval Staff College and, in 1997, was a member of the Royal College of Defence Studies. His final appointment was Secretary to the Military Committee at NATO Headquarters in Brussels where he was involved in the political and strategic direction of the Kosovo conflict.
He left the Royal Marines in 2001 in the rank of Brigadier. He was the Chief Executive of the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals until 2004.
In 2006 Ian Gardiner was appointed the Honorary Colonel of the Royal Marines Reserve in Scotland and, in 2007, he was elected to the Council of the Royal Scottish Society of Arts.
Ian Gardiner offers keynote talks from which every company and organisation can benefit. He contends that commerce and war are both about achieving goals with scarce resources in a dynamic, often hostile environment. In peace and war, on the battlefield and in the corridors of power, there are lessons in the military experience which can be learnt by commercial companies to their profit.
Ian also speaks about succeeding in chaos. As the commercial environment becomes more and more competitive, only those companies which make relevant, effective and timely decisions will flourish. Using the chaotic nature of war as a stage, Ian Gardiner describes the process which has emerged from the crucible of defeat to deliver victory on the battlefield, and which all commercial concerns can adopt to their profit.
Ian believes that quality is a gift from your employees. He says that this gift is of pivotal importance and cannot be elicited without good leadership. Excellence is not brought about simply by recruiting and training good people. Excellence arises only when you consistently get normal people to give of their best. In his talk, Leadership and the Delivery of Quality, Ian Gardiner explores the nature of leadership and morale, and how they can be developed. There is no-one who cannot become a better leader if they want to. Ian Gardiner offers practical suggestions distilled from war for all managers showing how they can raise their standards of leadership; thus helping you to win that priceless gift, and enabling your company to improve the quality it delivers across the board.
Drawing on all of his experience, Ian also gives a remarkable talk on The Realities of War which will fascinate men and women of whatever age or experience. Those who hear him will receive a rich and profound insight into the lot of the soldier and sailor in conflict – and their families – which cannot be got from the TV, films or the Press. Since Britain has sent her Servicemen and women into lethal conflict almost every single year since the Second World War, this talk is relevant to us all.
He left the Royal Marines in 2001 in the rank of Brigadier. He was the Chief Executive of the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals until 2004.
In 2006 Ian Gardiner was appointed the Honorary Colonel of the Royal Marines Reserve in Scotland and, in 2007, he was elected to the Council of the Royal Scottish Society of Arts.
Ian Gardiner offers keynote talks from which every company and organisation can benefit. He contends that commerce and war are both about achieving goals with scarce resources in a dynamic, often hostile environment. In peace and war, on the battlefield and in the corridors of power, there are lessons in the military experience which can be learnt by commercial companies to their profit.
Ian also speaks about succeeding in chaos. As the commercial environment becomes more and more competitive, only those companies which make relevant, effective and timely decisions will flourish. Using the chaotic nature of war as a stage, Ian Gardiner describes the process which has emerged from the crucible of defeat to deliver victory on the battlefield, and which all commercial concerns can adopt to their profit.
Ian believes that quality is a gift from your employees. He says that this gift is of pivotal importance and cannot be elicited without good leadership. Excellence is not brought about simply by recruiting and training good people. Excellence arises only when you consistently get normal people to give of their best. In his talk, Leadership and the Delivery of Quality, Ian Gardiner explores the nature of leadership and morale, and how they can be developed. There is no-one who cannot become a better leader if they want to. Ian Gardiner offers practical suggestions distilled from war for all managers showing how they can raise their standards of leadership; thus helping you to win that priceless gift, and enabling your company to improve the quality it delivers across the board.
Drawing on all of his experience, Ian also gives a remarkable talk on The Realities of War which will fascinate men and women of whatever age or experience. Those who hear him will receive a rich and profound insight into the lot of the soldier and sailor in conflict – and their families – which cannot be got from the TV, films or the Press. Since Britain has sent her Servicemen and women into lethal conflict almost every single year since the Second World War, this talk is relevant to us all.
