Catalyst Consulting Reviews 

James and Neil were really energetic and knowledgeable, it was an intense 2 days but we got loads done. Lean Six Sigma + Agile = Useful tools

Marie-Helene was great fun and really engaging. The Go Book and training slides were very informative and easy to follow.

Mare-Helene’s knowledge and delivery were exceptional. Excellent training materials were provided to support the delivery - I particularly liked the ‘aide memoires’ which will prove useful in the future.

A lot to cover in 4 days but very thorough and a large number of useful tools that can be drawn upon when required.

I would definitely recommend this course.

“Delivered better and more interesting than any course I’ve ever taken, full coverage of everything and more.”

James has great energy, great practical examples were used which were easily relatable and great training materials provided, especially the handouts to take away.

An enjoyable 3 days and excited to put my training into practice. They were very professional, knowledgeable and easy to learn from due to their dynamic and intriguing teaching style. They used many tasks, games, visuals and acroynms to help with the learning. - Highly Recommended.

Helen Smith has great communication skills, great mixture, nice and varied content, can’t wait to continue.”

Marks knowledge and presentation style has made learning the Advanced Green Belt enjoyable and interesting. The content has been fast paced and in depth which made it challenging, however Mark has offered extra help if required and set achievable agendas for each session.

Andy Yates
Siemens Gamesa
Adv Green Belt Programme
July 2019

Good pace and great mentor knowledge which was well presented and great examples to relate to and apply

In update to my earlier review of Catalyst Consulting...

Since completing the Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Training with Catalyst Consulting the rewards reaped by the Company have been outstanding. Fragrance Oils (International) Limited was recently named a winner of the Lean Six Sigma Academy Award category at the 2019 BQF UK Excellence Awards after undertaking an improvement project using the methodologies taught in Catalyst’s Green Belt training.

I have now been practicing Lean Six Sigma methodologies and Continuous Improvement for 18 months and it has been the most rewarding time of my career to date. The methods and tools can be applied to such a vast array of situations and processes and the soft skills aspect of the training have proven to be invaluable.

The impact on the employees that directly and indirectly participated in the project has been hugely positive. I have noticed that employee engagement is on an unprecedented level and the culture change is spreading throughout the whole company. It is also visible on the Company’s bottom line as customer satisfaction increases and this is reflected ultimately in sales of our products.

The training has also had a huge impact on a personal level, especially for me and the improvement team members. All of us have grown a tremendous amount through this process, this was an aspect of the training I had underestimated. The team have received promotions, gained respect and increased their responsibilities. They are now equipped to deal with multiple scenarios and have gained so much confidence from the training and practicing Continuous Improvement.

Catalyst offered an outstanding level of support and encouragement throughout the whole process and continue to do so. I cannot express how much gratitude I have for all the members of their team. They are all extremely knowledgeable, approachable and professional, not to mention exceptionally talented coaches and mentors.

Special thanks to Chris Merriman for his amazing coaching, continued mentorship and positive inspiration. Thanks also to Rob Row whose encouragement during the assessment process lead us to receive the 2019 Lean Six Sigma Academy Award.

The Lean Six Sigma training was delivered in a way that was highly effective and at just the right pace. A lot of content was covered, and the level of detail was appropriate as needed. Our instructor & coach, Mark J., was overly enthusiastic about the materials - in the best way possible. His passion and real life examples really captivated me in a way that made me want to use this new training in my day-to-day life, at work as well as personal. The 1 on 1 coaching sessions he delivered were always a great use of time. I learned a lot during this whole process and hope to continue to utilize these new techniques.

It was a challenging but rewarding process getting Green Belt certified. As a result, I feel like I really learned lean six sigma in a way that will last past this training. Mark's enthusiasm for the subject and myriad of real life examples bring the material to life, both during the initial training and afterwards in the 1:1 sessions. He really cares about your success and learning.

I had great learning experience. The basic knowledge that i knew was expanded to such new horizon understanding core details of DMAIC can apply to different settings and industry.
Its always a pleasure getting insightful discussions with Mark and the team.

I attended Catalyst's Innovation and Design course as part of my Lean/Six Sigma Master Black Belt training and couldn't have been happier with the facilities, course content and trainer. The session was well paced, interactive and had the right level of detail/technical information. Mark was very approachable, helpful and had a great style of training. As I'm registered to attend a variety of other sessions with Catalyst in the future, I'm confident now that I'll get the right level of pre-reading material, technical content and support to get real value out of their service.

Mark has very good presentation skills and his enthusiasm for Lean/Six Sigma shines through.

Well paced and lively, varied, maintained interest, very relevant to role. Mark (the trainer) has great energy, thoroughly enjoyed it.

Excellent pace, materials and a huge amount of content covered. James’ working examples really helped. Retrospective checking and quizzes very useful, great blend of handouts, PowerPoint and videos.

“Helen was fantastic, really engaging, broke everything down and simplified with examples. Good pace, everything covered. Great tools and templates to use – really detailed in a good way”

Great delivery of content, Mark was engaging, motivating, friendly and attentive. Great training course, thanks Mark

Excellent start with a co-produced approach, good quality tools to take away and to assist with following PowerPoint. Many thanks - Cathy Garrington