John has brilliant insights. He is a gifted encourager with positive energy and he carries an incisive ability to identify strengths and fault lines. John utilises his relationship building skills towards great outcomes for everyone involved. We have also valued his strategic and collaborative approach in team building & networking . As a charity, he enabled clarity on our vision, and the outworking of it, strengthened and renewed our governance structure and facilitated renewed hope for the future.

John has a genuine relational approach which seeks to encourage and empower to bring out the best in a person and an organisation. He is well connected and willing to go out of his way to use his resources for the betterment of others. John is professional and personal, positive and quick to respond, and I would highly recommend his services.

Having worked with John over the course of a three-month in-depth organisational review, I have no hesitation in recommending his consultation services. John worked closely with the staff team, volunteers and the Board to provide a comprehensive review that provided a detailed summary of his findings, as well as summary recommendations for taking forward within the charity. Throughout the work John was diligent and thoughtful, clearly leaning on his significant experience within the third sector to provide levels of insight that surpassed our expectation. Upon the completion of his work we now feel very well informed about the right way forward for the next stage of our development.

John is committed to helping organisations achieve their potential in a relational and professional manner. John is excellent at listening, processing and planning. He will work hard to make sure that the objectives are clear and the outcomes are achieved in a realistic timeframe.

John is a very authentic person who gives everything he has to improve everyone and everything around him. He adds great value to all he gets involved in, and has a great perception to help people and organisations function better and move into new territory.

I have worked with John, as a colleague and as charity a trustee, for almost 20 years and in that time, I’ve seen his skills make a dramatic difference to the shape and organisational structure of the charity we have both worked with. As a charity, we are in a stronger, better and more future-proofed position than we have ever been before and much of this is due to John’s input.

I have worked with John in a variety of different contexts; primarily in charity, church and leadership settings. His value led approach, beginning with a powerful philosophy of people before process enables John to deliver strategic change that has longevity. As a highly analytical thinker combined with meticulous strategic planning and process management John quickly becomes an invaluable asset to leadership teams who want their organizations to be fit for future purpose.

My wife and I have run a small charity for 30years and we just needed help to get good policies in place, it’s not my bag and it would have stressed and worn me out. So one of our Trustees recommended John Cook to the Board of Trustees for the job. Well what a brilliant journey it has been. He took time, listening and talking with us, asking searching questions wanting to really make sure he understood what it is we do, and how and why we do it. Like many small charities, run by passionate people, who love being on the coal face and struggle with getting all the necessary governance bits in place. John didn’t criticise or judge us but honoured us and helped us see the wood for the trees and get proper, appropriate policies in place to enable us as an organisation to face the future stronger and safer. A great investment of finance to see us move forward. Thanks John a pleasure and delight to have you work with us,

I highly recommend JC Consulting (John Cook) for any organisation or charity seeking to improve their operations, management, or overall performance and continued mission impact. I have had the pleasure of working with JC Consulting to facilitate a strategic level structural and organisational review and John’s guidance and expertise has been invaluable. John demonstrates a deep understanding of the charity sector and I have always found his suggestions for improvement to be actionable and tailored to our specific needs. Overall, I highly recommend JC Consulting. They bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the table, and they truly care about the success of those they work with.

John facilitated our Away Day to help us review how well our Board is leading SCVO and to look at our future priorities and strategy. He quickly put everyone at ease and his relaxed style encouraged Trustees and the executive team to be really open, to get involved and participate. John guided our reflection and discussions excellently which enabled us to gain a clearer sense of how we work together as a Board in the future and, crucially, enabled us to come away with some tangible actions.