William Tate, MA FIPD MIMgt, is a freelance consultant and writer.

Formerly British Airways’ Head of Human Resources Strategy & Planning, since 1991 he has run Prometheus Consulting, a practice specialising in strategic human resource management, organisation development, change and learning.

In 1997 he researched and co-authored (with Professor John Storey and Professor David Guest) Opportunity Through People, a consultation document on innovation published by the Institute of Personnel and Development for its members.

William consults and runs workshops on innovation and other strategic management subjects.

Publications by the Author

• A Practical Guide to Corporate Social Responsibility, Conduct Becoming, (updated 2006).
• Leadership in Organizations (ed. J. Storey), ch. ‘Linking Development with Business’. Routledge October 2003.
• Guide to Linking Development with Business (an abridged version of the above), Prometheus Consulting, 2003
• The Organisational Leadership Audit (self-assessment tool). Cambridge Strategy Publications September 2003.
• The Organisation Shadow-Side Audit (self-assessment tool). Cambridge Strategy Publications September 2003.
• The Business Innovation Audit (self-assessment tool). Cambridge Strategy Publications September 2003.
• Corporate Social Responsibility Manual, ch. ‘Governance and Leadership’. Spiro Press 2002.
• Emergent business models. Council for Excellence in Management and Leadership (DTI) 2000.
• Implications of futures studies for business, organisation, management and leadership. Council for Excellence in Management and Leadership (DTI) 2000.
• Personnel Management (eds. S. Bach and K. Sisson), ch.‘Management development’, (co-authored with Professor John Storey). Blackwell 2000.
• Demerging Organisations: A Guide to Best Practice. Financial Times Management 1999.
• Building Tomorrow’s Company – booklets accompanying eight-part video series (leadership, communication, measurement, and the key relationships - customers, employees, investors, suppliers, community). BBC for Business 1999.
• Becoming a ‘Tomorrow’s Company’ – a story of transformation (a case study featuring Birmingham Midshires Building Society). The Centre for Tomorrow’s Company 1999.
• Opportunity Through People (a consultative document on innovation), co-authored with Professor John Storey and Professor David Guest). Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development 1997.
• Developing an Integrative Framework for Corporate Competence, paper delivered to the annual conference of the Centre for Labour Market Studies, Leicester University 1997.
• Developing Corporate Competence: A High-Performance Agenda for Managing Organizations. Gower 1995. (Nominated for the Management Consultancies Association ‘Management Book of the Year’ award.)
• Developing Managerial Competence: A Critical Guide to Methods and Materials. Gower 1995.
• Performance Development Checklists – designed for personal organisers. Prometheus 1995.
• Executive-Match – a senior executive selection planning tool. Prometheus 1994.

(Plus numerous journal articles)