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We work at the intersection of sustainability, innovation and change.

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Working With You For A Sustainable Future OUR FUTURE

Transforming your organisation into a leader in sustainable business comes down to a blend of sustainability, innovation, and change. Effective sustainability leadership drives a culture of sustainability, while innovation management helps you develop new technologies, products, services and processes to support your sustainability goals. With effective change management, you ensure that these innovations are more smoothly adopted across your organisation, making a lasting impact.

At Stepstone Consulting, we empower you to harness this powerful nexus. We equip your teams with the skills and knowledge they need to lead sustainability initiatives, fostering a culture of adaptability and continuous improvement. Together, we can empower your workforce so that is not only innovative but also deeply committed to achieving your long-term sustainability goals. This holistic approach is essential for driving meaningful change and ensuring your organisation thrives now and in a sustainable future.

Unlock The Power Of Innovation Management

At Stepstone Consulting, our innovation management expertise comes from years of experience and a successful track record across multiple sectors. We use proven methodologies and industry insights to create tailored solutions for your sustainability challenges. Our collaborative approach enhances your team’s capabilities while fostering a culture of innovation. Partnering with us gives you access to practical strategies and knowledge, ensuring your organisation can confidently navigate the complexities of sustainable transformation.

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Drive Adoption And Usage With Change Management

At Stepstone Consulting, we specialise in building the change capability that ensures sustainable practices are more likely to be integrated smoothly and effectively. Our tailored solutions focus on activating key roles, engaging stakeholders, addressing resistance, and building a culture of adaptability. By engaging with us, you benefit from globally recognised methodologies, actionable insights and proven frameworks that empower your team to embrace change and drive meaningful, sustainable transformation within your organisation.

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Build The Leadership Capabilities For Sustainability Management

At Stepstone Consulting, our we bring decades of experience in leadership development. Combined with our sustainability management expertise, we help organisations build critical sustainability leadership capabilities. Our tailored approach emphasises measurable outcomes and continuous improvement, ensuring that sustainability becomes a driving force within your organisation. By partnering with us, you gain practical insights and effective tools that empower your team to make informed decisions, ultimately fostering a culture of sustainability that leads to long-term success.

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Unlock The Power Of Learning & Development

From one-off events for senior leaders to organisation-wide culture change programmes, our team has designed and delivered hundreds of engagements. Our wealth of L&D experience, delivering for clients on four continents, includes development of accredited programmes, design of organisational development initiatives and support for clients in designing optimal solutions.

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Why Choose Stepstone Consulting

Our team bring decades of experience, multi-disciplinary expertise and the unique synergies of our partner organisations to bear on your most complex challenges. Choosing Stepstone Consulting means partnering with a team of dedicated professionals who are committed to your success.

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Power sustainable growth through our Learning & Development, advisory and digital platform solutions.

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We work with leaders like you to unlock the untapped human potential in your organisation.

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From sustainability and innovation management to organisational psychology and L&D.

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What our Clients Say

Partner with us to create a sustainability engine that doesn’t just meet today’s needs but positions your organisation for a sustainable, profitable future. Together, we’ll build a resilient foundation for change that drives real, lasting, positive impact.

  • “First time doing an online training course and could clearly see the level of work that went into organising and delivering. Professional and relaxed approach.”  

    Ciarran Bennett

  • “First time doing an online training course and could clearly see the level of work that went into organising and delivering. Professional and relaxed approach.”  

    Ciarran Bennet Estate Services

Meet our Team

Angelo McNeive
CEO, Head of Change & Sustainability Practice
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CEO, Head of Change & Sustainability Practice
Angelo McNeive
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Angelo is a business psychologist, advisor and facilitator with experience supporting clients across public sector to develop and execute strategy including the National Digital Strategy, Public Service Reform. With over 25 years global experience in L&D, his human capital development work focuses on building critical human and organisational capabilities in change, innovation and sustainability leadership.  He works with executive and senior leadership teams across a range of sectors. Angelo holds an Honours Degree in Psychology, a Masters Degree in Business Administration and an MSc in Occupational Psychology. He is a Chartered Psychologist in Ireland and a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development in the UK.

EXPERTISE

  • Change Management
  • Sustainability Management
  • Innovation
  • Learning and Development
  • Organisational Development
  • Facilitation

Phil Kildea
Head of Culture Practice
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Head of Culture Practice
Phil Kildea

Phil is a facilitator, executive coach and co-founder of STEPSTONE Consulting with over twenty-five years management, leadership and people development experience. with over twenty years experience in learning and development, Phil has delivered hundreds of programmes in Ireland and the UK for leading private and public sector organisations. Over the previous eleven years with the Bank of Ireland group he held various management roles in the retail business. His sectoral experience includes financial services, SMEs, professional services, government and retail. Phil has taught management at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. His focus areas include: culture, leadership and management development, facilitation and coaching.

Phil holds an Honours Degree in Business, a Masters Degree in Business Administration, a Graduateship in Marketing from the Marketing Institute of Ireland, a National Diploma in Personnel Management and a Graduate Diploma in Executive Coaching. He is a member of the Irish Institute of Training and Development (IITD) and the Marketing Institute of Ireland (MII).

Phil is a certified NLP Master Practitioner (Neuro Linguistic Programming) and is certified to administer EQi Bar on Emotional Intelligence.

EXPERTISE

  • Learning and development
  • Management and leadership development
  • Personal effectiveness
  • Executive coaching
  • Facilitation

Eoin Flavin
Head of Innovation Practice
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Head of Innovation Practice
Eoin Flavin
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Eoin is a successful Innovation Management advisor, a world-leading expert in and contributor to the ISO 56000 family of global Innovation Management standards and a 2nd Dan Innovation Management Black Belt with Innovation360. He is also vice-chair of Ireland’s advisory committee on innovation standards and co-founder of Innovate Island, the community for innovation practitioners, advocates and explorers throughout Ireland.

As a serial builder of successful new businesses, teams and systems, Eoin delivers sustained growth and other impacts with leaders at multi-nationals and startups alike.  Eoin always focuses on people and their real needs; synthesising the right capabilities, strategies, cultures and systems for each team and context.

Eoin’s 30-year career has encompassed senior technical, operations and commercial roles for multi-nationals. He currently advises service sectors, businesses and public agencies across Europe. Key achievements include building new medical device and cleanroom business units, crafting new International Risk Management Standards and tripling the revenue for a European division of an American chemicals business. Eoin holds a BA (Hons) Psychology from University College Dublin.

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  • Innovation Management Systems
  • International standards author and developer (ISO and CEN)
  • Technical advisor on systems and standards
  • Specialist in developing new business unit startups
  • Facilitation and Training
  • Management systems (Quality, Environment, Risk, Safety)
  • Business to Business Services
  • Procurement & supply chain development

Jackie Burke
Client Services Manager
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Client Services Manager
Jackie Burke
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Jackie has almost thirty years experience in Financial Services having held senior client-facing roles in Treasury at leading financial institutions including Bank of Ireland, BNP Paribas, and The National Treasury Management Agency. Jackie brings a highly disciplined and dedicated ethos to supporting our client engagements. Jackie is a successful author, having written eight novels, and speaker. Jackie holds a BA in Personnel Management from the National College of Ireland.

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  • Client Services
  • Learning & Development
  • Financial Services
  • HR

Linus Murphy
Senior Leadership Development Associate
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Senior Leadership Development Associate
Linus Murphy

Linus Murphy is a highly experienced Executive Leadership Coach and CEO with over 30 years leadership experience. He coaches executive leaders in over twenty countries to achieve their goals, overcome challenges, and enhance impact. His clients include senior leaders of large, complex and culturally diverse organisations in a range of sectors, including government. Linus draws on his expertise in leadership, high performance and communication to help clients identify and address common leadership blind spots that limit their potential.

As a former CEO of large multinational organisations, Linus understands the complex and dynamic environment that public sector leaders operate in, and the skills and mindsets they need to succeed. He helps his clients to develop and strengthen the core competencies that are essential for effective leadership such as strategic thinking, decision making, influence, stakeholder management, collaboration, team building, innovation, creativity, resilience, and adaptability.

Linus’ Transformational Leadership Coaching Model offers an holistic approach to fostering lasting change in executive’s leadership practice and their careers by addressing multiple effectiveness dimensions. He has lectured at IMD, University of Zurich, BI Norwegian Business School, and EFMD.

A former competitive cyclist, Linus was the Irish National Cycling Champion, representing Ireland at national and international events.

Eric Paquin
Senior Innovation Management Associate
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Senior Innovation Management Associate
Eric Paquin
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Eric Paquin is an innovation and product management professional with over two decades of extensive experience in the technology sector. His expertise lies in blending technology with human-centred design to create meaningful, user-centric solutions. He has a proven track record as a Chief Technology Officer and Innovation Manager, where he has been pivotal in leading digital transformations and implementing innovation strategies particularly around language models products at CLEAR Global. Throughout his career, Eric has led strategic product initiatives, championed digital transformations, and built strong, cross-functional teams. Eric thrives in dynamic environments, guiding organisations through the entire innovation journey, from ideation to prototyping and market launch. Whether it’s delivering impactful product strategies or empowering others to innovate, he is committed to driving growth and fostering a culture of creativity and collaboration. Eric holds an MSc in Product Management and a Certificate in Innovation and Technology Management, with a specialisation in Design Thinking for Strategy.

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  • Innovation
  • Design Thinking
  • Product Development
  • Digital Transformation
  • AI
  • Facilitation and Training

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