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About Dan Phillips
About Dan Phillips:
Transforming Human Potential into Business Success
With over three decades of expertise, Dan Phillips is a powerhouse Learning and Development specialist who turns psychological insights into measurable organizational transformation.
A Journey of Impact
From grassroots work with at-risk youth to global leadership training, Dan’s career is a testament to the power of understanding human behaviour. He’s not just a consultant – he’s a catalyst for change.
From Community Support to Organisational Excellence
Dan’s early work in substance misuse services taught him a critical lesson: real change happens when you truly understand people. This insight became the foundation of his revolutionary approach to learning and development.
Global Expertise, Local Passion
As a former Insights Discovery Subject Matter Specialist and global facilitator, Dan has designed transformative training programs across multiple continents. In 2019, he founded Kingshurst Consulting, turning his vision of dynamic, psychology-driven learning into reality.
What Sets Dan Apart
- Psychological Mastery: 30+ years of deep behavioural insights
- Innovative Solutions: Custom learning strategies that drive real results
- Global Reach: Clients across diverse industries and sectors
- Proven Track Record: Consistent organisational transformation
More Than a Consultant
Dan’s approach blends professional expertise with genuine human connection. Candid, humorous, and deeply committed, he doesn’t just develop teams – he transforms them.
When he’s not revolutionising workplace learning, you’ll find him in Worcestershire, balancing professional brilliance with family life and continuous innovation.
Ready to unlock your organisation’s true potential? Let’s connect.
The Journey So Far...
At a fresh faced 22, Dan graduated with a degree in Psychology, a year’s experience as Student Union President and the inevitable large overdraft. With interest in behaviour change he secured initially unpaid work in substance misuse services, supporting young people who were troubled, disillusioned and dependent – helping them to understand themselves and their behaviour in order to help change begin. A tough and rewarding role….
From this client–facing role he moved to substance misuse awareness training, sharing his now extensive knowledge of this area and heading up a provision across Herefordshire and Worcestershire. He later became a Local Authority Learning and Development Business Partner – broadening his skillset and knowledge toward Leadership, team-work and organisational effectiveness. Core themes remained in focus though- self-awareness of personality to drive effective behaviours in the workplace.
Dan became involved with the Insights Discovery model and its application for business results, delivering workshops and coaching sessions in team and leadership settings. It was at this point Dan had the realisation of where his future lay – To become a Facilitation specialist -using tools, skills and techniques to enable and grow others through increased awareness of self and others.
Dan joined Insights as a Facilitator in 2014, becoming a subject matter specialist, global facilitator and Train the Trainer of Insights Discovery, running accreditations and renewal programmes in business. His clients include a range of UK corporates in Finance, Retail and Communications and global organisations in pharmaceuticals, manufacturing and engineering.
He is now the Founding Director of Kingshurst Consulting, maintaining strong links with Insights, colleagues and business partners to push himself towards his full potential.
About Insights Discovery
We partner with Insights and Westminster Associates to deliver Insights Discovery. A personality profile based on psychological preferences and explored through a simple (but not simplistic) language of four colours. Everyone is a unique mix of these colours, we will have all four in us but we may have a preference to use some more frequently than others.
It is a tool to develop awareness of ourselves and our behaviours, so we can gain an understanding of how we behave and how that behaviour will impact others.
It doesn’t stop there. Self-awareness is the first step but then the language of colours helps us gain awareness of others, perhaps their similarities and differences in relation to you.
For example when you initially get involved in a project what do you focus on first? Do you look for the end goal? Or get excited about the opportunities present in working with others? Or look for clarity of purpose and specifics? Or do you ensure that all concerned are contributing equally and that the project furthers the values of the organisation?
With self-awareness comes the gift of choice, so knowing how we tend to approach situations allows us to consider what we can do to adapt our style for the best outcomes.
