Directors
The beginnings of our company Coloured Square Ltd go back to 1998 when Mark Dando was a client of Doug Richardson.
Mark Dando
Mark's background is in training design, management development, generalist Human Resources and change management. Find out more about Mark.
Doug Richardson
During 20 years of corporate life in organisations such as Procter and Gamble, Beecham Products Overseas and Mattel, Doug gained extensive UK and international experience in sales, marketing and general management. Find out more about Doug.
We’ve worked hand in glove for about 13 years and we have a hugely productive and enjoyable relationship. We’re really quite different as people though, and we didn’t hit it off immediately! It took about 6 months before we began to understand the motivations and drives we each had, but once we got there, we began designing and delivering new materials and approaches that neither of us had seen or experienced anywhere else. Most importantly, both of us – for the first time – realised that we were onto something that quickly and profoundly created change in our delegates.
Mark Dando
Expertise & skills
- Coaching
- Field Coaching
- Training Design
- Training Delivery
- Mentoring
- Team Development
- Evaluation
- Culture Change/Change Management
- Accelerated learning
- NLP
Experience
Mark has been Doug’s business partner since 2000. His earlier corporate background was in training design, management development, generalist Human Resources and change management.
Qualifications
- BA Hons (1st) English
- M.A. English
- Dip. Personnel Management
- NLP Master Practitioner
What clients say about Mark
Clients remark on Mark's forthrightness – his willingness to tackle difficult issues head-on. They admire his understanding of commercial realities. But what comes out most is his ability to make people think and provide them with a high degree of personal challenge.
Doug Richardson
Expertise & skills
- Mentoring
- Coaching
- Field Coaching
- Training Design
- Training Delivery
- Team Development
- Change Management/Culture Change
- Accelerated Learning
- NLP
Experience
During 20 years of corporate life in organisations such as Procter and Gamble, Beecham Products Overseas and Mattel, Doug gained extensive UK and international experience in sales, marketing and general management. He worked at board level for five years.
Doug has been Mark’s business partner since 2000.
Qualifications
- NLP Master Practitioner
What clients say about Doug
Clients comment on Doug’s ability to establish very strong rapport with just about anyone and to generate high levels of trust. They describe him as having a very common sense approach and as a highly motivational leader who is able to get the best out of people. They also appreciate his broad commercial perspective and extraordinary levels of commitment, enthusiasm and desire to achieve the required results.