Role
Spencer is a former CEO of an Enterprise Agency with over 20 years of experience in supporting business start-up, growth and economic development through projects secured in the UK, Europe and North America.
Prior to joining NTU, he was the Course Leader for the Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship at the University of Derby where he ran a programme for a little over 400 Apprentices from a wide range of Public and Private sector organisations.
Within NTU, he is a Senior Lecturer in Management based within the Department for Strategy, Analytics and Operations where he teaches on both the MSc in Project Management, and MSc in Management and International Business.
He is actively engaged in the development of the wider staff team through his role as a reviewer for the NTU staff applications for recognition through the Advance HE (HEA) accreditation scheme.
Spencer is currently engaged in Doctoral research studies (PhD) in Business focusing on the role of Emotional Intelligence in Business and Entrepreneurship.
He is extensively experienced in consultancy projects in such areas as business growth, training and development, business start-up, business incubation and economic regeneration.
He is qualified as an Emotional Intelligence test administrator and coach for individuals and teams. This assessment can be utilised for Leadership Development, Wellbeing and Resilience, Developing People Skills, Improving Communications and Team Performance.
He is a Chartered Manager (CMgr) and Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute (FCMI) in addition to being a Fellow of Advance Higher Education (FHEA).
Career overview
- Project Management
- International Business
- Qualified Business Consultant
- Strategy Planning & Execution
- Operational Performance Strategies
- Contract Management
- Bidding and Tendering
- Training and Learning Strategies
- Apprenticeship Management
- Change Management
- Stakeholder Engagement and Management
- Team Building and Leadership
- Staff Training and Development
- Quality Management
- Presentation and Communication Skills
Research areas
Spencer is undertaking research towards a PhD that is designed to offer a focussed understanding of how influential the emotional intelligence (EI) of serial entrepreneurs is in driving performance within their teams and organisations. It also seeks to establish an understanding of the level of metacognition in serial entrepreneurs of their EI and whether or not they apply these skills consciously. In doing so, this may enable the observation of patterns of behaviour that support the achievement of high performance and success in these serial entrepreneur-led businesses. In doing so, this could establish an understanding of the key EI skills utilised by successful serial entrepreneurs in a way that could be harnessed through teaching on UG, PG and Executive Education programmes in addition to coaching and consulting activities.