As well as having authored 10 books on HR and business skills, Karen Mannering has extensive experience of working in both the public and private sector. A specialist in HR, she has also held policy, business development, and research roles.
Karen is a Member of the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD), and a Member of the British Psychological Society (BPS).
Karen Mannering Portfolios is proud to have nearly twenty years experience of providing:
- training
- consultancy
- coaching
- and psychometric profiling,
These services can be provided as discrete interventions, or combined to form an entire project. For example, a training package with workbook may be designed to meet the particular needs of your organization, and then rolled out across departments with ongoing support where necessary.
Some examples of the businesses Karen has worked with can be found here
Personal Qualifications
Karen believes passionately in the power of lifelong learning, and this is reflected in her personal investment in self-development - which in turn benefits her customers. She possesses the following qualifications:
BSc Psychology
MA Management Studies
Certificate in Education (Postgraduate)
Diploma in Coaching
Registered BarOn Emotional Intelligence Practitioner
Registered Belbin Practitioner
Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
Levels A & B in Psychometric Testing
Advisers Award/Internal Verifier Award (D34 &36)
Diploma in Training Management
RSA - Assessor Award (D32 & 33)
Diploma in Management Studies
Certificate in Management Studies
Certificate in Personnel Practice
RSA Advanced Diploma in Information Technology
City & Guilds (730) Teaching Certificate
Registered 16PF practitioner
NCP practitioner
Diploma in Hypno-Psychotherapy - DHP (NC)
