Synergy BDS Ltd.

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LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANCY

Measuring return on every Leadership investment

From diagnostic to delivery — partnering with HR and L&D leaders in large organisations to design and execute programmes that drive real, lasting behaviour change.

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9+

YEARS OF PRACTISE

HPLJ

CERTIFIFIED

INTERNATIONAL

CLIENT BASE

WHAT WE OFFER

End-to-end L&D solutions

Three integrated service pillars designed to maximise the business value of your leadership development investment — from programme architecture to measurable outcomes.

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LDP Design & Consultancy

We design Leadership Development Programmes that trigger real, sustained and impactful behaviour change. Research-based, evidence-driven, and tailored to your organisation’s context.

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PROGRAMME ARCHITECTURE

HPLJ CERTIFIED

02

Facilitation & LDP Delivery

Practical, relevant skills development in a highly experiential learning environment, grounded in participants’ real-world challenges. Definitely not death by PowerPoint.

EXPERIENTIAL

PARTICIPANT LED

BEHAVIOUR CHANGE

03

Insights Discovery.

A practical, easy-to-apply psychometric tool that builds emotional intelligence, uncovers blind spots, and helps leaders work more effectively with every personality type.

Emotional intelligence

team dynamics

accredited partner

HOW WE WORK

A rigorous design process

Every engagement begins with a deep understanding of your business context. We never deploy generic content.

We begin by listening. Stakeholder interviews, business objective mapping and a gap analysis build the evidence base on which everything else is built.

Drawing on HPLJ methodology and evidence-based frameworks, we architect a programme that balances business outcomes with the lived experience of participants.

Experiential, participant-centred facilitation grounded in real workplace scenarios. Groups leave with tools they can apply the very next day.

We close the loop with measurable outcomes. Impact evaluation, manager observations and participant progress reviews ensure your investment delivers returns.

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Before a single learning objective is written, we invest time understanding your organisation — its culture, its leadership challenges, and the specific outcomes the business needs.

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CLIENT VOICES

What clients say

“The content was great and Fergal was excellent and engaging, exactly the kind of learning experience our middle managers needed.”

Middle Manager

Food & Benerage Sector

“Fergal was a fantastic facilitator. He engaged everyone in the room and ensured it was an open space to discuss ideas freely then adapted in real-time to the group.”

Early Careers Programme Lead

Public Sector

“The course and content were extremely good. Kept me engaged and wanting more. I genuinely cannot identify areas for improvement.”

Senior Manager

Insurance Sector

—– ABOUT SYNERGY BDS

Practical. Evidence‑based. No‑nonsense.

Established in 2016 by Fergal O’Connor, Synergy BDS provides an extensive range of Learning and Development solutions to Corporate, Blue Chip and Public Sector clients across Ireland, Europe, the UK and the USA.

Fergal brings a practical, solution-focused mindset to every engagement. If you are in L&D and want to maximise the value your function delivers, we have the experience to help.

  • HPLJ Certified practitioner
  • Accredited Insights Discovery facilitator
  • Corporate, Public Sector and SME client base
  • Aviation, Insurance, Food and Public Sector expertise

Ready to make your Leadership investment count?

Speak with Fergal directly about your priorotes and how we can design a solution that delivers measurable results.

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