about Ninety Days Higher Education

Our Experience

Our team have over 40 years’ experience of leadership, change management and strategy; people who have worked within Higher Education and grasp the complex reality of the many global and far-reaching challenges the sector faces from student experience and staff attrition to funding and the threat posed by AI. We understand the need to distil the many concurrent and sometimes conflicting projects into a coherent strategy; and for the Academic and Professional Service teams to be aligned during focused implementation. 

Your Knowledge

We know the needs and imperatives of Higher Education institutions vary enormously and before entering into any programme we take time to understand the specifics of your situation. We also know that in most cases, you understand the changes you wish to make, but not always how best to achieve them. We believe positive change must be crafted and implemented by the individuals best placed to understand the challenges and we seek to combine your knowledge with our expertise to ensure focused execution. 

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Our Approach

Helping you to deliver the change that you want

We generally find that organisations already know what change or improvement is required. The Ninety Days approach inspires, challenges, engages and aligns everyone to execute those changes is a way that measurably improves both critical performance and financial outcomes.

90-day Accelerated Performance CyclesTM

Our innovative rapid-cycle change methodology is designed to ensure the rapid evaluation of ideas, accurate forecasting of requirements, and a comprehensive overview of business cases across departments and the entire organisation.  This methodology provides focused outcomes within the defined timeframe of ninety days or less and avoids the pitfalls of theoretical assessments with patchy implementation. In addition to rapid results the process implements lasting principles that increase organisational agility to face the challenges of the future.

Ownership ThinkingTM Philosophy

Ownership thinking helps Academic and Professional Service leaders to approach their work each day with a sense of ownership; nurturing a mindset where they think, feel, and act as stewards of their respective roles, their departments, and the entire organisation. By working closely with your team to develop Ownership ThinkingTM, we can ensure that when we depart, the knowledge and attitudes remain embedded within the organisation where they can flourish and continue to be implemented.

Clarity Through Data

At Ninety Days Higher Education, we understand that relying solely on experience and instincts is insufficient. While acknowledging the importance of perception, it’s even more crucial to distinguish between symptoms and root causes. 

To address the specific challenges you encounter, we can utilise a variety of diagnostic tools. These tools generate an organisational heatmap, allowing you to identify focal points within your culture, team dynamics, or operational performance. 

This collaborative approach enables us to help you precisely identify and address these hotspots and deliver effective solutions. 

Execution Through Focus

Once we have achieved clarity about what you wish to achieve, and how you will do so, the emphasis switches to execution. Working with leaders and their teams, we help you put in place a methodology that will execute the plan in detail.

We collaborate with you to develop projects, that deliver outcomes, and remain in contact throughout project execution to ensure that you realise your goals.

Guaranteed Return on Your Investment. Minimum.

We are committed to ensuring that you get value for money and consequently, we guarantee a return on your investment.

Because we have great faith in what individuals can achieve when purposefully aligned, we have much greater expectations for you than simply recovering your investment, but we believe that is the very least that you can expect from us.

our team

The Ninety Days Higher Education Team

With over four decades of experience in leadership, high-performance cultures, change management, strategy, and an in-depth understanding of the Higher Education sector, our team possesses a wealth of knowledge.

Katherine Allan

Higher Education Lead

Arend Welmers

Founder & Managing Partner
Ninety Days Ltd

Philip Curzon

MANAGING PARTNER
NINETY DAYS LTD

Prof. John Sharp

Consultant

Bernard Marshall

Consultant

John Atkinson

Consultant

Prof. John Sharp

Consultant

John Atkinson

Consultant

Discuss your specific organisational challenges with us and discover how we could help

We believe understanding the specific needs of every client is essential to develop tailored solutions and deliver long lasting measurable results.

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testimonials

What People Say About Us

"After collaborating with Ninety Days for more than a decade across diverse situations, I can confidently attest to their remarkable ability to address various organisational challenges. They possess a unique expertise in integrating a wide spectrum of advantages, consistently delivering a distinct and enduring influence on the skills, knowledge, attitudes, and notably, the financial well-being of the organisations."
CEO
CEO
Eduserv
"Ninety Days provided support to me in my role as Head of OD for T-Mobile UK in the area of Leadership, Team Development and Coaching. They are focused, challenging and keen to take new approaches to deepen the insight of leaders. Feedback from the business decision makers was always positive and constantly resulted in requests for more! Practical down to earth and fun to work with."
Head of Learning and Development
Head of Learning and Development
T-Mobile
"Working with Ninety Days has been inspiring. We had an ambitious vision and the ‘inside-out’ process really helped get everyone within the entire company involved with realising that vision. We set stretching goals, and we achieved them."
VP of Publishing
VP of Publishing
American Institute of Physics Publishing
"The Ninety-Days team delivered on their promises, driving significant organisational change within an unexpected timeframe. This resulted in lowered operating costs and improved competitiveness for Pharmaceutical Press. Their responsiveness, confidence, and seamless integration into our team were invaluable."
Director of Tech and Production
Director of Tech and Production
Pharmaceutical Press

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