John Peck - helps leaders understand how they can enable and truly engage those they lead in order to stretch the boundaries of their potential way beyond their normal frame of thinking.

What John's Clients Say

"I am thanking you as you may well have set me on a path, that until yesterday, I would never have contemplated. I really look forward to working with you again."

"Was very moved by the GOALS session. I will definitively be setting myself some new challenges in the near future"

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"Many teachers or trainers are just repeating words, they say their piece but don't really believe in what they're coming out with. John Peck is living proof of everything he teaches. From all his life's accomplishments spanning the entire globe, to being a leader amongst colleagues, everybody has something to learn from this incredible man."

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About John

John Peck has the capacity to take people and teams to levels they never thought they could achieve in their life. This is what gives him his energy and raison d'etre. John knows only too well the pressure people will be under if they are to play key roles in cracking the current challenges that face them. His job is to make sure that they retain their confidence, steadiness, courage, vision and energy throughout the challenge.

His experiences

A founder of First Ascent Consultancy, John has spent his life studying and developing leaders. He is also a notable leader himself. In a former life as a senior police officer in London, he honed his skills on the anvil of life whilst leading his officers into action in dealing with riots and unrest in a volatile London. His leadership was tested fully when failure was not an option and lives were at stake.


His sensitivity and political awareness, when holding the role of Divisional Commander of one of the busiest police stations in one of the most dangerous areas in London, enabled him to negotiate peace, calm and order in a community which was tearing itself apart. These skills have taught him how to find ways through seemingly intractable human resistance. He went on to develop and implement a fresh management development strategy for the Metropolitan Police and from there was headhunted to run Advanced Leadership Development Programmes at the Bramshill National Police Staff College. In his personal life, he has relentlessly taken on challenges in leading teams to remote parts of the world on a wide variety of expeditions – including first British ascents of peaks in the Himalayas.		Click the play button below to view a video clip of John.
Over the past ten years he has rowed across the Atlantic and run across the Sahara desert. He has also set up and ran an assessment centre to select a number of teams to race to the North Pole. John has designed, promoted and delivered Leadership and Team Development programmes to a wide range of managers from private and public sector organisations in the UK, the USA and world-wide. John has an M.Phil. in Leadership & Organisational Behaviour and is a Fellow of the Institute of Personal Development. He was trained in Consultancy by the Tavistock Institute and is a qualified Oxford, Cambridge and RSA accredited Executive Coach. He is an experienced consultant and currently plays a major role in the Strategic Development Consultancy team for the First Ascent Group. He is an energetic person who knows how to motivate others to give of their best. He is comfortable working in the Boardroom as well as coaching top class performers in the field. He is a renowned inspirational speaker and much in demand as a keynote speaker at large corporate event. John is licensed to deliver M.B.T.I., T.D.I, FIRO.B, FIRO Element B, Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (A.S.E.) and E.I. (JCA), Occupational Stress Indicator (A.S.E.), Team Climate Inventory (A.S.E.), Strategic Alignment Instrument (O.P.P.), Strength Deployment Inventory (Personal Strengths Publishing), F.A.C. 360 degree Leadership Questionnaire, PIN-POINT Work (A.S.E.), and the Insights Evaluator.

His Vision

I believe that all of us have a huge pool of untapped potential at our disposal, to draw on throughout our life. If we don’t have a go at exploring this, much of this potential can wither or just lie untapped until the day we die. Our task in life is to develop the energy, wisdom and the courage to step out into that pool and taste and experience those waters.

I believe that it is in so doing, that we will discover our life’s purpose and a true unique sense of fulfilment. On the day my life ends, I want to be able to say simply
“I gave it a good go.”

His Goal

My personal goal, at this stage of my life, is to strive to develop the skills, knowledge, experience and wisdom that will help me to understand the true essence of life.

My goal then will be to do all that I can to share this and support others on their life’s adventure – whatever that might be - and work with them to bring their dreams to reality.