Welcome to Aaron Barnes Consultancy
Who is Aaron Barnes?
With extensive experience in Continuous Improvement, Operations and Commercial roles. I was the leading figure in Operational Excellence at Royal Mail, having led Royal Mail’s World Class Manufacturing Programme for four years and then went on to apply this in my own teams as a Plant Manager, Operations Director and as the Managing Director of Parcelforce Worldwide.
I found my years leading Operational Excellence to be the most fulfilling and stimulating time in my career. ABC is about tapping into that energy and activating it in other organisations to help other people, teams and businesses grow.
How is ABC different?
Empathetic, Expert, Operational Excellence
I add real value because I have done real operational roles. I have a practical and diverse experience base that sets me apart from other consultancies. I've walked in your shoes and overcome the challenges I faced to deliver sustained high performance.
My experience of Operational Excellence was life changing but truthfully there were flaws in the approach being practiced, it was quite complex and this was exacerbated by the sheer breadth of the approach. It would give already struggling businesses 10 more plates to spin! It also led to some divisions in organisations between those that were literate in the methodologies and those that were not (who were left feeling isolated). These observations led me to develop a simple, scalable approach, accessible to everybody. With ABC, you can start small and build. One step at a time, I work with you to embed and raise competence.
Get to know Aaron Barnes Consultancy
ABC Vision
To empower businesses and individuals to achieve sustainable success through simple, scalable solutions that elevate performance standards, create positive impacts on business, individuals, and society, and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
ABC Values
At my core, I embody Trust, Authenticity, and Integrity—building sustainable high performance through transparency, staying true to my principles, and consistently delivering excellence with honesty and respect in everything that I do.
ABC Approach
My Operational Excellence approaches centre around hands on events with improvement teams followed by auditing and coaching to embed know-how and continuously raise standards.
Leadership development interventions are even more bespoke to your specific needs - I love mentoring Operations leaders, facilitating Operations Leadership Team development and partnering leaders to breakthrough the challenges that they are facing.