Over the last 20 years, Manley has worked with a wide range of organisations globally, both within his own consultancy and as a Senior Advisor to McKinsey & Company, where he has been applying and refining the principles and application of creating & leading high performing teams.

In addition Manley has held accountable leadership roles as the Director of People & Performance for The Atlas Consortium, Hewlett Packard Defence & Security UK and Ark Data Centres.

Manley has learnt much from many extraordinary people from all walks of life, and is always trying to grow his understanding of leadership, team work and performance. Research into the neural physiology, the brain science, that physically drives the ability to learn, change and perform, was the final part of the leadership jigsaw that led to the publication of Manley’s widely acclaimed book Compassionate Leadership in 2014 and the creation of the Compassionate Leadership Academy in 2018.