After a 28-year career in Social Care (supporting adults with a learning disability), I recently retired from being a Managing Director for Dosh Ltd, where I had the honour of being their MD for 15 years.
My first career was in Her Majesties Forces (Army) for 24 years.
Life comes full circle! In August 2024 I returned to the Army. I am now a military administrator for HQ 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team.
My youngest daughter, Bettina copes with a learning disability and autism. I was inspired by my daughter (I am every day!) to go into social care to make a difference in people’s lives once I had retired from the Army as a soldier. I started in Community Support as a Support Worker, moving on to: Team Leader, Project Manager in Residential Care, an Area Manager, Director of Learning Disabilities providing care and support for people with a learning disability. From 2019 – 2020 I went on secondment as Head of Workforce Strategy and Engagement (Head of HR) for Thera Trust. Supporting people with a learning disability was an incredibly rewarding experience.
I have developed and deliver leadership programmes for the organisations I have worked for as well as delivering leadership, coaching, project management presentation and workshops. I have the privilege to be a Mentor and Coach for managers and people who aspire to be managers.
I enjoy writing articles about Leadership and the lessons in life I have learned from my youngest daughter Bettina (‘Being Bettina’s Dad series) on this blog.
I publish a Leadership & Engagement pack on a monthly basis since 2006 for my organisation’s leaders and my wider leadership network around the world. The Leadership & Engagement pack appears in this blog as well as social media (X/Twitter and LinkedIn) which is taken in around the world.
I tweet @SteveRaw836 7 days a week at 7am with my ‘#leadership stuff I’ve learned series’ and have recently started a diary on my Instagram account: @stephenraw6.
My hobbies, sport, and interests include Running (4 days a week), Books both fiction and nonfiction, History (especially events I was involved in), Theatre, Films, Music (I am an amateur Beatles historian) Football (supporting Newcastle Utd for my sins since 1964). I love hanging out with my family.
Leadership in the Raw 