Own Your Development
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Matt Hayward
Learning and Development Consultant
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Matt – Strategic L&D Leader Experiential Facilitator Creative Disruptor Matt is a seasoned Learning & Development strategist with a flair for creative disruption and a track record of driving transformation across sectors. As Founder and Director of O.Y.D – Own Your Development, he partners with organisations to build future-ready cultures through immersive workshops, coaching labs, and modular frameworks that provoke reflection and unlock performance. With over two decades of experience spanning professional services, financial services, government, third-sector, health and social care, hospitality, and housing, Matt brings sector-savvy insight to every engagement. His facilitation style is adaptive, energising, and unapologetically human—blending theory with play, metaphor with rigour, and strategy with wit. Whether designing LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® sessions, stakeholder influence labs, or leadership development sprints, Matt crafts environments where skills become visible, valued, and aligned with the future of work. Accredited in psychometrics and executive coaching, he ensures every intervention is grounded in evidence and delivers measurable impact. If you're seeking a Learning and Development professional who can distil complexity into clarity, energise your teams, and make development unforgettable, Matt delivers with strategic flair and creative bite.More...