Organisations promote their best people into management.
Then leave them to figure out the human side on their own.
I help individuals, teams and organisations build high-trust teams and relationships, powered by learning.
Trust isn’t built by accident. It grows when leaders take actions that create the right conditions.
I help leaders take those actions, and organisations build those conditions.
I offer three services
With individuals
I work with founders, managers and leaders who are technically strong but struggling with the human side of leading people and teams. If skills like giving feedback, handling conflict, adapting their leadership need sharpening, start here.
I run two programmes: Building High Trust Relationships and Leading High Trust Teams. Five modules, backed by theory, teaching practical methods you can use on a Tricky Tuesday morning.
Join as an individual, enrol a single member of your team, or bring an entire cohort through together.
With teams
Teams often don’t need more skills, they need a reset. Useful if you have a capable team that is somehow not clicking, a team leader drained by internal conflict, a team that needs better collaboration to drive performance.
I design and facilitate experiences that help your team connect with each other, look honestly at how things are working now and make deliberate choices about how they want to work differently. They are hands on, purposeful and connected to your needs. I make it safe to have the honest conversations that too often get pushed aside.
Get clarity on what your team needs, a plan to get you there and leave thinking, ‘we should have done that eighteen months ago’.
With organisations
Applies best to mission-driven organisations of 30+ people. If you need a senior partner but don’t want to add a permanent role, I can tackle your critical people and culture projects.
I define the business need, diagnose what’s getting in the way, and then design and deliver the solutions that make an impact.
Maybe you’ve got a thorny challenge where your solutions didn't quite land. Or you're trying to build a culture that brings out the best in people. This is where I do some of my most distinctive work, always tailored to your needs.
Testimonials
"Excellent at creating inclusive and effective experiences... even when tackling tricky topics."
Suraj Vadgama, Head of Design @ Nesta Group
"A natural problem solver and coach... an invaluable tool for your team."
Helen Marshall, Academy Lead @ Booking.com
‘An exceptional ability to quickly grasp our development needs...’
Sophie Clifton, Head of Operations @ Challenge Works
Case studies of my work
Leadership development programme
Designing and delivering leadership training to 350+ staff led to a 28% increase in confidence to engage staff and an 18% increase in confidence to give feedback to colleagues.
Train-the-trainer programme
An RCT-proven, five day programme that built the confidence and network of 200 government analysts. Those analysts then taught over 2,400 colleagues back in their departments.
AI Adoption
Working with a multi-disciplinary team to remove barriers to AI use that increased usage to over 90%. I ran training and showcased best practices to cut the number of staff citing a 'lack of clear use cases' by half.
Why work with me?
I’m a practitioner with a frontline understanding of how people actually learn and what it costs an organisation when they're left to figure it out alone.
I work solo by design so you get my thinking and attention directly.
For larger programmes, I can draw on a network of trusted associate facilitators, but you still get me leading and accountable throughout.
24
years at the intersection of learning and leadership.
18
years in schools, classroom to leader.
3
ways of working
Curiosity | Compassion | Critical thinking.
Want to get started or learn more?
Let’s talk.
Contact me for a free 60-min diagnostic call.