I've been a self-employed psychologist since I finished my masters, not because I have a strong entrepreneurial drive but because the autonomy and flexibility were hard to resist. In reality I learnt my trade as an associate of other consultancies, some of whom I still work with. My work has mostly focused on assessment and development, including:- leadership coaching- senior team coaching- in-depth psychological profiling- assessment and development centre design and… Show more I've been a self-employed psychologist since I finished my masters, not because I have a strong entrepreneurial drive but because the autonomy and flexibility were hard to resist. In reality I learnt my trade as an associate of other consultancies, some of whom I still work with. My work has mostly focused on assessment and development, including:- leadership coaching- senior team coaching- in-depth psychological profiling- assessment and development centre design and delivery- management due diligence- career and outplacement coaching- competency based interviewingIn my early years, I worked mostly with middle managers in either large corporates or the public sector. As I progressed I've worked with more senior managers, up to board director level in major PLCs. My work with Cardinal (see below) on Management Due Diligence projects introduced me to the privately-owned and equity-backed business sectors.From quite early on I had a few of my own direct clients but (lacking that entrepreneurial drive) it wasn't until about 2011 that I started to make a concerted effort to build an independent client base. I now work predominantly in the owner-managed business sector, which I really love because I feel like I can make more of a difference. Most of my clients are relatively large organisations for that sector (100 - 2000 employees) but I have a few much smaller clients, who are just as much of a joy to work with. I have a particular interest in family business.I am often referred by business advisers, such as lawyers, accountants, non-execs and turnaround specialists. If that's you and you think I could help one of your clients, feel free to get in touch.I write a blog about psychology at work, which covers everything from delegation to managing anxiety to the psychology of Brexit. Show less

Catalysis works in partnership with small and mid-market investors, Chairs and management teams, helping to inform decision-making and find solutions to problems arising at the interface of strategy, organisation and people. My focus here is on senior hires, post-deal management support and some management due diligence.

I head up Holmes Noble's assessment practice, managing a small team of associate psychologists to carry out in-depth psychometric assessments of shortlisted candidates for senior roles, particularly in logistics and infrastructure sectors. What I love about working at Holmes Noble is that my recruitment colleagues are never defensive about 'their' candidates and are always open to finding out what my team and I can discover about people. Our work complements theirs to provide a very rounded… Show more I head up Holmes Noble's assessment practice, managing a small team of associate psychologists to carry out in-depth psychometric assessments of shortlisted candidates for senior roles, particularly in logistics and infrastructure sectors. What I love about working at Holmes Noble is that my recruitment colleagues are never defensive about 'their' candidates and are always open to finding out what my team and I can discover about people. Our work complements theirs to provide a very rounded picture for the client. As a matter of ethical principle, we always offer feedback to candidates, having put themselves through that level of scrutiny. As most of my other work is in mid-sized businesses, it's nice to get involved in the corporate world too. Show less

What's a business psychologist doing in an organisation that tries to rescue failing businesses? Infiltrating! I believe business psychologists have as much to contribute to the turnaround of a business as accountants or lawyers. There has almost always been a leadership failure and leadership is our focus.

My association with Edgecumbe is where I get to work with really senior executives in very large corporations, in the UK and in Europe. Mostly this involves developmental assessments and team workshops. I particularly enjoy working with their Primary Colours® Model of Leadership, which I also use in my own work.

One of a pool of subject matter experts brought in to help scale-up businesses. My focus is on leadership and people issues.

I coach on leadership programmes for high potential leaders from around the world.

As part of a small team, I conducted in-depth assessments of management teams on behalf of private equity firms, for management due diligence purposes. I learnt masses about privately-owned businesses.

I started my career as a computer programmer in the days when we wrote code on coding sheets and sent it to some women known as 'punch girls' to input. My technical expertise stopped at COBOL and IDMSX, but I can't help being analytical. I was a systems analyst, a business analyst and then an IT Project Manager, before getting involved in projects to support people through change, when British Gas went through a major transformation. The redundancy money gave me the opportunity to go back and… Show more I started my career as a computer programmer in the days when we wrote code on coding sheets and sent it to some women known as 'punch girls' to input. My technical expertise stopped at COBOL and IDMSX, but I can't help being analytical. I was a systems analyst, a business analyst and then an IT Project Manager, before getting involved in projects to support people through change, when British Gas went through a major transformation. The redundancy money gave me the opportunity to go back and do my Occupational Psychology masters. Show less