Our People.

Tim has a background in medicine and has been a psychiatrist for over 24 years. He was a Board level executive in the NHS for 7 years. He has over 12 years formal medical leadership experience and over the years has gained qualifications in management, executive coaching, leadership mentoring and alternative dispute resolution/mediation. He is passionate about helping others through the use of relevant bespoke conceptual models applied to context. He has an MBA from the University of Hull with a specialism in Health Service Management. He lectures, trains, facilitates workshops, writes and commentates. He has written papers on leadership development, strategic risk management and employee empowerment in peer-reviewed journals. He is passionate about helping people identify and commit to a clear purpose in all they do. He is a Senior Founding Fellow of the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management and a Fellow of Institute of Leadership and Management. He is Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and a member of the Association for Coaching.
 

​Simone is an ILM Level 7 executive coach, mentor, trainer and facilitator. She specialises in senior leadership and team development. She works with individuals as well as groups. She is particularly experienced at supporting people who are aspiring to more senior or executive roles.

Simone has a background of over 20 years senior operational management experience including at Executive Board Level. She has a proven track record of motivating, enabling and empowering staff as individuals and teams to manage and deliver desired change under the challenging circumstances.

Simone has worked in Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer positions culminating as COO of a successful NHS Trust with an operational budget of around £265million and about 4000 staff. In this role she was responsible for the delivery of high quality healthcare. She also successfully supported her staff and their patients through the COVIS-19 pandemic. Most recently she has led a whole system-wide programme to improve children and young people’s emotional wellbeing and mental health.

Simone is a highly effective communicator with a strong track record of translating strategic vision into operational delivery. She is a passionate and resilient person who draws energy helping people solve challenging problems.
 

Shanila is an experienced mental health nurse with a master's degree in International Development. She has a track record of using lean/agile methodologies to achieve transformational change. She has worked in the NHS as well as in arms length governmental bodies. She has led iterations of service design and transformative change in HR that have resulted in demonstrable improvements in patient experience, workforce satisfaction, employee retention and improved WDES/WRES outcomes. Shanila has in-depth working knowledge of inclusive and user centred design, crisis management and change management. She coaches teams through change and uncertainty whilst improving workplace relationships through person centred, reflective and mindful problem solving.

Pippa has worked extensively in a variety of administrative roles throughout her career. These include a bank, building society, CID at Brighton for 6 years and as a school Bursar/Secretary for 7 years. She has experience of setting up offices as well as introducing systems and processes to ensure efficient working. She also worked in the NHS for a large Mental Health Trust for 17 years initially for a Consultant then as Executive Admin support to the Medical Director. She was also part of the executive support team working with Board members as and when required. Pippa retired from the NHS and is enjoying combining this role with keeping active and spending time with family/friends.

Ade Abass has over 20 years experience in financial management, commercial operations and general management up to managing director level. He is a chartered management accountant and holds an MBA from Warwick Business School. He brings senior level experiences to coaching conversations and is passionate about helping individuals and businesses achieve their potential .He has expertise in working with business owners or senior management to achieve their goals using coaching and proven business tools. His comprehensive experience of managing projects makes him a formidable business adviser.