I have more than 25 years experience as an organisational change practitioner and I have particular experience in the areas of project and programme management, quality management and business benefits realisation.

In my early career I worked as a manager with major players within the chemicals and nuclear sectors. In both arenas, I was responsible for leading significant programmes of business re-alignment and organisational change internationally.

Since 1996 I’ve worked as an independent consultant on a wide range of client assignments across the programme, project and quality management disciplines utilising skills as a practitioner, trainer, coach and consultant.  I am a Managing Partner of Lucidus Consulting Ltd www.lucidusconsulting.com and also an active member of visiting faculty at Cranfield School of Management www.som.cranfield.ac.uk/som/icpm

I have a collection of ‘badges’ including Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) Advanced Practitioner and a PRINCE2 practitioner and full membership of the UK Association for Project Management (APM), US Project Management Institute (PMI^®) and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. I’m also a Chartered Quality Professional. I was awarded a Master of Business Administration degree from Henley Management College in 1999 where I carried out research into the effect of cultural differences on business success within international joint ventures and my academic work continues with studies towards an Executive Doctorate (DBA) at Cranfield School of Management where I’m researching how people reconcile tensions between planned change objectives and prevailing organisational routines.

I am very interested in finding ways for people and teams to manage uncertainty and risk more effectively.  I’ve co-authored two books on the subject with David Hillson ‘Understanding and Managing Risk Attitude’ published by Gower in 2005 (2nd edition, 2007) and ‘Managing Group Risk Attitude’ also published by Gower in 2008.

Working with Penny to write our new book and develop support for practitioners when Facilitating Risk Management is really exciting.  My experience working with all sorts of organisations tells me that facilitation is key to getting this right.

As if all this work stuff wasn’t enough (!) I have a great time with my family – my husband Fred, son Joshua – 17 daughter Helen – 11 and dog Monty – 4!