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ABOUT ME
Dr Nia D Thomas is a strategic, values-driven senior leader with more than twenty-five years’ experience across the NHS, civil service, local government and the charitable sector, holding Chief Executive and Director-level roles throughout her career.
Alongside her executive work, Nia is a leadership consultant, author of The Self-Awareness Superhighway, and host of the Knowing Self Knowing Others Podcast.
Read more about Nia and her career experience
values
Care, Respect, Creativity and Learning sit at the heart of everything at Knowing Self Knowing Others. These four values shape how Nia works and what she stands for as a leader, consultant and thinker. They show up in every interaction — from prioritising the wellbeing of others and treating people with dignity, to embracing innovative thinking and committing to continuous growth and learning. On this page you’ll find out what each value means in practice and how together they underpin KSKO’s mission to develop self-aware leaders who build kinder, more respectful and creative working relationships.
WORKSHOPS
If you have a leaders learning event or team away day planned, Nia can come along and deliver a dynamic workshop for you. Appealing to people who learn in different ways, Nia’s self-aware leadership workshop will give people to get up out of their seats, learn about self-awareness, share their thoughts and ideas and set objectives for future growth and development.
Head over to the Workshops page to find out more about what previous workshop attendees have had to say.
Core Concepts: ‘Settle’ – Finding Balance in a Busy Business World
I keep hearing the word ‘settle’! Different people keep using it in different places. It’s got me thinking about the benefit of settling ourselves, taking a moment of calm and resetting for whatever is to come next. Settling feels like resilience walking. This week’s Knowing Self Aware Leadership blog article was all about settling. Here’s a minimalistical, drawing out the core concepts for you.
‘Settle’: Finding Balance in a Busy Business World
You know when you buy a yellow car, you start seeing yellow cars everywhere? Well, right now, for me, it’s the word ‘settle’. Different people keep using it in different places. It’s got me thinking about the benefit of settling ourselves, taking a moment of calm and resetting for whatever is to come next. Settling feels like resilience walking. Join me as I share my musings and how a 3 second reset can benefit us all.
Core Concepts: Grappling with the Grief of Redundancy – 3 Rules for Recovery
Navigating the experience of redundancy is never easy, but it can be a turning point: a moment to reimagine what comes next. Whether you’re facing it now, have been through it before, or just want to be prepared for whatever life throws at you, I hope my reflections and reminiscences offer some comfort and maybe even a bit of inspiration. You’re stronger than you think, and sometimes, the path forward is brighter than the one you left behind.