Interim Chief Executive | Charity Sector | Dr Nia D Thomas

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I am an Interim Charity Sector CEO who supports organisations to strengthen their strategy, systems, and culture in order to achieve measurable and sustainable impact.

I bring extensive experience from across health, local government, civil service, and the charitable sector, combining strategic and systems thinking with a people-centred approach.  My leadership style is inclusive, practical, and forward-looking. grounded in human-centred planning and improvement that ensures organisations are effective, resilient, and built for the future.  If you have an interim role or a project with which you need structured and accountable delivery, get in touch.

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From Outdated to Outstanding: 3 Ways to Master Unlearning & Relearning

From Outdated to Outstanding: 3 Ways to Master Unlearning & Relearning

I’m really lucky that from time to time, I get to collaborate with amazing thinkers from around the globe! This time, I’m joined by Juan Gonzalez. I caught up with Juan to discover more about learning, unlearning, experiential learning, self-awareness and the future of the world of work. The ninth direction of my Self-Aware Leadership Compass is experience (i.e. experiential learning) so it seemed like an excellent learning opportunity to catch up with Juan! Check out our interview

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Lead the Future: Top 11 Trends Shaping Modern Leadership Today

Lead the Future: Top 11 Trends Shaping Modern Leadership Today

The other day someone asked me what I thought the current themes were in the leadership space. I had a think about what I was hearing, reading and talking about with my guests on The Knowing Self Knowing Others Podcast and here is the list of the top 11 trends that are shaping modern leadership today.

Check out the 11 trends shaping modern day leadership today, from Dr Nia D Thomas expert in self-aware leadership at Knowing Self Knowing Others.

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Creating Happy Writers… with me Nia Thomas!

Creating Happy Writers… with me Nia Thomas!

It was brilliant to join the wonderful Steph Caswell on the Creating Happy Writers Podcast recently. During our conversation, we talk about:

What led me to write my book and how I used my observations of what’s been going on in my industry to help make the book relevant to leaders right now…….

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Smashing the Scepticism: 10 Mindfulness Tips for a Better Working Day

Smashing the Scepticism: 10 Mindfulness Tips for a Better Working Day

I’m delighted to introduce to you Sonaakshi Sinha Jamwal and Tuğba Avci. We’re all a part of the wonderful community led by the inspirational Lucy Werner. We got talking and realised that we had a common interest in mindfulness. I asked Sonaakshi and Tuğba to share their thoughts, ideas and advice with us to help smash the scepticism around mindfulness. We’ve developed 10 tips to help you incorporate mindfulness for a better working day.

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