Interim Chief Executive | Charity Sector | Dr Nia D Thomas
interim ceo
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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Reflections Newsletter – November ’23
Welcome to the November edition of Reflections, and the first edition to be produced on Substack! I hope you like the new format. Subscribe to receive it directly to your inbox at the end of every month, if you haven’t already! Join me in reflecting on self-aware leadership with thinkers from around the globe as I review The Knowing Self Knowing Others Podcast in the previous month and share some top tips on how to grown your self-awareness
Reflections Newsletter – October ’23
Monthly newsletter…. on a mission to develop self-aware leaders to create kinder, more respectful and creative working relationships through reflection, recognition and regulation.
Self-Aware Leadership, Top Takeaways and Reflective Questions… self-awareness, leadership, bullying with Linda Crockett, ep 42
Top Takeaways from The Knowing Self Knowing Others Podcast. Discussing self-aware leadership with thinkers around the globe
A non-fiction author’s journey: November ’23 update
Join me as I continue my journey to get my non-fiction book about self-aware leadership, ‘THE SELF-AWARENESS SUPERHIGHWAY: CHARTING YOUR LEADERSHIP JOURNEY’ ready for publishing in spring ‘24
FAB Leadership and Self-Awareness with Robert Jordan ep 41
It had such a good conversation with Robert Jordan in ep 41 of The Knowing Self Knowing Others Podcast talking about self-awareness, FAB leadership and leadership styles! I’m really looking forward to sharing the episode with you. Here are some of my top takeaways and a few reflective questions for you to think about…
A Gaslighter in the Team
I joined a new organisation and a new colleague was awfully nice. Until they weren’t. They were a prolific gaslighter who turned out to be the most generous, funny and manipulative person I’d ever worked with, adept at friendship-making and deadline-dodging.









