Dr Nia D Thomas
Stabilising Charities through Calm Leadership
I help charity boards understand what is happening inside their organisation, prioritise what needs fixing, and provide the senior leadership needed to stabilise, improve and move forward.
25+ Years’ Experience
Across the NHS, civil service, local government and charitable sector supporting vulnerable children, families and adults.
Doctoral Research
A DBA in self-awareness, leadership effectiveness and leadership at all levels underpinning practice and driving excellence.
Thought Leadership
100 episodes of 'The Knowing Self Knowing Others Podcast': exploring self-aware leadership with thinkers from around the globe.
Working Together
Services & Tools
Find out more about how Nia can work with you, the services she provides, the skills and experience she brings, and the book, blog, podcast, journal, quiz and learning programme that support leadership excellence through the self-aware leadership toolkit.
Interim CEO
Independent C-Suite Strategy & Operations Expert
Interim C-Suite and executive leadership partnering for large and small organisations, creating measurable impact across the charitable sector.
Work with me
Valuing Care, Respect, Creativity & Learning
Working together is as much about how we do it as what we do. Let's work out how we can work effectively together.
Tools
Self-Awareness Superhighway Book, Journal, Quiz & Training
Visit the Superhighway Leadership microsite to access the research backed tools to help you discover, explore, grow and excel.
Thoughts & Ideas
The Knowing Self Knowing Others Podcast & Blog
Listen or watch the 100 episodes of the podcast discussing self-aware leadership with thinkers from around the globe. You can also sign up to the weekly blog.
Knowing self-aware leadership
Latest blog articles
Top Takeaways Tuesday: 5 Ways to Build Self-Aware Leadership with Eastern & Western Practices
Here are some top takeaways from my interview with Fabrice Desmarescaux on The Knowing Self Knowing Others Podcast to help you grow and develop your self-aware leadership skills…..
The Deep Leadership Podcast……with me, Nia Thomas!
Join me in conversation with Jon Rennie on the hugely successful Deep Leadership Podcast talking about self-aware leadership and The Self-Awareness Superhighway. Listen on Spotify. Watch on YouTube
Leaning in to Self-Awareness to Lead on Patient Care: 3 Ideas for Excellence
Join me in conversation with Michelle Devout, the Travel Nurse. There are lots of studies about the impact health professionals’ self-awareness has on their behaviour and consequently, on their patient’s wellbeing and recovery. Being that Michelle has a very interesting healthcare career, I really wanted to explore what self-awareness means to Michelle and how it impacts her patients. Read on to find out about her escapade and what self-awareness means to a travelling nurse
ABOUT
Dr Nia D Thomas
A strategic, values-driven leader with more than 25 years’ experience across the NHS, civil service, local government and charitable sectors, and the researcher behind the self-aware leadership toolkit.
I am an Interim Charity Sector CEO and independent charity executive, who supports organisations to strengthen their strategy, systems, and culture in order to achieve measurable and sustainable impact. 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, please get in touch.
Creating measurable impact across the charitable sector.
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