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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BOOK REVIEW: Begin With We, Kyle McDowell

BOOK REVIEW: Begin With We, Kyle McDowell

This is a big book with big principles and stories from big corporations It sets out the 10 WEs: 10 principles on which all organisations should base their behaviour, to drive their operations, and ultimately build their culture. Being with We, Kyle McDowell They are...

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TOP TAKEAWAYS: Ep 20 with Niamh Hannan

TOP TAKEAWAYS: Ep 20 with Niamh Hannan

I had a great conversation with Niamh Hannan in Episode #20 of The Knowing Self Knowing Others #podcast. As someone focussing on women's leadership journey in leadership, Niamh had a lot of interesting things to say. Here are my Top Takeaways....

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BOOK REVIEW; You Me We by Morag Barrett

BOOK REVIEW; You Me We by Morag Barrett

This book gave me feedback that I didn’t know I needed to hear. It took me on a journey of despair, embarrassment, inadequacy, enlightenment, learning and improvement. It was quite the journey At one point I couldn’t articulate my response to it, all I could do was...

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BOOK REVIEW: Dare to Lead by Brene Brown

BOOK REVIEW: Dare to Lead by Brene Brown

This book is both amazing and exhausting. I read it whilst lying on a sun lounger next to a pool when I was on holiday and I still felt like I needed a lie down. The concepts keep coming. Page after page there's a new insight, a new definition, and a new model to get...

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BOOK REVIEW: I Have the Watch by Jon S Rennie

BOOK REVIEW: I Have the Watch by Jon S Rennie

This book is written from experience. You can really sense that from the examples shared and the language used to share them. It is a collection of curated articles written over a five year span. Jon Rennie makes this clear at the beginning of the book - which is...

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April in Review

April in Review

As we say farewell to April I've been reflecting on the thoughts, ideas, discussions and adventures I've had throughout the month. The long Easter holiday created a welcome pause early on in the month and I hope you were able to benefit from some down time, rest and...

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