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.
latest blog articles...
2020: The Year of the Thesis!
The festive break is over and it's back to work we go. But it's been an excellent chance to get some serious study time in. With my husband working days, evenings and weekends, I've ignored the washing up, the hoovering and the laundry and spent days and days pouring...
Interview Analysis
Today has been quite a revelation! I've spent the last few weekends transcribing my interviews. Today I started analysing them. Even though I conducted the interviews and transcribed them, i hadn't really fully understood what each of my interviewees had been saying....
Ontology/Epistemology – the light bulb moment!
Today I’ve spent some time re-reading my research methodology chapter, moving things around and changing bits about. And I had a lightbulb moment. I discovered a new article about my research philosophy, unconnected to ontology...
Mindfulness for Self-Awareness
Today I tried something different. I went for a guided mindfulness walk at the nearby Wetlands led by the lovely Liz Keats. The reason I thought I'd share this with you is that I think mindfulness is intrinsically linked to self awareness. You'll already know that my...
It’s been a rollercoaster!
2019 has brought lots of changes, hence my lack of blog posts since the end of 2018. In January I took redundancy, in March I moved to London and in April I took up my new job in central London Yes. It's been a rollercoaster! But now it's September, which means the...
Care to comment?
When I designed my questionnaire I was adamant that it would be quantitative only with no opportunity to add in unruly free text! But my supervisor suggested I should add a comments box at the end because you often get very interesting feedback and views shared. And...