About
The moments that have been significant for me in my life are when someone has really encouraged me to think for myself.
It’s so easy when we feel stuck for someone we trust to give us a next step. Sometimes if we are really blocked we need that. We do. Mostly though; if we are asked what we think, and then given space to figure that out - we uncover unspoken thoughts, feelings, assumptions. Human beings are pretty special and that love for who my clients are is strong - if I stop feeling like that, I will stop the work.
I discovered the world of independent thinking through the Thinking Environment® in 2011 and subsequently trained with Nancy Kline over another four years.
You know when you find something that makes sense of everything? This is what happened for me; I learned a way of being with people that loved our humanity; assumes our mind is amazing and puts aside our need to be seen, to know, to advise; to interrupt.
Margaret Wheatley says ”people will change only if they believe that a new insight, a new idea or a new form helps them become more of who they are”. I love this.
Reflecting on my 30 year career in OD in late 2025; I decided that I would focus on creating space for people to think. This is an integrative practice; bringing 30 years of experience in the field of organisational behaviour into coaching, supervising, mentoring, and facilitating others who are doing the culture work.
People describe me as both warm and focused.
Warmth creates a space where people can be themselves, speak openly, and think freely. Focus ensures we achieve clarity and meaningful outcomes together. As AI changes the way we work, the ability to slow down, think critically, and lead with clarity is more important than ever.
I have lots of opinions, thoughts, all bubbling over. Always! However, I believe in the beauty and depth of the human mind and I know, I have learned, I have experienced that not getting involved in trying to solve someone’s problem - witnessing them think things through - that quality of attention is where the magic occurs.
In my clients words
I have worked with many organisations and individuals during my consulting career; MP Partnership was established in 2003, a couple of years after I completed my MSc.
I had not had to think about a career until I was in my 30s. When I reflected, I just knew that when people are asked what they think, and someone is interested, they come up with answers. When people are treated well, we thrive. One person said, “until I met Meg, I thought personal development was a good workout”. That made me laugh and recognise that something that managers often found difficult came naturally to me. (The why is probably another story).
In the late 90s, I was working at Lombard Tricity Finance leading a financial turnaround. In 20 months, we went from loss to profit through a range of measures, underpinned by a focus on behaviour- fostering great relationships by working with the whole organisation. I was doing my MSc at the time. This began to tell me where to take my career.
My first major external consulting assignment was with Stonebridge HAT; the brief was to reduce staff attrition from 44% (!). We managed to do that in around 20 months - down to 3%. We asked people what they needed, what they thought, what they felt, we listened, and acted, stopped recruiting external people and growing people from within.
I then designed and led a global leadership programme with Gen Re (that I think is still running), partnered with many Social Housing organisations to lead on culture change, had a long-term relationship with Human Synergistics leading on their culture accreditation programme. I worked in partnership with Drake Music for 10 years as their OD lead - and many more. I have written content for CIPD and taught an introduction to Org Development and Design between 2019 and 2024.
I qualified as a coach and mediator in the early 2010s then more recently trained as a Supervisor in 2024/25. I did this for personal development - and fell in love with it. A supervisee recently said, “our time together rinsed away negativity and doubt”. I am so pleased that complexity can be brought to the supervision clinic for lightness and confidence to be restored
People I work with often tell me they feel fully able to be themselves with me; and - well, when we are psychologically safe, that’s where the magic happens.
My work is underpinned by the Thinking Environment. Meeting Nancy Kline was a significant moment in my life; and transformed my practice.
I offer the thought that we humans, we’re bigger on the inside. Carlo Rovelli says “There are frontiers where we are learning, and our desire for knowledge burns. They are in the most minute reaches of the fabric of space, at the origins of the cosmos, in the nature of time, in the phenomenon of our own thought processes. Here on the edge of what we know, in contact with the ocean of the unknown, shines the mystery, and the beauty of the world. And it’s breathtaking”.
Supervision Practice
As many in my network and community know, I completed my supervision training in 2025 and am now welcoming supervision clients.
I took some time before publicising this, prioritising family commitments, and I am now gradually building my supervision practice. If you would like an initial conversation, I would be very happy to hear from you.
Who am I now?
I am still discovering that as I build this practice.
Reflecting on nearly thirty years working in organisational development — and the past fifteen integrating coaching into my work — I have come to see much of what I do as disentanglement work.
Putting moments under the microscope.
Slowing them down.
Examining where assumptions, systems, loyalties or fears may be constraining clear thought.
When we find language for our inner knowing, something shifts — sometimes quietly, sometimes powerfully.
My own supervision has taught me many things;
Surfacing fear releases blocks
Tears can clear thinking
Contracting is ongoing work
Possibilities are wider than they first appear.
We all need guidance at times
And it matters to have an encouraging caring place to go
Knowing is overrated
I can't solve everything!
Give yourself the space to think.
Whether you're navigating a big decision, feeling pulled in too many directions, or simply craving space to think without interruption, a short pause with the right guide can change everything.
If you're interested about what uninterrupted, generative thinking time could unlock for you, let's talk.