Paula Holbrook

CAREER OVERVIEW

Paula has twenty years' experience leading organisations as a director and chief officer of finance and operations in both the public and private sectors. She has supported organisations as a high growth coach and finance specialist. She is a lecturer in leadership practice and a consultant. She has achieved a PhD, MBA and Chartered FCIPD.

Out of work, Paula and Search Dog Amber work together as a mountain rescue search dog team. She is also a search manager and trustee of Mountain Rescue England and Wales.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Paula is a trustee and Chair of Audit and Risk of a successful multi-academy trust. She was a researcher and contributor to a report on operational excellence, published by ISBL. She is an accredited school resource management advisor (SRMA) and is accredited to deliver sessions provided through the DfE local support offer.

ABLE TO ADVISE ON

• Supporting growth, change and business improvement

• Preparing to merge or go through an acquisition

• System integration and rationalisation

• Operational excellence

• Developing central teams and the service offer

• Strategic HR: people development and organisational design

• Recruitment, retention and performance management

• Change management

• Insights Discovery – enhancing individual and team effectiveness

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

In addition to traditional consultancy and interim work, Paula supports senior leaders – and their teams, if required, to explore their current leadership style and inquire about enhancing their resilience and resourcefulness.

This transformational approach, using Insights Discovery, is of value to any MAT or school going through significant transition. It helps leaders consider the situations where their leadership style is a strength and gives support where a shift would be more productive.

If you would like to request consultancy support via this consultant, then please click here to request your initial free consultation.