Who is nicky

Nicky is an experienced Coach, Board Advisor, Non-Executive Director and Chair with deep people leadership expertise and governance experience.  Nicky has broad business operations expertise from over 15 years in the Financial Services industry, with a record of building resilient and effective teams, whilst delivering bottom line results. Nicky is also an Advisory Board Member for an independent, not-for-profit organisation, supporting business owners and leaders to improve their performance and sustainability.

As an accomplished relationship builder through strong listening and influencing skills, and leaning on her first-class degree in psychology, Nicky combines evidence-based practice and the latest thinking in psychology, neuroscience & ethics, to help individuals, leaders, teams, and organisations achieve their goals.

Experiences and passions

Having worked across a number of different sectors, Nicky has dedicated her career to building collaborative and collegiate working relationships with diverse professionals, who feel passionate about authentic leadership and want to make a difference in the world.

Nicky is an Associate of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment, and an award-winning Charity Trustee, contributing to the healthcare, communities, and mediation voluntary and charitable sectors.  She lives in West Sussex, UK and enjoys spending time with friends and family.

Certifications & Qualifications

  • BSc (Hons) Psychology (First-class)
  • Associate of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment
  • Post Conventional Leadership 360 Accredited Coach – Holos Change
  • Post Conventional Team Diagnostic Accredited Facilitator – Holos Change
  • Thinking Styles Certificate of Accreditation – Cognitive Fitness Consultancy
  • Thinking Styles Cognitive Team Roles – Cognitive Fitness Consultancy
  • Member – British Psychological Society
  • Member – Association of Chairs
  • Member – Association for Coaching
  • Prince2 Certificate – Change Management

Testimonials

Anyone who knows Nicola is fortunate indeed. It’s not just the quality of her work, the depth and breadth of her knowledge, her professionalism or her kind and compassionate nature; – she is all of these things and also much greater than the sum of her parts. 

Her coaching skills are fantastic, and due to her supportive nature and professional expertise, her mentoring skills are superb

Dr Fiona Beddoes-Jones
CPsychol., AFBPsS, FRSADr