About Me
Nearly 30 years of experience, with people at the heart of it.
My career has taken me across very different working environments — from engineering and manufacturing to education, care, charities, local government and the scottish prison service. I've worked with senior leaders, managers, employees and trade unions, often when the situation has been complex, sensitive or difficult to resolve.
Those experiences have taught me a great deal about organisations, but even more about people — how differently we respond to change, challenge and uncertainty, and how important it is to listen before deciding what the answer should be.
Away from work, I'm married with two grown-up daughters and am a proud grandmother of two. Family is an important part of my life.
My Professional Journey
A career built around people.
Over the years I've worked at HR Manager, HR Business Partner and senior advisory level, leading HR functions and supporting organisations through periods of change and challenge.
My experience ranges from complex employee relations, investigations and workplace conflict to organisational change, workforce planning, policy development, attendance and performance, leadership development and coaching managers. I've also worked extensively in unionised environments, where I've always valued constructive partnership and the importance of building trust even when views differ.
Working across such different organisations has given me a broad perspective. The circumstances may change, but many of the underlying challenges are remarkably similar: people want to be heard, managers need confidence to make difficult decisions, and organisations need solutions that are both fair and workable.
Why Coaching
A natural extension of the work i've always enjoyed
Coaching wasn't a completely new direction for me. Mentoring people, coaching managers and supporting individuals with their development have been part of my professional life for many years.
As my career developed, I became increasingly interested in the conversations that sit behind the immediate workplace issue — confidence, career direction, difficult choices, personal development and sometimes simply having the space to think clearly about what comes next.
That interest eventually led me to undertake professional coaching training and develop coaching as a more formal part of my work.
Today, coaching allows me to bring together that professional training with the experience and perspective I've gained from nearly three decades of working with people.
Whether someone is considering a career change, working through a personal or professional challenge, building confidence or simply trying to decide what they want next, I value being able to give them the space to think — without judgement and without pretending that I have all the answers for them.
What Matters to Me
Fairness, integrity and treating people properly.
I believe in hearing different perspectives, looking at the facts and being prepared to have an honest conversation when something isn't right. I've worked successfully with employers, employees and trade unions because I don't believe good outcomes come from automatically taking sides.
I'm also very practical. Sometimes people don't need another theory or process — they need help making sense of the situation and deciding what to do next.
That's the way I try to work, whether I'm providing professional HR support or sitting down with someone for a coaching conversation.
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Listen properly, be straightforward, treat people with respect and help them move forward.