Hello - I'm Pat...

Thank you for visiting my website.
I’ve spent over twenty-five years helping people understand human thinking, action, and performance.
I am an applied behavioural scientist whose work spans leadership, crisis management, resilience, student experience, employability, and future skills.
Some days I support university strategy.
At other times, I coach leaders.
Sometimes I work with the armed forces and emergency services on critical incident management.
I deliver lectures, facilitate seminars, and design academic programmes.
The thread running through my work is human capability — how we learn, grow, and lead.

My Story

I am fascinated by the way people respond to challenges at work. Too often well motivated people find themselves overwhelmed by the demands of work which can have a terrible impact on their health and the wellbeing of their family. And yet other people seem to be able to cope and somehow seem to know what to do and how to do it. Most workplaces  don't allow individuals to say that they don't know what to do or that they need help. I want to break that silence and find how best to help people learn how to have a less stressful,  more  enriching work experience and through this a positive spill-over into their home or family life instead of spreading stress. 

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I come at this mission from the viewpoint of the evidence base (I am a scientist) but also layered with my own experience of work which in addition to my university experience  includes sales, consultancy, founding a business, and service in the military. I have worked with every type of organisation from global corporations and government departments to national sized companies, small businesses, the emergency services and the military. I have this philosophy:

1. nobody goes to work with the deliberate intent of annoying you or anyone else

2. People will take pride in doing their job well if they are encouraged to do so (or are allowed to)

3. Very few people are lazy. Assume they want to be allowed to do their job well

4. people need to know what;s expected of them

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