Introduction
The POD Consultant team provides expertise in;
- Business psychology with consultants aligned to the faculties and directorates
- Organisational design and change management support
- Growing our management & leadership skills
- Supporting opportunities for apprenticeships
- Coaching, mentoring (including reverse mentoring)
- Organisational safety - adherence to the legal requirements for safe operations across Imperial
Collaboration with you via inclusive practice is at the core of our ethos and all our activities, which include organisational design, individual and group dynamics, academic leadership, change management, and team culture and values.
Our team of Consultants is central and Faculty/directorate-based. They work alongside our Faculty/Directorate leaders and Strategic HR Partners to enable responsive, bespoke interventions based on your specific needs.
POD consultants look forward to working with you.
Examples of recent consultant activity include:
- Enhancing team communication and collaboration
- Addressing dysfunctional cultures and behaviours
- Strategic planning
- Advice on organisational design and change management
- Building leadership capacity
- A scaled-up programme of development for Academic Leaders
- A new 360 tool which incorporates our Values and Behaviours
- Continuing work to embed our Values and behaviours
- A new strategy and approach to supporting your Wellbeing at work
- And an improved PRDP framework and experience.
- Surveys, psychometrics, focus groups
- Group/team facilitation
- Coaching (individual and team)
- Project management
| Key Stages | Key Actions |
|---|---|
| Comprehensive understanding of your perspective and context | Explore and gather information on background, environment and concerns |
| Clarification and agreement of key goals | Scope, refine and test out your specific needs |
| Designing interventions that work | Generate options and select a plan |
| Implementation | Make the best use of resources to deliver professional interventions |
| Evaluation and Learning | Assess impact and embed and share learning |
| POD © 2022 | |
Where there is potential for change and improvement we can work with you to achieve your desired outcomes. Please make contact with your Consultant for an initial conversation - we look forward to hearing from you.
Nichola Stallwood
Lead Consultant for the Faculty of Natural Sciences, also supported by Melanie Lee
n.stallwood@imperial.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 7927 671 387
Melanie Lee
Lead Senior Organisational Development Consultant for the Faculty of Engineering
m.lee@imperial.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7594 0967
Daniela Bultoc
Lead Senior Organisational Development Consultant for the Faculty of Medicine
d.bultoc@imperial.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 7873 619 215
Valarie Williams-Foy
Lead Senior Organisational Development Consultant for FOGIT, Imperial HQ and the Business School
v.williams-foy@imperial.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 207 594 3483