Complex, isn't it?
Are you doing transformative work?
Are you daring to dream and bring to life new ways of doing things for your organisation, community and the wider world?
Do you wonder how to go big with your ethos and approach without things falling apart behind you?
Are you challenging the status quo while keeping the boat steady and inspiring others?
Changing the wings while flying the plane?
Are you a linchpin, adept and agile and holding a lot?
Do you wonder how to go big with your ethos and approach without things falling apart behind you?
Your success shows there is nothing to fix.
And sometimes teams and organisations need help to have the breakthroughs that take them to the next level.
Perhaps there’s a sense of drag, some things not flowing.
The same issues resurface despite your best efforts.
Good people won’t step up, can’t align, are buckling, leaving or disengaged.
Cultures are clashing, the strategy won’t land, progress is stalling or uneven.
Maybe you’re in need of a reset.
Want someone alongside?
My work is about breakthrough and transformation and I’ve been helping people with complexity for nearly 20 years. Together we:
- Build cultures for innovation and extraordinary partnership
- Bring to light what’s getting in the way of success
- Liberate the potential and magic of teams
Who I am
I am a complexity practitioner, and team and leadership coach. I began my career in marketing consultancy and in-house for AOL and Vodafone before moving into CSR and organisation development.
My work today is about unlocking potential in pursuit of our dreams to make the world a better place. My focus is on teams and the magic of what people achieve together.
I take a systemic approach that shines a light on the deeper dynamics influencing our perception and choices. People are able to act with more awareness, impact and ease.
My question was always, ‘How do we do good work in a complex world?’
I am somewhat of a complexity nerd, certified in Leadership Circle and Collective Leadership Assessment, and the Organisation Workshop (the work of Barry Oshry). I’ve trained in systemic phenomenological approaches (like constellations) continuously since 2011.
I hold an MSc in Responsibility and Business Practice and a BSc in Physics.
I’m a Fellow of the Schumacher Institute, and member of the Association of Sustainability Practitioners and International Systemic Constellations Association.
What I do
Diagnostics
Diagnostics give clarity. They often bring a sense of validation and relief because people have a picture that includes all they are experiencing, and explanations for confusing or contradictory data.
Facilitation
My facilitation provides a bubble for groups to be with each other in a different way.
I hold the process for leaders so they can focus on the conversation. We release limiting patterns and emerge insight and energy that changes the field of what’s possible.
Systemic mapping
Cultivating systemic sense helps people ‘see’ systems more clearly – and spot the high-impact 2% shifts that make all the difference. This is especially important when the stakes are high - with a new leader or direction, culture change or smoothing the path of a merger.
Building internal capacity
Map all the data you have about a situation including what’s held intuitively or unconsciously.
Connect the dots, uncover hidden connections and find coherence and clarity so you can act with greater confidence and impact
Our conversations have helped me slow down, reframe how I show up, and be more intentional about the role I want to play, not just in this organisation, but in my broader journey as a leader. Thank you again for your generosity, insight, and warmth. I will carry a great deal of what we explored going forward, and I very much hope our paths cross again.”
Lycia Harper is the best virtual facilitator I’ve experienced: engaging, knowledgeable and exceptional at turning theory into practical insight. Professional, personable and genuinely invested in creating a great learning experience.
I can't recommend working with Lycia enough. Her guidance has helped me focus my professional career and trust my own path in life. I've been able to reconnect with the bigger vision about my business and find answers to the issues that were preventing me reaching the level I know is possible. She has gently supported me with precision and insight to discover new perspectives about my purpose and place in this world. Her sessions have been life-changing.
It felt like we were going on a voyage of discovery rather than merely stepping through a programme and as a result the outcomes were more substantial and went deeper.
