• Business Studies graduate with a masters degree in Human Resource Development
• Qualifications in coaching and mentoring and in the use of psychometric tests
• Worked for two established international consultancies, and has a wealth of commercial experience, as an HR and Employee Development Manager as well as a line manager in retail and field marketing organisations

Sara's consultancy experience has focused on helping organisations become more effective by improving their people processes and capability. Her work has included:

• Leadership Development, including coaching and 360 degree feedback, e.g. developing senior managers using emotional intelligence, managerial style and organisational climate in the education sector
• Improving team effectiveness: strategy clarification workshops and senior management team development programmes
• Coaching for performance improvement, for teams and individuals including career management, and developing managers to be effective coaches
• Building competency frameworks, job families and role profiles to bring about greater clarity for individuals and managers, for a variety of organisations including a high street retailer, a government agency, an engineering company, a management consultancy, an advertising services provider and the IT department of a bank
• Designing and implementing competency based HR processes such as recruitment and development. This has involved designing assessment and development centres, conducting focused interviews and providing ongoing coaching support