07391 748182 [email protected]

Background

Training and Accreditation

I have an MA (Hons) in Psychology from the University of St. Andrews and an MBA from Manchester Business School.

My training as an Executive Team and Individual coach through the Academy of Executive Coaching is broad and is complemented by training as a Civil Mediator through Regents College School of Psychotherapy and Counselling and as a Workplace Mediator through Consensio.

I am also accredited to use the Myers Briggs Type Indicator and FIRO-B tools amongst many approaches to support my clients.

My perspectives are enhanced by bringing 30 years of work experience as a Management Consultant in the Private, Public and Voluntary sectors, spanning multinational organisations and those with 5 employees or less.

I am both a Civil Mediation Council Registered Mediator and a Civil Mediation Council Registered Workplace Mediator.

 

Experience

Susan M. Blum Ltd. was formed by me in 2018 and I have been a Director of it since then.

Between 1990 and 2015 I worked as a Management Consultant for –

Company
Position
Date
IBM
Senior Managing Consultant
2002 - 2015
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Managing Consultant, then Associate Director
1998 - 2002
Price Waterhouse
Senior Consultant
1997- 1998
SmytheDorwardLambert
Senior Consultant
1995 - 1997
Coopers & Lybrand Deloitte
Associate, then Senior Associate
1990 - 1995

I also spent 10 years working in Human Rights at the beginning of my career, working for –

Company
Date
The British Refugee Council
1981 - 1988
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1978 - 1980

Non-Executive Directorships

Company
Position
Date
City Music Foundation
Advisory Board Member
Appointed 2022
Health Unlimited
Non-Executive Board Member
1992 - 1995

Publications:

2023: Reinforcing and developing Resilience – UK Mediation Journal, Issue 11, August 2023

2021: The Strength Inside: Developing Resilience – Coaching@Work, January/February 2021

2006: Contributing author: ‘Can Two Rights Make a Wrong? Insights into IBMs Tangible Culture Approach’

Testimonials

“You have a very engaging, uplifting and calm energy.”

Musician for whom Sue provided coaching services

“You gave us time, energy, expertise and effort.”

UK Registered Charity for whom Sue consulted

“Susan has been exceptionally helpful to us in shaping a project that underpins our school’s strategic vision. As an expert in organisational culture change (she) has been invaluable in helping us to articulate clear values and behaviours. Critically, she has helped us to write a robust implementation plan to drive these and has been a great sounding board for all our ideas. Susan is exceptionally well organised and has helped the leadership team to put clear structure around an important culture change project. She has facilitated collaborative workshops for staff and the leadership team and her chairing of these has been faultless. Susan is the consummate professional – a great sounding board, discreet, reliable, hugely attentive to detail, and adaptable. It has been a privilege to work with her.”

UK Headmistress

I would be very happy to discuss your requirements with you.

Please contact me at:

07391748182

[email protected]

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