Specialists in Organisation Development & Design

At times of unprecedented complexity, pressure and ambiguity,
practise building tolerance for anxiety instead of trying to avoid it
The Development Trap: How can you learn when there is no time for learning?
Read our blog
Organisations are messy and complex,
With Mayvin you can take control
Where does OD sit with NGOs?
Read these top tips for successful change
Human systems are irrational,
Make wise decisions with Mayvin
Doing Organisation Development & Design for real
Find out about the people side of change
The world is unpredictable,
Mayvin helps you navigate the way

What we do

“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking
new landscapes but in having new eyes”

Marcel Proust

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Organisation Development & Design

We help you build and maintain the health of your organisation. We support people to develop practical OD skills grounded in their real-world experience

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Leadership & Culture Change

We work with leaders and teams to build common purpose, strengthen relationships, and discover new ways of creating change together

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Strategy & Structure

We see Organisation Design as a ‘people change’ process. We support you to work together in shaping your world and achieving your business goals

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Our approach

How do you choose wisely and deliver with skill?

We help you focus on what matters:

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Mayvin helps you navigate your organisation’s complexity so that you can take control

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Case studies

Real change: leaving you stronger

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UK Civil Service

Mayvin is running a major Organisation Development (OD) capability programme across the UK Civil Service for HR Business Partners and Directors, as well as for other high potential HR professionals

People are now making a bigger difference by bringing an OD  mindset and OD know-how to their work

“You provided a challenging and supportive learning environment in which you  consistently helped me translate the theory into practice” – Programme Participant

Blue Cross

Mayvin designed, developed and delivered a major leadership development programme for the charity’s top 100 leaders

The programme supported the organisation in learning to live its values more fully and made a significant positive difference to the way in which the organisation is led and managed

“Mayvin helped us work through some of the blocks we had to changing our culture to one that is more responsive and engaged” – Rachel Briggs, Director of People and Development

Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Since 2011, Mayvin has provided support and supervision to the Trust’s Organisation Development Team

The team has become more impactful and put into action specific projects to benefit organisational performance

“Mayvin are skilled practitioners and teachers who work hard to understand our needs and help us uncover what will be most beneficial to our organisation, to our team and to us as individuals” – Hendrika Santer-Bream, Change Manager

Mayvin_ International Marketing and Analytics Company Case Study Executive Leadership Team ELT Action Research Programme Women in Leadership

An international marketing and analytics company

Our Action Research programme helped this organisation challenge the status quo around gender equality. We engaged women with leadership potential in an action-led process of personal development, raising their profile and presenting the Executive Team with insights and data on the barriers and solutions to women progressing to the top.

The programme resulted in visible changes in the way people work and the company is continuing to create even more opportunities for everyone to take on senior roles and show leadership skills. Talented female leaders across the business are creating the culture change they want to see

Mayvin_UK Pharmaceuticals Company Case Study Leadership Development Programme

A UK-based Pharmaceuticals Company

Mayvin designed and delivered an innovative leadership programme with lasting impact. By bringing people from disparate providers together in a community of practice we actively encouraged cross-business working, helped people discover new skills and build confidence in learning and leadership.

Participants of the leadership programme became more connected with others, not just in the community of practice but also across the business.

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Our people

Our consultants have years of experience of creating innovative, effective solutions to our clients’ challenges

James Traeger

Director

BA (Hons), PG Dip Psych, PhD

James is known for his wisdom, intuition and the depth of his knowledge. His sensitive and pragmatic approach, offering sound advice and thought provoking questions, enables people to master complex situations and find important truths that are out of sight

Martin Saville

Director

MA (Oxon), MBA

People trust Martin, they feel better about themselves and the world after spending time with him. The thing that enables this is the strong relationships he develops, with such integrity, care and trust, that last well beyond the confines of any piece of work

Sarah Fraser

Director

BA (Hons), MSc

Sarah’s clients value her for her keen insight, her strategic foresight, her wit and her ability to make useful connections, in relationships and thinking. She is inspired by working with individuals and teams to promote culture change and drive innovation

Tony Nicholls

Principal Consultant

BSc (Hons), MSc

Tony brings a strategic perspective, creating space for clients to understand their contexts and their ways of working in new ways. Clients value his calm, reflective and, on occasion, challenging presence.

Rachael Geddes

Operations Manager

PA Executive Plus Diploma

Rachael brings an enthusiastic and friendly approach to the Mayvin team. An organiser by nature she thrives on helping and supporting the Mayvin team and clients.

Pip Rowson

Marketing Manager

Pip develops and implements Mayvin’s marketing, communications and business development strategies. Her key skills are in copywriting, editing and research.

Debbie Hannan

Programme Coordinator

Debbie has a methodical and thoughtful approach to her work with Mayvin. A friendly and helpful communicator, Debbie thrives on working as a team to provide integral support to both the Mayvin team and clients.

Holly Pattison

Programme Coordinator

Foundation Diploma

Holly is proactive, has a strong drive for results and a tenacity to achieve above and beyond.

Tony Fraser

Chair of Mayvin

Tony works to create a climate in which people want to know and apply their strengths. He is particularly interested in developing effective patterns of behaviour needed for outstanding leadership, both individual and collective

Linda Holbeche

Advisory Board Member

PhD

An acknowledged thought leader, Linda’s areas of interest and practice include strategy, leadership and sustainable high performance, organisation development and design, HR development and aligning HR with business strategy

Philip Mix

Advisory Board Member

Phil’s consultant development interests are in intervention strategies, group dynamics, and use of self. He is a strong advocate of ongoing supervision for OD practitioners.

Alison Vickers

Associate

BA (Hons)

In all her work with clients. Alison brings a distinctive mix of research, creativity, empathy and challenge to ensure that there is real and meaningful impact.

Anne Painter

Associate Consultant

Anne’s style is client-focused, highly professional, engaging, open, knowledgeable and insightful with the right balance of support and challenge. Her focus is on leadership development, interpersonal effectiveness and high performance team building

Carol Daniels

Associate Consultant

BSc, DMS, MSc, PhD

Carol specialises in helping senior managers to lead organisational change through developing effective behaviours and relationships. She is highly experienced in 1:1 and team coaching and the facilitation of senior management groups at critical decision points

Cathy Korn

Associate Consultant

MA(Oxon), MAC, MBPsS

Cathy’s style is to work supportively but also to be challenging in the relationships with her clients, to offer honest feedback and to challenge the status quo; to facilitate learning beyond the superficial; and to seek ways forward to produce real and lasting change

Clare Joghee

Associate Consultant

Much of Clare’s work focuses on strengthening relationships and team dynamics in senior teams, whilst addressing strategy development, organisation congruence, and managing lasting and sustainable change

Don Gunther

Associate Consultant

MBA, BSc, CertCoach

Don’s insight and engaging style has enabled learning and application to real world business outcomes. He has created solutions which allow leaders and teams to gain insight and awareness of core strengths, challenges and potential areas of development

Helena Clayton

Associate Consultant

MA, BA, MCIPD

Helena’s approach is rooted in academic depth and rigour which she balances with a deeply practical way of working always seeking to ask ‘so what?’ and to make learning useful. She balances support with challenge and is known for her compassion and her clarity

Liz Finney

Associate Consultant

MA (Cantab)

Liz is known for her ability with people, her sharp wit, warmth, insight and academic rigour. She quickly establishes rapport with clients and is effective in encouraging real and productive debate and reflection.

Liz Goold

Associate Consultant

Liz is highly experienced with exceptional communication and leadership skills and a strong track record in leading personal and team transformation change programmes

Noel E K Tan

Associate Consultant

CPF, MEd (RM), MSc (Strategic Studies), MEdMan

A process facilitator, dialogue practitioner, leadership coach and workshop curator, Noel’s best work is in melding organisational systems with the human spirit by transforming the way leaders inspire cultures of collaboration amidst disruptive change

Patricia Van Overstraeten

Associate Consultant

Patricia is able to understand deeply a client’s challenges and needs and to open up a conversation that helps them to see their own behaviour and patterns. What can remain how it is and what needs to be changed? Patricia helps people to find a way forward, plan together and create change.

Pete Hamill

Associate Consultant

MSc, BSc (Hons), CertCoun, Master Somatic Coach (MSC)

Pete is interested in leadership and personal development, including the role conflict plays in organisations and society. He is passionate about supporting leaders to deliver change in organisations, and maximise potential

Peter Lawrence

Associate Consultant

Peter has a passion for building partnerships with people around a shared purpose. He is able to make the theory of change relevant and meaningful within the operational environment

Philippa Morris

Associate Consultant

MA, MSc, BA (Hons)

Philippa’s experience of senior roles and her training as an organisational change consultant means that her approach is leading edge, empathetic and grounded in the real world of work.

Richard Hale

Associate Consultant

BA (Hons), DMgt, MA

Richard is known for his ability to pose challenging questions to support learning. He is a specialist in action learning based organisation development and the creator of the higher education accredited Action Learning Question methodology

Satu Kreula

Associate Consultant

MSc

Satu is attracted to challenges that require bridging a gap and bringing people together across a variety of divides, including ones within themselves. She helps people improve their ability to work productively and lead effectively on a global scale

Seema Arora

Associate Consultant

MBA

Seema’s strengths lie in her ability to quickly form and develop relationships and becoming a trusted advisor. She is a skilled facilitator who loves helping clients unpick their knotty challenges and find renewed excitement in achieving business objectives

Steve Hearsum

Associate Consultant

MSc, BA, HSDP

Steve supports and challenges clients to find their edge and stretch when what they are after is more than simply ‘better sameness’.

Steve Tarpey

Associate Consultant

In addition to his formal training, it is Steve’s ability to draw upon many years’ experience as a practising manager and leader in a variety of settings that makes his approach so effective. Put simply, one of Steve’s core skills is bringing together diverse groups of people with a wide variety of views and backgrounds and helping them to work together effectively

Meet our team of experts

At times of unprecedented complexity, pressure and ambiguity, practise building tolerance for anxiety instead of trying to avoid it

The Development Trap: How can you learn when there is no time for learning? Read our blog

Organisations are messy and complex, With Mayvin you can take control

Where does OD sit with NGOs? Read these top tips for successful change

Human systems are irrational, Make wise decisions with Mayvin

Doing Organisation Development & Design for real Find out about the people side of change

The world is unpredictable, Mayvin helps you navigate the way

“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes”

Organisation Development & Design

Leadership & Culture Change

Strategy & Structure

Real change: leaving you stronger

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At times of unprecedented complexity, pressure and ambiguity,
practise building tolerance for anxiety instead of trying to avoid it

The Development Trap: How can you learn when there is no time for learning?
Read our blog

Organisations are messy and complex,
With Mayvin you can take control

Where does OD sit with NGOs?
Read these top tips for successful change

Human systems are irrational,
Make wise decisions with Mayvin

Doing Organisation Development & Design for real
Find out about the people side of change

The world is unpredictable,
Mayvin helps you navigate the way

“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking
new landscapes but in having new eyes”