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Kate Lowry 

Programme
Managing People Effectively
High Performance Leadership
Praxis Customised Programmes
What are you an expert in?
The design and delivery of key cultural interventions.
The development of leadership and change capability.
Coaching, counselling and therapy.
The assessment and development of potential.
The design and delivery of development processes and management development modules.
Facilitating group process.
What is it you are currently thinking about/care about in the world of work?
How to develop teams which remain resilient through constant changes of direction and team members.
How to sustain motivation in times of stress.
How to develop potential.
How to retain good people.
What would you like to see change in organisations?
A better balance between task achievement, team working and the development of individual potential.
What is special about Praxis?
Praxis takes risks by designing programmes that really make a difference to people. Its vision is courageous in trying to change organisations from the ’inside out’.
The more aware people are the better leaders we have and the more they can affect change.
Why does the programme you teach at Praxis matter in business?
Praxis programmes do change awareness, challenge current thinking and provide the practical tools and techniques which help people lead and manage people more effectively.
As a result, businesses grow and develop.
How would you describe your teaching style?
Facilitative, clear and challenging. I like to bring creativity and pragmatism to the work in which I am involved. I enjoy communicating complex ideas in a simple way and helping people try out different ways of solving problems.
Education and Qualifications
BA (Hons), Social Administration and Policy, Exeter University, 1980
Certification to Pesso-Boyden System Psychomotor Therapy, 2004
Gestalt Psychotherapy, Gestalt Centre, London, 1991
Myers Briggs Type Indicator, Stages 1 and 2, Oxford Psychologists Press, 1999 and 2000
Firo B Certified, Oxford Psychologists Press, 1999
Potentia certified, Potentia, 1998
This is a high potential assessment tool centring on exploring areas of natural talent and behaviour and matching them to organisational and role demands.
Benchmarks, Oxford Psychologists Press, 1997
This 360-degree multi-rater feedback instrument examines current performance and factors
that are likely to lead to derailment, demotion, being fired or plateaued.
Work Experience
J Sainsbury plc
Retail Training and Development Consultant, 1982 -  1985
Designed and delivered team-building programmes for each new store opening, action learning sets for branch managers and a deputy managers’ pre-appointment programme.
Head Office Training and Development Consultant, 1985-1987
Assessed the training needs of head office personnel and delivered a wide range of skills programmes.
Management Development Consultant, 1987-1992
Designed and delivered a range of management development programmes.
Introduced the first redundancy training for the Company
Coach Consultant, 1992-1995             
When HR services were centralised, developed the consulting ability of a group of HR
professionals.
Conducted 360-degree feedback sessions with the board of management
Digital Equipment Company    
Learning and Development Consultant, 1995-1997
Implemented the worldwide performance management system in the UK and Ireland.
Led a competency circle on assessment to set standards and recommend the use of
assessment tools across Digital worldwide.
Compaq Computers
Organisational Development Consultant, 1997-1998
Compaq-Digital merger: designed and implemented programmes on managing change and
uncertainty, and creating the new company culture.
Prudential
Organisational Development Consultant, 1998-2003  
Designed and delivered the Prudential University, a key cultural intervention of 2002/2003,
for the top 250 high potential managers.
Designed and launched a flagship change agent programme, for high potential people within
Life and Pensions
Designed and facilitated a large business rationalisation programme within business analysis
and design.
Facilitated on the Accelerated Development Programme, a Prudential Group high potential programme.
Interests
Fell walking- I love the Lake District; reading; dance; travel.