UNDERSTANDING HOW YOUR BEST DECISIONS ARE MADE
We combine almost three decades experience working within boards with breakthrough science from practicing neuroscientists, psychologists and those leading academic research.
Our aim is to stimulate your board’s impact for measurable performance gains throughout your organisation.
OUR PURPOSE
Our team is brought together by three core principles which drive the way we approach boardroom capability.
PURPOSE-LED ORGANISATIONS
We help organisations implement people-planet-profit centric purposes within their decision systems.
COMPLEX DECISION-MAKING
We help leaders understand how the best decisions are made consistently, taking into account human capability, business context, information and processes.
WELL-BEING
We work to improve well-being and quality of life for everyone.
STANDING OUT
We are board insiders with a unique mix of interdisciplinary specialisms spanning business and science. Therefore we understand subtle board dynamics across wide spectrums.
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We offer a platform for building trust and engagement, with ways of working that stimulate innovation and agility in complex decision-making.
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Our practical tools and approach have been designed with academic rigour. We align them with your strategy to bring the full benefit of board practices and cognitive sciences to your leadership team.
NEIL TSAPPIS
LLM FCG FRSA
FOUNDING DIRECTOR
Neil is a board performance consultant. For over three decades he has worked in and around the boardrooms of FTSE companies such as Vodafone, London Stock Exchange Group and J Sainsbury’s.
He has consulted on strategy-focused governance systems, boardroom dynamics, team effectiveness and strategy-centric information. Neil has facilitated board and committee evaluations, giving pragmatic contextual insights.
NEIL TSAPPIS
DR TAMARA RUSSELL
MSc PhD DClinPsy FRSA
SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR
Tamara is a psychological consultant and trainer, Director of the Mindfulness Centre of Excellence, and a visiting lecturer at King’s College, London. With PhDs in neuroscience and psychology, Tamara is trained both as a research and clinical scientist, and brings an array of knowledge and skills to the corporate sector. She has worked with high performance individuals in public and private organisations, including Lloyds Bank, Vitality Brands, NHS, and other organisations in the arts, creative, legal and financial industries. Tamara regularly publishes her work in academic journals and has published two books.
DR TAMARA RUSSELL
PROFESSOR ALMUTH
MCDOWELL
MSc PhD CPsychol AFBPsS AcFIPD FHEA
ACADEMIC ADVISER
Almuth heads the Department of Organisational Psychology in the School of Business, Economics and Informatics at Birkbeck University of London.
Her career has blended research and practice, often advising on HR processes for both public and private sector organisations. She publishes in the academic and popular press, and is regularly featured on regional and national TV and radio.