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About Angela

"Passionate about building confident and capable people managers who want to get the best from their teams."

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“During my time working with Angela, I came to rely not only on her skill, knowledge and experience in L&D, but also her insight and wise counsel on aspects of internal team dynamics and cohesion. If I had an opportunity to work with Angela again in the future, I would seize it without hesitation.”

Head of Learning, Public Sector

"Angela has been an awesome coach, she has helped me to overcome many issues, take a step back & approach them in the correct way. I feel that she has helped me grow & increase my confidence in managing people.”

Customer Support Supervisor

“Course was open, fun and insightful. Trainer listened and applied relevant information & tools as to what was needed by the group.”

Sales Manager

"This will help to make me run reviews on performance better and manage staff issues on a day to day better."

Finance Team Leader

"Angela had a personable & calm approach. Gave practical help. Very engaging."

Area Manager

"Very informative and not rushed. Learning each stage and boundaries was very helpful. I will act on sickness absences sooner and have honest conversations with team members."

Regional Manager

WHAT

Course Facilitation & Design

Practical People Management training:
  • People Management Essentials
  • Conducting effective workplace investigations
  • Handling disciplinaries and grievances
  • Managing performance and underperformance
Management & Leadership programmes:
  • First Line Manager/New Manager programmes
  • Manager to Leader workshops
  • Coaching skills for line managers

Coaching

  • 1:1 or group sessions for tailored development (virtual)

Consultancy

  • Ad-hoc projects to support Learning HR team (virtual or face to face)

WHO

With Clients who:

  • Want their leaders to excel in managing people
  • Recognise the importance of the manager-employee relationship on driving performance, employee experience and achieving business goals
  • Are values driven, purpose-led organisations making a positive difference

Sectors worked with:

  • Public sector - local / central government, NHS
  • Private sector - healthcare, manufacturing, aerospace / defence

People I help:

  • HR & Learning teams - to develop bespoke learning projects and training programmes
  • Line Managers - to build their confidence in people management

WHY

What I bring

  • Experience as a line manager in numerous industry sectors.
  • Expertise as a senior HR practitioner.
  • Creative energy in my facilitation.

My workshops are:

  • Practical with insights that managers can apply immediately.
  • Interactive and participative to encourage learning.
  • A creative mix of approaches to ensure relevance to each manager’s role.
Angela Thorburn

My Values

PROFESSIONAL: in all dealings with clients and suppliers

INTEGRITY: doing what is RIGHT for the client not just what is easy

PRAGMATIC: delivering practical skills that people can use everyday at work in their specific context

TRUSTED: a safe, reliable pair of hands delivering solutions for you

ENTHUSIASTIC: bringing passion and energy, making learning enjoyable