HERESY CONSULTING
Human beings are complex.
Our personalities, organisations and societies are formed by our feelings, our memories, our stories...and occasionally by our rational minds.
Heresy is a psychodynamic leadership and organisational development consultancy.
Psychodynamic psychology sees human behaviour as a complex mix of conscious and unconscious thoughts and feelings, which shape our lives and our societies.
We help our clients to better understand what may lie 'below the surface' for themselves and their organisations and then to apply this insight to the unique challenges they face.
We work 'below the surface' to guide sustainable change.
We help human systems rediscover the human.
We can only judge the quality of the development work we do, by the leaders and organisations we create
In the last few decades we have witnessed a failure of both, and realised that what has been sold as ‘best practice’ by many academics and consultancies, is little more than snake oil
We can see the price we pay in both human and commercial terms
In Marylebone’s Nordic Bakery in 2013, we founded Heresy Consulting as a response....
OUR WORK
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
We help leaders to understand themselves and their teams, and to find meaning in their work.
TURNING LEADERS INTO PEOPLE
ORGANISATION DEVELOPMENT
We help teams and organisations to have the right conversations and to build the right relationships
BUILDING HEALTHY ORGANISATIONS
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
We help development professionals build the skills they need to support their clients through change
NAVIGATING THE UNCONSCIOUS
‘The sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being’ CG Jung
OUR PEOPLE
The Heresy Consulting team is located across Europe and Asia.We have a global perspective and a diverse range of experiences and academic backgrounds. We all share a belief in the value of supporting individuals in developing a sustainable sense of self to define their leadership.
OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM
LAURENCE BARRETT
London
Prior to joining Heresy as a Founder Director, Laurence was Director of Group Resourcing and Development for Prudential.
He holds an MSc in the Psychodynamics of Human Development and an MBA. He trained as a coach and supervisor with the Tavistock Institute. He also holds Certificates in Ecopsychology and Ecotherapy from the Pacifica Graduate Institute and in Group Analysis at the Institute of Group Analysis.
He also works as visiting faculty on Coaching and Change Masters Programmes at INSEAD, Henley Business School and the Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education.
ANGELA LAI
Hong Kong
Prior to joining Heresy as a Director, and Practice Leader for Coaching, Angela was Regional Human Resources Director of AXA Asia.
She holds an MBA and trained as a coach and organisational consultant at Hult Ashridge and is a Senior Practitioner with EMCC Global. She has trained in Jungian Coaching with the International School of Jungian Coaching and Consulting. She is also a qualified Pilates instructor.
MEL CLIFFE
London
Mel is the Heresy Company Secretary and is responsible for our Programme Office.
