Change Readiness Assessment

Find out if you're ready for real transformation.

Our 5-day Email ‘Change Readiness Assessment’ will help you discover:

  • What's really blocking progress in your organisation

  • How to avoid the common pitfalls that derail transformation

What you get:

  • Practical diagnostic tools you can use immediately with your team

  • Honest assessments of your readiness to lead change

No spam, just the 5 day course, and occasional updates (opt out any time)

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Change initiatives often fail because they focus on processes and technology, and not on people.

We do the opposite

We get alongside your people,
understand what's really blocking
progress, then work with you to
remove those barriers.

Person by person, team by team

Change initiatives fail because they focus on processes and technology, and not on people. We do the opposite.

We do the opposite. We get alongside your people, understand what's really blocking progress, then work with you to remove those barriers. Person by person, team by team.

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How we’re different

We focus on your people, to bring your strategy to life.

We spend time listening to what's actually happening on the ground. We talk to your teams, understand the real blockers, then design something that works for your specific situation. We ensure your strategy is coherent, and design bespoke people-focused practices to make sure that strategy is actioned.

"Nicholson McBride are engaging and approachable and, most importantly, they understand our culture. They are not outsiders, but part of us."

Jonathan Godown,
Executive Vice President, Fairfax Insurance Group

We have the conversations others won't, to pave a clear path forward. 

We'll challenge assumptions, ask difficult questions, and help you face uncomfortable truths. Because that's where breakthrough happens, in the conversations everyone's been avoiding. We help you cross the chasms of stagnation and friction - to create relief, momentum, and a clear path forward. 

"Finally, consultants who say things we can't say to each other - and somehow make it work."

Head of People, Local Gov

We work side by side with you, building on what you already have.

Our A-team works with your leadership team from start to finish. We won't reinvent the wheel, we'll build on what's already working and help fix what isn't. We stay until people are actually doing things differently.

"The principals of Nicholson McBride are totally involved in the project and easily accessible."

Jo Rickard,
Former Joint Managing Partner, Europe, A&O Shearman

What actually happens

We listen

We get to know your people and your business, asking the right questions to uncover what’s really going on.

We diagnose

We uncover what’s really holding people back. Radical honesty is part of the deal.

We IMPLEMENT

We turn strategy into action. We don't give recommendations, then leave. our services ensure change happens.

Practically speaking, we design a bespoke
programme tailored to your specific challenges and
goals, combining:

  • Robust research

  • Profiling

  • Sense checking leaders’ aspirations

  • Facilitating strategic development, via workshops and offsites

  • Helping create transformation plans

  • Engaging and upskilling people throughout

  • One-to-one and group executive coaching programmes

See our Work in Action
See our Work in Action

Our focus area

Leadership & Strategy

We work with leadership teams to develop strategy and build the capability to execute it, including dealing with difficult dynamics. Balancing psychology and business acumen, we help senior teams work effectively and be seen as credible throughout the organisation.

Change & Transformation

Whether you're changing direction, introducing new structures, or incorporating AI - we help leaders execute strategies that address the rational, emotional and political aspects of transformation.

Workshops & Executive Coaching

One-to-one and group coaching that focuses on individual development while supporting wider business needs. We help people identify priorities for change, and embody sustainable transformation.

Why it works

The unit of change is always one.

Real change happens person by person, team by team, not through top-down programmes. We work with each person to ensure success.

We understand both business and psychology.

We’re more than facilitators or consultants. We understand what drives performance and what truly motivates people to change.

We focus on what change feels like, as well as what it achieves.

People resist change due to discomfort.
We help them move through it, building competence and confidence.

Ready for change?

Every transformation begins with understanding where you are now.
Our free Change Readiness Assessment helps you identify what's working, what isn't, and what needs to happen next.

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