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Meet Katy founder Make Real Progress
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About Katy

Katy is a highly experienced leadership development specialist, coach, speaker and facilitator with 30 years L&D experience.

She’s passionate, adaptable and works as a true partner to her clients to get results.

Contact Katy for leadership development, bespoke workshops & programmes, large scale events, speaking on stage, podcasts, interviews and articles

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What people say about Katy

Katy has a very natural and fluid facilitation style, she really pushes to get to the root cause of whatever isn’t being said. She has confidence working with senior leaders. Respectful, thoughtful and asking the right questions to prompt different thinking.

Dan Benham
Senior Leader – Talent & Leadership Development

Katy’s a true expert in the field of leadership development. Well read, extremely knowledgeable with the ability to translate into practical interventions that make a difference. She develops and coaches leaders of all levels to achieve sustainable success.

Sally Tanski
Managing Consultant

Katy’s support has been a gamechanger for me in so many ways. Ultimately, fuelling my L&D aspirations. I’ve learnt creative ways to spark virtual training conversations with tools, methods and tech to keep it exciting, engaging and on track.

Helen Fidgeon
HR Shared Services Team Leader

Katy has a wealth of knowledge on which to draw to create bespoke development programmes that really help teams to connect and better collaborate.

Stuart Williamson
Chief Corporate Affairs & Strategy Officer

Katy just has a way of presenting things in a really absorbable way. Her workshops are really thought provoking, with a wide range of interaction. She makes virtual training really enjoyable with lots of involvement, discussion and activities to keep the mind whirring!

Briony Platt
Management & Leadership Development

Katy is a warm, approachable facilitator, who instantly makes you feel at ease. Her online courses and workshops are a fantastic example of how to effectively engage people remotely. She's always happy to share her wealth of knowledge in learning and development to support others.

Deborah Denyer
Exec Coach & Facilitator

Katy is an expert in the L&D and coaching space. She has a unique ability to take the complex and make it accessible. She has the most incredible energy

Saiyada Fazal
Organisational Development and Team Coach

Katy is the kind of L&D professional I want to be when I grow up

Jacqui Jagger
Podcast Host, Leadership & Mindset Coach

I highly recommend working with Katy she is absolutely fantastic and her knowledge around L&D is insane

Anne East
L&D Consultant
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Head over to Katy’s You Tube channel for videos on L&D tips, development for leaders and more …

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Disrupt HR

Ever been to Disrupt HR? You get fast paced, 5-minute talks on a huge range of topics, 20 slides and 15 seconds for each!

Watch Katy’s talk on using the Influence ABC®

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Listen to Katy’s guest Podcasts

Developing others as a Leader

Developing others as a Leader

Katy joins podcast hosts Jacqui Jagger and Pamela Langan to share how leaders can stand out by effectively developing others.

She shares simple strategies, even when time and budget are limited and ways to create diverse development opportunities.

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L&D skills for HR professionals

L&D skills for HR professionals

Katy joins podcast host Lucinda Carney to discuss how HR professionals without a background in L&D can build their confidence to handle development responsibilities.

She shares practical tips and insights on diagnosing needs, training design and different methods of development.

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Katy's Book Chapter

Katy co-authored ‘The Coaching Corner’ with 19 other coaches, reaching the prized #1 Best Seller status on Amazon. An eclectic mix of tips, ideas and strategies for personal and professional success.

Titled “We grow as we go”, Katy’s chapter focusses on Career Development and the lessons she learnt through her own career.

All proceeds are donated to Barnardo’s children’s charity.

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KATY'S BLOGS

Grab a coffee and get your fix of tips, hints and fresh thinking in Katy’s blogs.

She writes on the topics of Learning & Development, Leadership and Collaboration & Influence.

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