Understand what’s really happening inside your business.
And know what to do next.
Theta Waves helps founders and leaders identify the people issues affecting performance, growth and change: what is working, what is getting in the way and where to focus first. I do this through an independent People Diagnostic for growing and changing organisations, alongside Executive Coaching for the people leading them.
People problems don’t come neatly labelled.
They tend to show up as repeated resignations, decisions that can’t be made by anyone but the founder, managers applying different standards to their teams, unclear roles, or talented people becoming quieter and less invested.
Leaders and employees often have different explanations. I bring those perspectives together with the business context and organisational evidence to identify the patterns between them and establish where action will make the greatest difference.
The Theta Waves People Diagnostic
I bring together the commercial context, leadership priorities, organisational foundations and employee experience to identify what is working, what is getting in the way and where to focus first.
The result is an evidence-based diagnosis, a People Strategy aligned with the needs of the business and a prioritised roadmap.
Business & Leadership Context
Organisational Reality
Commercial & External Context
Employee Reality
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Triangulation & Diagnosis
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People Strategy & Roadmap
Priorities for now, the next 6-12 months and later
Executive Coaching
My coaching gives founders, leaders and experienced professionals a confidential place to think properly about their work, life and direction. Together we explore the beliefs, emotions and patterns influencing their choices, helping them decide what they want and move towards it with greater confidence.
Calm enough for people to speak honestly. Experienced enough to make sense of what I hear.
Hi, I’m Kate Walmsley, an Executive Coach and Strategic People Advisor with over 25 years’ experience in HR, leadership and organisational change.
People tend to open up to me quickly. Within organisations this helps me to hear what may not emerge in formal meetings or engagement surveys, recognise patterns across different perspectives and translate those insights into practical business priorities. In coaching it enables people to talk honestly, understand themselves more deeply and explore things they may not have voiced before.
My experience includes:
Repeatedly supporting businesses through growth, restructuring and leadership change.
Working across financial services, investment, telecoms and technology, including organisations operating internationally.
Helping reduce employee turnover from approximately 30% to 15% within a boutique investment business.
Holding a Masters degree in Human Resources (MCIPD) and the AoEC Practitioner Diploma in Executive Coaching.
“Kate doesn’t ‘do HR’ in the traditional sense. She connects people decisions directly to business performance and explains the ‘why’ behind every change. She is trusted by people at all levels, commercially aware, fast, accurate and utterly committed.”
Let’s start with a conversation
Whether you want to understand what is happening across your organisation or explore something important in your own work or life, an initial confidential conversation will help us establish what you need and whether I am the right person to support you.