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culture change programmes that work
what if a few simple things
could change everything?
Understand your culture
Helping you diagnose, understand and improve your culture, while giving people agency in shaping change.
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Implement change
Cut through inertia, increase ownership, grow capability and help your people deliver strategic change.
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Build effective teams
Our unique training changes behaviours and beliefs to shift culture, improve confidence and enable performance.
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Support your leaders
Discover and practice behaviours that enable and empower colleagues whether you are established, emerging or leading informally.
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trusted by leading UK universities and institutions
our clients include:
“all our programmes have data and stories, logic and magic at their heart: they are engaging and make a measurable difference”
Client stories
our magic at work
Then Somehow have had a transformative effect, helping us to take giant strides towards operating as a high-performance team. They use evidence-based tools and tactics that support leaders in helping to unlock the potential of their teams while nurturing a culture of openness, judgement-free challenge and ambition. The combination of practical tools and empathetic coaching has fundamentally altered the way we work, and has had lasting effects on our relationships and results.
Luke Taylor, Deputy Director (Development)
Division of Development and Alumni Relations, Manchester University
I love working with Steve and the team at Then Somehow. They bring innovative thinking and practical, measurable solutions that are immediately useful to us and our delegates. If I were to assign 3 words to help you find them I’d suggest Consistently Fabulous Delivery.
Annabel Parfitt
OD Consultant, Bristol City Council
Working well (and better) together is important for all organisations. Then Somehow have helped my teams to do so, at all levels and in ways that are sensitive to the needs and aims of very different groups and individuals, including senior leaders. I’ve valued working with them.
Dean of Faculty
Russell Group Institution
I really appreciate the care and detail you put into your work with us, and the outstanding sessions as a result.
Patrick Pepper-Burt, OD Programme Manager
King's College London
brilliantly structured, the atmosphere was excellent, team working and support from colleagues was great. I loved the breathing and warm up exercises. It was so productive!
Writers retreat participant
Nottingham University Business School
Then Somehow felt part of our team, helping us design and iterate programmes to enable distributed leadership.
Lisa Gregg, Director of Business Transformation
Aston University
ThenSomehow have been working with us on complex institution-wide culture projects. Their advice and challenge has been invaluable, bringing a creative and open-minded approach throughout. They have particular strengths in listening, facilitating, and making evidence-based proposals. We have found their data analysis vital to target key areas for research culture, and they are adept in using language accessible to all. ThenSomehow provided strong advocacy for people at all levels, showing tangible commitment to inclusion throughout their work.
Senior Leader, Russell Group University