What we do
We focus on all aspects of people and organisational development.
We are specialists in people management, personal development and career progression.
We are passionate about motivating businesses and people to improve their performance. We work with our clients to deliver their business vision, fulfil their potential at work and achieve a meaningful life.
Paterson Consultancy operates out of Yorkshire on high-profile assignments - regional, national and international. Over the past decade, we have built a reputation for developing and delivering innovative solutions to our clients’ challenges.
We work with people who operate in large public and private sector organisations, individuals and teams and small businesses. They all interact in complex systems and they all tell us that they choose us because our approach gets successful results.
Engagement, communication, honesty, enthusiasm, knowledge and creativity are our core values.
Our Clients
We’ve carried out assignments for a wide variety of public sector, regional, national and international clients.
Barbara is an associate consultant for Berkshire Consultancy Ltd, Cicada, BPI Group, Falcon Consultancy, Team Focus, Parabola and Change Able Ltd. Other clients include Anchor Trust, Centrica, Engage Mutual, HSBC, and Leeds Teaching Hospitals.
We also have a portfolio of private individuals from a wide range of organisations seeking coaching to accelerate their personal performance and to take their careers to new heights.
Our Consultants
Consultants at Paterson Consultancy have a deep understanding of the pressing challenges of today’s business environment. Our specialist teams and associates cover the UK and Europe to provide a first class, value-added service for our clients. Paterson Consultancy includes a network of specialist consultants covering the full spectrum of HR, Change and People initiatives.
Consultants at Paterson Consultancy have a deep understanding of the pressing challenges of today’s business environment. Our specialist teams and associates cover the UK and Europe to provide a first class, value-added service for our clients. Paterson Consultancy includes a network of specialist consultants covering the full spectrum of HR, Change and People initiatives.
This networked approach to assembling the right people for the right project allows Paterson Consultancy to draw on sector specialists to provide expert solutions to our client issues. Paterson Consultancy works in association with other consulting groups on larger private, public sector or International assignments that are geographically spread.
Barbara Paterson
Barbara is an experienced business advisor, executive coach and career management specialist working across private and public sectors. She specialises in organisation and people development and regularly works with senior executives, helping them to meet their objectives and address work/life transition issues and organisational change.
Barbara also consults on people issues surrounding merger and acquisition, including organisation culture analysis, developing vision and values, teambuilding, personal ownership of change and stress management.
In her consulting work she has particular interest in using high energy learning techniques to aid personal development and explore the links between emotional intelligence and leadership behaviour.
Prior to leading consulting projects, Barbara led KPMG's career consulting practice in the North of England. Her early career was in teaching and sales and marketing. She is also a trained counsellor, facilitator and coach. Barbara is qualified to use a range of psychometric tools.
Nick Paterson
Nick has joined Paterson Consultancy as a Director in 2015 with a focus on HR services and change management. Starting his career as with Accenture as an HR Consultant he has over 20 years of experience in change and organisational development across multiple sectors.
He has a thorough and detailed understanding of all aspects of human resources, having been on the executive team for a number of organisations, providing thought leadership and project execution. Currently his focus is on Parent Career Coaching and providing an infrastructure to allow a more informed and prepared generation accessing the workplace.