Cindy writes about life and leadership. She works with colleagues in the creation of thought leadership, programmes and consultancy to support the higher education community. Her specialist areas of interest are organisational development, leadership facilitation and coaching, equality, diversity and inclusivity. Cindy also worked for fifteen years in the not-for-profit and commercial sectors. She holds BFA and MBA degrees that have supported her goal as a life-long learner to combine creative and analytical thinking and practice. Cindy is studying systems-psychodynamic coaching at the Tavistock Institute and tweets regularly at @cdvallance. Outside of work she spends time with Mike and Teak, and loves travel, art, music, and good food.