Paul Hughes
I am a leadership and change professional with 30 years of experience across C suite advisory, global consulting and executive education.
My work involves the design and delivery of leadership and change solutions for organisations of all sizes. I’ve worked with commercial enterprises, not for profit organisations, government bodies and leading business schools. I fuse academic rigour with practical impact, helping organisations unlock potential, deliver transformation and achieve clear results.
I have led diverse teams and business functions in Europe, Asia and the Americas. This global experience informs the work I do in supporting organisations through consulting and leadership development.
My core strength is the design and delivery of leadership programmes grounded in behavioural science and clear business understanding. These help my clients face complex challenges in different markets and cultures by aligning leaders, at all levels, around shared priorities.
My approach focuses on creating inclusive environments, where people feel able to think deeply, challenge themselves and each other. I place equal weight on individual insight and organisational follow through, consistently driving commitment to practical performance focused action.
As well as spending 15 years in academia, I have spent more than a decade in commercial leadership roles, following my career change from law. That experience shapes how I work today. I bring structure, credibility, some humour and a calm centre into meetings where people are under pressure and thinking hard about change, whether in the boardroom, in leadership retreats or at key moments of career transition.