About
us
The Thinking Environment is the place where we realised the benefits of us bringing together our executive leadership experience in the corporate world, our extensive coaching expertise in the private, public and third sectors, our sense of fun and hugely creative thinking with our skills and absolute love of the Thinking Environment, to become Thinking Partners and partners in the Business of Thinking.
Our purpose and practice is to help individuals and groups to think for themselves as independent thinkers, to truly transform the way people think. We’re accredited as Thinking Environment Coaches, Facilitators, Consultants & Thinking Partnership Teachers and Coach Supervisors and we’re committed to sharing our learning and our expertise in the Thinking Environment, so that as many people as possible gain from breakthrough thinking.
Kate Howsley
Kate is a highly qualified and experienced executive and team coach and coach supervisor, accredited to work with multiple coaching genres and approaches and partnering with her coaching clients to design bespoke coaching programmes that match their preferred style and needs. Kate has an MSc in Organisation and People Development and is a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD. She is licensed to use a range of psychometric tools including the Emotional and Social Competence Inventory and is a Strengthscope Master. With a blue chip track record as an HR Director in UKI and Organisation Development Director working internationally, today Kate is a full time Coach, Coach Supervisor, Facilitator and Leadership and OD Consultant. She has a particular love of working in and developing others in the Thinking Environment (Time to Think) and is ardent about extending the effectiveness, power, positivity and sheer joy of the Thinking Environment to as many people as possible, especially in her beloved Manchester and the North West.
Sara Barrie
Sara is an award winning executive coach, coach supervisor, consultant and leadership facilitator specialising in coaching in a Thinking Environment and working with strengths. She’s known for her energy, gravitas and presence – an engaging, authentic and passionate coach who brings fresh thinking, challenge and fun to work. Sara’s accredited with the British Psychological Society as a Test User in a wide range of occupational ability and personality tests, she’s a Strengthscope Master and qualified in MTQ48 the Mental Toughness assessment. A proven UK and international business leader, Sara knows only too well the benefits a Thinking Environment offers to time scarce leaders. She’s on an absolute mission to spread the word and share the power of the Thinking Environment, so that people see the benefits for themselves of how better thinking leads to immeasurably better results.
The key factor in whether or not people can think clearly for themselves is the way they are being treated by the people with them while they are thinking.
Nancy Kline, Founder of Time to Think