Nicola Smith

Nicola Smith

Lean Advisor at Intellectual Property Office

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Cwmbran, United Kingdom
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About Nicola

I am a…

Activist, Brainstormer, Idea generator, Parent, Project manager, Public servant

Bio

I am a Continuous Improvement Advisor at the UK Intellectual Property Office, and have been for the past 5 years. I specialise in building capability on teams and equipping people with the ability to critically question why things are done a particular way. I am also an Agile coach and am passionate about getting teams to aim to work in a flat structure, where they answer to each other instead of a traditional management figure. Trust and empower people and they will do great things.

I'm passionate about

Leadership and empowerment. I genuinely believe that everyone is capable of great things, and if you just trust people and allow them the space to have a go, they will achieve amazing things.

Areas of expertise

Agile, Coaching, Facilitation, Lean, Planning, Process Mapping, Project Management, Visual Management

Things you might not know

Driving and cooking