Leading Neuro-Inclusive Teams Programme – CMI Level 7

Sean Riley is Associate Principal Consultant at InPD, specialising in Leadership and Management Development, Wellbeing and Resilience, Neurodiversity, and Coaching and Mentoring. 

With a MSc in Occupational Psychology, CMI Level 7 diploma in Strategic Leadership and Management, and ILM Level 7 in Coaching and Mentoring, Sean is a Chartered Occupational Psychologist registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. 

Sean, a qualified Occupational Psychologist and seasoned consultant, excels in administering and analysing psychometric tests for impactful leadership and management development programmes. With extensive experience, he designs and implements training, development, and change initiatives in various cross-cultural settings. A highly effective executive coach, Sean provides support for personal and professional development, resilience, and leadership in high-pressure situations.

Having served as an Army Officer, Sean brings a wealth of leadership and management experience as both a practitioner and trainer. His contributions to introducing coaching and mentoring in the Army involved training needs analysis, program design, and delivery. Sean’s military career alternated between training roles and leadership positions, concluding with a role in influence and engagement in the 4th Infantry Brigade.

In the corporate realm, Sean seamlessly transitioned to become a highly regarded Occupational Psychologist and consultant over the past six years. His leadership development projects are tailored to specific organisational needs, incorporating the latest psychological theories. Recent projects include enhancing emotional intelligence, addressing mental health, and designing training for diagnostic assessments related to neurodiverse conditions. Sean’s diverse thinking and extensive consulting techniques make him a trusted professional, seamlessly blending military leadership experience with psychological insights.

Zara is a certified Executive Coach and has worked globally with a range of businesses and senior leaders, as well as emerging and young leaders. Her energetic, professional, and results-oriented approach – paired with her passion for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – has been critical to her diverse portfolio of roles and projects on which she has worked. Her 20 years corporate experience prior to consulting, includes having operated and led in global commercial roles as well as functional specialist roles in Talent, leadership, Diversity & Inclusion, Organisational Development and Organisational Effectiveness.

Zara has worked across both the public and private sector and has supported organisations in their development of more inclusive cultures through discovery, strategy, education, and coaching. One of her defining approaches is to work with managers and leaders as key levers of change with a view to creating the systemic conditions for success.

She is passionate about the extraordinary benefits that DEI bring to business and society. Zara seeks to provide leaders with a deeper understanding of inclusion with respect to the personal and business benefits, and to help them develop strategies on how to avoid potential pitfalls, ultimately incentivising action.

Alongside her client work Zara volunteers as a coach and mentor for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, supporting them with the knowledge, network, skills, and confidence to support their success and happiness.

Her areas of expertise include Organisational Development, Talent Management, Equity Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership Development, Coaching, Performance Enablement, Early Careers and Mentoring.

Qualifications and tools:

• Certified Executive Coach 2008 AoEC
• Neuro Linguistic Practitioner 2009 Pegasus NLP
• Be Talent Strengths Insights and decision Styles Accreditation, Zircon
• Motivational Map Practitioner
• Hogan Certified
• Gateway to Team Coaching 2020 – Clutterbuck & Hawkins