York strategic leadership programme

Holly’s experience includes developing individual, group and company learning solutions from modular training to longer-term programmes.

From managing an L&D team at a Global Recruiter to building her business at Arden Matheson, Holly works with drive, energy and enthusiasm to create the best solutions for her clients. Holly aims to create solutions that engage, excite and evolve individuals and teams to be the best that they can be.

Holly’s previous experience as a successful Sales Consultant and Manager within the Recruitment sector, together with her learning and development expertise in a global brand creates an impactful approach.  Holly’s enthusiasm, energy, and commitment create a driven environment to learn, engage and succeed.

Truzaar Dordi is a Senior Lecturer in Sustainability Management and Director of Partnerships and Engagement in the Department of Environment and Geography at the University of York. His research and teaching examine how organisations navigate sustainability transitions. He is an experienced facilitator of transformative leadership and foresight approaches - including the Three Horizons framework - and works with senior leaders across business, policy, and finance to translate sustainability into strategic decision-making. He leads a CIFAR Arrell Future of Food Fellowship, an ESRC funded research agenda on capital markets and food systems, and has advised organisations on climate-related financial risk. He is also guest editor of a Journal of Management Development special issue on sustainability leadership.

Prof Ioan Fazey is a Professor in Social Dimensions of Environment and Change and Leadership and Development Facilitator in the Department of Environment and Geography at the University of York. He has a background in both the sciences and social sciences and in facilitation and holistic healing. Prof Fazey has a passion for learning how to support beneficial transformations and overcome chronic human-nature separation. He is known internationally for his work on resilience, transformation, regenerative systems, for facilitating groups to support system change and towards establishing ecocentric ways of being and doing. He leads a research group in the Department of Environment and Geography at the University of York called Ecocentric futures.

Dr Stephen Hall is Senior Industry Research Fellow in Energy and Climate Futures. He is a political economist of energy system transformations, his work explores the business models, regulations and social impacts of Net Zero in the UK and internationally. Dr Hall has led research collaborations on creative solutions for domestic retrofit, business model and policy innovation for Net Zero energy systems, and the social impacts of decarbonising large technical systems.

Dr Hall’s work has been used in over 100 policy publications across 14 countries. He has worked with large corporate utilities, engineering companies, public sector organisations and civil society groups to discover ways to accelerate Net Zero and Just Transitions.

Since 2022, Mike has established a successful portfolio career as a Non Executive and Senior Independent Director within the NHS and Senior Advisor in Oliver Wyman, and is conferred Professor of Practice at the University of York. Before this, Mike held some of the most senior leadership roles in the three largest UK Departments of State, including Chief Operating Officer at the Ministry of Defence, Director for Personal Tax Operations at Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, and the Department for Work & Pensions where he led as many as 25,000 colleagues designing and delivering welfare delivery and reform. Mike has deep knowledge and experience of leading operational delivery, transformation and cultural change in large, complex businesses and environments. In addition to this, he has completed the government’s High Potential Directors Scheme (designed for those with potential to reach Permanent Secretary), been awarded CCA Global Public Sector Director of the Year and appointed CBE for Public Service in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2012.