About the author

Lucinda Carney is a chartered psychologist with many years of corporate experience as a People Professional (HR and Learning and Development). She personally initiated and drove many cultural change initiatives within organizations as an internal Change Agent and has supported countless more through her consultancy firm Advance Change Ltd.

As CEO of Actus Software (www.actus.co.uk) she has worked extensively across the private, public and not-for-profit sectors supporting clients with culture change, leadership and management skills and was recognized as the Everywoman in Technology Entrepreneur of the Year in 2016.

Lucinda is an experienced trainer, facilitator, speaker and coach with accreditations in many psychological tools. She has always been fascinated by ‘what makes people tick’ and believes strongly that understanding and valuing individual differences can reduce conflict and engender collaboration during change. She is passionate about making a difference to others and has developed a suite of training courses and valuable free materials to support budding Change Superheroes, which can be downloaded via the website www.changesuperhero.com.

She hosts the weekly podcast The HR Uprising, which went to the number-one spot in the iTunes business charts in the week of launch and has built a loyal and growing fan base with other People Professionals as well as those in broader business roles. You can access the back catalogue of podcasts, including a number that relate to change, at www.hruprising.com. Lucinda can be contacted on LinkedIn, on Twitter @lucindacarney or email lucinda@actus.co.uk.

Lucinda lives in Hertfordshire, UK and is married to Chris with two children, Emma and Sammy, two dogs, two cats and a bearded dragon. She is a keen netballer and is actively involved in the local community within the village of Redbourn.