SERVICES
I work with people and businesses to create new ideas, to transform, grow and face the future with resilience and sustainability.
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Leadership Coaching

Coaching is a powerful, future & solutions focused development and learning tool for individuals, leaders or managers in any organisation or type of business. My coaching sessions are skilled and targeted conversations that challenge and support people to help themselves, and or their business, to excel and to think differently.
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Interim Executive

Many organisations may find a time when they need an interim executive to provide tailored support, working alongside an existing management team and board to support their organisation through a time of change, planning or absence.
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Some of my other services

GOVERNANCE & BOARD REVIEWS
  • Conduct a full health check of your Governance processes and procedures
  • Observe a Board Meeting
  • Review the Governing Documents
  • Make Governance recommendations
  • Provide Board Governance training
  • Recruitment and induction of Boards
  • Skills audits
  • Board Behaviours & dynamics
  • Board performance & appraisals
  • Good Governance Plans & Codes of Conduct
ORGANISATIONAL REVIEWS
  • Vision & Mission & Values review
  • Strategy & business / financial plan review
  • Business model review
  • Income & fundraising strategy review
  • Leadership team review
  • Staffing structure review
  • Sustainability
  • Income diversification
  • Volunteering
  • Developing more effective meetings
  • SOCIALSTYLEs or Strengths Profiling – team behaviours
VISION & STRATEGIC DIRECTION
  • Vision, Mission & Values Review and can include Workshops to redefine & strengthen – Find your Why & How’s by Simon Sinek
  • Strategy & Business Plan reviews
  • Strategy on a Page Workshop
  • Balance Scorecard Strategic Objectives and KPI’s, targets and measures
  • Organisational Strategic Outcomes Frameworks
  • The 5 Bold Steps Workshop – Design a Better Business
  • Strategic Financial & Business Planning
INCOME DIVERSIFICATION & FUNDRAISING
  • Review of fundraising plans and income generation models
  • Review of Organisational Model to maximise income
  • Review of fundraising staffing structures
  • Fundraising strategy writing
  • Fundraising bid and tender writing
  • Income diversification modelling using the Income Spectrum Model – Workshop
  • Sustainability Planning
FACILITATION & WORKSHOPS
  • Business Meetings Facilitator – [using Thinking Environment Principles]
  • How to Create the perfect meeting – half day workshop
  • Presentations in a thinking environment – half day workshop
  • Behavioural Dynamics masterclass – half day workshop using strengths profiling
  • Creating Impactful business presentations – half day workshop
  • Find your WHY masterclass – half day workshop
  • Building your organisation’s strategy – one day or 2 half-day workshops
Testimonials

Karen’s clients describe her as inspiring, motivational and outcome focused. Her unique and enthusiastic approach to her work lets her develop the confidence and mindsets of individuals and organisations to get them to where they need to be.

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Karen is a talented Coach and working with her has been a very positive and rewarding experience. She gave me the time and space to explore my goals and identify my strengths. I found Karen’s warmth and honest approach was always motivating and empowering. She was a great support in helping me move forward with my career aspirations and in achieving my first Board position. I would highly recommend Karen if you are looking for career coaching.

Christine Roxburgh

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Wow! What an amazing few hours spent with Karen and fellow board members of Dress for Success Scotland last night. A start on a proper strategy for the organisation is probably the best thing that this group will have done in recent times. A real feeling of working together and ‘we can do this’ after the time spent digging a little deeper into who we are and where we’re going! Thank you Karen for helping us focus! Until the next time! 10/10

Isabel Mcnicoll

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Karen is a real inspiration to work with and thoroughly generous in her approach – together we’ve created a strategy map for my growing business, helping me shape my vision and key objectives going forward, identifying ‘5 bold steps’ to get there! Over two short workshops I’ve been able to make huge progress with Karen’s guiding hand. If you’re looking for a coach and business advisor that creates a warm, open setting to let the sparks fly, then Karen is the one for you!

Sabina Strachan

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I was looking to rethink my business strategy and had the privilege of working with Karen. She was able to expertly guide me to think through what was most important and to put a workable plan in place. Karen is a great listener and offers a range of insights that were invaluable. If you are looking at developing your business strategy I would thoroughly recommend Karen.

Rob Cooper

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Karen worked with us at Pinkston over a number of months to support through a period of change and development, including the formulation of a new and ambitious business plan. Her strategic input, support with policy development, role definition, and governance training has really helped to strengthen us as an organization.

Hannah Blair

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I have had a fantastic coach Karen Moore through InTouch Network and the timing and content was just perfect. Recognising my experience and capabilities early on, Karen adapted our sessions to be focused on practical know-how guidance, so I could quickly reshape and polish my profile & approach – just as I had re-started to seriously focus on non-exec portfolio. Result – My first Board of Trustee appointment, for an education trust in Manchester and coaching by Karen played a key role in this – from identifying the right roles for me to interview prep and thereafter! Thank you Karen!

Ani Kaprekar

Recent Contracts

To see more of my recent work go to my LinkedIn page which contains my latest contracts.

CHANGE MANAGER
October 2021 - Present
CLACKMANNANSHIRE WOMEN'S AID

Appointed to develop a new staffing structure to include the recruitment and induction of a new leader of the organisation. Supporting the transition of the organisation from a collective management structure to one with a leadership structure.

  • Creating a development and action plan for the organisation to lead it through its restructure and transition
  • Reviewing and reshaping the financial governance and processes within the organisation
  • Developing and contracting new IT services
  • Recruiting the leadership position and staff roles across the organisation
  • Supporting the staff team
CHAIRPERSON
August 2019 - Present
CUMBERNAULD THEATRE

Cumbernauld Theatre established in 1961, is a performing arts charity that produces and presents theatre, music, dance and comedy for the community of Cumbernauld and North Lanarkshire. The Theatre is rebranding and moving to a new purpose built £5.5m capital venue. Has a current turnover of >£1m which is set to grow under its new Arts Venue brand of Lanternhouse.

Chair, Member of Finance and Fundraising Committee and Member of People and Culture Committee.

As Chair of the organisation led a strategic, legal review and modernising of the Organisation’s Constitution and supported the CEO and Board with a Governance restructure to ensure a fit for purpose Governance Model for the new Performing Arts Company being established by 2021.

  • Transitioned a new Executive Team to lead and negotiate Cumbernauld Theatre into the new venue as part of Lanternhouse Centre for Performing Arts.
  • Working with the Board and CEO, being instrumental in driving a Board Skills Audit that led to the effective recruitment of three new Board Members.
  • Guiding the Board and organisation through Covid-19 and the complex financial decisions and the Theatre’s survival, including reducing the Theatre’s staffing base before growth in Spring 21.
ASSOSIATE CAREER COACH
April 2021 - Present
RENOVO

Renovo is one of the UK’s leading specialist providers of outplacement and career transition support. As an Associate Career Coach, working in partnership with Renovo, I provide flexible, tailored support to individuals across a range of levels and role types, dramatically increasing their chances of moving on effectively after redundancy. With an in-depth insight into the recruitment market, I provide the type of practical support and guidance that is crucial to success in today’s job market. With much of my support delivered through telephone or Zoom / MS Teams, I can be with my clients at every stage of their journey, providing support when it is needed most - whether it be helping to identify their key skills, tailoring CVs and applications or working with individuals in preparation for a specific interview. Chair, Member of Finance and Fundraising Committee and Member of People and Culture Committee.

As Chair of the organisation led a strategic, legal review and modernising of the Organisation’s Constitution and supported the CEO and Board with a Governance restructure to ensure a fit for purpose Governance Model for the new Performing Arts Company being established by 2021.

Transitioned a new Executive Team to lead and negotiate Cumbernauld Theatre into the new venue as part of Lanternhouse Centre for Performing Arts.

Working with the Board and CEO, being instrumental in driving a Board Skills Audit that led to the effective recruitment of three new Board Members.

Guiding the Board and organisation through Covid-19 and the complex financial decisions and the Theatre’s survival, including reducing the Theatre’s staffing base before growth in Spring 21.

INTERIM CHANGE DIRECTOR/ HEAD OF OPERATIONS
February 2021 - Present
GLASGOW & CLYDE RAPE CRISIS

Since 1976 the Glasgow & Clyde Rape Crisis Centre has been providing free and confidential support to women and girls who have been raped, sexually assaulted or sexually abused. GCRC covers an area with a population of more than a million, 52% of whom are women and even the most conservative figures estimate that one in five of those women will experience sexual violence at some time in their lives.

As part of the Interim Change Team I have led the organisation 3 days a week and primarily focused on:

  • Leading the organisation development and restructure
  • Reviewing the financial, operational and HR systems
  • Leading the cultural changes and rebuilding the confidence in the SMT and the staff team
  • Leading and implementing a values, competency and performance framework
  • Implementing good governance and Board Reporting
  • Leading the operational staff of 23 and day to day service management
  • Tendering the financial services for the organisation
  • Leading the HR review, policy, review and setting up a policy workplan and subgroup
  • Developing the funding and income generation plan and raising £1.2m to secure the future of the Centre for the next 2 years
INTERIM CHEIF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
December 2019 - August 2020
SEAMAB

Seamab is a Residential Care and Education provider and looks after 21 children primarily aged 5-13 years with a staff team of 69 and a turnover of £3m.

Transitioned and led the organisation through a period of significant change including Covid-19; redesigned reporting structures to increase accountability and mentored the SMT to boost their confidence and increase their leadership skills.