Business Psychology

Leadership and Career Coaching

People Consulting

Business Psychology

Leadership and Career Coaching

People Consulting

Start with why

Peopleup is me, Rich Littledale - I’m a business psychologist, coach and people expert. I started my business for three reasons:

To work with amazing people doing incredible things - I work with leaders taking on important problems and game changing opportunities, and creating amazing workplaces and cultures while they do it
To be a resource and source of support for those leaders - leadership can be lonely, and some of the hardest - and most emotionally draining - challenges are around people and relationships
To be part of the leading edge of professionals making people expertise a strategic organisational asset - this means using data and the best available evidence rather than simply duplicating what others are doing

If the challenges below feel familiar, or you are curious about the work I do, get in touch.

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What I do

Clients

Entrepreneurs, including startup and scaleup founders, leaders, leadership teams and heads of people
Leaders and people teams of more established market leading businesses

Straddling two worlds in this way gives me in an insight in the culture of agility and experimentation - and the use of cutting edge technology - that established clients are working towards, and the stability, structure and organisational maturity that startups and scaleups need to develop as they grow.

Challenges

Clients most often ask me to help with the following:

Leadership development
Executive team communication and effectiveness
Building management capability
Making better people decisions (including hiring)
Managing career choices and transitions

Approaches

I look to use the best available evidence - from research and from context - to suggest an approach that meets my clients’ needs. However the tools I use most often are:

Leadership/career coaching
Psychology for performance workshop - using psychometric tools to raise individuals’ and teams’ self awareness, and help them lead more consciously
Psychology for hiring - adding an external, data led perspective to hiring decisions
Feedback for performance - facilitating a qualitative feedback gathering process for leaders and leadership teams

Practicalities

I’m based in Bristol, and in normal times travel regularly for my client work. However, the Covid pandemic and lockdowns have shown me and my clients that operating virtually works well* for most of what I do (Zoom, Google Meet, MS Teams if under duress). As we open up I’m moving to a virtual/in-person hybrid model in most cases. One of the first things we’ll discuss is the model that works best for you.

* This perspective is borne out by the evidence particularly in relation to coaching.

Clients, colleagues and collaborators

Harry Franks - Co-founder - Zego

“Rich has a wealth of experience to draw on, can see the big picture, but also has a very personal and human approach which was exactly as I required during such a turbulent time. I would highly recommend Rich to work with.”

Sally Baines - Group Head of People Development and Learning - OVO Energy

“Rich strikes the rare balance of challenge, support and curiosity which has meant he's been my go-to contact when wanting to think about progressive ways of working. He's also a brilliant coach and many of our leaders have benefited from his considered and insightful approach.”

Craig Winterton - People and Culture - Deepmind

“Rich brings a refreshing perspective on leadership and HR/People strategies. He brilliantly cites evidence in his approach which helps cut through the noise and get to pragmatic solutions. Interactions with Rich are always fun and a valuable way to spend my time.”

George Spencer - Founder - Rentify

“Rich’s coaching had a profoundly positive impact both on our leadership team as a collective, and on me as a person. In my experience of several coaches, Rich is uniquely capable of combining scientifically rigorous data gathering with thoughtful, incisive recommendations both for individuals and groups. He operates with the calm authority of a true domain expert, and his coaching style mirrors his personality — kind whilst being direct; fun without being irreverent. Rich is someone I continue to rely on for advice at critical junctures both in my life and career, and I am delighted to recommend him as a coach and a person in the most emphatic terms.”

Ian Bartholomew - Co-founder and Chief Scientist - FloodFlash

“Rich is a thoughtful coach, and working together has given me the insights to become a better leader and person (genuinely!). I really value his blend of practical experience and deep subject matter knowledge. If there is one thing I have gained it is greater awareness of my working style and how that impacts others. We have reached beneath superficial issues to uncover the real levers which are helping me be productive and valuable to my team.”