Build your mindset: books, reviews, articles and ideas to grow.
What do I do?
I’m an organisational development specialist and career coach. My focus is personal and organisational health and I strive to create leaders and teams who navigate the modern organisation with confidence. With over 20 years experience in People, Culture, and Change, I focus on practical strategies that last. For individuals, that means rebuilding energy, recovering from loss, overcoming burnout, developing confidence, and moving forward in your career. For organisations, it means developing strong leaders and building workplaces where people work together well, feel connected to a shared purpose, and perform at a high level without burning out.
Transform | Perform
FOR INDIVIDUALS:
Your physical and emotional health is your greatest asset. Investing in your health, wellbeing and growth is the foundation for performance excellence in both work and life. When you thrive, you show up as your best self in every area.
FOR ORGANISATIONS:
Your organisational health is also your competitive advantage. Disengagement, high turnover, and burnout, suck the energy that should be fuelling excellence. Organisations that thrive, have leaders who inspire, cultures that connect, and teams that are engaged. Our services build workplaces of resilience, belonging, and sustainable high performance - where people stay.
BrainsTrust
BrainsTrust - BookLab is resources for the reader. Brimming with business and personal development resources, reviews, summaries and a curated list of full texts, you will discover insights, tools, and ideas to sharpen your thinking and accelerate your growth.
Exploring: positive psychology, creative leadership, growth mindsets post failure, inclusive workplaces, and AI workflows for HR impact. Let’s connect if building a high-trust, high performance culture is the next step
Speaking
Karl Nielsen writes, trains, and speaks on the topics of life and career reinvention. The practical habits to reinvent and build a sustainable, high‑performing career. Addressing the challenge of rebuilding a career after loss, changing routines, cutting out or limiting alcohol, setting clear goals, choosing kindness, and making better daily decisions. His talks equip emerging leaders and managers with tools for leadership development, inclusive employment, and values‑driven choices that lift performance without burnout