Viv Bowra

We support leaders, specialists and their teams in scientific and tech organisations to deliver great work and lead confidently.  We help individuals to recognise how habitual thinking, identity, and defensive patterns shape their behaviour, so they can lead effectively and consistently in real situations, particularly when the stakes are high.

Leadership challenges cannot be solved with skills alone.

Our approach integrates leadership skills with a deep understanding of how people think and operate, particularly when the stakes are high. 

We support leaders, specialists and their teams in scientific and tech organisations to deliver great work and lead confidently.  We help individuals to recognise how habitual thinking, identity, and defensive patterns shape their behaviour, so they can lead effectively and consistently in real situations.

Our programmes have a foundation of leadership theory so that participants apply the skills immediately in real life.  Our goal is the behaviour change that shows day-to-day: clearer communication, stronger decisions, robust feedback and the willingness to have the difficult conversations.  We provide clear behavioural feedback that participants want to act on, and we challenge the thinking patterns that lower performance. 

With their newfound confidence, your people move from brilliant-on-paper performers to inspiring leaders who strengthen decision-making, improve collaboration, and create the conditions for sustained performance across teams.

What you observe

You sense a performance gap or observe lower productivity.  Your people achieve results yet work in silos or disengage with colleagues, so relationships are strained.  They delay having that crucial conversation or go quiet when you need them to show up most.

Cultivating high performance across your organisation starts with your people, having the right mindset and the right skills within the right culture. These are the four pillars that underpin Viv Bowra Consulting’s approach to Leadership Development:

1. Mindset: We specialise in helping individuals’ identify what holds them back so that they can lead purposefully with clarity and conviction – maximising productivity 
2. Communication: Leaders who communicate effectively can influence and partner with stakeholders to achieve desired outcomes 
3. Culture and Change: Leaders create the right culture to empower and inspire people to innovate and work at their best.  
4. People Management: We help leaders to build teams where individuals thrive, so people stay and productivity increases.

We partner with you to design and deliver impactful bespoke solutions that are engaging, fun and drive results.  

Why us?

We bring a pragmatic and science-led approach shaped by 20+ years’ experience across start-ups to established blue-chip organisations.  Our clients include an iconic sportswear manufacturer, a global leader in agricultural science and a leading UK enterprise software company.

Our style is energetic, challenging yet supportive with a strong focus on providing insight through real-time observations.  We get the very best thinking from your people, so they step outside of their comfort zones and actively relish implementing new skills.  Their lightbulb moment is our passion.

In April 2015, founder Viv Bowra was part of an all-female team who successfully undertook a 100km ski trek in -45°C across Baffin Island in the Canadian High Arctic.  She understands how to make that first step into the unknown.  Our team encourages participants to break through those mental barriers we often unknowingly create.

Previous clients say:

“A huge thank you for the engaging workshops, face to face in Madrid and remotely today… [the Team] have learnt valuable tips and techniques that help us be more influential in stakeholder engagements”.

“I have really improved my assertive impact… I discovered things I was not aware of doing”

“Thank you so much for all your wisdom. You created a comfortable environment for us to get uncomfortable. I value all your feedback and insights throughout”