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Lucy Cleveley

Enigma · DISC type icd
Head of People Development at National Theatre
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Lucy is the Head of People Development at the National Theatre, creating clever strategies that drive cultural and behavioral change. With an MSc from Birkbeck and past senior L&D roles at the BBC and Barclays, she has a wealth of experience across creative, non-profit, and corporate sectors. Colleagues describe her as pragmatic, quick, and positive.

Lucys career demonstrates a strong passion for the arts and non-profit sectors, with key roles at the National Theatre and Amnesty International. She actively promotes opportunities within these fields, aiming to build strong teams and champion positive workplace cultures. She is also the director of her own consultancy, Grow Smart Ltd.

At the BBC, Lucy created a ground-breaking development program that introduced Emotional Intelligence as a core leadership competency.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Head of People Development
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Lucy shows up

Friendly Yet Blunt
Fast Follower
Challenger

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting proof as well as information. They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.

Priorities

Topics Lucy cares about

People Development
As Head of People Development, she creates and curates accessible learning content to support positive cultural and behavioral change within organizations.
Cultural Transformation
She has extensive experience as a consultant, including a contract with Amnesty International to design a behavioral framework that fosters positive cultural change.
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Career

Work history

1-2023
Head of People Development
National Theatre
4-2022 - 4-2023
Head of Learning
Voco.
5-2017 - 9-2017
Cultural and Behavioural Change Consultant
Amnesty International UK
9-2016 - 1-2023
Consultancy work
GrowSmart
2-2012 - 5-2016
Learning and Development Partner
BBC
In the press

Media appearances

Budgeting for ‘soft skills’. Featured in National Theatre (official news site)
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Education
2011 - 2014
MSc
Birkbeck, University of London
9-2009 - 7-2010
MSc Psychology
University of East London
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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