Being ‘human-centred’ may sound like a given. But the truth is, in a world where we’re faced with constant distractions, along with increased complexity, challenge and expectation, we often make reactive decisions that move us further from what truly matters. MiND.U combines experience and the latest research to help workplaces, leaders and individuals flourish in this ever-changing world of challenge and opportunity.
“My mission is to support leaders, teams and organisations to be fully human and positively transform from the inside out, helping them to focus on what matters most so they build a culture, environment and life where they truly thrive.”
Hi, I’m Lotty Roberts. Thanks for getting curious and visiting MiND.U. I’m a mum, wife, friend and former senior leader of large teams and transformation programmes. I have been guiding organisations to lead and navigate through change, challenge and uncertainty for nearly 25 years.
Faced with a combo of personal health, work and lifestyle challenges, I explored mindfulness as a way of navigating through this. I experienced firsthand the power mindfulness and emotional intelligence hold for us as humans, in the workplace, as leaders, parents, partners, friends and in all aspects of our lives.
I founded my business MiND.U to bring together my passion, hands-on experience and skills to integrate mindfulness, emotional intelligence and resilience techniques into the DNA of how organisations work, leaders lead and individuals roll. These practices can truly help people better understand themselves, perform at their best and navigate the ups, downs and inevitable curveballs of life.
To find out more about me and my story through change click here.
Part Marie Kondo, part fairy godmother Jackie is the MiND.U Coordinator (extraordinaire). Enthusiastic, smart and ninja-level organised, Jackie is a hugely valuable team member. She manages website enquiries, helps plan logistics around client engagements, manages the MiND.U diary – and is Lotty’s chief support crew behind the scenes.
Marika is MiND.U’s part-time change angel who is next level organised and super experienced at guiding people through change with gracious calm. Marika loves being creative and efficient in equal measure and works on optimising MiND.U offerings, collateral design and strategic planning.
If you’re a leader, I can help you regain your leadership spark, build better self-awareness, and cultivate increased agility, compassion for others and a clearer purpose, so you lead with impact from the heart.
If you’re a workplace, I can help you embrace the wisdom of emotions and the superpower of mindfulness to stay focused, nimble and resilient.
Various ‘MiND.U Life’ offerings can help you build more presence, emotional wellbeing and resilience into your day to day life.
Young Lotty was the one who liked to get top marks, come first in sports and always had her hand up in class saying, “Pick me! Pick me!”. I was a list-maker, applying the logic of “do the hard work and the results will follow” in all areas of my life. This work ethic has followed me into adulthood, but not quite in the way I expected.
I tried my hand at many jobs in my 20s including a project for British Telecom, involving major changes that would affect their staff at a fundamental level. As a natural communicator, I found myself the designated ‘people change’ person on the project. Back then I had no experience in the field of change other than empathy, the ability to listen, a desire to engage with others and a deep willingness to care for and support them as seamlessly as possible. I soon discovered these are some of the key attributes for leading change.
Over the years, my experience working in change deepened, as I led high-profile change and transformation roles in various companies. I worked hard in the office, but also beyond work, where I trained hard as a national-level distance runner. Sprinkle in becoming a mum to three boys, along with my Type A personality, and I should have seen the perfect storm of burnout brewing.
Then, the wheels fell off. I burnt out, got sick and – hey presto! My tidy and controlled life started to get rather messy. I’d helped so many others through change, I thought I had it sussed. It turns out that changes in my own life came up to bite me.
It wasn’t a nice place to be, but this period was one of the best learnings of my life. I was reminded that change is the only constant; it’s not just a theory, it’s a reality. Change isn’t reserved for the workplace, rather it runs through our lives like water. The key to surfing its inevitable surging waves lies in the one area where we have ultimate control – our minds. And with that realisation came the beginnings of MiND.U.
