Empowered teams, new solutions, lasting change. Get the best from your people and make change that sticks.
Effective strategies and plans can only get you so far. Successful, lasting change takes people power. Empowered teams, new solutions, lasting change. That’s what our 50+ years in the business have taught us.
As a membership organisation, we’re committed to sharing the very best of the sector with cutting-edge practice from the commercial world. We bring approaches that make change stick.
We know that the day-to-day can get in the way of making the changes needed. That’s why you need a partner you can trust. A partner who works with you to get the best from your teams or works alongside your people – on the ground. Together we make the most of your opportunities and deliver sustainable, lasting change.
We design and deliver leadership development programmes for individuals and teams throughout the key stages of their career. From future leader pipelines to executive coaching and specific academic leadership support, our work helps HE professionals step confidently into change leadership roles and build resilience in uncertain times.
We provide expert consultancy to develop and embed tailored change management approaches. This includes building change frameworks, enhancing institutional readiness for change, and delivering training and tools to embed change capability across your institution.
Our consultants can lead or support the delivery of complex change initiatives, such as service redesigns, programme reviews, or business process improvement projects; ensuring your goals are achieved on time and with lasting impact.
We facilitate cross-institutional and internal communities of practice for change leaders, programme managers, and transformation teams. These groups build a shared language for change, support knowledge exchange, and strengthen internal networks.
Our structured, collaborative and data-driven approach makes sure your change sticks.
We’ll work with you to understand the space you need to fill, defining the role and the timeline required. We’ll agree together the objectives of the appointment, key deliverables and dependencies, and how we report on progress.
When your institution faces capacity challenges or needs specialist expertise to accelerate strategic priorities, SUMS Interim Impact Partners are ready to step up.
