Performance PartnerA Performance Partner is responsible for creating the conditions that enable your managers and leaders to solve the real problems on their plate.A dedicated 10X expert who embeds into your business and is accountable for whether your managers actually execute. Not a trainer who turns up and leaves: someone your people know by name and can pick up the phone to.See full explanation of a Performance Partner
Nazia Fitzpatrick
I embed inside organisations to surface the unseen dynamics and hidden strengths that are blocking performance. As a Chartered Coaching Psychologist, I bring the science of positive psychology to help managers solve real problems, with development happening naturally as a by-product.
- Years experience
- 20+
- Organisations helped
- 50+
- Chartered psychologist
- FCIPD
Years experience
Organisations helped
Chartered psychologist
“I've always been fascinated by what helps people and teams truly thrive, not just survive change, but grow through it. Psychology should be practical, human, and accessible.”Nazia Fitzpatrick
How Nazia helps
Real problems solved. Development as the by-product.
Surfacing Hidden Dynamics
From blind spots to breakthroughs
I help organisations uncover the unseen patterns blocking performance, the unspoken tensions, the hidden assumptions, and turn them into actionable clarity.
- Problems surfaced and solved
- Team dynamics unlocked
- Clearer decision-making
Building Psychological Capital
From stuck to strong
I engineer the conditions for sustained execution by building hope, efficacy, resilience and optimism: the psychological foundations that make action unavoidable.
- Sustained momentum
- Resilient execution
- Stronger teams
Inclusive Performance Cultures
From compliance to contribution
I help organisations build cultures where every manager feels empowered to solve problems, speak up, and contribute, driving performance through genuine inclusion.
- Inclusive problem-solving
- Increased engagement
- Diverse perspectives leveraged
Career
The journey behind the practice.
2025-Present
Performance Partner
10X Managers
Embedding with organisations to surface hidden dynamics and solve complex people and performance problems.
2025-Present
Director / Co-Founder
Mind Strong Hub
Boutique consultancy bringing behavioural science to organisational change.
2022-Present
Business Psychologist / Executive Coach
Nazia Fitzpatrick Ltd
Delivering tailored interventions using positive psychology and coaching.
2022-Present
Business Psychologist / Facilitator
Matthew Syed Consulting
Applying growth mindset and high-performance psychology to leadership development.
2020-2021
Head of Leadership and Engagement
UK Ministry of Defence
Transformed the leadership development approach for the Civil Service, building psychologically safe teams.
2015-2018
Head of Leadership and OD
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Grew the team from 1 to 4. Leadership programme highly commended at the HPMA awards; the Trust moved from Requires Improvement to Good/Outstanding.
Credentials
Qualified to hold the standard.
Chartered Coaching Psychologist (FCIPD, MBPS, ABP)
Professional Qualification
MSc Occupational Psychology
Academic Qualification
EMCC Coach Practitioner
Coaching Certification
MBTI Level A & B Qualified
Assessment Certification
DISC Accredited
Assessment Certification
Their work
The kind of work Nazia gets stuck into.
A few client stories close to Nazia's focus.
