Maria
Paviour's
OPTIMISM CONSULTING
Established 1994
What is right is also what works.
Applying science to human performance.
What is right is also what works.
Applying science to human performance.
Organisations we've worked with
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Brave Face Syndrome hides the problems costing organisations in performance, productivity, wellbeing, absence and engagement.
People keep going: they look fine; they say they’re fine. But what’s happening beneath the surface can be very different.
For nearly 30 years, we’ve helped organisations see what’s really going on with their people, and do something about it.
See behind the Brave Face, and start with the problem you need to solve now.
Talk to us200,000+
employees whose data has helped shape and inform our work
£2.9m
forecast annual sickness absence saving in one NHS Trust
45%
increase in performance
25%
improvement in wellbeing
Help managers see beyond the Brave Face, have better conversations and deal with what’s really getting in the way.
Help people understand themselves, manage pressure and recognise what may be getting in the way.
Make the invisible visible, then help people get unstuck and move forward.
When absence happens, look beyond the day off to understand what’s really driving it and act early.
See the risks hidden behind the Brave Face, before they become absence, poor performance or ill health.
Go beyond what people are willing or able to say, with live insight that sees behind the Brave Face.
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"We are a team of experts who enable Business leaders to leverage science and economics to build sustainable, dynamic organisational growth and success which has a powerful and net positive impact on people and the world."
Maria Paviour, Occupational Psychologist and Founder