Julie Brophy is an engaging Occupational Psychologist working in OE Cam’s Organisation Development practice. She improves business performance and employee effectiveness through re-designing and implementing change to organisational structures, management processes and culture.
“An experienced consultant who uses her passion for communication and organisational dynamics to deliver sustainable change”
With a particular interest in communication and natural language processing (NLP), she has extensive experience delivering cultural transformation and working with the senior executive to communicate insights from employee engagement surveys. Her work has included bringing organisational values to life and embedding new ways of working to support the delivery of strategic priorities.
Prior to joining OE Cam, Julie has held senior management positions as an Operations Director for a Classic Car Company and the MD of a small research company, as well as a Senior Consultant in a Human Capital Consultancy.
Her writing and speaking engagements have included: ‘The Psychology of Hybrid Working’, ‘Encouraging Women into a Male-dominated Industry’ and ‘Effective Communication as a Remote Leader’.
Specialities: Organisation Development, Organisation Design, Culture Change, Leadership Development, Communication Strategies, Change Management, Employee Engagement.
Qualifications: Julie has an MSc in Organisational Psychology and a BA (Hons) in Psychology. She is a member of the British Psychological Society and is a founder member of the Qualitative Research Division. Julie is qualified in a range of ability tests and personality profiles which are recognised by The British Psychological Society.
Julie is a qualified Agile Scrum Master.
Contact Julie at julie.brophy@oecam.com
In the Media...
In the News: Gary & Julie write about Agile Organisation Design
Gary Ashton & Julie Brophy write about agile organisation design & the leadership challenges &…
In The Times Newspaper – The Changing Role of the Line Manager
As the uptake of hybrid working increases, the people management elements of line managers’ roles…
In the News: Julie Brophy talks to the HRDirector about Test, Learn & Adapt
Julie Brophy writes about the rationale for returning to shared working environments & the role of…
Journal Articles
CASE STUDY: Preparing Leaders for an Era of Uncertainty & Ambiguity
OE Cam partnered with Stonewater’s People team to design and deliver a Values Based Leadership Programme that would fundamentally shift mindset. Read our case study to learn more about how to incorporate principles of an agile mindset into an existing leadership development programme
Rethink Retention: Will Your Best Talent Leave This Year?
With the imminent big shuffle in the job market, a ‘wait & see’ approach risks organisations losing their best staff and missing out on attracting the strongest talent
Building the ‘One Team’ Feeling in Hybrid Workforces
In this article Julie Brophy explores what leaders can do to minimise any negative psychological consequences of hybrid working. For example, how do you deal with unconscious bias of ‘in-groups’ and ‘out-groups’ or mitigate against present privilege? Julie explains how to design an approach which will help to rebuild social capital and keep the…
The Furlough Fallout
Believing that teams of furloughed & non-furloughed workers will simply come back & work as effectively as they did before could leave the organisation open to performance problems. Julie Brophy explores factors to consider to re-establish team effectiveness as quickly as possible.
Implementing Change Post-Covid: addressing the emotional legacy
The rapid move to remote working has left an emotional legacy; what are the 3 additional psychological factors that must be considered as firms implement change post-Covid? Julie Brophy shares her thoughts
Decision-making in the #New Normal
During Covid organisations had to make decisions very quickly. But will this continue to be the most effective decision-making for the next ‘new normal’? Julie Brophy looks at some of the neuroscience behind decision-making to find out.
WEBINAR: Effective Communication While Working Remotely
This is a recording of a webinar exploring effective communication while working remotely. Julie Brophy shares her insights on communication preferences & how you can use this knowledge to improve communication in the virtual organisation.
WEBINAR: Rapidly Moving to a Virtual Organisation
This is a recording of a webinar exploring the sociological & psychological implications of Rapidly Moving to a Virtual Organisation
Why People Need Information During Uncertainty
Regularly communicating with employees during uncertainty & offering a mechanism to ask questions will reduce perceived levels of threat
Rapidly Moving to a Virtual Organisation
For effective virtual working managers need to support people from a psychological perspective as they find themselves remote from normal support networks