Testimonials

“A massive thank you to Alex for her outstanding work on the Science Museum Group’s approach to Reward and Recognition. She knew exactly what I wanted from the very beginning and was highly communicative and attentive throughout. She recognised the importance of involving people from all areas of the organisation and colleagues really enjoyed engaging with her. She is insightful, creative and diligent - just an absolute pleasure to work with.”

Judith McNicol; Director National Railway Museum

“Alex worked with the team at Castle Howard to support the creation of a volunteering strategy. She was fundamental in bringing the project to life from concept to implementation. Her breadth of knowledge on the subject, together with industry knowledge of HR best practice really helped us to formulate a strategy that worked for us. She is an excellent team worker and created environments for good team working to evolve.”

Lesley Cheeseman; Head of HR Castle Howard

“We commissioned Alchemy to evaluate the longer-term impact of our national Knowledge Exchange programme. Alex and Shirley were an absolute pleasure to work with - methodical, thorough and intuitive in their approach. Their analysis of our programme not only provided a sound framework for impact evaluation, but is also helping us understand our own work better and shape future programming.”

Georgia Mallin; Knowledge Share Programme Manager British Museum

“I was really pleased to work with Alex on our volunteer leadership training programme. Alex produced a framework for the events that offered a mixture of learning, networking and reflection; and her manner, delivery and know-how were really valuable in creating engaging events, enjoyed by delegates. Alex worked well in continuously developing workshop design and delivery following each session and she was a real pleasure to work with throughout. She had a 100% approval rating with delegates.”

Peter Kelham; Volunteer Development Manager, Crohn’s and Colitis UK

"I can say I have never enjoyed a training programme like it. The course has made me realise what I needed to change to succeed within the museum sector. Since starting the course, I have moved into a new role and I truly believe the motivation to apply for the role was partly boosted by the skills learnt and understanding of my capabilities realised by taking the Emerging Leaders course. I cannot recommend this training course enough to anyone, I want to attend it all again!"

Emerging Leaders Programme delegate The National Football Museum

“The Turner Contemporary commissioned Alchemy to deliver tailored training sessions relating to Human Resources, management and leadership.

Alex’s professionalism, approachability and knowledge have been impressive and all the attendees found the sessions extremely engaging and valuable.

I would highly recommend Alex to anyone considering commissioning a professional training workshop or programme.”

Amit Nachumi-Burrows; Operations Manager The Turner Contemporary

“I found the mentoring sessions incredibly helpful in creating time to get my head above the fray and look around. I felt Alex to be a very safe pair of hands. Her experience in HR was invaluable with some really useful tips on handling tricky conversations. In the broader aspects of the sessions, she asked the right questions, listened and absorbed what I was saying and, where appropriate, offered really practical examples or options to explore. I felt she probed, sometimes questioned and offered time to explore the issues in a very safe discussion. I always felt I had a 'next step' after the sessions.”

Kate H, Museums and Heritage Manager

“During 2021, I benefited from three sessions with Alex as part of a regional Professional Mentoring Programme. Alex’s approach combined with her expertise in HR and time spent in both the commercial world and cultural sector were perfect for me. Through brilliant questioning she encouraged me to be more reflective and think very differently about how I might be more effective in the workplace. The sessions gave me confidence and clarity and transformed my conversations with colleagues. I would love to work with her again in the future, and have already commissioned her to do some work for my organisation. Thank you Alex!”

Kath L, Director of Heritage

“The mentoring sessions with Alex helped me to become more reflective in my role as a manger. I have learned to recognise my strengths and become less critical of where I see gaps in my knowledge and experience; now seeing this more as an opportunity to learn and grow. The sessions helped me to become more confident in my role, particularly around approaching conflict and handling difficult conversations. Through my conversations with Alex I feel that I can now accept that it is perfectly normal not to know everything but equally I actually know quite a bit already!”

Sarah E, Gallery Manager