Find Out More About Us

Eden & Partners specialises in helping people to better understand the politics that affect them, in whatever sector they work. It could be the ‘big P’ politics of Westminster, Whitehall and regional or local government, or the ‘small p’ organisational politics that are so vital to understand and navigate. Understanding the policy making and political process and what makes decision-makers tick are vital skills for leaders.  We are not a lobbying or public affairs company, but our training and leadership development programmes give leaders the skills to be more politically astute and more successful at influencing.

What makes us different?

Experiential Learning

Our programmes and board development activities are firmly rooted in the principle that the best way of learning is by “doing”. Our training sessions are designed to be as interactive as possible, giving all participants the opportunity to put into practice the tactics and strategies learnt throughout the day. We always ensure that participants on our programmes will have an experience that they will never forget, embedding learning which individuals can draw on in the future.

 

In-depth knowledge of Politics

Eden & Partners and the people that work with us have experience of working at all levels of government – both local and national – or within the media or as users of services. The team have a natural empathy and understanding of the working situations and politics, both with a small and large “p” that affect their everyday working lives.

 

Network

The network of contacts and excellent relationships that Eden & Partners has established ensures that we have assembled a team of the highest calibre to support us in our programmes and board development activity. Our team includes current and former MPs, Peers, Ministers, civil servants, journalists, service users, local authority councillors and officers; people whose experience bring our programmes to life.

 

Catherine Eden

Managing Director

  • Catherine Eden is Managing Director of Eden & Partners.

    A modern European languages graduate, her professional background is in health politics; she has worked at all levels of politics – local, national and in the European Parliament. She ran the campaigns and parliamentary department for a UK health charity and has also worked in the NHS as a manager ensuring that the voice of patients and public was heard in all decisions that the organisation took. Since 2010, Catherine has led the company. Most of her time is spent designing and running leadership programmes for senior leaders and clinicians in the health and social care sector, often through using complex simulations and case studies. She works with the NHS Leadership Academy on programmes to develop NHS Directors and Chief Executives and with a variety of clients and partners such as the University of Manchester, University of Birmingham, The Royal College of Nursing, the Florence Nightingale Foundation, the Faculty for Leadership and Management and Health Education England.

    catherine@edenandpartners.co.uk

    Twitter: @EdenPolitics

    Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/catherineeden