Fiona Beddoes-Jones

Dr Fiona Beddoes-Jones has had a wide ranging career. Initially trained as a designer at Cordwainers College in London she went on to forge a successful career in management consultancy before writing Thinking Styles - Relationship Strategies that Work!

As the Founder and Principal Psychologist of The Cognitive Fitness Consultancy, Fiona is the author of the psychometric instruments Thinking Styles, Think Smart, Cognitive Team Roles, Leadership Temperament Types and the Authentic Leadership 360.

Her PhD research into Authentic Leadership was conducted with the UK's Royal Air Force and she achieved her doctorate in 2014.

So as not to confuse her professional consultancy clients, Fiona writes personal development books under the pseudonym of Clair Holland.

Her first novel in this genre, Jane Eyre's Rival: The Real Mrs Rochester, was published in July 2011.