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Founder & Research Director
Natasha Williams
Research, organisational psychology, leadership and workplace wellbeing.
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COBE Research CIC brings together researchers, coaches, workplace specialists and communication experts to help organisations improve wellbeing, retention and performance through evidence.
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COBE Research CIC exists to help organisations see what traditional workplace metrics often miss.
We conduct independent research, develop practical frameworks and support leaders to act on evidence. Our work connects employee experience, organisational psychology, workplace wellbeing and business outcomes.
Our flagship research programme, The Cost of Black Excellence™, examines the hidden costs carried by Black professionals and turns those findings into tools organisations use to reduce harm, retain talent and strengthen performance.
COBE Research CIC works at the intersection of evidence, ethics and organisational action.
We protect the integrity of the evidence and speak clearly about what the research shows.
We use data, lived experience and organisational insight to guide decisions.
We work with leaders, professionals, researchers and practitioners to design better solutions.
We focus on practical change: better workplaces, stronger leadership and measurable outcomes.
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Founder & Research Director
Natasha Williams founded COBE Research CIC to turn lived experience into evidence and evidence into structural action.
Her work draws on psychology, leadership, organisational change, workplace wellbeing and years of professional experience leading and building businesses. Through The Cost of Black Excellence™, she has developed a research programme that examines the hidden emotional, performance and progression costs carried by Black professionals.
Natasha’s long-term vision is to build a research organisation that helps employers identify hidden workforce risks, support talented professionals and create healthier, higher-performing workplaces.
The work is grounded in lived experience, professional practice and a clear commitment to organisational improvement.
Experience across property, leadership, business and organisational delivery.
Practical insight into teams, performance, credibility and organisational culture.
A decision to name, measure and evidence the Cost of Black Excellence™.
The research grows into an international evidence base with clear workplace implications.
A research organisation designed to turn evidence into action.
COBE Research CIC works with experienced practitioners across coaching, wellbeing, communication and organisational change.
Founder & Research Director
Research, organisational psychology, leadership and workplace wellbeing.
Executive Coach
Executive coaching, leadership development, career strategy and professional growth.
Workplace Wellbeing Leader
Employee experience, workplace wellbeing, culture change and psychologically safe workplaces.
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Publishing, copy editing, author development, research communication and thought leadership.
Research & Evaluation
Organisational Psychology
Leadership Development
Executive Coaching
Employee Wellbeing
Culture Transformation
Trauma-Informed Practice
Research Communication
Start with lived experience and organisational context.
Turn patterns into data leaders use.
Explain what the evidence means for people and performance.
Design practical interventions and leadership action.
Evaluate progress and build better systems.
COBE Research CIC is developing a long-term research agenda across workplace wellbeing, leadership, social mobility, organisational culture and the hidden costs that affect talent, trust and retention.
Partner With UsExpanding the evidence base across countries and sectors.
Reports, working papers and research briefings.
A practical framework for measurement and action.
Research on wellbeing, leadership, social mobility and work.
Start with a conversation about your organisation, your goals and the evidence needed to create change.