Phyllida Hancock

Phyllida Hancock

Programme Director/Senior Programme Lead

Phyllida is a Programme Director with Olivier Mythodrama and leads Mythodrama programmes for organisations across the private and public sectors in the UK and overseas. She also manages a leadership development programme for a large global client and has a liaison role with several other clients.

She worked as an actress and singer for 12 years, including two years with the Royal Shakespeare Company and several productions in the West End. She was also a member of several professional choirs and contributed to numerous recordings and tours.

In 1998, she began working as a facilitator within the UK public sector, designing and delivering workshops including 18 months leading an equality, diversity and inclusion programme across the Criminal Justice System. Phyllida was a consultant for many years in an interdepartmental ‘futurefocus’ facility working across government on scenario planning and project working. In addition to her work with Olivier Mythodrama, she works as a freelance facilitator on leadership and organisational development programmes across sectors, focusing particularly on communication and presence skills.