Jim Bird Waddington
Chief Executive
Originally from London, Jim has lived in Wales since 1991.
Jim has been the CEO of Goleudy since June 2010. He has over 30 years of experience working in the sector. Before joining Goleudy, Jim held senior executive roles in prominent Welsh homeless and housing charities.
His leadership of the organisation is guided by a desire to improve the lives of its constituents, support the development of its staff, and make the best possible use of the charitable funds that support Goleudy.
He is a qualified solution-focused practitioner with a Postgraduate Diploma in Solution-Focused Practice from Brief and accreditation with the United Kingdom Association for Solution-Focused Practice. His key interest is the development of psychologically informed environments (PIE) and uses his solution-focused credentials to lead Goleudy’s PIE initiatives.
He holds a degree in Art/Drama and a level 7 Diploma from the Institute of Leadership and Management.
“People who use Goleudy’s services are often defined by their perceived deficits. We must always reject that description. Our best hope for supporting the human flourishing of our clients is to treat them as the best experts in their own lives and as having agency, strengths, resources and competencies. I see conversations that use solution-focused practice as collaborations where the conditions best suited to enable client success are created.”