Do you want the right people, with the right skills, motivated to do a great job?

Activate CS was founded in 1998 by Diane Law to maximise the impact of people in customer organisations. Diane is the mainstay of Activate CS however, over the years she has built up a solid network of trusted and experienced associates with whom she engages on larger projects. You are therefore assured that Activate CS can provide you with the competence, expertise and experience you need, when you need it. This ensures a people strategy designed and delivered to build your organisation's capability to flourish and grow within this competitive world.
Diane's style is to work alongside you - using her knowledge of people and her proven methods and coupling them with your insight into your own organisation.
“Diane is one of those rare consultants who can bring their values and ethics to a role, not just skills and experience. Her ability to understand clearly and deeply the needs of a situation means that she can truly come up with the most appropriate response. Having done so, her capabilities in managing change means that the change happens - championed and owned by the client.”
Managing Director Metaskil
Managing Director Diane Law has always taken a people-oriented perspective. Starting out with a degree in Psychology in her native Canada she worked in the field of perception and cognition. She then went on to achieve her MBA at Warwick Business School, focusing on Organisational Behaviour. Her Psychology and Business background formed the cornerstone for building her career on improving performance through people. Diane has a passion and energy for everything she gets involved with - from re-building houses in Sri Lanka following the Tsunami to chairing the local swimming club, helping to lead it to unprecedented competition success in its history, growing membership by 70%, and focusing the club's volunteers around the strategy and objectives.
As a mother of three teenagers Diane is adept at balancing work and home life and relates well to the challenges of modern corporate life. She prides herself in being able to get to the crux of the issue, building strong relationships and producing results.
Diane's style is to work alongside you - using her knowledge of people and her proven methods and coupling them with your insight into your own organisation.
“Diane is one of those rare consultants who can bring their values and ethics to a role, not just skills and experience. Her ability to understand clearly and deeply the needs of a situation means that she can truly come up with the most appropriate response. Having done so, her capabilities in managing change means that the change happens - championed and owned by the client.”
Managing Director Metaskil
Managing Director Diane Law has always taken a people-oriented perspective. Starting out with a degree in Psychology in her native Canada she worked in the field of perception and cognition. She then went on to achieve her MBA at Warwick Business School, focusing on Organisational Behaviour. Her Psychology and Business background formed the cornerstone for building her career on improving performance through people. Diane has a passion and energy for everything she gets involved with - from re-building houses in Sri Lanka following the Tsunami to chairing the local swimming club, helping to lead it to unprecedented competition success in its history, growing membership by 70%, and focusing the club's volunteers around the strategy and objectives.
As a mother of three teenagers Diane is adept at balancing work and home life and relates well to the challenges of modern corporate life. She prides herself in being able to get to the crux of the issue, building strong relationships and producing results.