Programmes for new managers, senior leaders and business partners that work with body, heart and mind, so new ways of leading hold under real pressure, long after the workshop ends.
“The course has changed me as a person, for the better.”
96% rated it beneficialNew Manager Playbook participant
Leaders and teams we’ve worked with include
Why It Sticks
Most Programmes Change What Leaders Know.Ours Change What They Do.
Insight that lives only in the head fades by Friday. So we work with the whole person and the whole system, on the challenges your people face right now. The result is change you can see in meetings, decisions and teams, not just in feedback forms.
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Body, Heart and Mind
Drawing on somatics and emotional intelligence, leaders learn to stay calm, present and clear when the pressure is on. Habits learned in the body hold when the head is busy.
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Real Work, Real People
Participants learn on live challenges from their own organisation, with peers who stretch them. What they practise on Tuesday, they use on Wednesday.
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The Whole System
With Barry Oshry’s systems work and Otto Scharmer’s Theory U, people see how context shapes behaviour, theirs and everyone else’s, so they stop fighting symptoms and start shifting patterns.
Programmes
What’s Getting in the Way?Start There.
Our programmes sit in three practices, one for each stripe of our mark: Lead, Collaborate and Organise. Choose the challenge that sounds most like yours.
“Our new managers are still acting like experts.”
Lead
From Expertto Leader.
New Manager Playbook
Stepping up to manage a team means moving from being great at your job to helping everyone else be great at theirs. This three-month immersive programme, in person and virtual, gives first-time managers the handrails to lead in their own way.
“Our leaders are tired, frazzled and running to keep up.”
Lead
From Frazzledto Grounded.
Coaching as a Leader
Don’t just use your head: bring your heart and body to work. Built on ground-breaking work in somatics and deep insight into emotional intelligence, this programme helps leaders meet change with compassion and vigour, and coach rather than control.
Calm and focus under pressure
Coaching conversations that build ownership
Resilience for you, your team and your stakeholders
“Our people are overwhelmed by complexity and change.”
Lead
From Overwhelmedto Purposeful.
Ride the Waves
When the world looks like a tsunami, leaders need to keep their balance and choose the best next step. Ride the Waves combines the best of strategy with the insight of systems thinking, for people facing more networks, stakeholders and competing forces than ever.
For HR, Finance, IT and other business partners eager to break down silos and spark cross-team collaboration, so functional expertise works like a finely tuned orchestra instead of fragmented resources.
“Our senior partners need more influence at the top table.”
Collaborate
From Adviserto Strategic Partner.
Business Partnering Mastery
For seasoned business partners ready to sharpen their strategic acumen, amplify their influence and handle high-stakes work with senior stakeholders. Six months of cross-functional live sessions, systems and somatic work, and one-to-one coaching.
Collaboration is an untapped superpower. Collaboration Edge gives your organisation the tools to break down silos, spark seamless integration and unlock the full potential of partnership, inside the business and beyond it.
What if your organisation could reinvent itself as fast as the world is changing? We help you build the infrastructure for wider collaboration, fluid leadership and self-management, so better-informed decisions are made faster, closer to the work. We won’t tell you what to do. We’ll help you discover it yourself.
The firm wanted first-time managers who inspire and deliver through others, not managers who just do more of the work themselves. Over three months, in person and virtual, each cohort built self-awareness, coaching skills, inclusive teams and the confidence to have important conversations.
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Cohorts
360
Participants
96%
Rated it beneficial
Beyond individual growth, the programme supported a wider cultural shift: more openness and more candid conversations across teams.
“I like how the course is not just empty management speak, but is actually rooted in psychology and neuroscience… The course has changed me as a person, for the better.”
In a decade of transformation, from electronics conglomerate to health technology leader, entrenched business units had to cooperate as never before. We designed a six-month Business Partnering Mastery programme: six to eight teams of six, live cross-functional challenges, somatic and systems work, and five one-to-one coaching sessions for every participant.
Senior leaders reported stronger awareness of the business system
Participants found it easier to collaborate across functions
Stakeholder feedback quantified the shift in partnering skills
“The individual coaching not only impacted my way of being at work, I was able to shift my relationship with my son through the power of listening.”
Consultants who arrive with the answers rarely leave a change behind. We start by listening, map the system with you and design around what your people are actually facing. You keep the answers. We help you find them.
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Talk
A 30-minute discovery call about your people, your context and what needs to change. No pitch deck.
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See the System
We map who is involved, what is in the way and what success would look like, with your data, scorecards and stakeholders.
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Design
A programme shaped around your live challenges: in person, virtual or blended, for one leadership team or twenty cohorts.
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Deliver and Embed
Facilitation, peer groups and one-to-one coaching, with feedback from participants and stakeholders, so you can see the shift for yourself.
Twelve coaches, facilitators and learning designers across the UK, Spain, the Netherlands, the Philippines and Indonesia. Between them: a global executive at Johnson & Johnson, a head of learning at a large bank, an IT director at a market-leading multinational, a doctorate in embodied leadership and a futurist trained at Singularity University.
A former IT director for a market-leading multinational, Jon brings psychology, systems thinking and values work together to develop organisations as living systems. He is a master trainer in Spiral Dynamics, a founder director of the UK chapter of Conscious Capitalism, a certified Spiritual Intelligence coach and the author of several books and articles.
Beth Macdonald
PhilippinesDirector
Somatic coach. Leadership programme designer. Martial arts practitioner.
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A consultant, coach and facilitator since 2000, and before that a global senior executive at Johnson & Johnson, Beth has coached C-suite executives all over the world and served on leadership faculties for Shell, Philips, Adidas, Jollibee Foods and BP. She works with the whole person to unleash the creative energy of individuals and organisations.
Dick has spent more than 30 years helping organisations navigate complex change, from new managers to board level, for clients including Arup, Aegon, Zurich, Prudential and Philips. His work focuses on systemic transformation, self-managing systems and effective governance, and he is known for a calm, grounded presence.
Laura Davies-Clare
UKDirector
Mindset master. Change facilitator.
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Laura puts growth mindset at the heart of how organisations lead, learn and evolve, so they adapt without the resistance that often comes with change programmes. She began her career at Unilever and has more than 20 years of commercial experience across infrastructure, defence, finance, healthcare, energy and government, from graduate to C-suite.
Louie Angsico
Philippines
Facilitator. Somatic coach. Master of martial arts.
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With 22 years of experience from middle management to the C-suite, Louie designs and delivers learning for local and international companies across the Philippines, Asia and beyond. As a coach he combines somatic practice to connect mind, heart and body, and he is trained in emotional intelligence, action reflection learning and appreciative inquiry.
Celine McKeown
UK
Change maker. Social entrepreneur. Sea swimmer.
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With 30 years across brand strategy, sustainability, organisational development and coaching, Celine helps leaders and teams align purpose, meaning and impact. She is a certified Map of Meaning practitioner and trainer, holds an MSc in Responsibility and Business Practice, and founded Meaningful Futures, which helps young people craft regenerative careers.
Jaroslav has designed and delivered more than 10,000 hours of development for clients such as Bayer, HSBC, Shell, Mars, Vodafone, Microsoft, Ford, KPMG and Accenture, and has personally coached close to 500 senior and mid-level leaders. Trained as a futurist at Singularity University, he also helps people partner well with AI in life and work.
Patricia Weijzen
Netherlands
Facilitator. Executive coach.
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A deep listener who makes the invisible visible, Patricia is an ICF-certified coach specialising in systemic coaching of organisations and individuals. Formerly head of learning and development at a large bank, she designs and facilitates programmes with compassion, depth and humour for finance, automotive, insurance, pharmaceutical and manufacturing clients.
James McCaul
Indonesia
Facilitator. Executive coach.
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With 20 years in the international arena, James coaches leaders of international organisations and multinationals to perform in multicultural settings, and facilitates multi-stakeholder processes for joint ventures and mergers. Clients include JP Morgan, Daimler FS India, Pertamina, Kantar, IFC Hong Kong and Bank Negara Indonesia.
Lycia Harper
UK
Team and leadership coach. Complex systems practitioner. Fair-weather cyclist.
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Lycia works with leaders and top teams breaking new ground where there is no blueprint, taking a systemic approach that shines a light on the deeper dynamics behind their choices. She is certified in the Leadership Circle and Collective Leadership Assessment and in Barry Oshry’s Organisation Workshop, and has trained in systemic constellations since 2011.
Pete has more than 20 years of experience across the public, private and non-profit sectors, with clients including Barclays, Boston Consulting Group, HSBC, KPMG and the UK and Singapore Civil Services. He specialises in embodied leadership and somatic coaching, the subject of his book and his PhD, and supervises doctoral students at Hult Ashridge.
Jules Fell
UK
Leadership designer and facilitator. Coach. Partnership enthusiast.
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Jules designs and delivers leadership development and partnering programmes for leaders at every level, drawing on first-hand senior leadership in the private and non-profit sectors and 15 years as a consultant. Clients include Arup, Philips, PwC, Aegon, the British Council and both universities in Sheffield.
Better Leaders for a Better World
We Stay Connected to the Earth.Because There’s No Choice.
We have declared a climate and ecological emergency, and we take it into account in every material decision we make. With our clients, we work for positive social, environmental and financial returns, and for value that goes beyond money.
The four stages of our Organisational Partnering Maturity model, from functions in silos to partnering across the whole ecosystem. Where does yours stand?
First-time managers, experienced and senior leaders, leadership teams, and business partners in HR, Finance, IT and other functions. We work with large and small organisations in the private, public and non-profit sectors.
Can you tailor a programme to our organisation?
Yes. Every programme starts with a discovery call and is shaped around your context and the live challenges your people face. Our ten programmes are starting points, not scripts.
Do you deliver in person or online?
Both. Most programmes blend in-person sessions with virtual learning, peer groups and one-to-one coaching, and our associates work across the UK, Europe and Asia.
What does working with the body actually mean?
It is practical, not mystical. Somatic practice helps people notice how they react under pressure, stay calm and focused, and choose how to respond. It is a big part of why new habits last.
How do you measure impact?
We agree what success looks like at the start, then gather feedback from participants and stakeholders as we go. On our New Manager Playbook, 96% of participants rated the programme extremely beneficial or beneficial.
Where are you based?
Our offices are at 86-90 Paul Street in London and in Quezon City in the Philippines, with associates in the UK, Spain, the Netherlands, the Philippines and Indonesia.
What does a programme cost?
It depends on the number of people, the format and the length. After a discovery call we will send a clear proposal with costs, so you can compare options before you commit.
Book a Discovery Call
Let’s Talk AboutYour Leaders.
Tell us who you would like to develop and what needs to change. We’ll come back to you to arrange a 30-minute discovery call, with no obligation.
