The most important aspect of our work, and something we are really proud of, is that our learning experiences will always make a difference to your business performance.

Many teams are so relentlessly focused on execution they ignore the human fundamentals that drive collective performance. These include a deep connection to each other and to shared values as well as genuine trust and real insight across the systems they are working in. We can work with you to lift the lid on your team dynamics by spending time observing and coaching the team as a whole.

We start by focusing on the individuals in the team, helping them to understand each other and their role within the team. If your organisation has people working in silos, where conflicts are brushed under the carpet; or, your teams are simply working without a clear mission or goal, then they will benefit from being coached together as a team. This approach explores how your team can deliver outstanding performance, outcomes and benefits through greater collaboration, individual ownership, and collective accountability.

Are you asking your leaders and colleagues to handle increasingly ambiguous and complex problems? Do they struggle to balance focus on delivering the task with the ability to step back and sense what is happening in the organisation and systems around them? Are you seeing overstretched leaders and colleagues struggling to manage their stress, creating a lack of safety and damaging morale, agency and performance across teams and networks?

Our 1:1 coaching equips leaders with the space and time for quality thinking, and the skills, beliefs and relationships needed to thrive and grow.

Al is an ICF certified coach and has a pragmatic, straightforward style. He can offer a package of six individual coaching sessions either face to face or virtually. Combining his love of the outdoors Al often takes his coaching practice out into the Cumbrian fells where nature, fresh air and a side-by-side conversation brings a new perspective.

We believe the foundation to effective teamwork is psychological safety which we define as trust developed via open dialogue and a willingness to learn and grow together. We love being outside and find that taking teams into the great outdoors offers a fantastic way to create an environment for ‘conversations that matter’ to develop team effectiveness.

All our team development solutions take accessibility and appetite for adventure into consideration. We create a truly memorable experience for all your team with some really tangible and meaningful outcomes.

Our leadership development programmes balance a deeply personal journey of self-awareness and the development of skills that in combination fundamentally change the way people lead. This in turn achieves real business impact, whether through return on engagement or a direct return on investment.

We build bespoke leadership programmes that combine the trinity of mindset, toolset, and skillset. All our learning interventions are grounded in your business context, and we guarantee that everything covered will be immediately applicable. There is no point going on a training course if you can’t use the tools and skills immediately and if you don’t learn something about yourself that makes a difference to your life and those around you.

Depending on your needs, working patterns and budget our interventions can be delivered virtually or in-person and over a series of short modules or longer immersive sessions.

We lead team retreats where we invite nature to be our third facilitator. Going ‘off-grid’ and disconnecting from your busy work lives just for a few days gives you and your team the space to focus and to sink into deep reflection.

Al is a mountain leader so we like to use the local Cumbrian countryside, however we have connections with various parts of the world and a small body of experienced and qualified retreat associates that can support each retreat no matter the size of the team or your preferred location.

Lou works directly with client OD and People teams as a trusted advisor, supporting organisational learning strategy, programme architecting and solution execution. With over 25 years as a learning solutions consultant Lou has led teams delivering behavioural change programmes and campaigns. Lou also leads global design and delivery faculties for FT100 organisational wide leadership programmes through her associations with world-class consultancies. Both Al and Lou have combined expertise in sourcing and management of multiple training providers to execute complex, organisational-wide development programmes and have managed full supplier outsourcing contracts. From trusted advisor to a safe pair of hands. Lou and Al are known as straight talking consultants who deliver results.