Learn how to work with difference and tension, rather than avoiding it.

Surface what is unsaid. Turn disagreement into wiser decisions. Enable agreement without forcing consensus. Transform challenges into collective strengths.

For leaders, organisations and teams where what isn’t being said is costing you people, energy, time, and good work.

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“10/10 Learning”

“I would have chosen more than a 10/10 if I could have. This should be compulsory learning for all leaders.

Farah Akbar, Deputy Head of Institute

This work is for you if…

  • You participate in, or hold responsibility for, a team or organisation and care about its social fabric staying healthy. You know that strong team dynamics are what enable high-quality work.

  • You are already in a team or organisational dynamic that is stuck, where something important isn't being said, or where interpersonal challenges are draining energy and chipping away at the good work that is possible.

  • You recognise any of these typical challenges: Decisions do not stick, even if they are politely agreed to. The same topics or behaviours repeat over and over. Disagreements go unspoken, even when everyone can feel them. Energy drops regularly around meetings or certain topics. Gossip spreads. Excuses pile up. Tensions simmer and escalate. People withdraw, go on leave, quietly (or loudly) quit.

    This work is for people who sense that the usual approaches of another team away day, another round of meetings or workshops won’t really address what needs to shift long term. Something more fundamental has to change in how people work together, not just in what they do.

    The work is deeply practical, and it isn't quick.

    It builds capacity that stays with you long after the engagement ends.

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“Life changing.”

“The course was a life-changing, empowering and a wonderfully enriching experience - I am truly grateful.”

Dawn Cremonese, Head of Research Culture

Clients

“One of the best trainers I’ve ever seen”

“What convinced me to come (on a training) was attending a taster session. I came away thinking: “that’s one of the best trainers I’ve ever seen." I have taken so much from the training and recommend it wholeheartedly. If more people had access to this training, tension could become celebrated rather than debilitating or explosive.

Katharine Segal, Coach, Facilitator, Strategist