Meetings and messages never stop. Priorities compete. Attention gets pulled in ten directions at once, and the focused, strategic thinking is the first thing to get squeezed out.
If your team feels busy but not sure they’re making real progress, they’re not alone. New tools promise efficiency, but most people just feel more overwhelmed, more change, more noise, and no shared way of working that holds it together.
We’re workplace learning experts who practise everything we teach. Our work is practical, unorthodox, and built on how people actually think, not the latest shiny tool.
When humans thrive, work works.
Since 2009, we’ve helped over 450,000 people, across every industry and multiple languages, make space for what matters.
How we do it
Your people can relax. Our sessions aren’t time away from work, they’re time spent on real work. People bring their actual inbox, their actual meetings, their actual projects into the room, so they leave with clarity and momentum, not just good intentions.
Everything we deliver is:
Don’t just take our word for it
Best development session I’ve ever had. Great to focus on myself and how I become better.
Will Mills Operations Support ManagerBoots UK Limited
I have already recommended it to our whole organisation. Perfect presentation, really engaging and entertaining.
Mark RodenEnvironment Agency
Simply brilliant, flow spot on, doing the action plan and speaking to others as you're drafting it is great.
Julia HillmanSecond Mile Consulting
Such an engaging session and speaker, gave me lots of food for thought and changed my perspective on things.
Siarah MeahClarion
The session ran so smoothly and was really informative and engaging with planned activities.
Jessie StewartSurrey County Council
Really good format and easy to follow, no information overload. Delivered in a way that allows you to think and process information, which actually sticks too.
Laura RutterCentrepoint
It's funny, I thought.. do I need to do join this webinar, home working is home working, been doing it for months now, and I have it nailed. But some colleagues mentioned they were doing it this morning, and i thought let me join and see, so i joined at 9.50 am on the day. Terrible I know, but I am so glad I did join… It's like that sit down chat that was needed from a wise friend/family member.
Workshop ParticipantCentrepoint
Changed my perspective on presenting to focus on facilitating and making it more engaging. An amazing workshop.
Rachel BerkoffScouts
One of the best online sessions during this whole lockdown year.
Workshop ParticipantCrisis
Very insightful and practical. I have immediate takeaways to implement. Brilliant energy and expertise.
Alex MatthewsArqiva
The session was excellent and delivered to an exceptionally high standard.
Sharon StephensRoyal Meteorology Society
The 2 hours flew past and it was so convenient and interactive and ran extremely smoothly.
Workshop ParticipantNetwork Rail
I have now changed the pressure I put on myself to get everything done
Workshop ParticipantHi-Spirits
I felt empowered to try so many things in the session, the planner, the poll, Teams channels. The best training, loved it.
Princess MoyoLeicester College
The webinar was just mind blowing. It made me appreciate how important self-care is, and that doing 'more' can actually slow down productivity. I'm definitely going to put in place all of the nine steps and tweak and change based on my experiences.
Workshop ParticipantNottingham College
To Do was fantastic, very relevant and will change how I work. Also loved the other tips.
Karen RulloNeuroHealth Case Management Services
I never thought an online training would be so effective.
Workshop ParticipantQED
Great balance of discussion, learning and practical hands-on work. Loved it.
Mental load hugely reduced and feel much more in control of my work and home life – already!
Workshop ParticipantCanterbury Christ Church University
Just brilliant, great techniques for getting the inbox down to zero. This is changing how I work, fantastic.
Susan AttardLGA
The course itself was the perfect balance of listening, watching and engaging. Highly recommended.
Anthony MumfordUniversity of Edinburgh
Was a really great session and my whole team loved it. Grace was great. Been thinking about nothing else for the last 48 hours! Amazing.
Andrea NewmanHSBC
I feel calmer and more organised – bliss.
Louise Kendrick, Account ManagerGround Control
Really good course, probably the best one I have been on. Knowing all the different tools I can use will improve my productivity.
Danielle Shoobert, Workshop participantSouthern Water
I admit I was sceptical as I hear ‘productivity’ and imagine a focus on squeezing the most out of yourself to the detriment of your own wellbeing, so it was a really pleasant surprise to find that wellbeing, care and kindness were woven throughout. The whole team seemed really engaged and it was good to feel like we were ‘together’ in something when we can’t be together physically.
Workshop ParticipantCardiff University
This was really excellent training – I could have had a whole week of this!
Workshop ParticipantCrown Prosecution Service
This has encouraged me to think differently about my work and how I work so I feel very positive going forward that I will be able to manage some of the issues contributing to my stress levels about my job. Thanks you for helping to reset my brain 🙂
Workshop ParticipantCheshire Constabulary
The numbers back it up
94%
of clients would recommend us
96%
of clients rated their consultant excellent
92%
rated their workshop excellent
Why this matters to your organisation
Employee engagement is one of the few things that moves the needle whatever your industry, size or location. Gallup’s 2020 Q12 meta-analysis of 2.7 million employees shows what organisations with highly engaged teams typically see:
18% increase in productivity 23% increase in profitability 10% increase in customer loyalty 43% reduction in staff turnover
When people have the space, clarity and confidence to do what matters, they offer more of their capability, not because they’re pushed harder, but because the friction’s been removed. That’s good news for them, and for your bottom line.
Ready to see it for yourself?
Tell us what’s feeling harder than it should, and we’ll help you work out where to start.
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