People, process, delivery and AI. Fixed properly, and measured.

How we help · People and teams

Teams that trust each other and do great work.

1:1s, feedback, trust, growth, hiring and burnout. The people side that every plan, process and AI tool depends on.

Talk it through

Free, 30 minutes, no pitch.

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Both sides of the desk

Every problem looks different depending on where you sit. We work on both.

For the business

Managers who coach, teams who stay

  • Problems raised early, because people trust each other
  • Fewer regretted resignations, and less knowledge walking out the door
  • Managers promoted with help, not left to sink or swim

For your people

A manager who has your back

  • Honest feedback, given early and kindly
  • A 1:1 that's about you, not a status update
  • A pace you could keep up for a year

Sound familiar?

Each one links to the fix: the steps, and the words to use.

My 1:1s have turned into status meetingsPlaybook · The 1:1 playbook · 3 min→One resignation would take a whole system with itPlaybook · People debt · 2 min→There's a conversation I keep putting offPlaybook · Runbooks for humans · 2 min→I got promoted for being good at the job, and now I'm managing people doing itPlaybook · You've been promoted. You're a beginner again. · 4 min→My team seems less capable when I'm in the room than when I'm notPlaybook · Multiply, don't diminish · 4 min→Every week feels the same and the team has stopped caringPlaybook · Groundhog Day: when every week feels the same · 3 min→My best person never stops, and I'm worried they'll burn outGuide · The Doer · 2 min→How do I find someone senior to back my career?Guide · The Selfless Leader · 2 min→One person knows everything, and nothing moves without themGuide · The Oracle · 2 min→My best person is ready for promotion, but the money isn't thereArticle · Ready for promotion, but there's no budget: what to say, and what not to promise · 3 min→I want to motivate my best people, but I can't promise them a promotionArticle · Never promise a promotion. Promise a CV-building opportunity. · 2 min→Nobody says anything in our retrosArticle · Why your retros stopped working, and how to fix them · 2 min→The team feels flat and stuck in a rutArticle · Twelve small rituals that stop a team going stale · 2 min→People are resisting a change we need to makeArticle · How to enable change without a change programme · 3 min→My team is worn out by constant changeArticle · Change fatigue: when your team has had enough · 2 min→Something went badly wrong and we need to learn from itArticle · Running your first retro after something went wrong · 3 min→I don't really know how my team is doingArticle · The 15-minute team health check · 3 min→I've inherited a team that was badly managedArticle · How to take over a team that's had a bad manager · 3 min→I've been promoted to lead my old teamArticle · Leading a team you used to be part of · 2 min→

How we can help

Each step is small enough to say yes to, and earns the next one.

Ways to work together →
01

Free appraisal

Thirty minutes on what's going on, and whether outside help would make a difference.

02

Manager coaching

Four sessions over eight weeks, built from your manager profile.

03

Team reset

A facilitated half-day on the two biggest blockers, with a 30-day check-in.

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