GETTING LEADERS AND TEAMS READY FOR ANYTHING
WHAT WE DO
We hear some version of “It all feels hard” every day.
The speed of change increases, the time to think doesn’t, but leaders and their teams still need to deliver results and work well together.
At The Optimists we believe that people can develop their ability to meet those challenges. Not because it’s a nice idea, but because the evidence and our years of experience tell us they can.
That change doesn’t happen by magic or by reading a single leadership book. It comes from people understanding, developing and practising the key leadership skills and behaviours they need as individuals and as leaders of teams.
That’s were we can help.
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One-to-one coaching helps new and experienced leaders build self-awareness, understand what’s getting in the way of their goals and develop the leadership skills and habits they need to achieve them.
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Team coaching helps teams agree a shared goal and how they’ll work together to achieve it. Each person is then supported through one-to-one coaching to develop the leadership skills and habits they need to work towards that goal.
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Sometimes you know a senior team could work better, but the problem isn't obvious.
We can use interviews, psychometrics and team diagnostics to understand what's happening and where to focus.
We then design the right intervention, from a focused offsite to a longer programme of team and individual development.
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Our starting point is to understand the specific skills your people need. You may already have a clear picture, or we can help you build one through a training needs assessment.
Once we understand what’s needed, we’ll put together the training that fits. That might be a tailored programme for a group of leaders, or individual workshops delivered across the wider business.
Our sessions are highly interactive, use evidence-based models and frameworks, and give people the chance to practise new skills in the room.
We help people plan how they’ll put their learning into practice, with a drop-in session a month later for further support.
Client List
Publicis Groupe
Ford
STRGY AI
Journey Further
Coca Cola
HSBC
Cambridge City Council