What We Do

A workshop by Chris Wyles

Theodore Roosevelt once famously said ‘Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much or suffer much, because they live in the in the grey twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.’

‘Out the Grey’ is a workshop that unpacks the process of maximising your potential both as an individual and as a team. At the heart of the session is formulating a ‘toolkit’ of resilience, and mental toughness that not only helps you leave the grey but stay out.

Chris will share stories and insights from his successful career with Saracens Rugby Club which bought the team 4 premiership titles and 2 European Cup titles during his playing time there.

In this highly energised and interactive workshop, run by our partners at Speak The Speech, we will discuss the value of conflict, its pitfalls and the best ways to manage it. Participants will explore how to properly plan for difficult conversations as well as casual ones and how to authentically engage in awkward, tricky or uncomfortable moments in a strategic positive way. They will learn what factors to consider when in the heat of a conflict and how to handle the aftermath appropriately.

All the Speak the Speech courses are high-energy, interactive, fun and practical and participant’s will notice an immediate difference in their communication style.

MATTHEW PROUDFOOT
South African Rugby World Cup winning coach and current England forwards coach

Through a targeted Q&A session in conversation with Lindi and by taking questions from the audience, Matt will share stories from his extensive experience in high-pressured, high-stakes situations, conveying insightful lessons he learnt whilst building dominant teams. In his calm, confident and uniquely empathic manner, Matt will challenge audience members’ thinking, evoke mindset changes, provide concrete examples and share inspiring personal stories of his impact on boosting people’s resilience. In the toughest of team sports, Matt has a way with people that undoubtedly brings out the best in them.

Despite winning almost every major rugby tournament, you will often hear Matt say: “I don’t measure success by achievements, I measure success by the inputs”. During our conversation, we will explore this personal philosophy further.

“In some ways hybrid will make greater demands of managers and organisations than the shift to total remote working” – CIPD

We explore with you how to:

– overcome common challenges your team faces in a hybrid workplace
– how preferences and role requirements can be accommodated
– how to better engage your team in a hybrid workplace
– and how to develop your optimal hybrid leadership style.

Our world is becoming ever more complex. Many of our challenges are now far too complex to be solved by individual thinkers alone – however brilliant they may be. The ability to activate the collective intelligence of our teams and organisations is a vital skill in todays’s globalised world and guarantees major competitive advantages. We show you how to foster complexity-thinking in your team and how to harvest your team’s collective intelligence.

The speed and complexity of economic, social and technological change to which organisations have to respond continues to accelerate and deepen. While change can open up exciting new opportunities, it can also feel scary and overwhelming.

How can you and your organisation learn not just to survive but to thrive in a constantly changing environment? What are the individual and team skills required to successfully negotiate uncertainty and ambiguity when much is at stake?