Working alongside my colleague Jess Shields, who is an Executive Coach and Trainer, we deliver staff wellbeing & leadership development sessions using the Golden Compass Approach. We offer practical and engaging training sessions focused on staff wellbeing, leadership development, manager confidence and creating compassionate cultures.
Wellbeing and Leadership Development Sessions
Our Mission
· Educating Leaders
· Facilitating psychologically safe workplaces
· Encouraging a compass approach
What Is the Golden Compass Approach?
The Golden Compass Approach is a practical framework that helps individuals and teams navigate complex situations, uncertainty and challenging conversations with greater confidence, clarity and purpose.
Like a compass that helps us find direction when the path ahead is unclear, the Golden Compass Approach provides a structured way of exploring challenges, understanding different perspectives and making thoughtful, values-based decisions. It encourages reflection, self-awareness and effective communication, helping people respond rather than react when faced with difficult situations.
The approach is particularly valuable in workplace settings where leaders and teams are required to manage change, address conflict, support colleagues through sensitive issues or have conversations that feel uncomfortable or emotionally charged.
Why Is It Useful?
The Golden Compass Approach helps people develop the confidence and skills needed to navigate workplace challenges more effectively. It can support organisations to:
Have difficult conversations with greater confidence and compassion.
Improve communication and understanding between colleagues and teams.
Build psychological safety and trust within the workplace.
Manage conflict constructively and reduce workplace tensions.
Strengthen leadership and people management skills.
Improve decision-making when faced with uncertainty or competing priorities.
Increase self-awareness, emotional intelligence and resilience.
Foster a more supportive, collaborative and inclusive workplace culture.
By providing a clear framework for navigating challenging situations, the Golden Compass Approach helps individuals and organisations move forward with greater confidence, empathy and effectiveness.
To learn more about myself and Jess please see the Services Page.
Current Training Offered
The Role of Empathy in Trauma Informed Leadership
Time: 1 Hour Learn at Lunch
Location: Online (Zoom / Teams)
There is a possibility for in person training. Please enquire.
Number of participants: Up to 99
Cost: £350
10% discount for charities
Certificate of Attendance provided
How to Book – please contact us via the contact page and I will get back in touch with you to discuss your requirements
What will I learn in this training?
What is Trauma- Informed Leadership?
Understanding empathy and why it is important
Exploring common mistakes in Leadership that can escalate difficult situations.
Understanding the impact of stress on employees.
Understand what effective leadership looks like.
Understand and apply the “window of tolerance” as a tool for supporting empathetic leadership
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the session, you will have a greater understanding of how empathy within leadership can have a positive impact in the workplace. You will feel more equipped to respond to employees who are under stress in a way that deescalates tension and be able to respond in a way that invites a collaborative path to resolve issues.
Who Should Attend?
This session is ideal for:
HR professionals
Line managers
People and Culture teams
Employee wellbeing leads
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) professionals
Occupational Health practitioners
Senior leaders committed to creating inclusive workplaces
Having Tricky Conversations
Time: 1 Hour Learn at Lunch
Location: Online (Zoom / Teams)
There is a possibility for in person training. Please enquire.
Number of participants: Up to 99
Cost: £350
10% discount for charities
Certificate of Attendance provided
How to Book – please contact us via the contact page and I will get back in touch with you to discuss your requirements
What will I learn in this training?
Develop a deeper understanding of emotions and how they influence communication.
Recognize personal triggers and unhelpful interaction patterns during difficult conversations.
Improve communication skills to communicate clearly, calmly, and effectively.
Build perspective-taking skills to better understand different viewpoints.
Learn practical techniques for managing expectations in challenging discussions.
Increase confidence in handling tricky conversations with employees.
Strengthen the ability to respond constructively and maintain positive working relationships.
Apply practical strategies to improve communication outcomes in everyday workplace conversations.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this session, you will be able to recognize how emotions influence communication, identify personal triggers and unhelpful interaction patterns, apply practical strategies for clear and effective communication, understand different perspectives, manage expectations in challenging discussions, and approach tricky conversations with greater confidence.
Who Should Attend?
This session is ideal for:
HR professionals
Line managers
People and Culture teams
Employee wellbeing leads
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) professionals
Occupational Health practitioners
Senior leaders committed to creating inclusive workplaces
Ready to talk?
Send us a quick message below, and we’ll reach out within 3 business days.