What we Believe
Our Principles and Premises
We enjoy solving puzzles that stem from the messy, complex, dynamic interactions you get in systems that include people.
We believe people are remarkable and that with the right skills, thinking and cultural context incredible things can be achieved.
To tap into the potential of the people, teams and organisations looking to do great things, we work from a position of curiosity and non-judmental observation.
We draw on a mix of solidly researched science and practical application to meet real world solutions. Here are the premises with which we help you create the capability and culture to achieve ambitious goals.
There is no one solution and no silver bullet for modern day workplace conundrums.
Humans are a part of complex systems
We pull from our expertise in how humans interact in complex systems to bring about the best performance outcomes using:
Human Factors- the discipline of understanding the capabilities and limitations of people to inform better design.
Human And Organisational Performance– a philosophy we adopt to create a focus on successful work as well as where things are not working. This approach makes the person doing the work the main participant in solving the problem.
Behavioural Science and Neuroscience- a huge field of ever evolving understanding in why and how people behave the way they do. We use this understanding to create change through unlearning some of the old and relearning of the new.
Conversation is the culture
The thoughts we have, drive the feelings we experience and create our actions. Conversations are the manifestation of those and the drivers of the context and culture we have. We use conversation to assess, shift and shape culture and transform outcomes, predominatly through:
Highly skilled listening to what is said, what is not said and how the conversations drive the culture you have.
Conversational Intelligence approach to generate trust and purposeful conversations at the right level for the right situation.
Leveraging leadership
You cannot leave leadership to catch up- they are by definition supposed to lead. We start there and support leaders all the way using our expertise in:
Executive and leadership coaching to support leadership that creates compelling purpose and direction; that engages and connects, as well as delivers.
Leadership Pipeline frameworks to develop leadership at the right level for the role leaders occupy in the future state on their Island B.
Psychological safety as a means of deliberately creating environments where people can bring all their capability to work, speak up, challenge, contribute with the expectation of being rewarded for being themselves even if it means feeling vulnerable.
Emotional Intelligence to provide the foundation for leading transformational change and performance improvement through people.
Supporting you all the way
Our approach is to support you and your people to develop the skills, insights and knowledge to reach your island B. How do we do this? The simple answer is in whatever way we agree works for you. The expertise we use for this is:
Professional coaching – team and individual coaching supports people in deciding on, moving towards and growing to deliver the outcomes they desire. Coaching is there for when you get stuck, move off course, clearing the clutter and when you are moving ahead with purpose.
Capability development- transformation requires shifts in skills, thinking and mental models to support your change. We ensure you have what you need.
How can we help?
To discuss your organizational needs:
“In my opinion it is rare that you find someone who takes such time, and is so good at allowing people to be heard and encouraging people to be themselves. I think this, along with her core belief in people, is the essence of why Trudi is so effective in supporting individuals and organisations with their coaching and transformations.”