The Inside Job

Where real confidence begins

A 10 week, compassion-focused group coaching journey for emerging and mid-career professional and leaders across the UK and Europe who want calm, authentic confidence under pressure - not just another course.

Programme at glance:
- 10 weekly, 90-minute live online sessions (UK/Europe time zones)
- Small cohort, psychologically safe, evidence based.
- Optional Wave Focus Styles & Executive Aptitude psychometrics to personalise your journey.

Limited to 12 participants to ensure depth of coaching

Who is it for

The Inside Job is ideal for:

New or first-line leaders
high-potential talent in leadership pipelines
Professionals navigating visibility, imposter feelings and cross-cultural teams.

You might recognise yourself if you are:

second-guessing decisions even when you are competent
holding back in meetings or high stakes conversations
feeling the weight of seniority, visibility or judgement
over-preparing, over-explaining, or waiting until you feel "ready"

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What you will develop

We have been running this programme internationally with diverse professionals for three years. Participants who have implemented their learning have reported strengthening of their leadership capabilities, including:

Self-trust & confident judgement - making decisions with clarity rather than doubt.
Emotional regulation under pressure - staying steady, focused, and composed in challenging moments.
Courageous communication - speaking clearly and respectfully, including with senior or difficult stakeholders.
Leadership presence & credibility - showing up calmly and let your performance speak for itself.

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How The Inside Job programme works

Duration- 10 weeks
Session - Online 90 minutes
Delivery - Live sessions sessions, practical tools and reflective practices and structured integration between sessions
Time zones - UK/Central European
Approach - Evidence-based approach drawing on Psychology, Biology, Philosophy, Buddhism, and well-being research. Supportive peer learning
12 Limited places - to maintain quality and group support
Investment - £450 / Euro520

What makes The Inside Job different

Most confidence or leadership programmes focus on external behaviours. The Inside Job develops the internal capacity that makes leadership skills useable in real, diverse workplaces.

This is a compassion-focused programme: self-compassion and compassion for others are used as practical tools to reduce harsh self-criticism and support sustainable performance under pressure.

For European organisations, optional Wave Focus Styles and Executive Aptitude provide robust, development-focused data that can inform talent reviews, promotion discussions and leadership pipelines, without reducing people to a single score.

Across our confidence & talent development programmes, over 90% of staff engaged in coaching and workshops, with reduced absence and improved performance outcomes.

The Inside Job is NOT a good fit if you are looking for:

a one-off inspirational talk
a generic presentation skills training

The Inside Job IS for you if you want to do the inner work that makes those external skills sustainable.

Enquire about brining The Inside Job into your Organisation.

Here's what participants say

(Voices from recent online cohorts bringing together professionals from UK, Asia and the Middle East, working in international, cross-cultural environments)

“My confidence has grown like building strength at the gym. I appear with more assurance, people notice the way I make submissions, and retainment has increased. Where I once held back out of misplaced respect for seniority and under valuing myself, I now feel able to push back appropriately and advocate more effectively”.

Mid career legal professional, Asia

“I found that the programmes's impact really comes down to application and repetition. The biggest change is that I have normalised taking action: attempting things now feels like something I simply do, with failure no longer catastrophic and success just part of the process "

Mid career Engineer, UK

“I am now less hesitant to try new actions and more able to judge whether opportunities will truly benefit me"

Early career English teacher -British Council

“Our work together has changed how I approach opportunities and challenges. I am more aware of my patterns and now meet situations with greater self-trust stepping in to unfamiliar opportunities without needing everything to be perfect. The ability to pause, reflect and respond with intention instead of doubt has had a lasting impact on how I show up"

Global health MSc student, London

“I spend less time justifying myself and more time letting results speak , and by worrying less about what I cannot control and focussing on what I can, my performance has improved. Senior leaders appreciate me more, colleagues question me less and the atmosphere has shifted from 'shivers' to genuine smiles at work"

Mid career, International Tourist sector

“I engage more confidently in unfamiliar situations and was able to negotiate a work arrangement better aligned with my skills"

Early career IT professional, Asia

“I used to turn down opportunities, believing I was not good enough and limiting myself, but I do not see things that way anymore"

Mid-career - PA to Director in Health care, Asia