What working together can look like

Every collaboration starts in the same place: we clarify the goal together and agree on how we'll know we've reached it. Only then do we choose the route. Here are three real-world examples.

1:1 coaching

Two examples

More influence and a clear direction

Client
Leader
Focus
Influence, strategic direction and leadership
Format
1:1 coaching

The starting point

A capable leader had a lot of responsibility, but less impact than they wanted. Cross-departmental collaboration was challenging, and the team lacked a clear direction with clear priorities.

The goal

Greater influence, stronger collaboration across departments and a direction the team could see and follow. Even when the pressure was high.

The process

  1. ClarificationWhat needed to be different, and how would we know it was working?
  2. The blind spotsUncovering the mental limitations and blind spots that were unconsciously holding back their abilities.
  3. Techniques and toolsPractical, brain-based techniques for building influence, collaborating across teams and communicating clearly.
  4. Testing under pressureThe tools were put to use in real meetings and decisions.
  5. Test, test and iterateAfter each test we evaluated what worked and sharpened the techniques and habits. Then we tested again, until it held up in everyday life.
  6. EmbeddingA clear plan so the new habits stuck, even when everyday life got busy again.

Results

More influenceClear strategic direction and prioritiesStronger cross-team collaborationEffective self-leadershipCalm and clarity under pressure
Workshop

Perform under pressure

Focus
Performing and communicating sharply under pressure
Tools
Four practical, research-based techniques

The starting point

Nerves are not about a lack of competence. Under pressure, the brain's alarm system steals capacity, so you can't reach what you actually know. That's why we trained the how, not just the what.

The goal

For participants to stay calm, use what they knew and communicate with impact when a lot was at stake: in an important meeting, a presentation or a difficult conversation.

The process

  1. ClarificationBefore the workshop, we mapped the need: where did the pressure hit, and what should participants be able to take away?
  2. InsightWhat happens in the brain under pressure? A short, accessible look at the research, so participants knew why pressure hits and what works.
  3. Practical toolsFour simple techniques for calm, focus and impact that could be used straight away.
  4. Train it in the roomEach participant worked on a real situation from their own working life. The tools were tried out on the task, in pairs and with feedback, so they sat in the body and not just in the head.
  5. Put it into practiceEveryone left with a concrete plan for the next 48 hours. Participants tested the tools in everyday life, noticed what worked, adjusted and tested again. Repetition was what turned it into a habit.

Results

Understanding the brain under pressureFour tools to use straight awayA concrete plan for the next 48 hoursMore calm in the situations that matter

With Anne, it's not just theory. It's something that works in a busy everyday life.

Pia ChristensenProduct Manager, formerly Google & Meta

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