Working With Teams
CULTIVATING EXCELLENCE AND CARE
Over the years, I have had the privilege of collaborating with a diverse array of teams across various sectors—from businesses and frontline workers to passionate activists and creative artists. What unites these groups is their shared identity as ChangeMakers, driven by a desire to make a positive impact.
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My approach to team development is both comprehensive and nuanced. We focus on helping teams articulate their core values, envision and plan for the future, and bring meaningful projects to fruition. A significant portion of my work centres on fostering Wellbeing, where I train teams to create and sustain Cultures of Care within their organisations. Additionally, through my ChangeMaker Leadership programme, I guide teams in cultivating High Performance habits, equipping them with the tools to excel in every area of life.
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Whether you're part of an established team seeking to enhance your effectiveness or a newly formed group looking to build a strong foundation, I invite you to explore how my tailored approaches can support your journey towards becoming a more cohesive, caring, and high-performing team.
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Find out more about my team programmes below. Or if you're an individual interested in my Group ChangeMaker Leadership Programme, complete an application form now.
ChangeMaking
for Organisations
I'm an expert in realising the potential of teams to change the world. This training is designed to help you know yourself and your team better so you can
share skills and support one another to do great things: both in the work place and outside your walls.
Traditional volunteering opportunities often put barriers between volunteers and the people they want to help. We know you want to offer more than just a one off
experience with no evidence of the benefit your intervention has had.
We will provide the tools, knowledge and know how to move you from doing things FOR people to creating things WITH people, so that ultimately those you support can stand on their own two feet and thrive independently.
By channelling the very best of your skills, expertise and experience directly to where it’s needed most, you will know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, the difference you can make in other people's lives.
Photo taken at the RESEO Conference 2019
Wellbeing Consultancy
In today's fast-paced, high-stress world, supporting employee Wellbeing is more essential than ever. But creating effective wellbeing initiatives takes expertise. That's where I come in.
With extensive experience boosting wellbeing for frontline service workers and business professionals alike, my programmes are tailored to your organisation’s unique needs.
For public and frontline service teams, I understand the toll that working in crisis environments can take and provide customised support. Through evidence-based strategies, we help build resilience to trauma, de-escalate stress, and foster a caring culture.
For corporate and professional settings, I will devise holistic programmes that reduce burnout, spark engagement, and drive productivity by supporting mental, physical and social wellbeing.
Regardless of your field, I will work with you to evaluate your workforce challenges, identify priorities, and suggest proven solutions.
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Find out more about my Wellbeing services - from consultancy, to training, to programmes for Wellbeing Champions.
ChangeMaker Leadership
Group Programme
Empower Your Team
with 21st Century Leadership Skills
Are you ready to transform your team into a powerhouse of ChangeMakers? My 21st Century Leadership program is designed for teams of up to 12 people who are committed to regenerating People, Places, and Planet.
Together, We'll Cultivate:
Collective Empowerment:
Learn how to raise each other up and foster independence within your team.
Collaborative Vision:
Work together to create a better future for all.
Individual Growth:
Develop self-leadership skills that form the foundation of effective team leadership.
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This programme is available for high performing teams of any type of up to 12 people (larger numbers by discussion in partnership with Nadine Benjamin MBE).
Contact me for team costs and availability.
Also available for individuals who are interested in group coaching as part of my application only coaching programme.
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For individuals who want the focus of one on one coaching, you can find our more and apply here.
Team Clarity Session
CLARITY about your Destination is vital if you’re going to get where you want to go. Its all there inside you, but when you’re close to a project it can be very hard to see the things you’ve missed – not only ideas but people too. Sometimes the very thing you seek is right under your nose and has been there the whole time. All it takes is a fresh perspective and an outside eye.
This becomes even harder if you’re working with others.
Making choices, finding consensus, ensuring that every voice is heard – whether internal or external – can be challenging and should be an ongoing occupation. As you create a new project or evolve an ongoing venture, ultimately you want to create an environment in which everyone feels able to contribute their unique skills and perspective.
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Everyone needs an outside eye to facilitate change. Whether you’re a solo-preneur, a partnership, a small group of 5 or a company of 100 I can design a process for you to gain CLARITY about your next steps.
The benefits to you will be:
A cohesive vision
Flexible and creatively inspired people
Strong team relationships
Teams that perform as “ideas and solutions” incubators
Self awareness and understanding of personal and group dynamics
A shared climate of enthusiasm and co-operation
Individuals who welcome change, rather than fear it
You will come away from the session with:
A personal map of your individual vision
A shared map of your joint vision
The first step in your action plan to achieve your vision
A list of values to use to steer future choices
Practical tools to avoid confrontation and communicate better
A better idea of what makes you and your teammates tick
Darren is a phenomenal force for good. I've never met anyone so passionate about helping individuals and entire communities. His knowledge about well-being, trauma and how to self regulate is incredible. I genuinely believe the world would be a much healthier and happier place if there were a lot more Darrens."
DAVID EAKINS
RETIRED SENIOR ART DIRECTOR / WELLBEING SPEAKER
The session with Darren was an important moment for our company. It not only gave us the room to think about our wider goals, but created a comfortable space for us to honestly share our issues and ambitions with the rest of the team. As a direct result, we feel refreshed and ready to make the world a better place! Would highly recommend Darren’s coaching style to any new or seasoned company, it was warm, holistic and grounded in common sense.
DECLAN CASSIDY
CMO MAKER CLUB
Darren was an amazing coach who helped to clarify my professional direction and help me build strategies to become more resourceful in times of uncertainty and stress. I will most certainly return to Darren for regular top-ups and refresh of my personal and professional goals and my direction.
MIDGIE THOMPSON
PERFORMANCE AND LIFESTYLE COACH
GROUP CHANGEMAKER LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME
Are you passionate about making a difference but find one-on-one coaching out of reach? Our group coaching programme brings together motivated individuals like you to embark on a transformative 21st Century Leadership journey together.
AFFORDABLE EXCELLENCE
FOR ASPIRING CHANGEMAKERS
Designed for individuals who are committed to personal growth and global impact,
this programme offers:
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Cost-Effective Learning: Access high-quality coaching at a fraction of the cost of individual sessions.
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Diverse Perspectives: Connect with like-minded individuals from various backgrounds, expanding your network and worldview.
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Collaborative Growth: Learn not just from the coach, but from the experiences and insights of your peers.
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Together, we'll explore:
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CONSCIOUSNESS: Uncover hidden patterns and overcome personal saboteurs.
CREATIVITY: Develop innovative approaches to problem-solving.
LEADERSHIP: Learn to lead from the heart, inspiring change in yourself and others.
How It Works
CHANGEMAKER MINDSET
Cultivate the consciousness and creativity needed to address complex global challenges
PERSONAL LEADERSHIP SKILLS
Develop the self-discipline, kindness, and compassion essential for effective leadership
SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY
Build relationships with fellow ChangeMakers who will inspire and motivate you
What You'll Gain
My Group ChangeMaker Leadership package is only for those who are ready to do the kind of work necessary to make lasting change in themselves. It’s a longer term commitment than my other programmes because it demands real focus from you.
We’ll look at how to maintain consistent levels of CLARITY, ENERGY, COURAGE, PRODUCTIVITY and INFLUENCE so you can be absolutely clear about your PURPOSE and can remain highly effective in anything you choose to do.
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What to expect:
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Regular group coaching sessions with a dedicated 21st Century Leadership expert
Interactive workshops and exercises designed to challenge and inspire
Opportunities to practice new skills in a supportive environment
A blend of personal development and practical leadership training
Embark on your High Performance ChangeMaker journey today. Join my group coaching programme and discover how affordable, collaborative learning can propel you towards making meaningful change in the world.
The world needs values driven leadership now more than ever.
Harness your true potential and come together to make change.
2 x 3 Hour
Introduction Sessions
1. Welcome / Group Agreements
2. Goal Setting
11 x 2 Hour
Certified High Performance Group Coaching Sessions
Incorporating Brainspotting if required
Deeper dive worksheets for each High Performance Session
So you can continue working between sessions
An audio recording of the session for you to download and keep
Moderated Private WhatsApp Group
For continued connection to the group between sessions
WhatsApp and email support between
sessions
(limits defined in contract)
Who Should Join?
Aspiring leaders who want to make a difference but feel constrained by limited resources
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Creatives, activists and front line workers who wish to have more impact in their work and on the world around them
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Individuals seeking personal growth and a supportive community of
like-minded ChangeMakers
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Those who believe in the power of collective learning and diverse perspectives
£1000
Paid in 2 or 3 instalments or in a lump sum for a £50 discount
What is Certified High Performance Coaching?
High Performance means succeeding beyond
standard norms consistently over the long term.
Certified High Performance Coaching is a
programme designed to embed the “HP6”
- the six habits that matter most in achieving long
term, sustainable, positive life changes, as
identified in a 3 year research study of high
performers worldwide conducted by the High
Performance Institute. Across 100,000 3rd party
rated sessions, Certified High Performance
Coaching has been consistently rated 9.7 out of
10, the highest in the industry ever. For me the
HP6 are essential tools for 21st Century
Leadership and have changed my life and
countless others for the past decade.
What is Brainspotting?
Brainspotting is both a therapeutic and high
performance tool using the outside gaze to
access packets of stuck information stored in
the unconscious parts of the brain. Brainspotting
(BSP) was discovered in 2003 by David Grand,
Ph.D. and now over 10,000 therapists have been
trained as practitioners in the US, South
America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Used
by athletes and artists to enhance performance
we believe that BSP taps into and harnesses the
body’s natural self-scanning, self-healing ability
allowing clients to release old patterns and move
into more expanded ways of being.
Our Journey
SESSION #1
WELCOME
In this session we'll get to know the principles of ChangeMaking and each other. We'll set some Group Agreements to guide us as a team through our journey together and learn some key concepts to give us a common language for the weeks ahead.
SESSION #2
GOAL SETTING
In this session we’ll be setting the scene by
identifying goals for the road ahead,
discovering your level of focus, agency and
current habits that might be holding you back.
We will define Success on your terms and
design a pathway to achieving it.
SESSION #3
CLARITY
In this session you’ll be identifying where you
are right now, getting clear about the values,
principles and practices that support your
journey to leadership.
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SESSION #4
ENERGY
You'll be discovering how to generate the power needed to keep moving and achieve your goals.
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SESSION #5
COURAGE
In this session we'll be looking at roadblocks and learning ways to overcome resistance to change.
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SESSION #6
PRODUCTIVITY
You’ll be exploring ways to get things done
more consistently and identifying the habits that
stop you being as productive as you could be.
SESSION #7
INFLUENCE
In this session we’ll look at how to increase your
influence in your relationships and how to bring others with you as a leader.
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SESSION #8
PSYCHOLOGY MASTERY
In this session we’ll be developing a leadership
mindset by increasing your level of awareness
so you can live into your strengths, rather than
your limitations.
SESSION #9
PHYSIOLOGY MASTERY
In this session we’ll revisit Energy, but from a perspective of developing more stamina and
resilience to serve at a higher level.
SESSION #10
PRODUCTIVITY MASTERY
This session is all about getting even more
effective in your productivity and seeing big
goals through to a successful conclusion.
SESSION #11
PERSUASION MASTERY
In this session you’ll focus on becoming more
influential in sharing your message and learn a
formula for maximum persuasion.
SESSION #12
PURPOSE
As the culmination of exploring the HP6 you will focus on “raising necessity” by identifying the underlying motivating factors that get you out of bed every day as a Conscious Creative ChangeMaker.
SESSION #13
COMMITMENT
In our final session we’ll review the journey so
far and explore ways to help you stay on the
path once the programme is over.
Contact & Newsletter
To book a call or for more information about any of my activities or services drop me a line and we'll get back to you as soon as we can.
I look forward to serving you soon.