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Coaching Spikes

How it works

A Coaching Spike is a 2-week intensive that helps you move quickly on a specific leadership or personal challenge. You start and finish with short face-to-face sessions, with daily prompts and reflections delivered asynchronously via Slack, Teams, or another channel.
The rhythm keeps momentum high while fitting around a busy schedule.

What it’s for

A Coaching Spike is for people who need focused support to unblock something fast. Typical uses include:

• Clarifying priorities or direction
• Building confidence in a specific area
• Navigating tricky team or stakeholder dynamics
• Breaking unhelpful patterns or habits
• Preparing for a new role or responsibility

Ideal for leaders, managers, or founders who want clear progress in two weeks — without committing to long-term coaching.

What you’ll get

  • ✺ Start Session (Virtual F2F)

    Set direction and focus
    • Clarify your goal or challenge
    • Identify what you want to shift
    • Agree the theme for the 2-week Spike
    • Set expectations and working style

  • ✺ Week 1–2 (Mon–Fri)

    Daily prompts and reflection
    • Guided prompts each weekday via Slack/Teams
    • Light reflection exercises
    • Tailored nudges based on your responses
    • Optional quick check-ins on live issues

  • ✺End Session + Summary

    Review and apply
    • Reflect on progress and key patterns
    • Consolidate insights and shifts
    • Define practical next steps and habits
    • Personal written summary of outcomes
    • Optional separate organisational summary

How it works

  • ✺ Flexible purchase

    Individual or packs of five
    • Buy a single Spike for one person
    • Or a pack of five for wider organisational use
    • Packs can be used back-to-back
    • Same person or different people — both work
    • Best results when one Spike = one clear focus

  • ✺ Chat-based delivery

    Your preferred platform
    • Slack or Teams recommended
    • WhatsApp or other chat tools also fine
    - We just need temporary access for the 2-week Spike
    • All prompts, nudges, and reflections delivered in-channel

  • ✺ Simple F2F setup

    Any video platform
    • Start and end sessions via your organisation’s usual tool
    • Zoom, Teams, Meet — anything is fine
    • If needed, we can default to Google Hangouts

Why Coaching Spikes?

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Built on a Proven Coaching Foundation — Evolved for Faster, Focused Change

Delivered by a qualified coach, Coaching Spikes blend the depth of traditional coaching with a sharper, time-bound format built for busy leaders. Instead of broad, open-ended exploration, the Spike focuses on one challenge or behaviour you want to shift — creating clarity and momentum quickly.

Informed by years of in-company coaching and mentoring experience, the format is further strengthened by 1:1 learning methodology — structured prompts, guided reflection, and short, practical exercises that help insights turn into action. The result is a process that’s more focused, more specific, and more efficient than standard coaching alone.

You still get the reflection, challenge, and personal insight of coaching — but delivered in a way designed for speed and impact, helping you make meaningful progress in just two weeks.

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Who it’s for

Coaching Spikes are ideal for anyone who wants focused support to make progress quickly — whether you’re stepping into a new role, developing leadership capability, navigating change, or working towards a specific personal or professional goal. If you’re unsure whether a Spike is the right fit, we’re always happy to talk it through.

Although the process begins and ends with short face-to-face sessions, most of the work happens asynchronously. This makes the Spike flexible, non-intrusive, and easy to fit around a busy schedule. If face-to-face sessions aren’t right for the individual, even these can be delivered as long-form scheduled chat sessions instead — maintaining the same structure and depth without the pressure of live video.

For those who prefer it, the entire Spike can be delivered entirely asynchronously — a comfortable, unpressured option that still creates momentum and meaningful change.