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Let's play a game and see how you compare to your peers. How many of these things do you recognise from your team? You're in a meeting. A decision needs to be made. And somehow, an hour later, you leave without one. ​Or worse … someone makes a decision that nobody actually agreed to, and now you're all living with it. ​You wanted a self-sufficient team. What you got is a queue outside your door. ​You spend a third of your working life in meetings. And most of it feels like a

Stephen Thinking About Big Goals I am going to tell you how I find my misogi. Misogi (miss-oh-gee) is one of those Japanese concepts that means something almost entirely different, but still useful, when it is translated in the West. Originally it refers to a Shinto ritual of purification with water. Imagine people praying under waterfalls and you have a good idea. But in the West it has come to mean something more like a grand challenge. It is the idea that you set yourself

I’m pleased to share that Stephen Lock Ltd has achieved Cyber Essentials certification . This is a UK government-backed standard for keeping client data secure and systems protected from online threats. For us, this isn’t about ticking compliance boxes. It’s about responsibility and trust. Coaching often involves deeply personal conversations: ideas, ambitions, and sometimes vulnerabilities. Protecting that information and confidentiality is crucial. This certification confir

I am proud to announce that Stephen Lock Ltd has been selected to coach the Executive and Senior team at ARIA (Advanced Research + Invention Agency) for the next 12 months.

Most high performers don’t seek out coaching because they’re stuck. They seek it out because they’ve reached the edge of what’s worked so...

Most of the leaders I coach aren’t failing. They’re competent, committed, and doing their best. They’ve already built something. They’ve...

Most workshops don’t change anything.People turn up, take a few notes, nod along, and quietly wonder what’s for lunch. A week later,...