Our 1-2-1, Group and Board Coaching Programmes offer a provocative and reflective space for CEOs and Senior Executives to untangle and articulate strategic questions, work out how to inspire those around them and re-define what kind of leader they need to be for the business to succeed in the 21st Century.
Leadership that makes strategy real
Successful organisations don’t get stuck because the strategy is wrong. They get stuck because leadership behaviour doesn’t shift.
The market moves. The ambition is clear. The opportunity is real. And yet the organisation keeps operating as if it’s still 2012.
Old habits linger: control instead of empowerment, meetings full of updates and no decisions, communication that doesn’t scale, collaboration that’s optional instead of essential.
That’s transformation friction — and it’s where growth strategies quietly stall.
At That People Thing, we design leadership programmes that remove that friction by changing how leaders actually lead.
Not in theory. In practice. Where it matters most.
Most leadership development offers tidy models and a short burst of inspiration. Then Monday happens.
Transformation requires leaders who can: make decisions that stick, run meetings where real work gets done, communicate with clarity and momentum, empower without chaos and lead people through uncertainty and change. Leadership development isn’t a perk. It’s an execution system.
Built for organisations in transformation, our programmes are designed for organisations who are: scaling into new markets or regions, integrating acquisitions, professionalising to compete at the top level in their industry and asking leaders to step up in a new way
We work with you to identify the behaviour shifts that will unlock disproportionate progress. Your leaders test new approaches, reflect, get challenged, and upgrade how they lead as the programme unfolds. By the end, there’s no going back. Too much has changed.
Ready to remove the friction?
If your organisation is transforming — and you want leadership that actually moves the strategy — let’s talk.
Culture is all about what a company stands for and how it feels to interact with.
Culture isn’t what you say you stand for. It’s how decisions get made, how power works, how people collaborate, and what gets spoken about — or avoided.
When organisations scale, acquire new businesses, enter new markets or face industry disruption, culture becomes the difference between momentum and drag. What worked in the old chapter doesn’t automatically scale into the next.
That’s when cultural friction shows up: silos harden, communication breaks down, leadership feels inconsistent, decisions slow, and people hold back rather than step up. Not because they don’t care — but because the operating assumptions haven’t evolved.
At That People Thing, we help organisations make the cultural shifts that unlock transformation. No theatre, no generic values workshops — just real behavioural change embedded into how the business runs.
If your culture needs to support your next chapter, let’s talk.
Each year, Blaire works privately with a small number of senior leaders at critical moments.
CEOs, Executive Committee members and transformation sponsors leading organisations through scale, acquisition, repositioning or industry shift.
With more than 25 years working alongside boards and senior teams, Blaire brings an external perspective grounded in real organisational complexity — not theory. This is not traditional coaching. It is a confidential relationship focused on judgement, behaviour and execution at the highest level.
When the stakes are material, leadership habits either accelerate performance or quietly constrain it. The work centres on decision-making under pressure, shifting from control to scalable leadership, aligning senior teams, navigating board dynamics, and leading cultural change without destabilising results.
Direct. Commercially grounded. Intentionally limited.
To explore a private advisory engagement, contact Blaire directly
That People Thing.
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Thatcham
Berkshire
RG18 4NU
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Email: connect@thatpeoplething.com
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That People Thing
74 Harts Hill Road
Thatcham
Berkshire
RG18 4NU
T. +44 (0)1249 454 117
M. +44 (0)7808 581 242
E. connect@thatpeoplething.com
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Mon - Fri: 9am to 5.30pm
