Better leadership and stronger teams

I’m Lisa LLoyd, a Chartered Psychologist. I work with organisations on leadership, team relationships and workplace culture, helping you understand what’s getting in the way and what needs to change.

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When the same problems keep returning

Perhaps your leadership team keeps returning to the same disagreements. People promoted for being good at their job now need help leading others. Or you’re commissioning development and want more than a series of disconnected sessions.

Before choosing a workshop or programme, we look at what’s happening and what would make a useful difference.

Where do you need support?

Different situations need different support. The starting point is who needs to be involved and what you want to address.

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Team coaching

For an existing leadership or management team with shared responsibilities. We work on decisions, relationships and follow-through, considering the expectations and pressures around the team as well as what happens within it.

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Leadership development

For organisations commissioning development for a group of leaders or managers. The programme connects to participants’ actual work, with practice, reflection and review between sessions. This includes people taking on management responsibility without enough preparation.

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Individual leadership coaching

Space for an individual leader to work through difficult decisions, relationships or a change in role. We agree the purpose, how progress will be reviewed and, where an employer is involved, what remains confidential.

Not sure where to start?

You may know something needs attention without knowing which support would help. Consulting gives us a place to make sense of the situation before deciding what to do next.

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What working together has meant

Lisa understood what made us tick as individuals as well as a group.
Alice Lundsten Quality Improvement Leader and Coach From feedback on work with senior management teams at NHS England.
…bringing challenge and a different perspective to our way of thinking or mode of operation.
Jim Liptrot Managing Director, Howorth From feedback on individual coaching and work with the wider leadership team.
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Hi, I’m Lisa

I’m interested in what makes work difficult for people, especially when everyone is trying hard to get it right.

I bring more than 20 years of experience supporting leaders to that question. I’ll listen carefully, challenge assumptions and help you look beyond the most obvious explanation.

You know your organisation. Together, we decide what deserves attention and how to approach it.

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Understand first, then decide

The Better Work Ecosystem looks beyond individual behaviour to the relationships and conditions around it.

  • Wider Environment
  • Organisation
  • Leadership
  • Team
  • Individual

The Better Work Approach guides how we investigate the situation and respond.

  1. Discover

    Understand the situation and agree what information will be useful.

  2. Interpret

    Make sense of the evidence and consider what is contributing.

  3. Align

    Agree the priorities, who needs to be involved and what progress means.

  4. Embed

    Put changes into practice, review what happens and adjust where needed.

These stages guide the work. They don’t prescribe the same programme for every organisation.

My approach

Before we begin

Can we begin with a team day or workshop?

Yes, when the session has a clear purpose. It can help a team discuss a shared challenge or agree priorities. We’ll be honest about what one day can achieve and whether follow-up would be useful.

Workshops and facilitation

Can you support us over time?

Yes. A development programme or retained partnership can provide continuity when there’s work to carry into everyday practice. We agree the scope and review what is useful, rather than assuming that more sessions are always the answer.

Retained partnerships

More to think about

Articles and resources

Questions and practical ideas about leadership, management and the way people work together.

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Beyond the Water Cooler

Conversations about leadership, culture and the parts of working life that aren’t always easy to talk about.

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Tell me what’s happening

Tell me a little about your organisation, who needs support and what you would like to be different.

You don’t need a finished brief. I’ll read your message and get back to you. Where there’s a fit, we’ll arrange a conversation.

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