Change initiatives don't fail on the strategy. They fail on the middle 30 days when the comms have stopped, the new behaviours haven't landed, and the room goes quiet.
Most change initiatives have a coherent strategy on day one and a working business case on day two. What kills them is the middle 30 days — when the launch comms have stopped, the new behaviours haven't bedded in, and the unspoken question in every meeting becomes "is this actually happening, or do we wait it out?"
This workshop is built on John Kotter's 8-step change model — the framework taught in almost every credible UK leadership qualification, from CMI Level 5 Management through to the Senior Leader Level 7 apprenticeship — combined with William Bridges' Transitions framework, which addresses the psychological journey individuals make rather than the project plan the change team is running.
The day is built around your live change. Delegates bring a real initiative, walk it through both frameworks in pairs, map their actual stakeholders, draft the 30-day cadence, and leave with the playbook for the next six weeks — not a workbook that ends up in a drawer.
Built on Kotter's 8-Step Change Model + Bridges' TransitionsEvery TESS workshop is designed backwards from the change you want to see in your team's behaviour. Here's what coaching graduates do differently on the Monday after.
Kotter's 8 steps as a diagnostic, not a recipe — know where the resistance is coming from before you respond to it.
Stop relying on a single sponsor. Map a 5–7 person coalition that includes the doubters, not just the believers.
Move past the launch all-hands. A rhythm of formats, frequencies and voices that maintains momentum past week 3.
Bridges' Endings work — separate operational concerns from identity-level loss, and respond to each on its own terms.
Make the change visible in your 1:1s, your stand-ups and your performance reviews — not in a single training session.
Every change hits a setback in the middle 30 days. Lead the response, don't scramble it.
Full-day format shown. The half-day version focuses on the morning blocks with a condensed live round at the end.
Genuinely the first time I've left a coaching course able to do it on Monday. The live rounds with feedback made the difference. My 1:1s have completely changed shape.
Pricing depends on group size, delivery mode (live online vs in-person) and whether we tailor the curriculum to your sector. Closed cohorts start from a few hundred pounds per delegate for half-day workshops and scale from there. Book a 15-minute discovery call and we'll give you a concrete figure within 24 hours.
Half day works for senior leaders who are sponsoring a change and need the framework, not the practice. Full day is the right choice when delegates are personally running the change — the afternoon's live walkthrough rounds with practitioner feedback are the bit people remember six months in.
We're flexible. Most cohorts run with 10–20 delegates, but we regularly deliver for smaller groups of 2–4, particularly for senior teams or specialised sectors. The live coaching rounds work better with even numbers, but we'll make any group work.
Live online is our default and works well for coaching — breakout rooms make the practice rounds work cleanly. We also deliver in-person at your site or a venue you choose, particularly when the cohort already work in the same room.
Typical lead time from a first call to delivery is 2–4 weeks. We can move faster if you need to — the limiting factor is usually your calendar, not ours.
Yes. The frameworks (GROW, TGROW, observable behaviours) stay the same; the examples, exercises and case studies are tailored to your sector, tools and your team's real work. We discuss this on the discovery call and rebrief the practitioner before delivery.
Yes. Every delegate receives a CPD-certified digital certificate on completion. The certificate references the hours of learning and the frameworks covered, so it can be added directly to a CPD record for any chartered or professional body.
We allocate a TESS coaching practitioner based on your sector. All practitioners are independently qualified coaches (ILM Level 5 or equivalent) with active corporate coaching practices. We'll send the named practitioner's bio after the discovery call.
Two ways in. Book a 30-minute discovery call below, or fill out the form and we'll reply within 24 hours with cohort options for your group.