Why is it important?

Whole Stories believe in the importance of purpose-driven inclusive leadership. We believe that leaders exist to help an organisation best serve its clients and communities.

This means defining purpose and direction in collaborative ways that are informed by clients and communities; ensuring everyone understands their individual and collaborative role in delivering that purpose; that structures, policies and processes enable the purpose; and that everyone is included and supported to thrive.

We believe this leadership approach results in radically improved impact for colleagues, clients and communities.

Greater collaboration

Improved outcomes

Increased motivation

Thriving culture

Common challenges

Stress, burnout, loss of confidence, bureaucracy, lack of enjoyment, wasted time, team underperformance or dissatisfaction are all common challenges.

Being purpose-led is the first, usually overlooked, step in resolution. It begins with leaders being clear on what drives them and how it relates to why their role exists and its purpose in relation to the organisation. They can then re-focus with renewed clarity and energy.

This is as true for leadership teams as it is for individuals, and another common challenge is how leaders balance working individually and with shared purpose. Attempts to resolve with awaydays that lack tangible outcomes often have only short term effects and breed long term cynicism.

How Whole Stories can help

Whole Stories Leadership work with individuals and leadership teams to:

• Define purpose

• Define structure and ways of working aligned to achieving it

• Navigate leadership transitions and new challenges

• Regain enthusiasm and enjoyment in pursuit of that purpose

• Overcome challenges and increase confidence

• Build trust, develop healthy conflict and increase accountability

• Lead inclusively and help teams to thrive

We will work with you to design and deliver purposeful interventions that may be delivered through:

• Individual coaching

• Leadership team coaching

• Accountability sessions

• Awaydays and team building sessions

• StrengthScope for individuals and teams including 360 feedback

• MBTI delivered ethically and with purpose

• Bookclubs to enact and embed learning in specific areas

Whether we deliver individual sessions or a programme of activity, the intervention will always have a clear purpose and next steps

Get in touch if it sounds like the Whole Stories approach could work for you, we would love to discuss your needs

Erin possesses a profound understanding of what makes organisations work and how to get the very best out of people to achieve excellent results

- Robert Hall, Higher Education Director

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Let's work together

Erin Caseley, Director of Whole Stories Leadership

erin@wholestories.co.uk

Whole Stories Leadership Limited | Company number 15618372