Our values and beliefs

Unlock Leadership Potential. Build Engaged Teams.

Just like at sea, leadership requires resilience, clear vision, and the ability to rally your crew in calm and rough waters, steering with confidence, and ensuring every team member is engaged, empowered, and working toward a shared destination.

We deliver practical, no-nonsense leadership and team engagement sessions that turn theory into action. You don’t need passengers on this journey!

No jargon, no fluff—just proven strategies and theories that add framework and structure helping leaders inspire, communicate, and drive results. Whether you’re looking to boost collaboration, strengthen leadership skills, or create a culture of accountability, our sessions are designed to be simple, effective, and immediately applicable.

Lead with confidence. Engage with impact. Get started today.

We focus on simplicity, relevance, and fun. We offer in-house bespoke or set sessions at your venue or, an appropriate local setting.

We believe that a strong and engaged workforce is the foundation of any successful organization. That’s why we place it at the heart of our programs, ensuring they reflect and promote these core values in everything we do.

High-Quality, Face-to-Face Training—Right on Your Doorstep

Experience the power of face-to-face learning. It’s proven to be more engaging and impactful than virtual alternatives, and you don’t need to travel to London or a major city to access top-tier expertise.

Our promise: is affordable, up-to-date, and highly effective training led by knowledgeable, passionate, and dynamic facilitators committed to your success.

Tailored, Engaging, and Impactful Training

There’s nothing more frustrating than attending a course that feels irrelevant or disconnected from real-world needs. That’s why we focus on creating highly bespoke programs that resonate with your team and deliver immediate value.

Learning should be engaging, memorable, and practical. Our courses are designed to equip participants with real, actionable skills they can apply right away. By collaborating closely with your managers and HR team, we ensure every session aligns seamlessly with your organisation’s culture, goals, and unique challenges—making it meaningful and effective for everyone involved.

Fostering Authentic, Long-Term Partnerships

We believe that genuine, transparent relationships are the foundation of success. That’s why we take a no-pressure, no hard-sell approach—focusing instead on building sustainable partnerships.

By investing the time to understand your unique needs, goals, and vision, we collaborate with you to explore tailored solutions that deliver real value and long-term results. Together, we create a roadmap for success that grows with your organisation.

Focus on the Essentials

We carefully select our venues to ensure a welcoming and comfortable experience for all. From tailored catering to accommodating individual preferences and needs, we make sure everyone feels at ease. Plus, we take care of the practical details, like easy parking and seamless access, so you can focus on what matters most.

Our Mission

To provide an environment of expertise and knowledge, where we can develop your understanding of the principles of leadership and team engagement and translate that into workable practices to get the best out of your team and your company.

To bring passion, fun and enjoyment back into learning.

Make memorable moments to enhance and add to your company legacy and culture.

Phil Hague (FCMI CMgr Cert Ed  FdBus)

Programme Director 

Phil’s leadership journey started in the Royal Navy and is now a leadership and team engagement specialist. with extensive experience in lecturing, training, facilitating and coaching managers and leaders from the Royal Academy of Engineering; NHS; Princess Yachts; South West Water; DCC; Met Office; Centrax; and Exeter University amongst many other local and regional SMEs.

Trained as a lecturer (Certificate of Education) at the University of Plymouth and has over 20 years of experience and recent industry exposure. Most recently working at Exeter College as programme Leader of Leadership and Management based at Exeter Airport Conference Centre with the Professional and Adult business team.

A Fellow and qualified coach of the Chartered Management Institution he has also delivered courses for CIPD and CMI, as well as being a ‘Belbin Accredited and Licensed’ trainer. Phil has also trained delegates, teachers, gym instructors and teachers for the STA, Sports Leaders UK and English Sports Trust. He has also captained representative rugby teams to regional and National level to Twickenham finals. A passion and understanding for motivating and building highly effective teams, collaboration and networking.

Phil set up a series of very popular progressive weekend training courses for the Royal Academy of Engineering’s ‘Advanced Leadership Award Holders’ which has had over a thousand attendees and 5-star reviews.

Equally at ease with presenting and facilitating at a conference full of delegates; directing a weekend residential in an outdoor setting; and a structured classroom session, as I am nurturing leadership potential in a 1-1 coaching or mentoring session in the workplace setting.

Strong understanding of leadership theories, styles, and best practices and how they can be used to enable leaders to understand the practical application of these principles and be effective in achieving organisational goals.