We’re experts in creating happy, motivated and high-performing teams. We’ll help you create an environment where managers can get the best out of their teams, and nurture the leaders of the future.
Whether you’re growing, changing or stuck, the experience you create for your people, will propel you, your team and your organisation forward – or hold you back. And there’s no one-size-fits-all solution.
Services
Training & Development
We provide leadership and management training and development programmes and workshops that help leaders and managers develop the skills, capabilities and confidence to lead in a human focused way.
Consulting & Change
We help leaders to better understand their organisational teams and cultures, and to design and implement changes to their ways of working that improve performance and employee experience.
I have been really impressed with our development programme. We have all loved it and got a huge amount out of it, and it has given me a new-found appreciation of the company.”
Chris, Managing Director
I would tell anyone considering the Connected Management programme to 100% do it as it will be a really valuable use of your time… you will absolutely learn something about yourself and gain some new skills/tools to take back in to the work place.”
Senior Manager
James is one of the most thoughtful and impactful coaches I’ve worked with. I highly recommend James to anyone looking to elevate their skills and make meaningful progress. Working with him is a game-changer for anyone serious about reaching the next level!”
Jeroen, CCO
As a result of the programme I’m more confident in how I lead my team and in how I relate to people in senior positions across my organisation and at the clients that we work closely with.”
Head of Function
Lee has really made a huge impact on my total work mindset, and through the coaching sessions, helped me grow visibly and measurably in all areas where I wanted to improve.”
Senior Manager
Megan allowed me great room for self-reflection and supported unlocking some really complex challenges in a way that was authentic to myself. I’ve experienced a variety of coaching styles and I don’t hesitate to say that Megan’s is among the best.”
Andrew, Head of Legal
The Connected Management course was absolutely fantastic, and the way the content brought together thought-provoking theory and real practical action really helped me to see what I needed to do to become a better manager.”
Paul, Head of Function
The team’s ways of working were spot on for us, combining a playful approach with professionalism in a way that suits our own ethos perfectly.”
Kirsty, Managing Director
The PeopleShift team have designed and delivered multiple training programmes for us… and have always delivered excellent, high-quality sessions. I would highly recommend them.”
Ash, Events Manager
Who we are
We were formed in 2024 and operate as a remote-first team, supporting clients around the world both in-person, and on-line.
James is passionate about leadership and personal development and helping people have better lives. He works mainly on our development programmes. He’s a former chartered accountant and project manager who enjoys travel, good food and running and who is based in Edinburgh.
John created Groundworks and delivers our senior leadership programmes and coaching. He spent 25 years around the world as a CEO of global industrial businesses, and was struck everywhere by the depth of talent on offer — which is what led him into coaching. He is particularly interested in how a culture of inclusivity sets up business success. Scottish by birth, he now lives in Spain and enjoys walking and golf.
Laura hugely enjoys helping people achieve positive experiences in the workplace for themselves and their teams. She focuses mainly on management development work within PeopleShift. In a former life she worked as an accountant in financial services, and now has a portfolio career.
Lee loves helping leaders grow, develop and navigate the challenges of leading organisations. He focuses on both leadership development programmes and 1:1 coaching. Formerly, he was an IT director in a global bank.
Megan is an experienced business psychologist and executive coach who specialises in leadership development, most recently as a senior manager in a global consultancy leadership development practice and now moving into independent work. Through her work she aims to ease suffering and support personal growth and wellbeing to help people look back on a life well lived.
Tobi built Vent, coaches, and supports our technology work. He spent 20 years in tech startups and scaleups as a software engineer and engineering leader, and is fascinated by cognitive science and how the brain works. He now coaches tech leaders through imposter syndrome and towards leading with genuine confidence. He is based in Edinburgh, and got here by way of a master’s in archaeology.
Get in touch!
Whatever you’d like to chat about, we’d love to hear from you — a programme you are considering, a team that isn’t working the way you want, or just an idea you are turning over.