leadership – True Horizon Coaching

On flying solo and the symmetry of mutual learning

How do you keep a group of leaders engaged in learning for a full week without a single slide? Today I’m wrapping up my first ever client-centred programme run on my own. Normally we have two facilitators but with a smaller group than usual I was offered a new learning opportunity: to fly solo. HowContinue reading “On flying solo and the symmetry of mutual learning”

Living your values as a team

On my way to work with a senior leadership team in London. The mission: help them clarify and embrace their values as a team and organisation. Values aren’t a nice to have. Apart from being a requirement for any organisation with clear purpose and identity, values also have a practical neurological function. From a neuroscienceContinue reading “Living your values as a team”

Coaching teams

Team development is a big part of what I do – next week I’m in Aberdeen to coach a geospatial team. People often ask me, what does that look like in practice? A team workshop typically lasts a few hours to a couple of days (depending on requirements, time, budget). Because every team is differentContinue reading “Coaching teams”

Stepping into your own greatness

So far this year I have worked with school teachers, corporate managers and first-time geospatial leaders. And they all have something in common. They already have the capacity to lead and to coach – they just don’t know it yet. Because their head is getting in the way. Much of my work as a coachContinue reading “Stepping into your own greatness”

A new kind of leadership

A perfect match for my Lego world map 😊 This new book offers fresh perspectives on how to lead in today’s complex world, drawing on wisdom from around the globe. As a coach, I’ve grown increasingly circumspect of western leadership models. Not that they’re wrong – what’s not to like about authentic or servant leadership?Continue reading “A new kind of leadership”

Building bridges

These days when a rare letter arrives in the post, I think oh no – what have I done? So it was a great relief to find GEO 100 stickers in the envelope 😊 Thank you Alex Wrottesley and the geospatial jury for the nice touch! While my work as a coach now takes meContinue reading “Building bridges”

Reflective questions to review and plan your year

The end of the year is always a good time to reflect. My 2025 was a year of growth and adventure, but also challenges. Here are some questions I am asking myself. I hope you find them useful, too. Looking back on 2025 The here and now Looking ahead to 2026 Bonus questions I can’tContinue reading “Reflective questions to review and plan your year”

On the power of not teaching

This week my coach challenged me: “Thierry, you just said ‘maybe’ three times.” “Did I? Wow… Maybe I need to commit!” “You just said it again!” I was dumbfounded. And something clicked. First, I had just had a major insight about a personal issue I was discussing with my coach. Second, only a day earlierContinue reading “On the power of not teaching”

Helping a team rebuild the habit of listening

This week I was in London to run a team coaching workshop for the senior leadership of a 350-year-old institution. The brief: help the team understand how they could communicate and collaborate better with each other – in one day. After a period of significant change, this team of passionate and well-intentioned leaders had begunContinue reading “Helping a team rebuild the habit of listening”

Simple, but not easy

This week I had the privilege of running a client-centred leadership programme with the top team of a billion pound business – the most senior group I’ve worked with on this programme. Admittedly, I didn’t sleep well beforehand. I never do. Every engagement is different and pushes my comfort zone a little further. That nervousContinue reading “Simple, but not easy”