Small shifts. Bigger confidence. Smaller to-do list.
Monday 2nd Nov, 8pm GMT
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Tuesday 3rd Nov, 12pm GMT
This is a live, interactive workshop.
Caution! May cause sudden surges of confidence, a team who handles things without you, and the very real possibility of you taking Fridays off!
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You lead a team. You're good at your job.
But somewhere along the way, your diary got hijacked, your inbox became everyone else's to-do list, and the idea of taking a full day off without checking your phone feels genuinely impossible.
Right now you might be...
- Starting every morning by working through all the messages, questions and approvals that landed overnight
- Telling yourself it's just quicker if I do it myself - again
- Taking a day off and spending it quietly managing the chaos from your phone
- Running between back-to-back meetings and wondering when you'll actually get time to think
- Feeling like a bottleneck in your own team - knowing something needs to change, but not quite sure what
And here's the thing. This isn't a you problem. This is a leadership mindset and skills gap that nobody ever taught you how to close.
Most people become managers because they were brilliant at their job. Not because they were trained to lead, delegate, have courageous conversations, or build a team that doesn't need you when you're not there.
The good news? You don't need to overhaul everything. You need a few small shifts, made consistently.
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The biggest thing holding great leaders back isn't a lack of effort.
It's trying to do everything themselves.
Because while busy feels productive. Busy is not a leadership strategy!
Productive leadership isn't about working harder or longer. It's about leading in a way that gives you your time back, so you can operate at a higher level, build a team that thinks and delivers without you in the room, and actually enjoy the job you worked so hard to get.
No overhaul. No extra hours. Just the right tiny shifts, in the right places.
And small shifts compound. Asking a question before you jump in, pausing for 10 seconds before saying 'I'll just do it.' The one conversation you stop putting off. Make these tiny shifts every day and in a year you're a completely different leader. More confidence. More clarity. More calm. Plus a team that's more engaged, energised and empowered because of how you show up.
In this free 60-minute live session...
I'll share the five shifts I've used with senior leaders, directors and business owners around the world to help them move from being busy to leading.
Here are the five shifts...
and more importantly, what changes when you make them.
Each one comes with time to reflect and work out your own next step, alongside other managers and leaders like you.
Shift 1: Take Back Your Diary
Busy often feels like a badge of honour. But what's really filling your diary, and how much of it is actually in your control?
From: "I'm too busy to lead properly."
To: "I know exactly what's keeping me busy, AND what I'm going to change."
Shift 2: Hand It Over
The mindset shift that turns delegation from something you feel guilty about into the most powerful leadership tool you have.
From: "It's quicker if I just do it myself."
To: "I delegate with confidence and my team owns the outcome."
Shift 3: Stop Giving Answers
The one shift that transforms your team's capability. When you coach instead of solve, you create leaders within your team - and you get your time back.
From: "Everyone comes to me for the answer."
To: "I ask better questions, and my team solves it themselves."
Shift 4: Say It, Don't Dread It
How to have confident, direct conversations with your team - without the dread, the over-preparation, or the spiral of 'did I say that right?'
From: "I keep putting that conversation off"
To: "I say what needs saying, clearly and kindly, without overthinking it."
Shift 5: Stop Leading Alone
The best leaders don't have all the answers - they do have great people around them. The first step toward a culture where not everything lands on your desk .
From: "I have to figure this all out on my own"
To: "I've got people in my corner, and I don't need all the answers"
Join live to ask your questions directly, hear ideas from other leaders and be in with a chance to win a signed copy of my bestselling book Stop Apologising, a private Goal Mastery 1-1, or a place at my virtual retreat!
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I have the answers within me, you know how to ask the right questions so I find them.
Jo Howard, Head of Customer Management, Virgin Media O2
This isn't something you can Google (or ask AI)
Advice is everywhere! Change happens in the room.
You could ask AI how to be a better leader. You'd get a perfectly sensible list in about four seconds. And you'd probably never look at it again.
Because knowing what to do has never been the problem. Actually doing it is.
That's why this is a live, interactive workshop, not a webinar to half-watch while clearing your inbox. You'll be with other leaders who get it. You'll hear what's really going on for them, realise you're not the only one, and borrow the ideas that are working for them. You'll also have time protected in your diary to stop, reflect and work out what your shifts are, for your team, in your world.
You'll leave with something no list of tips can give you: your own next step, shared with others, with the energy of a room full of leaders doing the same.
✔ Space to think. An hour away from the noise to reflect on how you really lead
✔ Inspiration from others. Real leaders, real challenges, real ideas you can borrow
✔ Your own plan. Not generic advice, but what you will do differently on Monday
This workshop is for you if...
✔ You manage a team in a large corporate, a smaller company, or your own business
✔ You know you need to delegate more but struggle to let go - or don't know where to start
✔ You're feeling the pull towards burnout and you know there's a different way
✔ You want a team that's engaged, energised and empowered, not dependent on you for everything
✔ You're ready to shift from managing to leading, with confidence and calm
Lead a team of managers? Share this with them. It's one hour, it's free, and it's a brilliant way to start building a shared language for leadership across your team.
I've had coaches in the past where things resonated but never stuck. With you it's completely different. I'm doing things differently and I'm actually making progress.
Ruth Weiss, Digital Transformation Manager, Adobe
The workshop was undoubtedly one of the best I’ve ever attended within my corporate experiences. The content she conveyed was deep, relatable and actionable.
Julia de Angeli, Senior Marketing Manager
I've learnt it's not about doing less, but about leading better. I feel clearer, more confident, and genuinely excited to delegate in a way that benefits both me and my team.
Gill Cleeve, CEO, VASA
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Hi, I'm Tara
I spent 18 years climbing the corporate ladder inside organisations like Adobe and O2. As an ex-Senior Director, I built a successful career by playing to my strengths, and wrote 'Your Rule Book™️': my unique guide for how great leadership really works.
I'm now an international positive psychology coach, professional coach, speaker and bestselling author of Stop Apologising. I work with leaders and managers across the world in corporates, SMEs and their own businesses - helping them build the kind of teams that are engaged, energised and empowered.
I know what it's like to be the person with 47 unread Slack messages, too many unread emails to count and a to-do list that never gets shorter. I also know what's possible on the other side of learning to lead differently.
I'm not going to give you theory. I'm going to show you what actually works! Because I've lived it, coached it, and watched it change things for leaders everywhere.
I've sought out numerous opportunities to hear Tara speak, as her positive, kind and motivating approach always brings real tips to help me achieve a refocus of thinking and a confidence boost.
Charlotte Walters, Head of Engineering Practices, HSBC
Be the leader who has space to think - not just react
This isn't another theory session. And it isn't a list of tips you'll never use.
It's one hour, live, with space to reflect, get inspired by other leaders, learn practical, psychology-backed tools and leave knowing exactly what you'll do differently.
Monday 2nd Nov, 8pm GMT
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Tuesday 3rd Nov, 12pm GMT
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